Talk:Xerath/@comment-24952680-20140811100924/@comment-24055932-20140905051340

Well, honestly I agree. The only way to stay competitive with Xerath is by picking an assassin, and I dislike the playstyle of assassins. This puts me in a really bad position, as Xerath has an unmatched lategame compared with the other non-assassin mages. From all long-range mages, his burst is the hardest one to dodge, his skillshots hurt the most once built a few items (yes, even more than Ziggs), he has an incredible synergy with just any CC (if you quickly shoot all 3 ult charges, you already do over 50% HP of a squishy), he offers waveclear, poke but still strong burst, and additionally has a safe laning phase, if he is not in charge of the lane.

Of cause, you can dodge most of them, but for that you need mobility aka boots, if possible tier 2. Therefore at start it is really hard to dodge, and later on, every hit seriously hurts. Additionally Xerath also can time his q - timing it on an AA of you makes it even harder to dodge

In my opinion, he should have an a lot harder time farming, as there is rarely anything you can do once he has chalice and some mana regen per level.