Xerath with Vladimir
How to Synergize Xerath and Vladimir
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Xerath Vladimir Synergy Summary
Best Xerath vs Vladimir Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Xerath and Vladimir
Tips for Playing as Xerath with Vladimir
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 Vladimir Will Play
Transfusion instantly deals damage to the enemy before healing Vladimir, making it one of the best last hitting tools in the game.
Cast Hemoplague where it will afflict the most units.
Sanguine Pool pops incoming missiles, so it can be used to dodge disables.
Xerath Vladimir Synergy Stats
How to Play with Vladimir as Xerath in LoL
The Xerath Vladimir synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Vladimir, 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 Vladimir. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Vladimir helps Xerath perform worse in ranked LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.
When Xerath tries to synergize with Vladimir, he sees a little decrease in his full damage output. This difference may indicate that Vladimir does not provide protection for him to dish out more damage or that his presence also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Xerath is played with Vladimir on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Vladimir. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Vladimir.
Additionally, when Xerath plays with Vladimir on the same team, he often takes a little less damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt not as much damage may indicate that Vladimir does a decent job of protecting Xerath during teamfights.
Synergies between Xerath and Vladimir
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Is Xerath better when played alongside Vladimir?
There is no ideal companion for Xerath that will 100% of the time be his #1 ally. However, overall, Vladimir is a relatively poor companion for Xerath. By playing on the same side as Xerath, he drops their win rate by -1.3% to 49.3%. This clearly indicates that there is a negative strategic relationship between Xerath and Vladimir that allows them to perform not as well together than without each other.
Vladimir has a lower difficulty than Xerath. That means you don't need to be very careful when arranging Vladimir comrades to play with, as they will require a lower level of skill to cooperate well with you.
Working on the same side, Xerath players will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal magic damage. Combined, these champs are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.
In contrast, by grouping Xerath and Vladimir together, you probably will not be providing your other teammates a lot of anti-tank damage dealing potential. Make sure to bring other champions on your team that neutralizes this relative gap in this pairing's playstyle.
Regardless of the skill of your Vladimir ally, you should focus on increasing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well anyway.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to truly master Xerath in order to pair well with Vladimir during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League rounds, you should keep reading to master some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot.
The most crucial items to prioritize in your Xerath and Vladimir synergy build consist of Horizon Focus, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Xerath bought at least these three great items in his build, he did significantly better when fighting alongside Vladimir than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Xerath boasted an average win rate of 49.3% when playing alongside Vladimir with these items in his kit.
To have the highest chance of crushing your oponents, you should use 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 combinations players used for this champion pairing, this blending of runes yielded the top win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.3% win rate overall.
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