Xerath vs Rengar
How to Beat Rengar as Xerath
based on 5,201 Xerath vs Rengar matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Xerath vs Rengar Matchup Summary
Best Xerath vs Rengar Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Rengar as Xerath
Tips for Playing as Xerath against Rengar
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 Rengar
Rengar's passive enables him to leap out of brush, so avoid fighting him when near bushes.
Rengar puts an indicator over the nearest enemy champion when he is camouflaged during his ultimate.
Rengar gains an empowered ability when his resource bar is full. Try to confront him when it's low.
Xerath vs Rengar Counter Stats
How to Counter Rengar with Xerath in LoL
The stats provided here clarify some valuable Xerath versus Rengar matchup stats that may help you grasp the distinctions between this set of champs. Xerath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Rengar’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Xerath may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Rengar..
Xerath usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Rengar. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Xerath and Rengar
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Who is Better, Xerath or Rengar?
Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Xerath usually fairs equally well when taking on Rengar, with a 50.7% win rate. As a result, Xerath makes an ok counter to Rengar.
While Xerath does have a higher winrate than Rengar, when facing one another, Xerath also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Xerath into Rengaras his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Xerath also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Rengar. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Xerath vs Rengar matchups, Xerath is the better champion with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Xerath is a decent counter for Rengar. Focus your strategy on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Xerath against Rengar.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Xerath in order to counter Rengar during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather 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 that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Xerath typically racks up more CS relative to Rengar. Champs who on average don't take much CS 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, often require many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to prioritize in your Xerath versus Rengar build include Horizon Focus, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Xerath used at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better against Rengar than with most other common item sets. In fact, Xerath boasted an average winrate of 50.7% when playing against Rengar with this build.
To have the best likelihood of crushing Rengar as Xerath, you should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Gathering Storm runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Xerath vs Rengar clashes, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.7% win rate overall.
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