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How to Win Xayah vs Xerath Counter MatchupXayah is in the b tier of champions

Xayah vs Xerath

How to Beat Xerath as Xayah in LoLXayah is in the a tier of champions
Marksman
Mage

How to Beat Xerath as Xayah

based on 2,125 Xayah vs Xerath matchups
Win Rate
47.5 %
K/D/A
1.86
Pick Rate
3.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked League games every week. Within our database, Xayah engaged Xerath 2125 times. Having so many matchups for Xayah vs Xerath gives us confidence in our ability to prepare informative statistics and a pro build to annihilate Xerath. This matchup is fairly rare. Xayah encounters Xerath in only 3.6% of her games.

Xayah vs Xerath Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Xayah has done a poor job of beating Xerath. Normally, she wins a lowly 47.5% of matches the champs face off with each other in. In Xayah against Xerath rounds, Xayah’s team is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood. This indicates that she most likely will get first blood versus Xerath.

Best Xayah vs Xerath Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordRecurve Bow

Core Xayah Items

~22 Mins
Phantom DancerKraken SlayerNavori Quickblades

Optional Items

Infinity EdgeBloodthirsterLord Dominik's RegardsRapid Firecannon

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Xayah to level upe
>
Second ability for Xayah to level upw
>
Last skill for Xayah to max outq

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Xayah's passive ability p
Xayah's q ability q
Xayah's w ability w
Xayah's e ability e
Xayah's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
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E
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W
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E
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R
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W
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W
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Xerath as Xayah

Tips for Playing as Xayah against Xerath

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 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.

Xayah vs Xerath Counter Stats

Xayah Image
Win Rate
47.5 %
VS
Win Rate
52.5 %
Xerath Image
5.9
< Kills >
5.8
6.4
< Deaths >
5.1
6
< Assists >
10
1.39
< Killing Sprees >
1.33
181
< Minions Killed >
105
0.28
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.44
17,591
< Physical Damage >
639
368
< Magic Damage >
23,754
338
< True Damage >
770
18,298
< Damage Dealt >
25,163
21,893
< Damage Taken >
15,875
11,862
< Gold Earned >
11,142
2.2
< Towers >
1.69
0.1
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
5,055
< Total Healing >
1,429
12,876
< Experience >
13,114
18
< Vision Score >
38
9
< Wards Placed >
17
53
< Time Dealing CC >
187

How to Counter Xerath with Xayah in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize several valuable Xayah versus Xerath counter stats that may help us distinguish the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Xayah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Xerath’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Xayah may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Xerath..

Xayah usually has a similar longest kill spree as her foe does. Commonly, she takes more damage than Xerath. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Xayah and Xerath

Damage Types Compared

Xayah
Xerath
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Xayah
Xerath

Who is Better, Xayah or Xerath?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Xayah usually loses when facing off against Xerath, with a 47.5% win rate. As a result, Xayah makes a bad counter to Xerath.

While Xayah does have a lower winrate than Xerath, when facing one another, Xayah also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less time consuming character to learn. You may get destroyed when picking Xayah into Xerath.

Additionally, Xayah has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Xerath. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Xayah 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.

Xayah is a bad counter to Xerath. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Xayah against Xerath.

Other Champion Matchups Against Xayah

Xayah Loses Against

LilliaLillia41.5% winrateSwainSwain42.8% winrateTeemoTeemo43.4% winrateCassiopeiaCassiopeia43.6% winrate

Xayah Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee55% winrateYuumiYuumi54% winrateSivirSivir53.6% winrateRek'SaiRek'Sai52.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Dr. MundoDr. Mundo+ 51.3% 1179 GamesZacZac+ 51.5% 1254 GamesSingedSinged+ 52.2% 1447 GamesLilliaLillia+ 52.4% 3635 Games

Additional Information for Xayah Players

How We Calculated Our Xayah vs Xerath Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xerath as Xayah, we analyzed 2,125 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 Xayah 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

Xayah Build Xerath Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Xayah in order to counter Xerath during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Xayah often gets more CS relative to Xerath. Champs who on average don't earn much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Xayah versus Xerath build include Phantom Dancer, Kraken Slayer, and Navori Quickblades. When Xayah combined at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better countering Xerath than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Xayah boasted an average winrate of 47.5% when countering Xerath with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of crushing Xerath as Xayah, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Xayah vs Xerath counter picks, this combo of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 47.5% win rate overall.

If you would like to view Xayah versus Xerath tips and counter stats for a a distinct player tier, feel free to choose one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the stats and strategies displayed are computed using all rounds played with these champs.