Irelia vs Xerath
How to Beat Xerath as Irelia
based on 3,926 Irelia vs Xerath matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Irelia vs Xerath Matchup Summary
Best Irelia vs Xerath Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Xerath as Irelia
Tips for Playing as Irelia against Xerath
Defiant Dance is not interrupted by crowd control, try timing it for incoming disables.
Flawless Duet does not have a maximum travel distance, try using it in creative ways.
Use Bladesurge to cover great distances by targeting low life minions on your way to champion targets.
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.
Irelia vs Xerath Counter Stats
How to Counter Xerath with Irelia in LoL
The stats shown on this page clarify some important Irelia against Xerath counter statistics that can help us grasp the differences between this pair of champs. Irelia’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Xerath’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Irelia may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Xerath..
Irelia typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her opponent does. Commonly, she takes more damage than Xerath. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Irelia and Xerath
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Who is Better, Irelia or Xerath?
Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Irelia usually fairs equally well when playing against Xerath, with a 50.1% win rate. Thus, Irelia makes an ok counter to Xerath.
While Irelia does have a higher win rate than Xerath, when on opposite teams, Irelia also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less complex character to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Irelia into Xerath.
Additionally, Irelia has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Xerath. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Irelia vs Xerath matchups, Irelia is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Irelia is a decent counter to Xerath. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Irelia against Xerath.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Irelia in order to counter Xerath during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Irelia most often accumulates more CS compared to Xerath. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They 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 several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.
The ideal items to focus on in your Irelia versus Xerath build include Blade of The Ruined King, Terminus, and Sundered Sky. When Irelia bought at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better when facing Xerath than with many other typical builds. In fact, Irelia had an average win rate of 50.1% when countering Xerath with this counter build.
To have the greatest probability of beating Xerath as Irelia, you should take the Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Irelia vs Xerath clashes, this order of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 50.1% winrate overall.
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