Xerath vs Lissandra
How to Beat Lissandra as Xerath
based on 1,855 Xerath vs Lissandra matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Xerath vs Lissandra Matchup Summary
Best Xerath vs Lissandra Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Lissandra as Xerath
Tips for Playing as Xerath against Lissandra
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 Lissandra
Lissandra's Ring of Frost has a long cooldown at early ranks; engage her while it's on cooldown.
Lissandra's Ice Shard only slows the first unit it hits. Approach Lissandra from behind your team's minions to avoid being slowed.
The best way to stop Lissandra from moving using her Glacial Path is to immobilize her before she reactivates it.
Xerath vs Lissandra Counter Stats
How to Counter Lissandra with Xerath in LoL
The stats provided here clarify some critical Xerath against Lissandra matchup statistics that can help us explain the differences and similarities between the pair. Xerath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Lissandra’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Xerath may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Lissandra..
Xerath often has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. On average, he receives less damage than Lissandra. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Xerath and Lissandra
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Who is Better, Xerath or Lissandra?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Xerath usually wins when facing off against Lissandra, with a 52.2% win rate. As a result, Xerath makes a good counter for Lissandra.
While Xerath does have a higher winrate compared to Lissandra, when on opposite teams, Xerath also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champ to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Xerath into Lissandraas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Xerath has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Lissandra. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Xerath vs Lissandra matchups, Xerath is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.
Xerath is an above average counter for Lissandra. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Xerath against Lissandra.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Xerath in order to counter Lissandra 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 mind the build and tips presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Xerath typically accumulates less CS relative to Lissandra. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.
The ideal items to focus on in your Xerath versus Lissandra build consist of Horizon Focus, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Xerath used at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better vs. Lissandra than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Xerath boasted an average win rate of 52.2% when countering Lissandra with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating Lissandra as Xerath, Xerath players should take 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 sets we have analyed for Xerath vs Lissandra fights, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 52.2% winrate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Lissandra as Xerath are presented for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to a specific division, you should use the selection menu earlier on the page.