User blog comment:Koneko1313/A Balanced (at least, i think so) Xerath's Rework/@comment-24.23.145.240-20130324052845/@comment-46.194.75.38-20130328224014

His passive may not be the most interactive or interesting, but it's extremely strong and it DOES help him alot. It allows him to play more aggressive and makes him less of an easy dive target in teamfights so he can stay seiged and focus priority targets.