Talk:Xerath/@comment-4031457-20111005194612/@comment-4031457-20111006074821

Yeah, but I didn't tend to agree with people when they made their opinions about new champions. I played Orianna and Brand when they came out and thought they were incredibly powerful. You've got to remember, though, that Cassiopeia has been buffed three times since release, and Lee Sin received massive buffs to his bonus AD ratios in a hotfix. So those champions definitely were, in some sense, pretty lacking.

It's definitely too early to tell, but I think this guy is more of a counterpick to specific kinds of teams (AoE teams, AD heavy teams) rather than a staple mage like Brand or Annie.