Theres no reason to pick Xerath

ModJango Mage·Jan 17, 2017·2 votes·622 views

Hes an Artilery Mage. A type of Mage which already has the least amounts of champions in its type. I could only list a few. And all of them does something that xerath does not. Lets see: ☆Velkoz deals true dmg ☆Lux has a shield for her team ☆Ziggs can destroy turrets Theese are adcs but can be played as an artilery mage ☆Varus deals phisycal dmg and safer to play ☆Jhin has bigger range and deals phisical dmg also less safer than varus. So its really not worth to pick him. Also assasins kill him in less than a second and he cant do anything about them.

12 Comments

Touch My BoxJan 17, 20174 votes

Xerath has a stun. The others don't. Xerath has longer range than the others. Xeraths returns mana unlike the others. Xerath ult alone can kill mid/adc/sup with only 2/3 of his 5 shots.

The others also get cockblocked by people between caster and target. Xerath does not.

He has a long range low cd non reduced skillshot.

I think he is better than all of them combined.

Vanic998Jan 17, 20173 votes

Vel'Koz can return mana with his q.

Hovering HentaiJan 17, 20172 votes

Vel does have a stun and so technically does Ziggs

ModJango MageJan 17, 20171 votes

His stun duration depends on the amount of distance the missle has traveled. This means that if ur in long range ur rewarded. But if an assasin jumps on you its only going to be a 0.5s stun. So ur punished if ur in close range, which makes sense if u go in by mistake(which happens rarely if u can position), but if someone jumps on you, you shouldnt be punished for it. Also you need to proc your passive in smaller range for ur abilities, but hes playstyle forces you to stay back. Also velkoz and ziggs are having displacements which means they have better cc since it cant be cleansed. Vel'koz can sustain mana back(and if you buy an essence reaver on the least two they can as well). And the others dont really need that mana sustain tho. Xerath has like a 120mana cost on his q at max rank so he does need it.(But it does help him stay in lane and spam his abilities). At late game if u are full ap and fed. But Velkoz ult has a 850base scaling and a 125%ap ratio. So it deals more dmg if you can land it. I would say a ziggs ult can also deal more dmg and a Jhin can kill someone whit only ult. Maybe lux as well if she has her passive on someone.(Also xerath can fire up to 5 shots at max rank.) The others are also having low cds. Ur last sentence was complete bs.

what you deserveJan 17, 20172 votes

So don't pick Xerath.

CalabokJan 17, 20172 votes

so dont pick him. how hard is that?

ModJango MageJan 17, 20171 votes

I like his thematic and style. Also his abilities are cool. But in ranked there are better picks.

TworieJan 17, 20172 votes

Xerath has a longer range than all of them and if you get RoA, Archangel, Mejais, Voidstaff, Deathcap, Ludens and take a rune page full of nothing but scaling AP runes, you're going to be insanely OP late game and your Q will do Lux's ult in damage

KaiokoJan 17, 20172 votes

Xerath damage is higher than all other artilliary mages if he lands every single one of his skills. His ultimate alone at level 16 is enough to burst down any squishy target. I mean let's think about it for a second -- his ultimate has a 1300 base damage + 215% of your AP at level 16. Landing all 5 shots on an immobile target isn't exactly hard if you build Rylais too for that matter.

KazamaruJan 17, 20172 votes

I mean, there are some really obvious advantages. Firstly, late game, he doesn't have to be on the right half of the map to full-fatal one or two people! That's the main reason to play him. Another great reason is that his Q is really long range on a short-CD. If you are great (or a scripter) this means you have the best siege in-game.