Please don't buff Xerath

Alüe·7/19/2017, 5:44:48 AM·81 votes·3,867 views

With over 267670 mastery points (to be honest, not even sure if that's a lot) I've seen my fair share of the good and bad times with Xerath. In his current state, I feel he is one of the most balanced champions. Sure he isn't the most popular champion, but he has that exclusivity feel that only a small percent of the player base can master him! Riot, please don't buff of the premise of how much he is played. Look at the reasons as to why he isn't seen at a higher elo. I feel that often the developers look too much at the meta and deem a certain subclass is needed. Rather than attempting to tone down and balance the game we see a buff and nerf cycle for many champions. This is one of the few champions I don't want to see thrown into that cycle.

107 Comments

Kloqdq7/19/2017, 1:30:23 PM19 votes

These kind of buffs are the little small nudge buffs. They aren't big but can often be just the little edge to get people to play the champion. I like poke mages, but I have no reason to play Xerath or Ziggs at all because other mages and mids can do my job but better. It's a small change but it will maybe help just enough to make them viable options.

KoKoboto7/19/2017, 5:59:02 AM4 votes

10% slow to 25% slow isn't much.

zaqat7/19/2017, 1:10:05 PM4 votes

Isn't getting 3 shot miles away enough?

Devilreaper XIII7/19/2017, 9:01:20 AM3 votes

if anything xerath is op, his range is one of the furthest :/

PentaDenier7/19/2017, 7:41:29 PM3 votes

Nobody cares about us ARAM players and I know he won't be balanced around ARAM, but keep in mind Xerath is a top tier ARAM champ already and will be OP in ARAM with any buffs he receives for SR.

Danjeng7/19/2017, 4:43:15 PM1 votes

A good Xerath is already terrifying. TBH Xerath is one of my biggest weaknesses to go against, and I dread this matchup the most.