User blog comment:ClariS/Why Xerath's Passive is Bad/@comment-141.136.246.61-20130317145707/@comment-4881935-20130317171223

wow, someone actually thinks the passive I tossed out in a rush to be overpower, i guess I should nerf it to keep to my point of being weak.

Read his lore and no, nothing about his stone armor relates to his power. In fact, the stone armor is making him weaker. It was placed on him to make him weaker, so it makes no sense that it's making him more durable the more powerful he gets. It contradicts his lore.

Who the heck is asking for a 'perfect kit'? Where did you get that impression?

And how is his bonus armor giving strategic choices. No one picks Xearth because of his free armor. Even if the entire team had far range pokes with AD, because of your range, you would still expect to not be taking any damage.