Ranked #18 out of 39 in SupportDiscover all Support champions who counter Xerath. Use our statistics and learn how to counter Xerath in League of Legends and win in Champion Select! Xerath Data for all roles taken from 65,240621,67712,56050,654292 matches.
Penguto says “Xerath depends on what support you have, If you have a support that can grab Xerath is no big deal, but if you cant hit him he will out-range you and poke you to 1hp.”
KoZee says “Xerath plays a lot like lethality Varus actually. His Q is a long range charged poke and he has an AOE stun. His R gives him the advantage of trading and leaving his enemies low, as he can often follow up from a distance. However, he is very squishy himself, leaving him open to punishment if he misses his abilities. He is a very skillshot reliant champ.”
Delta eGirl says “Xerath will deal lots of magic damage from very far away, often not even on your screen. Aphelios doesn't really have a way to deal with this, and it's up to the support to dive Xerath in order for you both to follow up. Either out sustain or dive him, or he'll win.”
Mothstress says “Makes botlane nearly unplayable due to his high poke and non-projectile damage, rush a DShield with a vampiric scepter and pray that your support goes in on him”
MilkshakeGuru says “A good Xerath is BAD news. His W and Q's are extremely easy to land on TF who has short range. Every time you want to farm expect to have to dodge or get hit. I like going Noonquiver + Refillable as an ideal first back against him.”
Profesor APH. says “first xerath have damage but if he want to poke you he need to give damage to minions and adc probably miss some cs, if you use q on severum its pretty hard to hit you by his r or something another ”
EvoNinja7 says “He has a ridiculous amount of poke, he has a stun and a fast global ultimate. He has no sustain for him or his support though, so try to engage once his spells are down. Dodging his Q is hard, but if you can dodge them that's his primary damage source gone.”
Redsaturn says “This champion is broken. If you don't want to deal with it just dodge. If he doesnt int he can kill you in the middle game with 1 Q and his ultimate. ”
yers says “Similar to lux, hes highly vulnerable once his W and E are burned out. Xeraths will usually move up as they aim their Q, which is a perfect time for you to set up a combo uninterrupted.”
HoesBeforeBros69 says “Despite his weird appearance, Xerath is not only a Doctor in sea biology, he is also the national italian Wrestling champion. Over the last few years he managed to gain a total of 107kg so he could participate in heavyweight matches. He can be a decent threat to Morgana when encountered in limited area and played correctly. Make sure to unwrap all of your highend level Wrestling moves „Brainbuster, Backbreaker, Triforce Suplex“ to put him in his place. And this place is a japanese fish market.”
Nekostn says “His high-range poke can leave you low during laning phase, if you don't have a hook support it's a good idea to replace Conqueror with Fleet Footwork. ”
Terrific says “Meh, just obnoxious and annoying. nothing more. free gold if you can reach it. dodge the E and try not to get poked too much down. once you have BT you should be able to survive lane and catch him off guard. ”
KuuHaKu_OtgmZ says “He runs OOM (Out Of Mana) really quick early, this is the time frame where you must punish him from spamming. If you end behind on midgame I suggest you to switch to second build”
Mr. Nyahr says “Somewhere in-between Brand and Vel'Koz, he hurts a hell of a lot, but if he misses abilities he's not a threat. Don't let him snipe you with ult.”
Xerxes Is ADC says “you're f'ed if he lands anything on you. Build the Against AP Build. You want rapid fire and death's dance for this guy if he gets fed as mid/support”
purrpledrank says “Similar to Brand but with more range. Sometimes you can W dash out of his skillshot to avoid the damage, however he's incredibly annoying to play against.”
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Tips Against Xerath in Middle Lane Tips Provided by MOBAFire Guide Authors
Yeager says “One of Cassiopeia's main weaknesses is her short range. Xerath outranges her, so you should never have a chance of killing him if he positions well.
You can still win this lane but it depends entirely on how good you are at predicting and dodging skillshots.
His waveclear is also much better, so that makes it even harder for us as he can constantly shove in the wave after 1 complete item.
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Drewmatth Taliyah says “Corrupting Potion because Intensive Poke and sustain is heavily needed. Biscuits MIGHT work too but I'd rather have Minion Dematerializer.
In Long Range Mages Matchups you have to try to understand their Q pattern and where they will cast it. They would generally want to either poke
you down to kill you or shove you out of the lane, but the matchup is not really impossible if you get boots and try to get close to them for a nice combo.Xerath is the most oppressive as his Q's bypass minions, but they are dodgeable if you always switch your dodge pattern.
Try to be as non predictable as possible.
Get Minion Dematerializer.
