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How to Win Zeri vs Xayah Counter MatchupZeri is in the b tier of champions

Zeri vs Xayah

How to Beat Xayah as Zeri in LoLZeri is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Xayah as Zeri

based on 593 Zeri vs Xayah matchups
Win Rate
47.4 %
K/D/A
2.43
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked LoL games each and every week. In our database, Zeri did battle with Xayah 593 times. Using so many matchups for Zeri versus Xayah gives us confidence in our ability to produce useful data and a supported build to suppress Xayah. This particular counter matchup is fairly rare. Zeri is forced to battle against Xayah in only 1.5% of their matches.

Zeri vs Xayah Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Zeri does a below average job of beating Xayah. Normally, they wins a lowly 47.4% of games the champions face off with one another in. In Zeri vs Xayah rounds, Zeri’s team is 0.1% less probable to get first blood, implying that they most likely won't get first blood against Xayah.

Best Zeri vs Xayah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordBerserker's Greaves

Core Zeri Items

~22 Mins
Experimental HexplateRunaan's HurricaneNavori Quickblades

Optional Items

Lord Dominik's RegardsBloodthirsterTitanic HydraStormrazor

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Zeri to level upq
>
Second ability for Zeri to level upe
>
Last skill for Zeri to max outw

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveConditioningOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Zeri's passive ability p
Zeri's q ability q
Zeri's w ability w
Zeri's e ability e
Zeri's ultimate ability r
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E
2
W
3
Q
4
Q
5
R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Xayah as Zeri

Advice to Win Against Xayah

Xayah's Bladecaller will only root targets hit by 3 or more returning Feathers.

Long fights in the same area with Xayah will allow her to drop a lot of Feathers. Try to stay on the move!

Make sure you are ready when you go for the kill. Untargetability from Featherstorm can quickly turn an ambush in Xayah's favor.

Zeri vs Xayah Counter Stats

Zeri Image
Win Rate
47.4 %
VS
Win Rate
52.6 %
Xayah Image
7.4
< Kills >
7
6.1
< Deaths >
6.1
7.4
< Assists >
7.1
1.69
< Killing Sprees >
1.69
195
< Minions Killed >
191
0.22
< Dragons Killed >
0.31
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.57
14,912
< Physical Damage >
21,618
7,030
< Magic Damage >
406
693
< True Damage >
441
22,636
< Damage Dealt >
22,466
23,963
< Damage Taken >
21,350
13,146
< Gold Earned >
12,638
2.28
< Towers >
2.53
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.11
4,812
< Total Healing >
5,408
13,445
< Experience >
13,327
19
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
9
128
< Time Dealing CC >
58

How to Counter Xayah with Zeri in LoL

The stats shown here feature some critical Zeri against Xayah counter statistics that may help you realize the differences between the two. As an example, Zeri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Xayah’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Zeri may be more central to their team's team fighting capability than Xayah..

Zeri normally has a similar longest kill spree as their opponent does. On average, they takes a similar amount of damage to Xayah. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zeri and Xayah

Damage Types Compared

Zeri
Xayah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zeri
Xayah

Who is Better, Zeri or Xayah?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Zeri usually loses when trying to fight Xayah, with a 47.4% win rate. As a result, Zeri makes a poor counter for Xayah.

While Zeri does have a lower win rate than Xayah, when facing one another, Zeri also has a greater level of difficulty that makes them a more complex champion to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Zeri into Xayah.

Furthermore, Zeri has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Xayah. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Zeri vs Xayah matchups, Xayah is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Zeri is a garbage counter to Xayah. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Zeri against Xayah.

Other Champion Matchups Against Zeri

Zeri Loses Against

LilliaLillia39.3% winrateSingedSinged39.9% winrateMaokaiMaokai40.6% winrateRyzeRyze41.3% winrate

Zeri Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee58.8% winrateZoeZoe54.3% winrateEliseElise54.2% winrateKassadinKassadin53% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TaricTaric+ 50% 388 GamesBraumBraum+ 50.1% 419 GamesLilliaLillia+ 50.4% 2311 GamesZyraZyra+ 50.5% 1459 Games

Additional Information for Zeri Players

How We Calculated Our Zeri vs Xayah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xayah as Zeri, we analyzed 593 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 Xayah as Zeri 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.

Other Useful Resources

Zeri Build Xayah Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Zeri in order to counter Xayah during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zeri typically picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Xayah. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The top items to have in your Zeri versus Xayah build include Experimental Hexplate, Runaan's Hurricane, and Navori Quickblades. When Zeri incorporated at least these three items in their build, they did significantly better against Xayah than with many other typical builds. In fact, Zeri boasted an average win rate of 47.4% when playing against Xayah with this counter build.

To have the best probability of defeating Xayah as Zeri, Zeri players should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Zeri vs Xayah counters, this mix of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 47.4% winrate overall.

If you need to see Zeri vs Xayah tips and builds for a a specific skill level, please choose one from the selection menu above. At first, the statistics and guides shown are calculated using all rounds with data with both champs.