Talk:Xerath/@comment-5266525-20140211214434/@comment-6778736-20140212045149

Most people don't even know the champion, let alone his abilities. He'd easily be registered as another Trundle-style fix. He also has ton of flashy VFX for abilities. Even now, people who don't know better are claiming his ultimate is "OP", when it has several layers of failsafes and even telegraphs itself before Xerath even does anything. Xerath lost his burst, his AoE damage, his magic penetration and his lategame for earlygame "dominance" and two gimmick skills. The champion was never OP in the first place, yet he essentially gets nerfed in each of his former strengths.

The question is, who would play Xerath? New players - nope, why play Xerath who needs to aim everything with zero gratification when you can play Karthus, Lux, Gragas, Nidalee, Ziggs or even AP Ezreal? What does Xerath offer now that they don't? Self-CC so the enemy LeBlanc has an easier time? Overdemanding poke with questionable impact? Slower damage output so the opponent has the privilege of taunting before they dodge? The answer is Xerath mains who dislike other poke mages, forced to cope with an objectively inferior champion.

He's just clunky as fuck and his healthbar melts inredibly easily., he needs severe QoL tweaks, especially to his Q charging. Otherwise the rewrk's okay-ish?