Post 6 try to either get close on them with your ult and outplay with flash OR roam
bot faster than them and get kills. They will follow with their long range abilities but by the time they actually do something meaningful you should have sealead
the deal. This matchup is all about roaming and learning how to
properly dodge his poke on lane. It is okay if you do not get kills, but it is not ok to get killed especially since he cannot 100-0 you unless he's super fed.”
Yeager says “One of the easiest match ups. Take the full sustain page to survive his poke and look for trades already from level 3. He is immobile so it should be almost impossible for him to dodge your skill shots without flash. All in him at level 6 if you've managed to poke him down a bit from earlier levels. Once you get out of laning phase and into the side lane, he can't do anything.”
Ambitieux says “So in this lane versus Xerath you cannot let Xer have his way. If you stay back and try to play the lane regular he will shove you in and poke you under turret without any repercussions. So for this one try to take any trades that look healthy. And you need to have the fancy feet because dodging will be the best way to win. You can also all in at 6 to beat him if he is overextended. His range will be the mountain that you either climb or die on in this lane. Ask for jungle assistance.”
iZianni says “He outranges us and outpokes us.
We one shot him if we ever land skills, but he outranges us.
Boring match up, just farm and play for mid-late game.
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AP WormMaW Mid says “We all know this guy and what is he cappable of from big distance. This is why you will pretty much lose all trades pre-6, where it's best to just farm up. At level 6, when he starts channeling Q, you can try to hit him with E,Q,R combo because it's really hard for him to avoid it when he is slowed down due to his Q channel. At level 11 it will be a bit easier to trade him from distance, but still not 100% great because your ranges will be similar. Where you actually start outperforming him is level 16, where your range becomes higher than his, so whenever he is channeling Q, you have free R hits on him, which will force him away from whatever objective that he is currently trying to defend. So chill out here and don't get behind, you will be stronger later on!”
Yeager says “The outcome of this matchup entirely depends on how good you are at reading the opponent because Xerath only has skillshots. You can rush tier 2 boots right after you get Lost chapter to make it much easier to dodge his abilities. He has the range advantage at all times, and also better waveclear with enough items, which makes him a good pick into Orianna. You want to get out of the lane ASAP and look for plays at top/bot to snowball your laners. ”
Halfhand says “Just like in the Karthus matchup you should look to buy boots first. Preferably mercs. This allows you to dodge his spells really easy.”
Baion says “This champ outranges you. It's almost impossible to lane against. Try to avoid as much as possible his pokes and sustein your health until jungler ganks you. Revide his pokes with your W and E (your range abilities)”
Sanctuar says “High waveclear with long range abilities makes it hard to bring him down, but once he gets locked down there is no way for him to survive since he is weak to hard CC.”
Hullos says “Out ranges you, has a huge amount of cc making it hard to approach. If he uses stun and slow and still is in wall range that is the best chance to kill him, assuming you have more that half HP.”
Coldsong says “Xerath is a pretty easy matchup unless they are scripting or they are Zwag. As long as you move unpredictably, his skillshots are a piece of cake to dodge. Do not use your E while in vision, as it will make it super easy for him to land his stun on you.”
angeLoon says “Conq Dblade In Resolve Conditioning Or Domination as Secondary.
Try to have long trades with him lvl 2
and kill him
you can windwall his E”
StarTundra says “Xerath is the worst enemy for anivia to fight in general. Anivia has no way of closing the gap between her and Xerath and in the meanwhile your slow bird is flappin on over to him, he's shooting all kinds of beams orbs and artillery at you. Overall not fun to fight, and very difficult to stay alive.”
Fuzzmonkey says “Xerath can be pretty stressful to play against since it's very hard to get close to him. I would highly suggest buying boots first against him so you can avoid his skillshots. I would also recommend using double chains against him too since he is immobile and all you need to do is keep dodging whilst adding autos to the combo. Try to all him at every opportunity early game using your W as close to him as possible with your E+Q combo, since when he gets items, he'll be waveclearing pretty fast and you'll be using your mana on clearing minions rather than going in for him. Remember to call for ganks on an overextend Xerath.”
Katasandra says “[1] Dodge his everything. Get boots asap.
[2] His E stuns for longer when it travels a longer time: if you jump on top on him it won't be as effective.
[3] Don't stand in the minion wave so he can't harass + push the wave at the same time.”
eiensiei says “Just like Vel'koz, Xerath simply does what Lux does in lane, but better. His combo always deals more damage. Most Xeraths won't Q right on top of a champion, but to one of its sides. I try to notice which direction he usually goes for and dodge the opposite way (or I'll use W if it looks like the Q is about to hit). He clears the wave with W-Q, but Lux doesn't have the same luxury, so it's good to make peace with the fact that he might have better CS as I'm pushed in 24/7 - however that does leave him vulnerable to ganks. If my jungler doesn't come, I'll farm to the best of my ability and hope I can get better picks later on than he can.”
