User blog comment:ClariS/Why Xerath's Passive is Bad/@comment-5001455-20130317110020

I will agree that the passive is counterproductive for a champ who was dubbed as an artillery mage, but meh. Some passives are honestly just filler in some regards.

On a serious note, who actually plays this champion? He is easily one of the most unpopular champs, not only as a mage, but in general.