r/XerathMains
26.17 Patch Preview
> "Patch 26.17 Preview!
> This patch is mostly a stabilization patch after observing the adjustments made on 26.16.
> Mages bot overall have lost some amount of winrate across the board, but not a huge amount, which is roughly about the impact we're looking for.
> So far, we're seeing good skews on Poppy and Camille support with support nerfed and Top skews playing out well (in particular).
> We're still monitoring the impact of Hail of Blades on champions more broadly, eg. Yi, Trynd, Shaco, etc. Stormrazor"
#>>> Champion Buffs <<<
##Cho'Gath
##Irelia
##Hecarim
##LeBlanc
##Qiyana
##Yasuo
##Yone
##Trundle
##Aurelion Sol
#>>> Champion Nerfs <<<
> "Champion wise, a pretty standard set of nerfs here, mainly for power impacting outliers."
##Nasus
##Thresh
##Xerath
##Graves
##Nocturne
##Vayne
#>>> System Buffs <<<
##Stormrazor
> "Outside of Stormrazor Jhin, it doesn't have a large user base and we think it could have more power overall to broaden the user pool"
#>>> System Nerfs <<<
##Sundered Sky
> "Directionally, Sundered Sky and AP Jungle changes have been good, but magnitude is still off
> We're putting another small-moderate nerf in for this patch and hoping to see more movement on AP jungles and Sundered Sky dominance in higher levels of play"
u/JTHousek1 — 2 days ago
▲ 8 r/XerathMains
Just hit Master mostly playing Xerath Support!
Well, that's pretty much it. I actually prefer playing him support over mid. I tend to play super aggressively and end up eating a lot of ganks because of it, but I still finished with a solid winrate. Let's see if I can push it even higher!
u/Waynebm97 — 1 day ago
▲ 2 r/XerathMains
Picked up xerath, deathfiretouch
Lately I've been using deathfire touch into tankier drafts, I think it pairs well with shadow flame, black fire torch, damage seems just as consistent as comet if i land a full combo and keep the burn going
Any thoughts on why people dont use deathfire touch, I feel like it's better especially if you can only reliably poke with q and not w in a matchup where you smooching your tower for 10 minutes straight.
What say you xerath mains, I'm trying to learn whether (my favorite keystone) deathfire touch is any good at all while I try to become a xerath otp.
u/OpenTheBoid — 1 day ago
If you are playing Xerath support or APC this change doesn't do anything
u/HotEboyXerath — 4 days ago
▲ 8 r/XerathMains
2nd game on xerath
Not sure if I’m supposed to have high dmg like this but I did my best.
u/Intelligent_Ad_8207 — 5 days ago
▲ 5 r/XerathMains
I think I'm starting to get it
Finally climbing lol it turns out muscle memory is very important.
u/foxel101 — 5 days ago
▲ 4 r/XerathMains
How do you hit your skill shots?
Probably very trivial, but!
How do you consistently hit skill shots?
About Q I understand the concept of Q out of fog of war, or throwing W first. But what about R? Lvl11/16 for chunking the enemy adcs.
Living on d4 rn and I can feel that in some games it’s like I’m scripting and in some I can’t hit anything 😅
O find myself building Rylais every now and then
u/CarryTrain — 8 days ago
▲ 50 r/XerathMains
Zwag using AI thumbnails
I understand that a lot of people in this subreddit are already not much of a fan of this content creator. But this is meant as a warning to those, who like myself, would like to check in on league or just enjoy a goofy build.
I already dislike the clickbait and such, and was already a clear sign of what he would do to maintain his insane upload schedule, but I passed it off as what a lot of creators do. It wasn’t until a few months ago when the art started to become obvious AI that I called him out. Each of these arts I commented my dislike of them. And finding this Ash one was really the final straw. At this point I knew he would likely never respond, as he keeps three channels as daily uploads (sometimes more) and just silently move on. This may sound convenient considering he responded to this one, but each time I see this blatant laziness and disregard, I knew I couldn’t keep up the facade that this was a few missteps by the creator.
His response itself isn’t really what stung. I already expect this sort from constructive criticism as often creators filter any criticism as “hate”. I don’t necessarily blame that filter either, as more often than not it is, but my comment was meant as a plea. A request that would make him think twice.
Now he may believe these comments are few and far between, and because he does multiple uploads daily it justifies this shortcut. And this comment isn’t meant to target him specifically either. But I believe the use of AI art is beyond lazy. It’s unethical or at the very least turning a blind eye to its misuse. Not only is it theft of hardworking artists, but also promotes this economic and environmental meltdown and fosters job destruction to help this disturbing medium. He is now a contributor to it, and doesn’t plan on ever stopping.
I ask those who, like me, do frequent his videos to stop. Those views are also a part of the problem, though I don’t entirely blame him. If you do want to respond, be reasonable. I know my one comment will do nothing, but if more comments that are either informed or somewhat respectful, we can help change the landscape. I also ask if anybody has someone else to recommend, as I do like watching silly builds on some league. Thank you all.
TLDR; Zwag, a proclaimed Xerath Main, regularly turns to AI thumbnails, and judging on his response to my comment plans on continuing. Please avoid his videos and/or respectfully comment this as a gracious error.
u/icy133 — 13 days ago
Full AP 4v5 from minute 5
Finished Ludens when i notice Draven is afk fountain. Only remaining players were AP. Decided to go into support build with vision, MR shred and slow to let Diana carry and it somehow worked (none of the tanky characters on enemy team built tanky, god bless the demage chasers).
u/Medical_Hold_428 — 11 days ago
▲ 7 r/XerathMains
Tips on ending games fast
At my current state in low elo (low silver) late game with xerath feels like a complete coin flip. I am always 10+ kills and 2-3 deaths (if not 0) but in late game i find myself completely relying on my team, which of course is either normal (aka not feeding/ average) or completely clueless of the game with 3 lanes feeding and asking to surrender. Is there a way to force end game faster (before everyone starts feeding)? I tried to roam but the I give the midlaner advantage to push and also if the roam isn't successful it really sets me behind. Also the turret damge isnt there especially with no voidguards or baron. I only feel strong helping in team fights, but then again it really relays on the team wich i really dony like because it deadass feels like gambling atp. I just need a way to end games fast until I hit gold again and have less feeders. Any tips would be appreciated:)
u/chrisngm007 — 12 days ago