Xerath OP, discuss?

[quote=Pwnzor1130]From what I've seen on some streams (I have yet to encounter a Xerath past release week in the wild) he can do ludicrous amounts of damage if played right. The only thing keeping him from being OP imo is that his W roots him for quite some time while he goes in and out of his W. Otherwise he has a decent kit that makes him a late-game monster in comparison to most other AP carries.[/quote]

[quote=Beeswarm17][quote=Adonikam] Check out the user Ehomda. Basically what's OP about Xerath is that you basically CAN'T build to counter him (motherfucking 70% spell pen???? or whatever it is lol). [/quote] This shit. It's like frikkin' AOE true damage. You just have to kill him fast. Oh wait, you have to get in range of [[mage chains]] to do that. Wait, it gets 1000 range with [[locus of power]]? Nope, you're boned. I'm not saying he's impossible to stop, but his kit is retarded good.[/quote]

[quote=Zoki]We just need one tournament where one from winning team plays Xerath and its new metagame for AP ranked mid.[/quote]

[quote=Searz][quote=Adonikam] Basically what's OP about Xerath is that you basically CAN'T build to counter him (motherfucking 70% spell pen???? or whatever it is lol).[/quote] 64%MrP with [[Archaic Knowledge]]. 58%MrP without it.[/quote]

[quote=Adonikam]idk why you wouldn't have it so 70% was pretty close xD[/quote]

[quote=omagma]I have been playing him at the moment (damm free week taking ma Olaf!) and i enjoy him a lot. His range is compensatet for the fact that his late game damage is smaller compared to ohter caster.[/quote]

[quote=EvilDice]It's not even his mpen that makes him so strong. Locus is a nice ability and all, but his QWE combo gives him bullshit aoe burst. The crazy range of locus is just a bonus really...[/quote]

[quote=Lugignaf]I feel like Graves/Vayne/Ezreal have some edge on him with their blinks. Especially Ezreal if he's being AP for some reason...[/quote]

[quote=JEFFY40HANDS][quote=Beeswarm17] [quote=Adonikam] Check out the user Ehomda. Basically what's OP about Xerath is that you basically CAN'T build to counter him (motherfucking 70% spell pen???? or whatever it is lol). [/quote] This shit. It's like frikkin' AOE true damage. You just have to kill him fast. Oh wait, you have to get in range of [[mage chains]] to do that. Wait, it gets 1000 range with [[locus of power]]? Nope, you're boned. I'm not saying he's impossible to stop, but his kit is retarded good. [/quote] With [[Void Staff]]+[[Locus of Power]] you hit ~58% penetration, not 70%. Simply because that is how the scaling works with %pen. Xerath's counter is high mobility disablers like [[Talon]]; basically gap closers with a CC. Oh and being out positioned. That will get [[Xerath]] shut down quite quickly.[/quote]

[quote=Slizer002]Kassadin says hi :'3[/quote]