Fuzzmonkey says “Works simliar to Syndra, both have stun and both have poke. Try to dodge as much of his poke as possible (buy booys first if needed) and all in him whenever you get the chance to.”
Katawina52 says “Same as Velkoz, but tiny bit easier. His poke is just as annoying, but way easier to all in. When you E>W>Q in always make sure you continue to move around to avoid his E. This matchup depends a lot on how good you are at dodging and how good Xerath is at hitting. Dont be afraid to go for all ins after level 6 and in 2v2s you should hard win unless you take too much poke. Mercs vs xerath is good if they have more cc's.”
WayOfTheTempesst says “Very easy matchup just dodge his poke and just try to freeze so he is forced to walk up and go on him whenever you have ur 3rd q. Use E to dodge his Q or ultis if you have to. I would take Conq with conditioning dshield and unflinching if they have a lot of cc or just overgrowth.”
WayOfTheTempesst says “Another lane similar to Lux, Zyra, etc. Don't stand in your minions so he has to choose to harass you with his Q or push the wave with his Q. Windwall his E only if its going to hit you from medium-long range but not point blank range because even if he hits you from point blank range it will only stun you for .5 sec which won't really matter too much. Dodge his skill shots by Eing through the wave and push him in to force him to run oom csing the wave. ”
Dr Eggmund says “Excellent poke champion, mobility is vital and you need to predict his abilities. His main poke is his Q beam, be sure to change up your movements so you don't become predictable. Eventually he'll use it to push lane. Ping your team when he walks down river as his Ult has a large range.”
RezoneVerified says “Close distance when trading - you will never out range him! Place turrets right beside him/land an easy grenade to proc multiple beams. Use your passive to dodge his ultimate.”
Sylvan Lore says “My least favourite orianna matchup in the game. He outranges and outdamages you with a low cooldown Ult and skillshots that are nearly undodgable if placed properly. The best you can do if counter picked this hard is try to break even and land some nasty late game Ults. Build Mercs and Banshees after a mana item so that you can survive his rotation. Do you best to hide in minions to he cant land an E in laning phase. If you somehow do get in range to combo him, he actually is quite squishy and you have kill pressure. But that is unlikely if he is spacing well.
Recommend: Barrier or Heal and Vs. AP Assassin build with merc treads.”
DarDarThePenguin says “Xerath is just a poke mage that can't survive if you get into range. If he's too far back, you outscale him; if he gets too close, you kill him. Take Fleet page and MR.”
LunarVortex says “His poke is very annoying to deal with, but once you're close to him, he's in trouble. He's very squishy and has no ways of dodging your Q or getting out of your ult. Time your E well to spellshield his stun when running him down. Buy early boots to make dodging easier.”
A Wanblee Wasta says “This is a very unpleasant champion that can poke you in the early game, but in mid and late game he also will be strong. I played vs him not a many games, but i think, that you can buy boots in first back.”
richardlized says “Against Xerath you need boots early in order to dodge skillshots. A Xerath with good aim is extremely obnoxious to play against and what you need to do is to bait out his E before all inning. This matchup is pretty simple. If you guys have the same hp exp post 6, you just won the lane if you don’t grief your post 6 all in.
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Thresh Mid says “Outranges you heavily, but once close range he does not have much disengage to keep you away. Jungler isn't necessary but will always help.”
fanchessfan says “If you have the mechanics to dodge his skillshots, pog, if you don't unpog. Take double MR runes and ghost to help you kite through skillshots. ”
mrmundo says “Just like Lux, it's all about positioning. Try not to be too safe because he will just poke you down. Remember his stun is based on how far it travels (half a second at point blank range) so if you are close to him, it will give you enough time to dodge his W and Q and give him a beatdown.”
DabiDabi says “Xerath will want to shove you in your tower and poke you. Don't let him do that and don't let him line you and your minions up since he'll try to Q you or your minions. Try to bait his stun by walking straight to him and either side step or E him. Once his stun is down you'll win.”
Human1208 says “Pretty much anyone with a lot of range or cc can beat ali mid with ease so that's why I recommend when first starting, only play into midlane assassins cause they tend to be easy to beat ”
AniviaBot says “Xerath is a really annoying matchup for Anivia. His entire kit kit is made to attack from a safe distance. Most abilities is at such a long range where Anivia wont be able to hit him. Additonally is his W and Q a big problem for Anivia in the early stages of your game. Both these abilities cast extremely fast and because of the slow base movespeed Anivias has, you'd often end up getting poked out.”
