Xerath.... I was playing Yasuo mid and I was against one and not only does Xerath counter Yasuo but there's almost literally no way to TOUCH him... honestly I think I'm just bad but seriously Xerath is so frickin' OP early game. PLZ NRF
not only does Xerath counter Yasuo
You just ruined your own argument, if there was one to begin with.
Anyway... You can block Xerath's E with your Wind Wall, build Hexdrinker, use E to dodge all of his abilities, and he is indeed touchable. Use E to get close to him via his minion wave, and/or knock him up with your third Q.
hahah untouchable my ass
lol Xeraths ENTIRE kit is dodgable and his mobility is negligable. im not seeing how your argument has any merit
The only real reason a Yasuo player should have any trouble with Xerath is if you can't dodge. Sure, he only has one ability (minus autos) that won't be deflected by wind wall, but that's his most damning ability. You just weren't playing the matchup correctly.
Besides, have you tried playing Xerath? You have no single target spells, and all of your spells have an obvious wind-up particle effect. Sometimes it can be near inescapable, but you run out of mana fast. Your passive does not give you enough mana to go spam happy, unless you land autos on the enemy champion (as opposed to minions) which defeats the purpose of having all that range if you're just going to go in close.
Also, if he's powerful in the early game, then be more careful and conservative, and when you get your power spike at level six, use you dash to get in close, use your knock up and ult him. He's remarkably fragile since they changed his passive from giving him tankiness with ability power to returning mana for autoattacking.
I personally think that people should play a champion before they say they need nerfed. I think Zed has one of the safest kits in the game, but I haven't played him so I won't complain about how he "needs a nerf." I don't know if he does, because I haven't faced the difficulty of learning his kit, however easy it is to pick him up and be good with him, as everyone claims.
If you have played Xerath and think he's unfair, wins too many games too easily, then I won't say anything to you about asking for him to be nerfed.
And here we have some1 who thought Yasuo could Wall Xerath Q and W
everybody shits on yasuo early game
not only does Xerath counter Yasuo
And we're done.
What's sad is that Yasuo can easily overcome Xerath's completely skillshot-based kit with his mobility but he can windwall his stun, one of Xerath's strongest abilities, and mostly vital to unleash his combo.
May be you suck?
Xerath is one of the champs i hate going against personally because of his damage and range, but i dont believe he's op. Use your wind wall to block the stun, and play smart with the minion waves and dash when he is shooting at you. if you block his stun and dash his q you can defiantly out damage him especially as yasuo. also if you are having a problem with just xerath, you can consider barrier or heal mid so you can get through the laneing phase.
