When I play Xerath...

softest boy·Sep 19, 2015·1 votes·473 views

My games go two different ways,

I do great, and my team does bad. I do bad, and my team does great.

Is it Xerath not good at carrying? All he offers is kill secure and long range poke, so does he need something else?

5 Comments

LaughingMan11Sep 19, 20152 votes

Hes a siege mage, he excels at poking people from a distance, you're main job is to soften the enemy up while they're trying to defend towers. You can easily pick up kills with practice and patience, but unless you're really good with him hes not like a LB where you combo for a free kill every 3-6 seconds.

softest boySep 19, 20151 votes

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Hes a siege mage, he excels at poking people from a distance, you're main job is to soften the enemy up while they're trying to defend towers. You can easily pick up kills with practice and patience, but unless you're really good with him hes not like a LB where you combo for a free kill every 3-6 seconds.

So he doesn't need anything else? He reminds me of Lux, an artillery mage, except Lux has more team presence in my opinion.

LaughingMan11Sep 19, 20151 votes

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So he doesn't need anything else? He reminds me of Lux, an artillery mage, except Lux has more team presence in my opinion.

Yeah, he doesnt really need a lot. He has a lot of map presence, if you coordinate well with your team, you can gank the lane with your ulti from scuttlers and set them up for a kill. You're able to do damage, but you're more of a behind the scenes game winner vs the MVP.

Stars ShaperSep 19, 20151 votes

If Xerath gets ahead (aka 3+ kills in lane phase) you should rush item 3089 and item 3285 ignoring both T2 boots and upper tier mana item (just take the first upgrade) and try to use your ultimate (or TP, I use it quite constantly on Xerath) to win other lanes and/or force TFs.