TheDuskWalker says “All Summs. Phase Rush.
Become Michael Jackson and use your dodging skills. He can't really win this lane unless you get hit by everything he throws at you. Farm up and one shot him later on.”
Oxydation says “You cant kill him, because of his range, in most cases, but in this matchup goes everything around dodging and baiting. He will try to push you in and harass you, so ask for Jungle help. Start D-Shield(if you are Plat or higher)”
seemes says “he will massively outrange you and can poke you down. however your passive sustain should allow you to survive lane and you are far more useful in early skirmishes.
he is completely immobile so you should look for all ins.”
Curt Mcbeltpants says “A matchup I like to play against a lot, pokes similar to lux, do not stand in the middle of the wave when he charges up Q because he wants to hit both, force him to choose between you or the wave. The only issue is if you have fights going on bot and top he can ult from mid but if you're quick you can cancel it to give side lanes breathing room.”
Daers says “Try to get boots on first back, dodge his Q and W and try to bait his E in lane. Go in every time he uses E, whether he hits it or not. Take tenacity.”
Little Planet says “He outranges you, outtrades you and outscales you.
Same as Velkoz, play it slow and wait for your mythic before you try anything funky.”
Joseph Evanss says “Same as the Viktor matchup, he will poke you out a ton but once you get Berserkers + Zeal the match up becomes very easy. Try to heal with Second Wind and D Shield. Walk up to him and use your e to dodge his then kill him. Go Second Wind, Revitalize + D Shield”
TheSecretsWithin says “Q Max, Doran's Shield... The amount of stuff Xerath throws out in lane is insane, but..... He is still super squishy, so you can either dodge all of the spells he throws out or face tank it all XD. You can easily burst him without any issue. Don't forget you can interrupt both his Q and R with your Q channel cancel, so don't be afraid to use it.”
ahspaghetti says “dodge his stun and side step his q, you will make him waste all of his mana, when he is low mana or no stun, you can engage for all in. you can look to buy boots after first back to help in dodging his q (plz unnerf kat 5 pixel movement speed)”
DynamicConscious says “He just outranges you. If he is a very good player, you will have a very difficult time in lane. But I would recommend trying to all-in on him after he uses his stun, as he has nothing to stop your charge. For him, his offense is his defense. ”
Black Shadow QIYANA says “Its honestly a 50/50 matchup it all depends on who missplays more you both do alot of dmg but xerath because of his range has lane prio but try to all in him as many times so you will have more prio in the game”
7daysko says “His range is far superior. If you even think of getting up close, he can just stun you and run away, then keep on poking until you die. Definetely ask for ganks though, as he has no mobility whatsoever.”
AngryAngrier says “Poke support. TL;DR, Outranged, and youre getting perma poked, have fun!
Xerath is horrible once you finally engage, just avoid his stun. He's not at all as bad as Senna, however.”
JoshAy says “Play back and dodge his skillshots. He cannot hurt you without hitting a skillshot. Ult can be decent in fights but at the tail end of a fight (for cleanup, not engage)”
The Jhin Cena says “Take the Fleet Footwork Laning Runes and take Unflinching if they have a lot of CC. Xerath is one of the easiest match ups for Yone. Similar to other squishy mages, there isn't really much he can do once you engage onto him, especially if he doesn't conserve his stun. The best time to engage is once he is trying to land his stun on you, dodge it with E and then go in from there. You can take extended trades with him being that as aforementioned, he cannot stop you once you dive him. When he is charging up his laser, this also leaves him vulnerable for your Stacked Q or your ult, so that is another opportunity for an engage. The only threat he really has is killing you if you stay in the lane too long after letting him poke you, so don't get greedy and recall if you begin to get low. If he does happen to ult you though, dodge it with your E1 and exploit the extra movement speed to dodge the rest. You can also E and ult him to interrupt his ult and get back to safety easily.”
kindo says “Farm lane, not much you can do to try to kill him. He'll stay back from far and poke and/or waveclear from range. Don't let him autoattack you for free - it gives him double mana back from his passive. Q'ing into him to get closer typically helps because it makes his stun duration shorter, so if you are going to fight then you can tank the shorter stun or try to dodge it altogether (in which case you likely won't be in range). W can help sustain any poke you take from him in lane. Just push and roam since it's hard to even get in range.”
mihaila says “He is squishy but remember that he will stay far from you. buy banshee at some point of the game because u need to dodge his E. Take fleet footwork.”
xoonaka says “Same Issue with Viktor, It's pretty hard to kill him if he respects you and he can poke you constantly, whilst farming from a distance. If he pushes up It's a pretty free kill since his E stun duration isn't very long if you E him.”
