Talk:Xerath/@comment-4369374-20111209013630/@comment-4231568-20111213132229

According to Elementz, Xerath is the best mage, and I would agree. He has a reliable short-cd stun with a ridiculous range, passive Mpen and movespeed for when people realise they need to focus your ass. Who else do you know drops 1330+3.1AP with a stun from 1000 range? And unlike many 'tier 1' casters (Brand, Anivia, Annie), after he drops his initial payload, he can dish out reliable damage without coming into dash-rape range of akali, talon e.t.c. Oh, and did I mention a skilled xerath rapes any squishy in lane? The best counter I've seen for him is actually Guardsman Bob with malphite, and even then the Xerath was incompetent. Xerath is definitely a tier-1 mage, if not the best mage, and although he does require a semi-comptetent team to protect him, his range is so damn ridiculous its hard to wade through his CC to get to him.