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

Xayah vs Zeri

How to Beat Zeri as Xayah in LoLXayah is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Zeri as Xayah

based on 593 Xayah vs Zeri matchups
Win Rate
52.6 %
K/D/A
2.31
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends games each week. In our data, Xayah faced Zeri in 593 games. With so many matchups for Xayah versus Zeri provides us confidence in our capability to produce actionable data and a recommended build to wreck Zeri. This matchup is relatively rare. Xayah is forced to battle against Zeri in only 1.0% of her matches.

Xayah vs Zeri Matchup Summary

Xayah has done a good job of countering Zeri. On average, she wins a fantastic 52.6% of games the champs fight one another in. In Xayah versus Zeri games, Xayah’s team is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood, implying that she probably will get first blood against Zeri.

Best Xayah vs Zeri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordNoonquiver

Core Xayah Items

~22 Mins
BloodthirsterKraken SlayerNavori Quickblades

Optional Items

Phantom DancerLord Dominik's RegardsStormrazor

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
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
W
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E
10
W
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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 Zeri as Xayah

Tips for Playing as Xayah against Zeri

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.

Xayah vs Zeri Counter Stats

Xayah Image
Win Rate
52.6 %
VS
Win Rate
47.4 %
Zeri Image
7
< Kills >
7.4
6.1
< Deaths >
6.1
7.1
< Assists >
7.4
1.69
< Killing Sprees >
1.69
191
< Minions Killed >
195
0.31
< Dragons Killed >
0.22
0.57
< Inhibitors >
0.48
21,618
< Physical Damage >
14,912
406
< Magic Damage >
7,030
441
< True Damage >
693
22,466
< Damage Dealt >
22,636
21,350
< Damage Taken >
23,963
12,638
< Gold Earned >
13,146
2.53
< Towers >
2.28
0.11
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
5,408
< Total Healing >
4,812
13,327
< Experience >
13,445
19
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
8
58
< Time Dealing CC >
128

How to Counter Zeri with Xayah in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature some critical Xayah against Zeri matchup statistics that may help us appreciate the distinctions between this pair of champions. As an example, Xayah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Zeri’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Xayah may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Zeri..

Xayah usually has a similar longest killing spree as her counter does. On average, she receives a similar amount of damage to Zeri. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Xayah and Zeri

Damage Types Compared

Xayah
Zeri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Xayah
Zeri

Who is Better, Xayah or Zeri?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Xayah usually wins when taking on Zeri, with a 52.6% win rate. As a result, Xayah makes a good counter to Zeri.

While Xayah does have a higher winrate compared to Zeri, when on opposite teams, Xayah also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less complex character to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Xayah into Zeri.

Moreover, Xayah has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Zeri. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Xayah vs Zeri matchups, Xayah is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Xayah is an above average counter to Zeri. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Xayah against Zeri.

Additional Information for Xayah Players

How We Calculated Our Xayah vs Zeri Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zeri as Xayah, we analyzed 593 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 Zeri 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Xayah to counter Zeri during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Xayah on average gets a similar amount of CS compared to Zeri. Champs who on average don't take much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Xayah versus Zeri build include Bloodthirster, Kraken Slayer, and Navori Quickblades. When Xayah combined at least these three items in her build, she did much better against Zeri than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Xayah had an average win rate of 52.6% when countering Zeri with these items in her kit.

To have the best chance of beating Zeri as Xayah, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Xayah vs Zeri battles, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 52.6% winrate overall.

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