HeroAronNavius says “The easiest matchup against Yone.
Against xerath go Fleet footwork.
Xerath is a really tiny threat bcs he only has poke abilities. So avoid all of his Q's and E's and you will get through to him just fine. Get first blood and you have won the midlane.”
Noodles912 says “His is super immobile, and if he uses his ult, it's a free shark for you. Get in, kill him, and get out. While laning, stay away from your own minions, so he has to choose between minions or harass. His E is easy to dodge with your E. If he uses it, ALL IN!”
elnino9 says “Dodge his Qs, careful when you walk up to farm as he can Q or W, use shunpo to avoid skill shots if needed. When you go in on him with EW be sure you try to juke his E afterwards as most xerath players will immediately try to throw it out, use W's decay movespeed to avoid his E when all-ining.”
PASS10NE says “The best way to counter Xerath is by dodging his abilities, but that is easier said that done. Do not keep distance from the champion and try to harass him. One W + Q + P combo will take down half of his hp. Be wary of ganks because you will be extending a bit to harass xerath.”
NuclearAkali says “Start W and you can almost always dodge his abilities. If you are having trouble go into a practice game with a friend and just let him play Xerath and learn the matchup.”
Wunsch3957 says “Annoying with his poke but very winnable lane. Avoid his abilities and you're fine. If he has barrier roam after level 6. Fleet with any secondary tree.”
Impossible2Gank says “If they're good at landing skill shots then it'll come down to how good you are at dodging them. Magic Resist is recommended early.”
GeDBo says “This is Azir's toughest match-up. Xerath outranges you and if his aim is good, arguably can out-damage you as well. There is a simple trick on making his game difficult - never stay close to your minions. You should stay in between the minion wave and the bushes one the side of mid lane. This way Xerath is forced to choose whether he should aim his abilities at you or the minion waves. If he aims at you, he will loose a certain ammount of CS doing so. Buy boots early on so it is easier for you to dodge his abilities. If he aims at the wave, this opens an opportunity to poke him. Try to shove the first wave. It is difficult to farm with Xerath under turret, especially in early game. Xerath's biggest weakness is his lack of mobility. Unless he has flash, there is no way he can escape from a successful Shurima Shuffle combo. The Arcane comet rune page is strongly suggested in this match-up.”
nZk01 says “(Mid) he just completely outranges you so you can't really do anything, same as velkoz even though its easier to dodge xeraths spells and he has less kill pressure on you, just need your jungler to come and gank or dive him, would recommend TP/Barrier.”
Modern Giraffe says “Used to one trick this lightning rod. Bring cleanse and just run at him. A good one will play safe but unless he has dedicated peel or stays grouped he is free meat.”
Aht3ns says “Long range poke is not very nice against Mundo. It's not as bad as Vel'Koz since Xerath does not have true damage, but it can still be scary.”
Coldsong says “Start boots and 4 potions into a Xerath, so you can dodge his skillshots easier. His stun sets up his combo, so buy a QSS or bring Cleanse to negate it.”
InkHeiko says “This time it is about high ranged champions liek Xeraths, Vel koz or Ziggs (even if Ziggs might be the worst between the 3): The laning will depend on how well you can dodge the spells. But these champions are strong earlier than you, so if you don't manage to survive or to poke them in early they can take huge advantage (Velkoz's ult, Ziggs' bombs, Xeraths' long range)”
SoraSan says “Essa é a pior matchup para o Azir, Xerath de ta outrange e out-damage(caso acerte as habilidades dele). Existe um truque simples para lidar com o Xerath, não fique perto da onda de minions. Fique entre a rota e os arbustos. Dessa forma Xerath é forçado a escolher se vai bater em você ou na onda de minions, se escolher bater em você, ele perderá farm com isso. Compre botas cedo para poder desviar de suas habilidades. Se ele bater na onda de minions, você poderá pokear ele. Tente puxar a primeira wave, Xerath tem dificuldade de farmar debaixo da torre, principalmente no começo de jogo. A maior fraqueza do Xerath é sua falta de mobilidade, a menos que ele tenha flash, ele não será capaz de escapar de um Shurima Shuffle bem feito.
Cometa Arcano é recomendado nessa matchup.”
