Xerath with Aatrox
How to Synergize Xerath and Aatrox
based on 7,851 Xerath with Aatrox pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Xerath Aatrox Synergy Summary
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Guide to Synergizing Xerath and Aatrox
Tips for Playing as Xerath with Aatrox
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 Understand How Aatrox Will Play
Cast World Ender when you are sure you can force a fight.
Use Umbral Dash while casting The Darkin Blade to increase your chances of hitting the enemy.
Crowd Control abilities like Infernal Chains or your allies' immobilizing effects will help you set up The Darkin Blade.
Xerath Aatrox Synergy Stats
How to Play with Aatrox as Xerath in LoL
The Xerath Aatrox synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Aatrox, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.
Overall, Xerath sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Aatrox. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Aatrox helps Xerath perform poorer in ranked LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Xerath plays on the same team as Aatrox, he observes a barely noticable drop in his complete damage output. This change could signal that Aatrox does not help cover for him to dish out more damage or that his support also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Xerath is played together with Aatrox on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Aatrox.
Moreover, when Xerath plays with Aatrox on the same side, he usually takes a little less damage than when he fights alone. Receiving not as much damage could mean that Aatrox does a decent job of covering Xerath during teamfights.
Synergies between Xerath and Aatrox
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Is Xerath better when played alongside Aatrox?
There is no ideal synergy for Xerath that will no matter what be his best synergy. Yet, overall, Aatrox is a very typical companion for Xerath. By locking into the same team as Xerath, he increases their win rate by 0.2% to 50.8%. This shows that there is a weak bond between Xerath and Aatrox that allows them to perform at the top of their game together than without each other.
Aatrox has a much lower diffuclty than Xerath. That means Xerath players don't need to be careful when enlisting Aatrox allies to play with, as they will have to have a much lower level of skill to do well with you.
When playing alongside, Xerath players will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to to do a lot of AP damage. When paired, these two can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.
Although, by aligning Xerath and Aatrox together, you may not be granting your other allies much cover. Plan to pick other champs on your team that nullifies this hole in their abilities.
Regardless of your Aatrox ally's ability, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to truly master Xerath to work well with Aatrox during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League matches, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly.
The best items to prioritize in your Xerath and Aatrox synergy build include Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, Horizon Focus, and Shadowflame. When Xerath incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better when paired up with Aatrox than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Xerath had an average win rate of 50.8% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Aatrox with these items in his kit.
To have the best likelihood of coming out on top against your oponents, you should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Coup de Grace, and Presence of Mind runes from the Sorcery and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for this team composition, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.8% win rate overall.
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