bump because that was a long read

great article. the math says it all.

Bump for answers. Remember his passive was supposed to change too....

keeping this bumped

Riot has some explaining to do. These changes are pretty darn shameful.

+1.

I agree.

A suggestion ( i didnt read yours but it was likely in there) If they want to make him a siege caster...give him 5-7 casts on his ulti then. 3 Casts is not good especially if you are trying to poke down your opponent and then you have no charges left when someone comes to gank you.

Excellent post. I bought Xerath when he was released (along with his Runeborn skin after they recolored it) and was playing him more frequently in anticipation of his Scorched Earth skin. Now he's too cumbersome to use effectively. I hope that Riot either totally scraps their intended changes, or that we're jumping the gun and they'll add additional buffs in the next patch.

+1
I played xerath today for the first time in a while. I have to say the change in cast time on his ult has crippled him significantly.

Bump for Xerath justice. Never playing him again must fix this.