BigBushMan says “This is an easy lane, despite the severe range disdvantage. The key here is to stick onto him like a leech. If you are on him, he can do nothing, and you have free reign to kill him. Be careful of his E if you try to dive him, as that will turn the dive instantly. Other than that, just don't get poked out by his range. ”
nZk01 says “(Mid) he just completely outranges you so you can't really do anything, same as velkoz even though its easier to dodge xeraths spells and he has less kill pressure on you, just need your jungler to come and gank or dive him, would recommend TP/Barrier.”
tomzieE says “runes - fleet, triumph, alacrity, stand; taste, ravenous go for 3x e and then max q
he si gonna stand under the tower and farm mostly with barrier
block his stun and try to win”
xxseraphinaaxx says “The static floater is hard to deal with for a few reasons. He outranges Anivia and just pokes her to death. Well, just go all in right? No, as he can just stun you and run away. Since you have no mobility, you have almost no way of dodging his ult or stupid beams easily and then again, he can just continue to poke.”
Hiimkata says “Same as Velkoz, but tiny bit easier. His poke is just as annoying, but way easier to all in. When you E>W>Q in always make sure you continue to move around to avoid his E. This matchup depends a lot on how good you are at dodging and how good Xerath is at hitting. Dont be afraid to go for all ins after level 6 and in 2v2s you should hard win unless you take too much poke. Mercs vs xerath is good if they have more cc's.”
ShadowSlayerMain says “Trade him from distance so he can't restore enough Mana to trade you, if you dodge his stun using the correct mechanic you can do everything”
mrsuits says “Ask for ganks. If he uses his spells start poking him. push the wave as much as you can but stay away from your minions. If he hits you then he loses cs to the tower.”
bboyxje123 says “Try to dominate the lane from lvl 1-3 and push/poke him into his turret. To win this lane you will need fancy feet to dodge his stuns and poke.”
RaZorEUW says “Continuez d'esquiver ces sorts , envoyez lui vos sorts en permanence et dès qu'il a utilisé son E ou qu'il a pu de flash ou de Zhonia c'est un free kill ”
Pixel Pocket says “He can poke you but you can out sustain his poke pretty easily. He can waveclear but he can't even dream of following your roams with anything but his Ult. Also just in a bad spot right now in my opinion.”
KataTocDo says “Major only because he does long-range poke and late game you will never be able to get to him. Dodge everything and you will win.
Runes: Elec - Prec.
Starting Items: D Shield”
Elite500 says “Start boots and activate your michael jackson dance moves, if he's good he'll make your life hell, try play as aggressive as possible though, you can one shot him at 6”
Jnewbringspain says “This matchup is just like Lux, without the shield, so it's slightly easier. Hard to hit because of his ridiculous range, but easy to kill if you can manage to get in on him. Avoid poke best you can, and focus minions during his cooldowns.”
wildersovereign says “This matchup is similar to Vel'Koz, but easier and more annoying due to his poke. His poke in the early levels is notable, although you really can't do much offensively about it. Once you gain a few levels, you can start to meaningfully trade with him. Predict his E with yours and kill him with a binding. He is very immobile and his Q slows him, so take advantage of this to assassinate him every chance you get.”
ITSDEBEAR says “Electro matchup. Its one of these matchups where boots start doesnt seem as bad. Dodge his abilities, get him to half hp and flash on his ass. If he is good youll have a hard time but bad xeraths are easy to abuse.”
rajsovsky says “Pretty much similiar to velkoz's matchup. If he didn't have S+ from math he is not going to be dangerous, but still respect him as he has a lot of range. If he misses his E you can try to dodge everything else and poke/kill him.”
invalidd says “Easy matchup, you heal up most of the poke and you can zigzag his stun utilizing your W and then hook him over for a big trade, he has a really
hard time using his ult vs pyke because you can go invis or even E one of the projectiles, easy to sneak up on in jungle fights. Easy to setup ganks on.”
TheRealFloyde says “Depends on how good player is just try to poke him and be fast with your dashes try to freeze lane and go for pokes when he last hits thats the most vunerable time for xerath to be punished”
lkycch says “Use GLP to setup Q+W+Q stuns on him, but never get too close to let him stun you. In lane, try your best to move diagonally as soon as he releases his Q, so that you can dodge it. It takes tons of practise to react quick enough, which is why he's one of the best poke mages out there! Remember: Summoner's Rift is a 5V5, not a 1v1. You don't have to stay in lane and suffer a losing matchup!”
StarForger says “Your low mobility makes it very hard to dodge his skillshots. He outranges you and a good Xerath can make the laning phase one-sided. ”
Fox_Gan says “You can easily trade your shields for his mana. He has passive for mana charge, but the time of it's recharge is too big, so you can easily make him run out of mana. USE YOUR [Q] TO AVOID LANE HARRASING FROM HIM. BUY MERCURE THREADS TO REDUCE DAMAGE AND CC TIME.”
lkycch says “In lane, try your best to move diagonally as soon as he releases his Q, so that you can dodge it. It takes tons of practise to react quick enough, which is why he's one of the best poke mages out there! Remember: Summoner's Rift is a 5V5, not a 1v1. You don't have to stay in lane and suffer a losing matchup!”
