Taric vs Xerath
How to Beat Xerath as Taric
based on 1,382 Taric vs Xerath matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Taric vs Xerath Matchup Summary
Best Taric vs Xerath Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Xerath as Taric
Tips for Playing as Taric against Xerath
The cooldown reducing component of Bravado makes Cooldown Reduction items like Frozen Heart, Iceborn Gauntlet, and Spirit Visage exceptionally powerful on Taric.
Using Starlight's Touch at lower charges makes its healing less Mana efficient, but can greatly increase Taric's sustained damage via Bravado.
Rather than saving Cosmic Radiance for the last moment and risking someone dying during the delay, it can be more beneficial to cast it as soon as you know a teamfight is guaranteed to start.
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.
Taric vs Xerath Counter Stats
How to Counter Xerath with Taric in LoL
The stats shown on this page clarify several significant Taric versus Xerath matchup statistics that may help you realize the differences and similarities between these two champs. Taric’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Xerath’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Taric may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Xerath. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.
Taric normally has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Xerath. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Taric and Xerath
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Who is Better, Taric or Xerath?
Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Taric usually wins when playing against Xerath, with a 51.8% win rate. Therefore, Taric makes a good counter to Xerath.
While Taric does have a higher win rate than Xerath, when on opposite teams, Taric also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less complex character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Taric into Xerath.
Moreover, Taric also has a great amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Xerath. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Taric vs Xerath matchups, Taric is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Taric is a decent counter for Xerath. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Taric against Xerath.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Taric 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 mind the build and tips shown here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Taric typically accumulates less CS compared to Xerath. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The best items to use in your Taric versus Xerath build include Knight's Vow, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Solstice Sleigh. When Taric bought at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Xerath than with many other typical builds. In fact, Taric had an average winrate of 51.8% battling Xerath with these items in his kit.
To have the best chance of beating Xerath as Taric, Taric players should use the Glacial Augment, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Conditioning, and Revitalize runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Taric vs Xerath counters, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 51.8% winrate overall.
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