Xerath vs Trundle
How to Beat Trundle as Xerath
based on 9,410 Xerath vs Trundle matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Xerath vs Trundle Matchup Summary
Best Xerath vs Trundle Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Trundle as Xerath
Tips for Playing as Xerath against Trundle
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 Trundle
Trundle is very powerful at location-based combat. Try to draw him off of his Frozen Domain.
Make sure to get out of his Pillar of Ice as quickly as possible, as it significantly slows you down.
Xerath vs Trundle Counter Stats
How to Counter Trundle with Xerath in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here feature some critical Xerath vs. Trundle matchup statistics that may help you explain the differences between the pair. For instance, Xerath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Trundle’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Xerath may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Trundle. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.
Xerath usually has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Typically, he receives less damage than Trundle. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Xerath and Trundle
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Who is Better, Xerath or Trundle?
Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Xerath usually loses when playing against Trundle, with a 48.0% win rate. As a result, Xerath makes a bad counter for Trundle.
While Xerath does have a lower win rate than Trundle, when they face off with one another, Xerath also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Xerath into Trundleas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Xerath also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Trundle. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Xerath vs Trundle matchups, Trundle is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Xerath is a bad counter for Trundle. Focus your play on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Xerath against Trundle.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Xerath in order to counter Trundle 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 pay attention to the build and tips shown here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Xerath most often racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Trundle. Champs who typically don't take much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.
The most crucial items to have in your Xerath versus Trundle build include Horizon Focus, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Xerath used at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better against Trundle than with many other typical builds. In fact, Xerath boasted an average winrate of 48.0% when playing against Trundle with this build.
To have the best likelihood of crushing Trundle 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 used for Xerath vs Trundle battles, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 48.0% winrate overall.
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