Xerath with Leona
How to Synergize Xerath and Leona
based on 2,611 Xerath with Leona pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Xerath Leona Synergy Summary
Best Xerath vs Leona Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Xerath and Leona
Tips for Playing as Xerath with Leona
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 Leona Will Play
Shield of Daybreak and Zenith Blade form a powerful offensive combo.
Lead the charge and mark your foes with Sunlight before your allies deal damage.
You can absorb a huge amount of damage using Eclipse, but you must stay near enemies to gain the bonus duration.
Xerath Leona Synergy Stats
How to Play with Leona as Xerath in LoL
The Xerath Leona synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Leona, 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 Leona. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Leona helps Xerath perform worse in competitive League games. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Xerath plays on the same team as Leona, he sees a clear improvement in his full damage output. This change could signal that Leona provides protection for him to deal more damage or that her allyship also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Xerath is played with Leona 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 alongside Leona.
Additionally, when Xerath plays with Leona on the same side, he usually receives a little less damage than when he plays alone. Receiving not as much damage could mean that Leona does a decent job of protecting Xerath during team fights.
Synergies between Xerath and Leona
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Is Xerath better when played alongside Leona?
There is no one best ally for Xerath that will 100% of the time be his ideal teammate. Yet, Leona is a great companion for Xerath. By playing on the same team as Xerath, she improves their win rate by 3.0% to 53.6%. This shows that there is an important strategic relationship between Xerath and Leona that results in them performing better together than without each other.
Leona has a much lower diffuclty than Xerath. That means Xerath players don't need to be careful when lining up Leona teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a much lower level of skill to be able to work well with you.
Fighting on the same side, Xerath players will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to support your allies. When paired, these champs should be able to manipulate the pace of team fights.
Although, by pairing Xerath and Leona together, you may not be giving your other allies a lot of sustained damage output. Make sure to pick other champs on your team that nullifies this relative gap in their playstyle.
Regardless of the skill of your Leona teammate, you should focus on increasing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, 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 in order to synergize with Leona during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL rounds, you should keep reading to master additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly.
The most crucial finished items to have in your Xerath and Leona synergy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Void Staff, and Luden's Companion. When Xerath used at least these three finished items in his build, he did a lot better as an ally of Leona than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Xerath had an average winrate of 53.6% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Leona with these items in his kit.
To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against your oponents, Xerath players should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Coup de Grace, and Presence of Mind runes from the Sorcery and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Xerath and Leona pairings, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 53.6% winrate overall.
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