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How to Win Ahri vs Xerath Counter MatchupAhri is in the b tier of champions

Ahri vs Xerath

How to Beat Xerath as Ahri in LoLAhri is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Xerath as Ahri

based on 4,354 Ahri vs Xerath matchups
Win Rate
48.5 %
K/D/A
2.25
Pick Rate
3.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL rounds each and every week. Within our dataset, Ahri battled Xerath 4354 times. Including so many games with Ahri versus Xerath gives us faith in our capability to prepare actionable statistics and a recommended build to smash your enemy. This particular matchup is relatively rare. Ahri is forced to battle against Xerath in only 3.9% of her games.

Ahri vs Xerath Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ahri does a below average job of beating Xerath. Typically, she wins a acceptable 48.5% of matches the champs clash against each other in. In Ahri versus Xerath games, Ahri’s team is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood. This indicates that she most likely will be able to get first blood versus Xerath.

Best Ahri vs Xerath Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Ahri Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

CryptbloomSeraph's EmbraceShadowflameZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Ahri to level upq
>
Second ability for Ahri to level upw
>
Last skill for Ahri to max oute

Runes

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Ahri's passive ability p
Ahri's q ability q
Ahri's w ability w
Ahri's e ability e
Ahri's ultimate ability r
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W
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Q
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E
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Q
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Guide to Countering Xerath as Ahri

Tips for Playing as Ahri against Xerath

Initiate team fights using Charm, and chase down stragglers with Spirit Rush.

Spirit Rush enables Ahri's abilities, it opens up paths for Charm, helps double hitting with Orb of Deception, and closes to make use of Fox-Fire.

Use Charm to set up your combos, it will make landing Orb of Deception and Fox-Fire dramatically easier.

Advice to Win Against Xerath

Xerath's range can be intimidating, but most champions who close distance with him can trade favorably.

Banshee's Veil will make it much harder for Xerath to land Shocking Orb on you.

Xerath takes a long time to engage Rite of the Arcane. Watch for his spellcast animation and start dodging.

Ahri vs Xerath Counter Stats

Ahri Image
Win Rate
48.5 %
VS
Win Rate
51.5 %
Xerath Image
6.2
< Kills >
6
5.9
< Deaths >
5.5
7.1
< Assists >
9.5
1.45
< Killing Sprees >
1.37
166
< Minions Killed >
108
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.4
1,359
< Physical Damage >
551
14,393
< Magic Damage >
23,758
4,854
< True Damage >
748
20,607
< Damage Dealt >
25,059
21,788
< Damage Taken >
16,448
11,332
< Gold Earned >
11,226
1.83
< Towers >
1.62
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
5,174
< Total Healing >
1,391
14,406
< Experience >
13,152
21
< Vision Score >
37
10
< Wards Placed >
17
70
< Time Dealing CC >
183

How to Counter Xerath with Ahri in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here emphasize some valuable Ahri against Xerath matchup statistics that may help you understand the differences and similarities between the two. Ahri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Xerath’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Ahri may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Xerath..

Ahri often has a similar longest killing spree as her matchup does. Typically, she takes more damage than Xerath. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the champ with higher health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ahri and Xerath

Damage Types Compared

Ahri
Xerath
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ahri
Xerath

Who is Better, Ahri or Xerath?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Ahri usually loses when facing off against Xerath, with a 48.5% win rate. Therefore, Ahri makes a bad counter for Xerath.

While Ahri does have a lower win rate compared to Xerath, when facing one another, Ahri also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less difficult champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Ahri into Xerath.

Furthermore, Ahri has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Xerath. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Ahri vs Xerath matchups, Xerath is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Ahri is a somewhat poor counter to Xerath. Make sure you focus your play on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ahri against Xerath.

Other Champion Matchups Against Ahri

Ahri Loses Against

LilliaLillia43.2% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune44.6% winrateMaokaiMaokai44.6% winrateTaricTaric44.8% winrate

Ahri Wins Against

ZeriZeri54.1% winrateYuumiYuumi53.5% winrateRek'SaiRek'Sai53.4% winrateOriannaOrianna52.6% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

LilliaLillia+ 51.7% 5396 GamesFizzFizz+ 52.3% 365 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 52.4% 15033 GamesBraumBraum+ 53.2% 1325 Games

Additional Information for Ahri Players

How We Calculated Our Ahri vs Xerath Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xerath as Ahri, we analyzed 4,354 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Xerath as Ahri comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

Ahri Build Xerath Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Ahri to counter Xerath during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ahri on average picks up more CS relative to Xerath. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The best items to have in your Ahri versus Xerath build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Ahri bought at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better vs Xerath than with most other common builds. In fact, Ahri had an average winrate of 48.5% battling Xerath with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of beating Xerath as Ahri, you should equip the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Ahri vs Xerath fights, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.5% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Xerath as Ahri are shown for every ranked division. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to a specific player tier, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.