Talk:Xerath/@comment-26203093-20150316172904/@comment-24055932-20150322032153

Xerath actually is quite mana limited. He needs either passive procs or a blue to be able to spam, otherwise he'll be oom quite fast.

The main problem people got vs. a good Xerath is that they don't really know what to do. He'll stay as safe as he can and retaliate any aggression you take with an aimed E. He also is going to poke you. First you need to know what Xeraths major weaknesses are: 1. He has to procc his pssive, 2. He is all skillshot, 3. He can't use his ult in a direct duel, 4. He slows when Q-ing, 5. His poke is AoE.

You can make each of these weaknesses to work in your favour, you just have to get your positioning right, ward/deward the jungle and know when to go all in. For starters you need to decide who to use vs. Xerath. Mobility is a big plus, burst as well. Ahri is the pick to go, 3 dashes and a taunt. Next you need to decide: Do I want to push him in, or do I want to force him to push? According to your result, you either stay away from your minions or within them (so his poke hits the minions as well).

Pushing yourself: He has to farm under the tower or use his skillshots to farm. Anyway, it creates opportunities for you to poke him.

Getting pushed: Xerath will be prone to ganks, and if you can zone Xerath away, you can force him oom or to lose lots of farm. (For ganks, watch his inv for a pink!)

Now, how do you zone a Xerath? Basically you position yourself to have an open line between you and Xerath. If he charges a Q, he slows himself, creating the perfect opportunity to CC him. Basically, you'll stand between the minions and Xerath, therefore you need either dashes or wards. Xerath will either farm from distance or try to chase you off, so better pick up tons of pots.

So, if you communicate with your jungler and let him poke, you can force Xerath into a really bad spot. Or alternativly, you push and roam or poke him. If you know what to do, he's not that difficult to play against.

Still, I hate Xerath. Get a good mate with failsave CC, and you can easily wombo anybody. 1,2k dmg on 6000 units range? Thumbs up for fair play!