Talk:Xerath/@comment-26808509-20160811141204/@comment-4091261-20160829212722

I agree with Namedey's rebuttal. There is no reason for changing. As a classified assassin, it is important for opportunities to be taken advantage of to result in amplified damage output. is how it is accomplished for.

The base damage on his "burst" is actually less than. It's just that there is a solid compensation with the extra shots fired from. This is fairly significant due to how important bursting is to assassins.

While he may be powerful at the moment, I feel that it is well deserved power. What sets him apart from other Artillery Mages right now is that he can extend his power beyond a single quick burst.

If he was shifted towards a more spammy or cc orientated style, it would encroach on and  territory and thus cause them to become obsolete. Keeping CC minimal is fairly important as it allows Juggernaut/Vanguards, ex., , and , to challenge him; while it would be much more difficult against  and  since their CC is much more powerful for peeling.

If the meta changed in his favor, I'd say let it stay in his favor. The cost of his champion identity is much greater than a meta shift. If people find to be an issue, there will be counterpicks for. It would be much better to buff a counterpick than to compromise his identity. It's very fragile at the moment.