Talk:Xerath/@comment-8921599-20140212001535/@comment-1330314-20140212130158

The previous passive made no sense for his character. He's a sniper mage who specializes in in careful positioning and aim to take out targets from afar, and his passive just gave him more and more leeway to mess up. His current passive rewards him in lane for moving in to harass his opponent, and late game keeps him topped up through minion waves. He doesn't suffer from mana problems in lane unless you forgo last hitting completely, which solves his previous problem of being extremely blue buff dependent.