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Sett vs Xerath

How to Beat Xerath as Sett in LoLSett is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Xerath as Sett

based on 4,108 Sett vs Xerath matchups
Win Rate
48 %
K/D/A
1.67
Pick Rate
3.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked League games each and every week. In our database, Sett engaged Xerath in 4108 matches. Having so many games with Sett vs Xerath provides us faith in our capacity to provide enlightening stats and a solid build to obliterate your opposition. This particular matchup is fairly rare. Sett has to counter Xerath in only 3.8% of his games.

Sett vs Xerath Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Sett does a below average job of beating Xerath. On average, he wins a lowly 48.0% of the time the champions clash against one another in. In Sett against Xerath games, Sett’s side is 0.1% more expected to gain first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Xerath.

Best Sett vs Xerath Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsPhage

Core Sett Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageSundered SkyStridebreaker

Optional Items

Dead Man's PlateHullbreakerSpear of ShojinTitanic Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishSecond WindOvergrowth
PrecisionTriumphLast Stand
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Sett's passive ability p
Sett's q ability q
Sett's w ability w
Sett's e ability e
Sett's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Xerath as Sett

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.

Sett vs Xerath Counter Stats

Sett Image
Win Rate
48 %
VS
Win Rate
52 %
Xerath Image
6.2
< Kills >
5.9
6.7
< Deaths >
5.5
5
< Assists >
10.2
1.43
< Killing Sprees >
1.33
159
< Minions Killed >
103
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.41
18,018
< Physical Damage >
626
269
< Magic Damage >
24,377
5,218
< True Damage >
782
23,506
< Damage Dealt >
25,786
37,594
< Damage Taken >
16,594
11,952
< Gold Earned >
11,178
2.57
< Towers >
1.61
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
6,581
< Total Healing >
1,466
14,919
< Experience >
13,141
18
< Vision Score >
38
9
< Wards Placed >
17
183
< Time Dealing CC >
186

How to Counter Xerath with Sett in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here highlight some vital Sett vs. Xerath counter statistics that can help you figure out the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Sett’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Xerath’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Sett may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Xerath..

Sett normally has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Xerath. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the champ with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sett and Xerath

Damage Types Compared

Sett
Xerath
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sett
Xerath

Who is Better, Sett or Xerath?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Sett usually loses when playing against Xerath, with a 48.0% win rate. As a result, Sett makes a bad counter to Xerath.

While Sett does have a lower winrate compared to Xerath, when on opposite teams, Sett also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex character to develop with. You may get destroyed when picking Sett into Xerath.

Moreover, Sett has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Xerath. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Sett 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 late stage team fights.

Sett is a garbage counter for Xerath. Focus your tactics on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Sett against Xerath.

Other Champion Matchups Against Sett

Sett Loses Against

TaricTaric45.9% winrateSingedSinged46.4% winrateLilliaLillia46.6% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune46.7% winrate

Sett Wins Against

YuumiYuumi57.9% winrateEliseElise56% winrateLuluLulu55% winrateNunu & WillumpNunu & Willump54.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

MaokaiMaokai+ 54.4% 3554 GamesSingedSinged+ 55.5% 535 GamesLilliaLillia+ 55.9% 6401 GamesTeemoTeemo+ 56.1% 4446 Games

Additional Information for Sett Players

How We Calculated Our Sett vs Xerath Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xerath as Sett, we analyzed 4,108 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 Sett 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.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Sett in order to counter Xerath during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sett most often racks up more CS as Xerath. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Sett versus Xerath build consist of Sterak's Gage, Sundered Sky, and Stridebreaker. When Sett bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better when facing Xerath than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Sett had an average win rate of 48.0% when playing against Xerath with this build.

To have the best chance of annihilating Xerath as Sett, you should use the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Second Wind, Overgrowth, Last Stand, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Sett vs Xerath battles, this combo of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.0% winrate overall.

If you want to get Sett vs Xerath tips and builds for a a specific skill level, feel free to select one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the stats and guides displayed are computed using every game finished with both champions.