Xayah vs Viktor
How to Beat Viktor as Xayah
based on 791 Xayah vs Viktor matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Xayah vs Viktor Matchup Summary
Best Xayah vs Viktor Counter Build
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Core Xayah Items
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Guide to Countering Viktor as Xayah
Tips for Playing as Xayah against Viktor
Xayah's attacks and abilities leave Feathers on the ground that she can later recall for massive area damage and control.
Xayah can use Featherstorm to dodge almost any ability while also creating a ton of Feathers. Try to utilize the offensive and defensive aspects of this ability.
Advice to Win Against Viktor
Be careful about how close you let Viktor get to you. Viktor's control of the battlefield increases with his proximity to his opponent.
Be aware of how many augments Viktor has upgraded by looking at the color of the light on his staff (purple, yellow, blue, red).
Xayah vs Viktor Counter Stats
How to Counter Viktor with Xayah in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here emphasize several significant Xayah versus Viktor counter statistics that can help you grasp the distinctions between this pair of champs. Xayah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Viktor’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Xayah may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Viktor..
Xayah normally has a similar longest kill spree as her opponent does. Typically, she receives a similar amount of damage to Viktor. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Xayah and Viktor
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Who is Better, Xayah or Viktor?
Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Xayah usually loses when facing off against Viktor, with a 43.9% win rate. Therefore, Xayah makes a bad counter for Viktor.
While Xayah does have a much lower win rate than Viktor, when on opposite teams, Xayah also has a much lower learning curve that makes her a less difficult champ to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Xayah into Viktor.
Moreover, Xayah also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Viktor. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Xayah vs Viktor matchups, Viktor is the better champion 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.
Xayah is a bad counter for Viktor. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Xayah against Viktor.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Xayah in order to counter Viktor during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Xayah on average picks up a similar amount of CS as Viktor. Champs who typically don't earn much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.
The top items to focus on in your Xayah versus Viktor build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Bloodthirster, and Navori Quickblades. When Xayah combined at least these three items in her build, she performed much better countering Viktor than with most other common item sets. In fact, Xayah had an average winrate of 43.9% when playing against Viktor with this counter build.
To have the best chance of coming out on top against Viktor as Xayah, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Taste of Blood, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for Xayah vs Viktor counters, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 43.9% win rate overall.
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