Talk:Xerath/@comment-24035110-20140215171642/@comment-24090792-20140216083326

TwiceBorned :

" Old couldn't 100->0 enemy, actually. 70->0, may be.."

this is true with most mages in general and thats why they are the most useless type of champs because when it comes to bursting ( supposed to be their main thing ) assassins do it better, and when it comes to supporting ( both offensive with cc and defensive with augments ) supporters do it better and when it comes to poking marksmen do it better and when it comes to DPS marksmen, assassins and a lot of fighters do it better than them so there is no more entice for me to pick mages in any game now beside those very few who are still able to fullfil their role ( btw i am talking from the scope of both Numbers and Efficiency so dont talk about syndra 7 balls, brand hitting 1 target with ulti 3 times or morde near 100% hp rip ulti and uber ghost build ) and they are just veigar, malza, annie and old xareth.

i am talking from my own experience with him only as with old xareth i was able to murder the enemy assassin or fighter if they dive me ( thanks to his passive armor and W mpen ) in team fights or murder both the enemy marksman and support/mage ( thanks to his AoE ulti and Q as those guys usually stay near each other during team fights ) if i used his range while being unfocused.

"Oh, and  huge threat every 70 sec is way more comfortable than this constant pressure"

his Q and W have a short cd with items and levels so they are big threat every 6 - 12 sec ( 12 if used with E ) even without your ulti thanks to mpen, range and potential long range and high damage stun from E.