Xerath vs Kayle
How to Beat Kayle as Xerath
based on 4,463 Xerath vs Kayle matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Xerath vs Kayle Matchup Summary
Best Xerath vs Kayle Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Kayle as Xerath
Tips for Playing as Xerath against Kayle
If you stun an enemy with Shocking Orb, follow up with a guaranteed center hit on Eye of Destruction.
It's easier to land Arcanopulse on an enemy when they're moving toward or away from you, rather than side to side.
Eye of Destruction will make landing Arcanopulse easier as the target will be slowed.
Advice to Win Against Kayle
Kayle starts the game as a weaker melee champion. Try to put her behind before she ascends to her ranged form.
Kayle is usually a fragile target. If you see her ultimate cast on an ally, switch to attacking her.
Divine Judgment only grants Kayle or her allies immunity to damage. Slows and stuns can still be applied, so trap them if they're being overzealous.
Xerath vs Kayle Counter Stats
How to Counter Kayle with Xerath in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here clarify several critical Xerath against Kayle counter statistics that may help us distinguish the distinctions between the two. As an example, Xerath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kayle’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Xerath may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Kayle. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.
Xerath usually has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. On average, he takes less damage than Kayle. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Xerath and Kayle
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Who is Better, Xerath or Kayle?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Xerath usually fairs equally well when facing off against Kayle, with a 50.5% win rate. Therefore, Xerath makes an ok counter for Kayle.
While Xerath does have a higher win rate than Kayle, when facing one another, Xerath also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Xerath into Kayleas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Xerath also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kayle. 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 in League of Legends, in Xerath vs Kayle matchups, Xerath is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.
Xerath is a decent counter to Kayle. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Xerath against Kayle.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Xerath in order to counter Kayle during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Xerath most often racks up less CS relative to Kayle. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually 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 ideal items to have in your Xerath versus Kayle build include Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, Horizon Focus, and Stormsurge. When Xerath bought at least these three items in his build, he did much better when fighting Kayle than with many other common item sets. In fact, Xerath boasted an average winrate of 50.5% when countering Kayle with this counter build.
To have the highest probability of vanquishing Kayle as Xerath, Xerath players should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Coup de Grace, and Presence of Mind runes from the Sorcery and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Xerath vs Kayle battles, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.5% winrate overall.
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