Xerath vs Veigar
How to Beat Veigar as Xerath
based on 6,113 Xerath vs Veigar matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Xerath vs Veigar Matchup Summary
Best Xerath vs Veigar Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Veigar as Xerath
Tips for Playing as Xerath against Veigar
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 Veigar
Dark Matter deals very high damage, but it can be avoided. Pay attention to the sound and visual indicator to be aware of when and where the spell will land.
Veigar's ultimate deals increased damage based on your missing health.
Event Horizon only stuns units on the edge. If you're inside the spell, you can still move and attack.
Xerath vs Veigar Counter Stats
How to Counter Veigar with Xerath in LoL
The stats shown here show some influential Xerath versus Veigar counter statistics that can help us distinguish the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Xerath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Veigar’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Xerath may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Veigar..
Xerath usually has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. Typically, he receives less damage than Veigar. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the champ with more HP has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Xerath and Veigar
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Who is Better, Xerath or Veigar?
Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Xerath usually wins when taking on Veigar, with a 54.2% win rate. As a result, Xerath makes a great counter to Veigar.
While Xerath does have a much higher winrate compared to Veigar, when on opposite teams, Xerath also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging character to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Xerath into Veigaras his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Xerath also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Veigar. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Xerath vs Veigar 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 teammates during team fights.
Xerath is a great counter for Veigar. Focus your actions on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Xerath against Veigar.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Xerath to counter Veigar during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Xerath most often accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Veigar. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.
The ideal items to focus on in your Xerath versus Veigar build consist of Zhonya's Hourglass, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Xerath bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better when facing Veigar than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Xerath boasted an average winrate of 54.2% when playing against Veigar with this build.
To have the highest likelihood of beating Veigar as Xerath, Xerath players 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 runes players picked for Xerath vs Veigar matchups, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 54.2% winrate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Veigar as Xerath are given for all skill levels combined. To narrow the stats and builds to a distinct skill level, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.