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How to Win Xerath vs Miss Fortune Counter MatchupXerath is in the a tier of champions

Xerath vs Miss Fortune

How to Beat Miss Fortune as Xerath in LoLXerath is in the a tier of champions
Mage
Marksman

How to Beat Miss Fortune as Xerath

based on 20,902 Xerath vs Miss Fortune matchups
Win Rate
48.4 %
K/D/A
2.77
Pick Rate
13.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked League games every week. In our dataset, Xerath fought Miss Fortune in 20902 games. Having so many games with Xerath vs Miss Fortune provides us faith in our ability to produce actionable statistics and a supported build to smash your enemy. This matchup is relatively common. Xerath is forced to battle against Miss Fortune in 13.8% of his rounds.

Xerath vs Miss Fortune Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Xerath has done a poor job of countering Miss Fortune. Normally, he wins a lowly 48.4% of matches the champs fight one another in. In Xerath against Miss Fortune rounds, Xerath’s team is 0.1% less expected to get first blood. This implies that he probably won't be able to get first blood against Miss Fortune.

Best Xerath vs Miss Fortune Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Dark SealLost Chapter

Core Xerath Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapHorizon FocusStormsurge

Optional Items

ShadowflameVoid StaffLiandry's TormentZaz'Zak's Realmspike

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Xerath to level upq
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Second ability for Xerath to level upw
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Last skill for Xerath to max oute

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
SorceryManaflow BandGathering Storm
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Xerath's passive ability p
Xerath's q ability q
Xerath's w ability w
Xerath's e ability e
Xerath's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Miss Fortune as Xerath

Tips for Playing as Xerath against Miss Fortune

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 Miss Fortune

Miss Fortune's speed boost is removed if she is damaged by an enemy.

Miss Fortune is easy to kill if you can reach her; target her first in team fights.

Xerath vs Miss Fortune Counter Stats

Xerath Image
Win Rate
48.4 %
VS
Win Rate
51.6 %
Miss Fortune Image
5.9
< Kills >
7.9
5.6
< Deaths >
6.5
9.6
< Assists >
6.5
1.34
< Killing Sprees >
1.84
105
< Minions Killed >
174
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.51
608
< Physical Damage >
19,071
23,796
< Magic Damage >
1,256
764
< True Damage >
925
25,169
< Damage Dealt >
21,253
16,679
< Damage Taken >
21,582
11,189
< Gold Earned >
12,832
1.56
< Towers >
2.29
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
1,433
< Total Healing >
4,878
13,111
< Experience >
13,126
38
< Vision Score >
20
17
< Wards Placed >
10
185
< Time Dealing CC >
153

How to Counter Miss Fortune with Xerath in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here feature several important Xerath against Miss Fortune counter stats that may help you interpret the distinctions between the two. As an example, Xerath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Miss Fortune’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Xerath may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Miss Fortune..

Xerath often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. On average, he takes less damage than Miss Fortune. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Xerath and Miss Fortune

Damage Types Compared

Xerath
Miss Fortune
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Xerath
Miss Fortune

Who is Better, Xerath or Miss Fortune?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Xerath usually loses when playing against Miss Fortune, with a 48.4% win rate. As a result, Xerath makes a poor counter to Miss Fortune.

While Xerath does have a lower win rate than Miss Fortune, when on opposite teams, Xerath also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Xerath into Miss Fortuneas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Xerath has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Miss Fortune. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Xerath vs Miss Fortune matchups, Miss Fortune is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Xerath is a somewhat poor counter for Miss Fortune. Focus your strategy on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Xerath against Miss Fortune.

Additional Information for Xerath Players

How We Calculated Our Xerath vs Miss Fortune Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Miss Fortune as Xerath, we analyzed 20,902 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 Miss Fortune as Xerath 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 learn all of the intricacies of Xerath to counter Miss Fortune during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Xerath typically racks up less CS compared to Miss Fortune. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Xerath versus Miss Fortune build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Horizon Focus, and Stormsurge. When Xerath used at least these three items in his build, he did much better versus Miss Fortune than with many other common item sets. In fact, Xerath had an average winrate of 48.4% when playing against Miss Fortune with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of coming out on top against Miss Fortune as Xerath, you should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Gathering Storm runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Xerath vs Miss Fortune counter picks, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 48.4% win rate overall.

If you would like to view Xerath versus Miss Fortune tips and counter builds for a an individual division, feel free to select one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the statistics and strategies shown are calculated using every round played with both champs.