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How to Win Sejuani vs Xerath Counter MatchupSejuani is in the b tier of champions

Sejuani vs Xerath

How to Beat Xerath as Sejuani in LoLSejuani is in the a tier of champions
TankFighter
Mage

How to Beat Xerath as Sejuani

based on 1,526 Sejuani vs Xerath matchups
Win Rate
45.7 %
K/D/A
2.67
Pick Rate
4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked League rounds each and every week. In our database, Sejuani battled Xerath in 1526 games. Having so many matchups for Sejuani versus Xerath gives us a lot of faith in our capacity to prepare actionable stats and a solid build to destroy your opponent. This counter pairing is relatively rare. Sejuani fights Xerath in only 4.0% of her matches.

Sejuani vs Xerath Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Sejuani does a pathetic job of countering Xerath. Normally, she wins a lowly 45.7% of games the champs oppose each other in. In Sejuani against Xerath games, Sejuani’s team is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood. This implies that she most likely will be able to get first blood versus Xerath.

Best Sejuani vs Xerath Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorBami's Cinder

Core Sejuani Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernSunfire AegisThornmail

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanForce of NatureHollow RadianceIceborn Gauntlet

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Sejuani to level upw
>
Second ability for Sejuani to level upq
>
Last skill for Sejuani to max oute

Runes

ResolveAftershockFont of LifeConditioningOvergrowth
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Alacrity
Attack SpeedArmorHealth Scaling
Sejuani's passive ability p
Sejuani's q ability q
Sejuani's w ability w
Sejuani's e ability e
Sejuani's ultimate ability r
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E
2
W
3
Q
4
W
5
W
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R
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W
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Q
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W
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Xerath as Sejuani

Tips for Playing as Sejuani against Xerath

Melee allies can stack Frost for your Permafrost, keep an eye on who they are attacking.

Save Glacial Prison for encounters where you have teammates present to take advantage of it.

Use Arctic Assault to escape bad situations, interupt channeled spells or chase runners.

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.

Sejuani vs Xerath Counter Stats

Sejuani Image
Win Rate
45.7 %
VS
Win Rate
54.3 %
Xerath Image
4.2
< Kills >
5.8
5.4
< Deaths >
5.4
10.2
< Assists >
10
0.97
< Killing Sprees >
1.35
47
< Minions Killed >
105
1.3
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.43
7,028
< Physical Damage >
660
6,586
< Magic Damage >
23,865
924
< True Damage >
775
14,539
< Damage Dealt >
25,300
35,260
< Damage Taken >
16,147
10,871
< Gold Earned >
11,140
1.36
< Towers >
1.72
0.29
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
12,041
< Total Healing >
1,414
13,276
< Experience >
12,917
23
< Vision Score >
37
7
< Wards Placed >
17
483
< Time Dealing CC >
184

How to Counter Xerath with Sejuani in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show several influential Sejuani against Xerath matchup statistics that may help you grasp the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Sejuani’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Xerath’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Sejuani may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Xerath..

Sejuani usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her counter does. On average, she takes more damage than Xerath. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Sejuani and Xerath

Damage Types Compared

Sejuani
Xerath
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sejuani
Xerath

Who is Better, Sejuani or Xerath?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Sejuani usually loses when trying to fight Xerath, with a 45.7% win rate. As a result, Sejuani makes a poor counter for Xerath.

While Sejuani does have a much lower win rate compared to Xerath, when on opposite teams, Sejuani also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes her a less difficult champ to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Sejuani into Xerath.

Furthermore, Sejuani also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Xerath. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Sejuani vs Xerath matchups, Xerath is the better champ with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Sejuani is a terribly counter to Xerath. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Sejuani against Xerath.

Additional Information for Sejuani Players

How We Calculated Our Sejuani vs Xerath Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xerath as Sejuani, we analyzed 1,526 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Xerath as Sejuani comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Sejuani in order to counter Xerath during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sejuani typically gets less CS compared to Xerath. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Sejuani versus Xerath build include Kaenic Rookern, Sunfire Aegis, and Thornmail. When Sejuani incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better when facing Xerath than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Sejuani boasted an average winrate of 45.7% battling Xerath with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of crushing Xerath as Sejuani, Sejuani players should equip the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Legend: Alacrity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Sejuani vs Xerath clashes, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 45.7% win rate overall.

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