Xerath is finally seeing some love from Riot as patch 13.13 have some interesting buffs to his kit
A forgotten League of Legends champion is finally getting some love from the devs, with enhancements being added to the PBE servers.
Xerath is likely to receive some buffs in Patch 13.13 after modifications were discovered on PBE servers by Spideraxe on Twitter. These modifications may improve his pick rate, which is currently 1.5% across all rankings as of Patch 13.11.
League of Legends Xerath buffs in Patch 13.13
- Base mana reduced from 459 to 400
- P cooldown is now reduced by 2 seconds per kill
- R missiles increased from 3 – 5 to 3 – 7
- R base damage reduced from 200 – 300 to 200 – 280
- R AP ratio reduced from 45% to 40%
- R is now increased by 20 – 30 + 5% AP per champ hit
Xerath is set to receive several conventional but powerful buffs. League developers are shortening his cooldown by 2 seconds every kill and boosting the number of missiles in his ultimate from three to seven.
Most crucially, they are slightly lowering the basic damage and AP ratio of the mid laner’s ultimate while increasing its damage when it hits a champion.
As a result, the more ultimate shots you strike, the more damage you deliver, making it far more rewarding for expert players to play Xerath. Taking a hit from a late-game Xerath was already painful, but with additional bullets and a new damage converter, things will get way worse.
However, these modifications are just provisional for the time being. Riot Games may yet alter them before they go live in Patch 13.13 on June 28, especially given that PBE players will have more opportunity to dig around and test these modifications.