Xerath vs Zoe
How to Beat Zoe as Xerath
based on 1,990 Xerath vs Zoe matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Xerath vs Zoe Matchup Summary
Best Xerath vs Zoe Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Zoe as Xerath
Tips for Playing as Xerath against Zoe
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 Zoe
Zoe's Paddle Star deals more damage the further it has flown.
Sleepy Trouble Bubble travels further over walls. Stop Zoe from hiding in fog of war to prevent her from setting the spell up.
Zoe must return to her starting point after casting Portal Jump, making her vulnerable to a counterattack.
Xerath vs Zoe Counter Stats
How to Counter Zoe with Xerath in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here clarify some strategic Xerath versus Zoe matchup stats that may help you explain the differences between the two. As an example, Xerath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Zoe’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Xerath may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Zoe..
Xerath normally has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. Typically, he receives less damage than Zoe. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Xerath and Zoe
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Who is Better, Xerath or Zoe?
Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Xerath usually wins when facing off against Zoe, with a 52.7% win rate. As a result, Xerath makes a good counter to Zoe.
While Xerath does have a higher winrate than Zoe, when they face off with one another, Xerath also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging character to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Xerath into Zoeas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Xerath has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Zoe. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Xerath vs Zoe 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 team members during team fights.
Xerath is an above average counter for Zoe. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Xerath against Zoe.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Xerath to counter Zoe during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Xerath most often picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Zoe. Champs who on average don't take much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.
The top items to prioritize in your Xerath versus Zoe build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Horizon Focus, and Luden's Companion. When Xerath used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better against Zoe than with many other common builds. In fact, Xerath had an average win rate of 52.7% when countering Zoe with this build.
To have the greatest chance of beating Zoe as Xerath, you should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Xerath vs Zoe face-offs, this mixture of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 52.7% win rate overall.
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