Talk:Xerath/@comment-4832742-20130818131528/@comment-3974211-20130830081029

The only thing they are trying to address in his rework is "waiting for his ultimate" and "having nothing to do in Locus Form while everything's on cooldown". Changes to his passive and Mage Chains are more to compliment his new kit, rather than because they needed to be changed (I think Xelnath said he's happy to keep the current Mage Chains if the new one doesn't pan out).

As a Xerath main, "waiting for his ultimate" and the range of his E are the only things I dislike. However, I personally think the absurd burst more than makes up for it. His kit flows very well and the fact none of his abilities can be interrupted makes him a great counter to anti-mages (like Ahri, Malzahar, Kassadin, etc).

The main thing I'm exited for is the charge mechanic on his Q - meaning I don't have to root myself in skirmishes. I'm not keen on the W/R switch as I think the damage loss compared to his current R will be severe.