Talk:Xerath/@comment-1665540-20120417062447/@comment-93.207.119.150-20120428130147

i agree that his passive is not the funniest in the game, but i think they but it on him because if some1 closes the gap you are as good as dead, even more than other APs. if your ult is not ready you are most of the time dead when an enemy comes near, even with his passive. his dmg output in close range is just 0 because of low scaling and only 2 skills he can fire most of the time while in close range his Q his doged for sure. so he is squishy enough even with his passive. and his W isnt really a help to escape. on top of that his passive scales, making it only noticeable in late game where ppl normally get armor-penetration.

all other APs with good range have some sort shield (lux, morgana) or dash (gragas). xerath has his passive for that reason. they dont want that he gets a dash to run away and punish the ones who try to get close to him even more. i think its fine as it is.