Thresh vs Xerath
How to Beat Xerath as Thresh
based on 5,780 Thresh vs Xerath matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Thresh vs Xerath Matchup Summary
Best Thresh vs Xerath Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Xerath as Thresh
Tips for Playing as Thresh against Xerath
Communication is key when making use of Thresh's lantern. Let your teammates know how you like to use it.
Death Sentence and Flay can be combined in either cast order for powerful combinations.
Thresh can collect souls without needing to kill units himself. Planning your map position to be near the most deaths will help to maximize soul collection.
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.
Thresh vs Xerath Counter Stats
How to Counter Xerath with Thresh in LoL
The stats shown on this page show several influential Thresh against Xerath counter stats that may help us grasp the differences between this pair of champs. For instance, Thresh’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Xerath’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Thresh may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Xerath..
Thresh typically has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his counter does. On average, he receives more damage than Xerath. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Thresh and Xerath
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Who is Better, Thresh or Xerath?
Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Thresh usually loses when trying to fight Xerath, with a 48.3% win rate. As a result, Thresh makes a bad counter to Xerath.
While Thresh does have a lower win rate than Xerath, when facing one another, Thresh also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Thresh into Xerathas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Thresh also has a very large amount of utility and CC, 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 a single best champion in League of Legends, in Thresh 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 team members during teamfights.
Thresh is a somewhat poor counter for Xerath. Focus your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Thresh against Xerath.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Thresh in order 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 tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Thresh typically picks up less CS relative to Xerath. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The best items to focus on in your Thresh versus Xerath build include Thornmail, Frozen Heart, and Locket of the Iron Solari. When Thresh bought at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better when facing Xerath than with most other typical builds. In fact, Thresh had an average win rate of 48.3% when playing against Xerath with this counter build.
To have the highest probability of vanquishing Xerath as Thresh, you should equip the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Thresh vs Xerath counterpicks, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 48.3% win rate overall.
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