Aurelion Sol vs Xerath
How to Beat Xerath as Aurelion Sol
based on 2,360 Aurelion Sol vs Xerath matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Aurelion Sol vs Xerath Matchup Summary
Best Aurelion Sol vs Xerath Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Xerath as Aurelion Sol
Tips for Playing as Aurelion Sol against Xerath
You can use Comet of Legend's flight to grow Starsurge to massive proportions.
Comet of Legend allows you to move quickly around the map; use it to put pressure on other lanes.
Save Voice of Light to use as a defense against melee opponents if you need to - otherwise, use its slow to start a fight at long range.
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.
Aurelion Sol vs Xerath Counter Stats
How to Counter Xerath with Aurelion Sol in LoL
The stats shown here highlight some important Aurelion Sol against Xerath matchup statistics that may help you appreciate the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Aurelion Sol’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Xerath’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Aurelion Sol may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Xerath..
Aurelion Sol usually has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Xerath. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Aurelion Sol and Xerath
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Who is Better, Aurelion Sol or Xerath?
Both LoL champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Aurelion Sol usually loses when trying to fight Xerath, with a 48.4% win rate. As a result, Aurelion Sol makes a poor counter to Xerath.
While Aurelion Sol does have a lower winrate compared to Xerath, when facing one another, Aurelion Sol also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult champion to develop with. You should be careful when picking Aurelion Sol into Xerathas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Aurelion Sol also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Xerath. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Aurelion Sol 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 team fights.
Aurelion Sol is a somewhat poor counter to Xerath. Focus your tactics on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Aurelion Sol against Xerath.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Aurelion Sol to counter Xerath during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Aurelion Sol often racks up more CS relative to Xerath. Champions who on average don't get much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.
The top items to focus on in your Aurelion Sol versus Xerath build include Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Liandry's Torment, and Luden's Companion. When Aurelion Sol incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better vs. Xerath than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Aurelion Sol boasted an average win rate of 48.4% when countering Xerath with this counter build.
To have the best chance of beating Xerath as Aurelion Sol, you should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Minion Dematerializer, Cosmic Insight, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Aurelion Sol vs Xerath clashes, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 48.4% win rate overall.
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