Any opinion on Xerath ?

[quote=Embracing]He's kinda suboptimal. Others do what he does much better. eg: Linear skillshot champ w/ hard cc = Ahri Aoe focus = Brand / Ori Takes too much skill and gives much less deeps than others. Ofc he isn't bad. He's just relatively weaker atm.[/quote]

[quote=SirSpankAlot]Not a big fan of xerath... Just dun like him somehow... He's a bit average meh....[/quote]

[quote=Joxuu][quote=Embracing] He's kinda suboptimal. Others do what he does much better. eg: Linear skillshot champ w/ hard cc = Ahri Aoe focus = Brand / Ori Takes too much skill and gives much less deeps than others. Ofc he isn't bad. He's just relatively weaker atm. [/quote] Already owned :P[/quote]

[quote=cooper56][quote=Embracing] He's kinda suboptimal. Others do what he does much better. eg: Linear skillshot champ w/ hard cc = Ahri Aoe focus = Brand / Ori Takes too much skill and gives much less deeps than others. Ofc he isn't bad. He's just relatively weaker atm. [/quote] Brand has no escape xearth is alot tanker and does just as much dmg.[/quote]

[quote=oxide110][quote=Joxuu] So I'm going to buy this guy soon, any opinions ? [/quote] He can farm easily, manageable mana costs, huge burst damage, great sustain dps from a safe distance. Cons:Requires a tad of skill and prediction.[/quote]

[quote=Joxuu]Op xerath. First game ended 11-10. Was bunch of fun, but our bot lane >.> how can people be so bad at lvl 30 lol. Deffinately going to play him often.[/quote]

[quote=GrandmasterD]Very strong and highly underrated champion imo. [[Xerath]] does require very precise positioning and some items are sub-par on him (e.g. [[Deathfire grasp]], [[abyssal scepter]]). He has a strong laning and teamfighting phase and has a great late-game but he does terrible against some opponents in lane and assassins are a real problem to [[Xerath]].[/quote]

[quote=GrandmasterD][quote=Embracing] He's kinda suboptimal. Others do what he does much better. eg: Linear skillshot champ w/ hard cc = Ahri Aoe focus = Brand / Ori Takes too much skill and gives much less deeps than others. Ofc he isn't bad. He's just relatively weaker atm. [/quote] He cannot be compared to any other AP as his playstyle is completely unique. The only thing Riot needs to do is to make [[Locus of Power]] increase the ranges of items (to make DFG better) and perhaps summoner spells.[/quote]

[quote=CrimsonSkyz][quote=oxide110] He can farm easily, manageable mana costs, huge burst damage, great sustain dps from a safe distance. Cons:Requires a tad of skill and prediction. [/quote] ^ Overall [[xerath]] is a really fun champion with an awesome Scorched Earth skin *u*!!! Any champs with gap closers is his main problem. He can be tanky with his passive. Another problem is when to use and not use, when to cancel and not to cancel his [[locus of power]]. It is important to not only utilize the % magic pen and increased range but to also utilize the MSpeed boost. Using it to move across the map faster and escape is really helpful. It would also be nice, as GrandmasterD said, if Riot made [[xerath]]'s [[locus of power]] increase the range of item and summoner spells. There isn't much viable summoner sells since [[xerath]] should be sniping from far away and getting in range to use an [[exhaust]] or [[ignite]] could mean your death. [[shyvana]] is pretty fun to play. Her [[burnout]] helps clear jungle camps really fast and effectively. It also helps her in ganking and roaming. She is an excellent counter jungler too. Her kit is sorta strange though since most of her abilities do magic damage when she is mainly built AD/tanky. She is still fun and viable though.[/quote]

[quote=Berzerk]He's strong, his kit is fun and different. He has a decent learning curve which is why I feel people don't like him much[/quote]