Bard vs Xerath
How to Beat Xerath as Bard
based on 4,300 Bard vs Xerath matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Bard vs Xerath Matchup Summary
Best Bard vs Xerath Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Xerath as Bard
Tips for Playing as Bard against Xerath
Don't forget that enemies can also use your Magical Journey doorways, and that your ultimate can also hit your allies!
Let your Caretaker's Shrines charge up - they heal for a lot more when at full power.
It's important to collect chimes to improve your meep's attacks, but don't neglect your lane partner! Try to make a big entrance by bringing an ally into the lane with you with Magical Journey.
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.
Bard vs Xerath Counter Stats
How to Counter Xerath with Bard in LoL
The stats shown on this page emphasize several vital Bard against Xerath counter stats that may help us grasp the distinctions between the pair. Bard’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Xerath’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Bard may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Xerath. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.
Bard normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Xerath. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Bard and Xerath
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Who is Better, Bard or Xerath?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Bard usually wins when facing off against Xerath, with a 52.9% win rate. As a result, Bard makes a good counter for Xerath.
While Bard does have a higher win rate compared to Xerath, when they face off with one another, Bard also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex character to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Bard into Xerathas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Bard has a good 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 Bard vs Xerath matchups, Bard is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.
Bard is an above average counter for Xerath. Focus your play on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Bard against Xerath.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Bard 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 tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Bard on average picks up a lot less CS as Xerath. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.
The most important items to have in your Bard versus Xerath build include Kaenic Rookern, Bloodsong, and Imperial Mandate. When Bard used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Xerath than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Bard boasted an average winrate of 52.9% when countering Xerath with this counter build.
To have the highest chance of vanquishing Xerath as Bard, Bard players should use the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Coup de Grace, Conditioning, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Bard vs Xerath matchups, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 52.9% win rate overall.
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