Lux vs Xerath
How to Beat Xerath as Lux
based on 18,633 Lux vs Xerath matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Lux vs Xerath Matchup Summary
Best Lux vs Xerath Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Xerath as Lux
Tips for Playing as Lux against Xerath
If you have trouble landing Prismatic Barrier, remember that it returns to you after it reaches max range. Try positioning yourself to hit your allies with its return trip.
Lux has great zone control abilities. Try to set up Lucent Singularity to prevent an enemy's advance or escape.
Lucent Singularity is a great scouting tool. Try throwing it into brush before walking into it to check for ambushes.
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.
Lux vs Xerath Counter Stats
How to Counter Xerath with Lux in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here clarify several vital Lux vs. Xerath counter statistics that can help you figure out the differences and similarities between this set of champs. As an example, Lux’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Xerath’s ratio of NaN, showing that Lux may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Xerath..
Lux often has a similar longest killing spree as her matchup does. Commonly, she takes a similar amount of damage to Xerath. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the champion with higher health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Lux and Xerath
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Who is Better, Lux or Xerath?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Lux usually loses when playing against Xerath, with a 48.3% win rate. Thus, Lux makes a poor counter for Xerath.
While Lux does have a lower winrate compared to Xerath, when facing one another, Lux also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less time consuming champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Lux into Xerath.
Additionally, Lux also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Xerath. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Lux 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 allies during team fights.
Lux is a somewhat poor counter to Xerath. Focus your tactics on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Lux against Xerath.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Lux to counter Xerath during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Lux often gets a similar amount of CS relative to Xerath. Champions who typically don't take much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs 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 values displayed on this page to do well.
The top items to focus on in your Lux versus Xerath build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Horizon Focus, and Stormsurge. When Lux incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better when fighting Xerath than with many other common item sets. In fact, Lux had an average win rate of 48.3% battling Xerath with this counter build.
To have the best chance of defeating Xerath as Lux, Lux players should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Lux vs Xerath counterpicks, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.3% win rate overall.
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