Talk:Xerath/@comment-25010134-20140606150518

To honest I like the newer Xerath compared to his previous kit.

Don't get me wrong, the old Xerath is also good because of his E-W-Q combo and then landing his global ult if they try to run away, but his newer kit gives him far more sustain and harrass because of his new passive and combo damage. Seriously, I could burst down a guy at his turret with the new E-W-Q combo much faster than his previous kit.

While I agree that the long and obvious cast time on his q, the lack of steroid and focus on CC, and the nerfing of his originally global ult is really annoying and hard to cope with, what people ignore is his new passive. His new passive is really good, IMO. Converting his AP to Armor is almost useless these days, especially on a MAGE. You're pretty much a glass cannon that everyone has to protect, not focusing on armor and Magic Resist to bail you out. Even if you go tanky, such approaches will just make you last longer in battle but prove useless. If the enemy has high M.R and Armor stats, your personal armor and M.R will prove useless as the guy cuts down your friends as you throw out small pricks that does nothing, even with an AoE ability that slows/stuns.

With the new meta and the new champions, alot of people consider the old kit of Xerath to be outdated and easy to counter. This new kit will allow Xerath to be quite literally a mobile laserman whose slows and stuns plus great mana sustain with his powerful range makes him nearly unstoppable, and he has a gradual escape tool with his w and e.

Honestly, the only weakness of New Xerath IMO is his health pool. He is so easy to play and as long you stay out of their range, Xerath is pretty much a walking turret. Build full AP on him and his Q is as powerful as Lux's Final Spark at Sniping.

But that's just my opinion.