Draven vs Xerath
How to Beat Xerath as Draven
based on 4,917 Draven vs Xerath matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Draven vs Xerath Matchup Summary
Best Draven vs Xerath Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Xerath as Draven
Tips for Playing as Draven against Xerath
If Draven doesn't move, Spinning Axe will fall near his present location. It will fall directly on him, or just to the right or left.
If Draven does move after attacking, Spinning Axe will lead him in the direction of his movement. Use this to control where the Spinning Axe will go.
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.
Draven vs Xerath Counter Stats
How to Counter Xerath with Draven in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page show some influential Draven versus Xerath counter stats that can help us explain the differences between this set of champs. For instance, Draven’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Xerath’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Draven may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Xerath..
Draven often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his matchup does. Typically, he receives more damage than Xerath. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Draven and Xerath
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Who is Better, Draven or Xerath?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Draven usually fairs equally well when playing against Xerath, with a 50.0% win rate. As a result, Draven makes an ok counter for Xerath.
While Draven does have a higher winrate than Xerath, when facing one another, Draven also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Draven into Xerathas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Draven also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Xerath. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Draven vs Xerath matchups, Xerath is the better champ with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.
Draven is a decent counter to Xerath. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Draven against Xerath.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Draven to counter Xerath during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Draven on average racks up more CS compared to Xerath. Champs who on average don't take much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.
The most crucial items to focus on in your Draven versus Xerath build consist of Infinity Edge, Bloodthirster, and Hubris. When Draven incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better against Xerath than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Draven had an average winrate of 50.0% when playing against Xerath with this build.
To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Xerath as Draven, Draven players should use the Hail of Blades, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Presence of Mind, and Legend: Bloodline runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for Draven vs Xerath counterpicks, this order of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 50.0% win rate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Xerath as Draven are shown for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a particular player tier, you can use the selection menu earlier on the page.