Xerath with Viktor
How to Synergize Xerath and Viktor
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Xerath Viktor Synergy Summary
Best Xerath vs Viktor Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Xerath and Viktor
Tips for Playing as Xerath with Viktor
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 Viktor Will Play
Make sure you choose the right augment at the right time.
Death Ray is a powerful poke and a strong area of denial tool. Use it in combination with Gravity Field to control your enemy's position.
Xerath Viktor Synergy Stats
How to Play with Viktor as Xerath in LoL
The Xerath Viktor synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Viktor, 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 large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Viktor. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Viktor helps Xerath perform poorer in ranked LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Xerath is an ally to Viktor, he observes a small decrease in his total damage dealt. This could indicate that Viktor does not support by providing cover for him to dish out more damage or that his support also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Xerath is played alongside Viktor on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Viktor. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Viktor.
Additionally, when Xerath plays with Viktor on the same side, he on average takes a little more damage than when he plays alone. Receiving more damage may indicate that Viktor does a poor job of protecting Xerath in teamfights.
Synergies between Xerath and Viktor
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Is Xerath better when played alongside Viktor?
There is no perfect ally for Xerath that will 100% of the time be his top synergy. However, Viktor is a decent ally for Xerath. By locking into the same side as Xerath, he improves their win rate by 1.9% to 52.5%. This proves that there is a somewhat important bond between Xerath and Viktor that allows them to perform stronger together than without each other.
Viktor has a greater difficulty than Xerath. That means Xerath players must be cautious when lining up Viktor teammates to play with, as they will need a greater level of skill to be able to work well with you.
Fighting together, Xerath players should see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal magical damage. Combined, these champions are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.
Although, by aligning Xerath and Viktor together, you will not be providing your other allies a great deal of attack damage. We recommend you bring other champions on your team that neutralizes this disparity in this pairing's abilities.
Regardless of the skill of your Viktor ally, you need to focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, 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
To learn all of the intricacies of Xerath in order to synergize with Viktor during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL, you should keep reading to learn additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly.
The most crucial finished items to have in your Xerath and Viktor synergy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, and Luden's Companion. When Xerath used at least these three great items in his build, he did significantly better when paired up with Viktor than with many other common item sets. In fact, Xerath had an average win rate of 52.5% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Viktor with this build.
To have the highest probability of coming out on top against your oponents, Xerath players should equip 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 rune builds players picked for this champion pairing, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 52.5% win rate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to team up Viktor with Xerath are presented for all ranked divisions. To narrow the stats and builds to an individual division, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.