Talk:Xerath/@comment-4434162-20111014110314/@comment-184.99.174.232-20111014191836

I see a lot of Xeraths that OVER-use Locus, actually. It's a good skill, but you simply can't afford to use it constantly for farming and hugging back. I play Xerath a bit more offensive, doing ordinary range pokes with E and Q, and only periodically use W early game, usually between waves as I retreat to my tower or to kill them while Blue Pilling.

Mid and later game, though, Locus is pretty much mandatory. I still feel like it'd be possible to delay leveling a bit, though. QEQWQ, then raise W/E evenly after maxing Q or so. It's so tactical I don't think you need to maximize it's cooldown right away, and more damage from E messes people up because they expect a lot of Locus.