Lissandra vs Xerath
How to Beat Xerath as Lissandra
based on 1,855 Lissandra vs Xerath matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Lissandra vs Xerath Matchup Summary
Best Lissandra vs Xerath Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Xerath as Lissandra
Tips for Playing as Lissandra against Xerath
Lissandra's abilities are shorter range than those of many mages. As a result, buying items that offer both ability power and defense, like Zhonya's Hourglass and Banshee's Veil, can be a great choice to help her both survive and deal damage.
Casting Glacial Path and then running in the opposite direction will leave your enemies uncertain which way you will actually go.
You can instantly use your ultimate on yourself by pressing the self cast key and the ultimate key at once (alt+R by default).
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.
Lissandra vs Xerath Counter Stats
How to Counter Xerath with Lissandra in LoL
The stats shown on this page clarify several valuable Lissandra vs. Xerath counter stats that may help you realize the differences between the pair. As an example, Lissandra’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Xerath’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Lissandra may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Xerath..
Lissandra normally has a similar longest killing spree as her opponent does. On average, she takes more damage than Xerath. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Lissandra and Xerath
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Who is Better, Lissandra or Xerath?
Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Lissandra usually loses when facing off against Xerath, with a 47.8% win rate. Therefore, Lissandra makes a poor counter for Xerath.
While Lissandra does have a lower win rate than Xerath, when on opposite teams, Lissandra also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less complex champion to learn. You may get destroyed when picking Lissandra into Xerath.
Furthermore, Lissandra also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Xerath. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Lissandra vs Xerath matchups, Xerath is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.
Lissandra is a terribly counter for Xerath. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Lissandra against Xerath.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Lissandra to counter Xerath during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Lissandra typically accumulates more CS as Xerath. Champions who on average don't get much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. 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, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.
The top items to use in your Lissandra versus Xerath build consist of Zhonya's Hourglass, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Lissandra used at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better when facing Xerath than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Lissandra had an average winrate of 47.8% battling Xerath with these items in her kit.
To have the highest chance of defeating Xerath as Lissandra, Lissandra players should use the Electrocute, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Lissandra vs Xerath face-offs, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 47.8% win rate overall.
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