Chaaaaaaaarge!!! can be cast at a great range. Try and predict where the enemy team will be by the time you reach them.
The last hit of Violent Tendencies deals more damage than the first three - make sure you hit it!
Kled generates some courage by killing minions, but gets much more from fighting Champions.
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.
The stat comparisons shown here clarify several critical Kled vs. Xerath counter stats that can help you explain the distinctions between the pair. Kled’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Xerath’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Kled may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Xerath..
Kled typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his matchup does. On average, he receives more damage than Xerath. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.
Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kled usually wins when facing off against Xerath, with a 52.7% win rate. Thus, Kled makes a good counter for Xerath.
While Kled does have a higher win rate than Xerath, when they face off with one another, Kled also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging champion to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Kled 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, Kled has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Xerath. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kled vs Xerath matchups, Kled is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Kled is an above average counter to Xerath. Focus your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Kled against Xerath.
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Kled in order to counter Xerath during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kled often gets more CS relative to Xerath. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, 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 need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.
The top items to focus on in your Kled versus Xerath build include Sterak's Gage, Titanic Hydra, and Sundered Sky. When Kled bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better vs. Xerath than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Kled had an average win rate of 52.7% battling Xerath with this build.
To have the highest chance of vanquishing Xerath as Kled, Kled players should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Demolish, and Bone Plating runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Kled vs Xerath counterpicks, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 52.7% winrate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Xerath as Kled are displayed for all skill levels combined. If you want to filter the statistics and builds to a particular division, you can use the selection menu located earlier on the page.