Talk:Xerath/@comment-188.129.50.94-20130327103809/@comment-188.129.50.103-20130329145039

The reason I mentioned how unnoticeable his passive is is because ganks don't happen as much once teamfights start. So his measly early-game armor doesn't really help him against ganks.

I guess the issue is that I've personally never had problems being targeted by assassins because I stay in the safe position where they can't get me, at least not without wasting too much time and getting focused. In the cases when they did manage to get me, the situation was so dire that my bonus armor didn't help much. These cases were certainly not so frequent that they'd warrant a the kind of passive he has now.

Personally, I'd much rather have a passive which would help against other AP champions and assassins the likes of Akali, who's really popular now. Xerath's lack of mobility can really hurt his laning phase. Looking at it that way, I can see why he might not be as popular.