KASSAW1N says “Kass vs Xerath: Mas de lo mismo, solo tienes que esquivar su Stun para luego abalancarte hacia él. (compra hielo eterno o eco de luden)”
bboyxje123 says “Personally for me this is the hardest matchup for ahri. Since you can't really poke him down in the early levels because he is not melee. Try to dodge as much as possible and play with your team ( roam a lot ).”
Tortoise_Maniac says “- Try to avoid his poke
- Don't stand in the minion wave or he can both shove and poke you
- Try to match his waveclear
- If he chooses to poke you, push the wave
- Consider buying Mercury Treads
- Push and play for jungle
- Outroam him level 6”
Scyrine says “Me personally I don't have too much trouble with this champ because I can read him pretty easily, but just try to dodge his skillshots and engage him after his stun. ”
BCota says “Pokes you out of lane. You better improve on dodging skillshots for thing matchup. Take DShield dodge everything you can, use pool ONLY for his stun and dont be afraid to almost int for poke since you heal it back. Once hes low enough oneshot him. After large rod you can poopoo on him even through barrier”
Chili Dog says “Start boots and activate your michael jackson dance moves, if he's good he'll make your life hell, try play as aggressive as possible though, you can one shot him at 6. Both runes are viable.”
kimjisoo8 says “Super easy to beat, just ult him down, and use your ults to escape his abilities. He is so squishy and will be dead in 2 seconds. (His poke is annoying but don't let him live long enough to poke you).”
Niqkl says “Get boots first back and start dancing. If he has the density to not go barrier, and heal or something worse, pop flash or ghost at level 6, ignite early and run him down ONCE YOU HIT A SINGLE EMPOWERED Q”
FalleN3 says “This lane is a nightmare. If Xerath is anyway near decent he will destroy you in this match-up. He is extremely long-ranged which will make it easy for him to harass you and difficult for you to get near him to trade.
He out-ranges you by a lot and his spells are difficult to avoid.
He's not mobile so therefore weak to ganks, he is also squishy so you can burst him down after level 6. Try your best to farm until then.”
Last Roar says “strong points: Great Range, Great dmg.
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Weak Points: Immobile
Obj: Wait for good Q or trap to mark him, then all in. Cleanse or QSS will help avoid getting stunned in the all ins. You can outroam him, easily but you need to keep the lanes push up as he clears well.”
OxiteoMyst says “Outranges you quite a bit, you have to be good at dodging his attacks if you want to win. Try to poke him with E and get ur jg to gank, you two can also dive him if you have a tanky jg. He is really squishy so if he gets in your range, go erase him.”
SkellyBirb says “Xerath has a lot of poke and can be annoying to face early game. However, he doesn't have much to stop you from one shotting him if you land an elastic slingshot once you have some AP.”
Sadkid says “Xerath poke can be quite frustrating. Consider taking Corrupting/Biscuits this lane. Later on he is squishy so play around the terrain to hit Es while he Ultis. ”
WolfRider01 says “Avoid stun, get in his face and just slap him. You win lane hard. DO NOT PLAY PASSIVE. Be as aggressive as you can without over extending. By being passive you are letting him win. ”
k1t3k1t3 says “Neeko has great matchups, and ot all of these are even too hard, the main issue is they can run you down, 1 shot you, or have potent CC to shut you down during teamfights.”
Papzz says “Try to play near him and be careful with his E as he can pretty easily do his whole combo on you. Cleanse or barrier should be fine here. Don't go for ignite as he is very ranged champion.”
Bobbab says “Very long range, if you can get onto him when his e/w is down as they stun and slow. Jungle ganks makes him unplayable as he is immobile.”
sweodigaming says “Xerath has very good poke, and he does not easily run out of mana, because of his passive. He will probably try to slow you with his W which is very hard to dodge then try to Q you. Since Annie does not have much mobility you will be bullied hard.”
MetaKnight13373 says “Xerath can be tough to lane against, You really cannot trade with him as he won't allow himself to get into range of your abilities. The only way you can really kill Xerath is when you have enough damage to flash or ult forward and 100 to 0 him, and even this can be negated when he takes barrier. The best way to lane against Xerath is not to lane against him, play safe until lost chapter and then shove and roam. If he follows your roam, you can kill him before he reaches the safety of his tower, if he shoves to your tower and starts autoing it, you can gank your own lane and catch him out of position. ”
Glasletter says “Similar to Vel'Koz, the range is annoying but you actually beat him pretty easily as he has to slow down/stop for most of his abilities, and his main CC is easily shielded.”
