User blog comment:Megames1/Against the Meta- (Insert X Champion) is UP/OP because (Insert Y Reason)+More/@comment-5263329-20121111093248/@comment-4915885-20121111125059

So you believe Xerath is underpowered while I think he is balanced in Riot terms. Here are some reasons why:

Spell Casts: Yeah the spells seems long, but I smartcast them for the most speed. This in a way guarantees that I land a stun if I have Rylias. Only thing that needs shortening is the cast time on the Ult. 1.15 seconds is way too long. Reduce it to 1 second.

For farming, 2 Q's is usually enough, at least for the ranged minions.

Only thing that needs fixing is the cast times on Xerath's skills.