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Mage Update - Xerath?

Serpents Embrace·2/16/2016, 1:09:36 PM·10 votes·6,204 views

Hey !

i was wondering if Xerath is going to get some love in the upcoming mage update. He doesnt really need buffs or big changes (unlike for example cass) with his 47% winrate and 3 % pickrate (op.gg) but i thought his ulti could be a little bit easier to hit (normally if you hit 2 out of 3 youre doing a good job) and more importantly - look more manacing and powerful.

Compare his ult to the prereworked version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hypC5BhvPOM

These big blast zones with their aoe effect just look scary as hell! Im not saying it should have the same aoe (range after the rework is obviously bigger) but Xerath could use a tiny aoe and visual change at his ulti.

The Pew Pew Pew's can be super effective or do nothing, but they almost always look underwhelming. (which obviously goes against Xeraths unlimited power siege fantasy). What would be cool would be lightning striking down onto the area or something.

And lets be real: even if such a buff brings him back into competitiveness, he certainly is more fun to watch than a corki or a lulu.

What are you guys thoughts?

27 Comments

Stars Shaper2/16/2016, 1:18:03 PM5 votes

Unfortunally they already said that this update will not include "Artillery Mages" (aka Lux, Ziggs and Xerath). We can hope that if any item change happens we can make an use of that.

But yeah, a visual rework for his Ultimate is a must-happen since the current one is a placeholder that has been kept since the early rework concepts:

Xelnath on Xerath's ultimate: _the visuals you're seeing right now are very much work in progress. Our awesome VFX artist Brian is going to dedicate all of next week to making these shots feel sufficiently epic and impactful. The current version was created for an old iteration of the spell, where there was a constant stream of shots that needed to be toned down because they came down so rapidly. _

HoukagoFapTime2/16/2016, 1:36:09 PM4 votes

Annieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Why such a toxic and out dated champ is not in the Immobile Mages update? She's the only champion that still has an AOE instant stun, which also deals an insane amount of damage.

Cherysse2/16/2016, 1:21:07 PM1 votes

His ult is so easy to dodge it is not fun anymore, when they added more time between shots they ruined the ult.

ChaddyFantome2/17/2016, 4:33:32 AM1 votes

#ReworkAnnie