Xerath with Orianna
How to Synergize Xerath and Orianna
based on 1,108 Xerath with Orianna pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Xerath Orianna Synergy Summary
Best Xerath vs Orianna Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Xerath and Orianna
Tips for Playing as Xerath with Orianna
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 Orianna Will Play
Command: Protect can be used on yourself to return the Ball back to you quickly. Combine this with Command: Attack for a quick harassment.
Command: Dissonance is a very powerful escape tool if Orianna has the Ball. The combination of speed and leaving a slowing obstacle can be quite powerful.
Command: Shockwave can be used to drag enemies towards you or away from you if you position the Ball properly.
Xerath Orianna Synergy Stats
How to Play with Orianna as Xerath in LoL
The Xerath Orianna synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Orianna, 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 Orianna. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Orianna helps Xerath perform not as well in ranked LoL matches. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.
When Xerath is paired with Orianna, he sees a small decrease in his full damage dealt. This change could signal that Orianna does not provide cover for him to dish out more damage or that her presence also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Xerath is played alongside Orianna on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Orianna.
Additionally, when Xerath plays with Orianna on the same side, he typically takes a little more damage than when he plays alone. Taking more damage may indicate that Orianna does a poor job of covering Xerath during teamfights.
Synergies between Xerath and Orianna
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Is Xerath better when played alongside Orianna?
There is no top companion for Xerath that will 100% of the time be his ideal teammate. However, Orianna is a terrible companion for Xerath. By locking into the same team as Xerath, she lowers their win rate by -3.7% to 46.9%. This demonstrates that there is a terrible bond between Xerath and Orianna that results in them performing not as well together than alone.
Orianna has a lower difficulty than Xerath. That means you don't need to be cautious when arranging Orianna comrades to play with, as they will need a lower level of skill to be able to do well with you.
Fighting on the same side, Xerath players should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal magical damage. When paired, these champs can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.
In contrast, by bringing Xerath and Orianna together, you may not be giving your team enough sustained damage output. We recommend you have other champions on your team that helps cover this hole in their kit.
Regardless of your Orianna ally's skill level, you need to focus on maximizing your income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Xerath in order to synergize with Orianna during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends matches, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly.
The top finished items to focus on in your Xerath and Orianna synergy build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, and Luden's Companion. When Xerath incorporated at least these three great items in his build, he did a lot better as an ally of Orianna than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Xerath boasted an average win rate of 46.9% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Orianna with this build.
To have the greatest chance of annihilating your oponents, Xerath players should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for this champion pairing, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 46.9% winrate overall.
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