He's unanimously believed to be the strongest AP carry in the game right now, but oddly no one bothers playing him. People are starting to fall of the "Xerath is OP" into "Xerath is balanced."

I always suspected he was amazing.

I mean 1.8 ap ratio on an aoe ultimate is just flipping ridiculous. Sion has that ratio total.

But I suck BALLS with him.

Dan Dihn, Chauster, Dyrus, Elementz, OddOne, Sytdko, and various other high elo players say he is pretty stronk and one of the best AP's in the game.

he's not easy to use , you also need a good team to cover you , that's why people dont complain about him.

I feel like his damage output is severely reduced when his ult is on CD :\

when he came out he was my new favorite ap..that's sayin something

i used to play him 9-21-0 and wreck but now since the mastery nerfs to defense and utility i run 30 offense much like i would for ap tf or other hybrid champions as the damage they deal with the extra points in offense is enough to get me the kill 9times out of 10 or simply force them out of the lane.

you cant lane againt xerath after 6 unless you have equal blowup potential..

sleeper op is an understatement.

throw your e and ult ult q ult dead

i dont even get w until i feel like i need it. max level of q and e is the way to go..
some of those xerath players max his w first.. i dont agree with that playstyle. w is always useful for me and it shouldnt get maxd first.
same thing with fizz: i max his e last and people think it should be maxed second..
if people figured a champ out for themselves once in a while this community would be way better off (not directed at OP in any way)

I think he's a really good champ for play, and Elementz has him in spot one in Tier 1 of his Solo ranked list. I personally have never played him, but many-a-times I've been stomped by a Xerath who knows what they're doing.