User blog comment:ClariS/Why Xerath's Passive is Bad/@comment-86.84.49.225-20130317175727

agreed, the passive makes no sense for xerath from a mechanical standpoint. However lore wise the passive makes alot of sense; an ascended being takes less physical damage then a normal being.

"Flesh and blood; so fragile."

So I think the real challenge lies in redesigning his passive so it actually fits the character, while still retaining it's awesome name : ascended form.

( I really like your simple suggestion btw, it's far better then anything I could come up with for a redesign :P)