Nasus vs Xerath
How to Beat Xerath as Nasus
based on 4,274 Nasus vs Xerath matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Nasus vs Xerath Matchup Summary
Best Nasus vs Xerath Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Xerath as Nasus
Tips for Playing as Nasus against Xerath
Paying attention to last hitting with Siphoning Strike will have a large impact at the end of a game.
If you're solo, Spirit Fire is a great way to farm a lane. It can be bad if you're in a lane with 2 and you push too far. Find the right balance between Siphoning Strike last hits and AoE farming.
If you have low defenses, people will focus you down even during your ultimate. Try buying some survivability items even in your DPS builds.
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.
Nasus vs Xerath Counter Stats
How to Counter Xerath with Nasus in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here show some significant Nasus against Xerath matchup stats that may help you grasp the differences between this set of champions. Nasus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Xerath’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Nasus may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Xerath..
Nasus normally has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. On average, he takes more damage than Xerath. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Nasus and Xerath
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Who is Better, Nasus or Xerath?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Nasus usually wins when taking on Xerath, with a 51.1% win rate. As a result, Nasus makes a good counter to Xerath.
While Nasus does have a higher win rate compared to Xerath, when facing one another, Nasus also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Nasus into Xerath.
Furthermore, Nasus also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Xerath. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Nasus vs Xerath matchups, Nasus is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Nasus is a decent counter to Xerath. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Nasus against Xerath.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Nasus 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 tips presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Nasus on average accumulates more CS as Xerath. Champions who on average don't take much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.
The most crucial items to use in your Nasus versus Xerath build include Trinity Force, Force of Nature, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Nasus incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better versus Xerath than with many other common item sets. In fact, Nasus had an average winrate of 51.1% when playing against Xerath with this build.
To have the best probability of defeating Xerath as Nasus, Nasus players should take the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Nasus vs Xerath battles, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 51.1% winrate overall.
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