Talk:Xerath/@comment-973379-20140213133513/@comment-7967732-20140214124202

You really have no idea saying Swain & Brand laning phase is not good. Swain trading potential is among the best of all mages. Same with Brand. His numbers might not be so high, but take into account his passive and suddenly you will see him doing a lot of damage in short trade.

I agree though that new Xerath is toxic vs short range mages like Swain or Ryze in a way. To TwiceBorned, it's not becuz you are bad or the Xerath is too good. Xerath Q is really easy to hit, much easier than Ahri, Ziggs or Lux skill shots. It has longer range, very decent width, and good damage (both base + ratio). Swain is excellent in trading due to his very high base damage + ratio, but Xerath just don't let him have a chance trade at all (Swain W is still shorter than all of Xerath skills).

Currently new Xerath win rate is low, but I think it's mostly becuz people still can't figure out how to team fight with him. His laning phase atm is just broken.