Talk:Xerath/@comment-173.89.167.104-20121112212055/@comment-186.136.187.224-20121118033446

Im sorry but Im an Orianna player, and she is full of scapes, she has a shield, a slow and that ult is for sure an easy scape (Q behind your enemy, R). Also she doesnt need her ult to increase her damage potencial, her Q lategame will have a 2 seconds cooldown, and you want CDR from Athenes anyway, so...

Xerath imo, lacks DPS and reliability, he can deal a lot of damage in a small amount of time, but without that ultimate, his Q may have a good range, but is not wide enough. You wont hit more than 1 target, you dont provide any AoE cc like a lot of mages do (Zyra, Lux, Cassipeia, Galio, Morgana, Evelynn, AP kogmaw, Syndra). So basically you can insta kill someone form afar, but then you dont offer much to your team but raw damage. Crow Controls prevent you from falling behind if you are doing badly on the game: Even if you got zoned out as Lux the whole early game, your binding will bind. Xerath is not a safe pick, because if he doesnt get fed or farmed he will be just an useless long rage poker. IMO what makes him a not so good pick is that, the lack of CC and team presence, and also... the channeling time on his Q and R.