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

Xerath vs Teemo

How to Beat Teemo as Xerath in LoLXerath is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Teemo as Xerath

based on 12,553 Xerath vs Teemo matchups
Win Rate
49.7 %
K/D/A
2.89
Pick Rate
8.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends matches that we evaluate every week. This guide on how to beat Teemo as Xerath resulted from an examination of 12553 ranked matches where both champs battled each other. This particular matchup is somewhat uncommon. Xerath fights Teemo in only 8.3% of his rounds.

Xerath vs Teemo Matchup Summary

Xerath has done a average job of beating Teemo. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.7% of the time the champs fight one another in. In Xerath against Teemo rounds, Xerath’s side is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood, implying that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Teemo.

Best Xerath vs Teemo Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Xerath Items

~22 Mins
MalignanceZaz'Zak's RealmspikeHorizon Focus

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeCryptbloomShadowflame

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
SorceryManaflow BandScorch
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
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 Teemo as Xerath

Tips for Playing as Xerath against Teemo

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 Teemo

Teemo's Toxic Shot punishes players who get hit and back out, so stay at a safe range until you're ready to commit.

It can be valuable to use Oracle's Lens(Trinket) to destroy mushrooms around key locations.

Xerath vs Teemo Counter Stats

Xerath Image
Win Rate
49.7 %
VS
Win Rate
50.3 %
Teemo Image
6.4
< Kills >
5.3
5.6
< Deaths >
6.8
9.8
< Assists >
6.5
1.45
< Killing Sprees >
1.21
110
< Minions Killed >
136
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.22
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.45
612
< Physical Damage >
2,585
24,814
< Magic Damage >
22,710
792
< True Damage >
1,716
26,219
< Damage Dealt >
27,012
17,966
< Damage Taken >
23,351
11,613
< Gold Earned >
11,583
1.61
< Towers >
1.91
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
1,840
< Total Healing >
3,317
13,679
< Experience >
14,754
38
< Vision Score >
28
17
< Wards Placed >
11
186
< Time Dealing CC >
511

How to Counter Teemo with Xerath in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore several valuable Xerath versus Teemo counter stats that can help you appreciate the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. As an example, Xerath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Teemo’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Xerath may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Teemo..

Xerath often has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. On average, he receives less damage than Teemo. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Xerath and Teemo

Damage Types Compared

Xerath
Teemo
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Xerath
Teemo

Who is Better, Xerath or Teemo?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Xerath usually fairs equally well when facing off against Teemo, with a 49.7% win rate. As a result, Xerath makes an ok counter for Teemo.

While Xerath does have a lower win rate than Teemo, when they face off with one another, Xerath also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Xerath into Teemoas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Xerath has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Teemo. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Xerath vs Teemo matchups, Teemo is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Xerath is a somewhat poor counter to Teemo. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Xerath against Teemo.

Additional Information for Xerath Players

How We Calculated Our Xerath vs Teemo Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Teemo as Xerath, we analyzed 12,553 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 Teemo 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 in order to counter Teemo during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Xerath on average gets a similar amount of CS relative to Teemo. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The best items to have in your Xerath versus Teemo build include Malignance, Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, and Horizon Focus. When Xerath included at least these three items in his build, he did much better countering Teemo than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Xerath had an average winrate of 49.7% battling Teemo with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of crushing Teemo as Xerath, Xerath players should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Scorch, and Manaflow Band runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Xerath vs Teemo face-offs, this sequence of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.7% winrate overall.

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