User blog comment:Megames1/Against the Meta- Xerath, and More!!/@comment-4636093-20121020163240

Actually Xerath is a lot more mobile than a few other champions (Looking at you Morde and Darius). It's easy to fall into the routine of sitting there in your Lotus of Power stance for long periods of time. However people who have been using him for a while know that the best way to use him uses the speed boost from dissabling his W to greater extent than the range increase from activating it.

Basically, you hit W, fire off a few shots, then immediately dissable it. Use your range to your advantage and constantly stay at the maximum, when they move, you move.