Magical Rock says “Xerath is easy to play against because he does absolutely no damage outside his combo. His abilities are fairly easy to dodge, but his Q can be a bit annoying.”
ZeMoller says “Xerath is a very hard lane, you have to be able to dodge a lot his skillshots and try to freeze infront of ur tower, and farm up till you can go onto sidelane, where you can hide in a bush and catch him off guard. The only ways of killing him in lane is freezing infront of ur tower and hope he steps too far up when your jungler is around, or if u catch him of guard with a flash ult.”
Jamakin12 says “Dodge his Qs if you are able to. He can poke you down early and is difficult to kill. Once it reaches mid game, you start to scale harder than him. His passive allows him to gain mana, so in most situations you won't be able to wait until his mana drains. This matchup is all about baiting his Q so he misses it, but if he is a smarter player and is better at reading your movement then it is a good idea to play more defensively. I personally unlock W level one in this matchup but unlocking Q is also useful for dodging his abilities. ”
FalleN3 says “In the early levels there is not a whole lot to say, Xerath simply has an easier time than you. If you manage to trade with him you should be able to deal more damage, however your will use up more mana than him each time. His enormous range gives him a big advantage and your best option is to not bother trying to trade with him but to concentrate on farming instead. Try your best to avoid his poke and skill shots and be sure to make good use of your ball defensively (E). Early boots will be a solid buy in this match-up. Once it gets to late game, he will look to poke - you will need an engage, keep that in mind and look for openings.”
Lunasta says “the best chance you can get of killing him is engaging on him when he's trying to farm, just like ahri, he can prevent you from roaming by just pushing the wave, he is not a hard champion to gank, so if you're in trouble, stay safe, try to avoid his poke with your W and wait for your jungler”
Yeager says “If you have trouble dodging skillshots, i recommend rushing boots ASAP.(Then you swap out secondary runes with domination). He has long range poke and strong waveclear. You can go for a portal jump + E when he's charging his Q because he will be slowed. Otherwise do not waste it or you will eat his entire combo”
SkellyBirb says “Xerath has a lot of poke, but very little mobility. If he positions himself poorly, you can catch him out and chunk him down or possibly kill him. You can also roam to gain an advantage.”
Frixen says “Easy if you dodge everything. Like, extremely easy. Ghost recommended.
* He outranges you, so be careful.
* Be careful with roaming as he has a really high range ultimate available to him.
As easy as it is if you dodge everything, abuse his high cooldowns and mana issues to get more consistent results.”
FalleN3 says “If you can dodge his skill shots you will make this lane a whole lot easier than it'll be if you keep eating them up. This is easier said than done and it's quiet annoying how far back he can farm from. Do your best not do die and get to level 6, once you have your ultimate ready to go he is an easy champion to 100-0.”
FalleN3 says “If you can dodge his skill shots you will make this lane a whole lot easier than it'll be if you keep eating them up. This is easier said than done and it's quiet annoying how far back he can farm from. Do your best not do die and get to level 6, once you have your ultimate ready to go he is an easy champion to 100-0. He can keep this lane shoved hard though so you might end up farming under your tower.”
SirGobogi says “He is so far ranged you can't trade with him easily. He will 100% keep harrassing you. Honestly i hate xeraths but what can you do. Just survive and you can kill him later in team fights as you are a 100% greater team fight champ.”
Reason97 says “High range, decently low CD's for poke, deadly burst...... poke champs are always annoying since they can keep your passive down so easy. And since xerath has the potential to whittle you down and kill you without ever needing to come into your range, a good xerath player is a serious threat. ”
xAsuta says “He is a mage who only has skillshots. Dodge his E/stun and you should be able to run him down since he can't escape your all in. He is a free first blood.”
orangepenguinhead says “Xerath outranges Anivia by a lot. During lane phase try to avoid his Q as over time the damage can amount to a lot. Play safe early game and scale to wait for team fights. ”
Fadedreformed says “Not a big threat, just don't stand next to wave when you see him charging up his q, this will make him decide if he wants to have a good wave or poke you. After 6 ult e q and retreat back, avoid getting hit by his e or he is gonna chunk you for a good percentage of your hp”
Shock_101 says “Dodge the skill shots, cuz he deals big damage if he hits all of them. When he gets lost chapter, he can essentially poke for free, so abuse him before that.”
ShockMaster says “From PLat 5 up,Xerath players are very good,and you don t have to underestimate them..it s a difficult matchup because his poke is very large..and if he kill you he snowball very hard. Buy some magic resist,and go all in if you 3 times Q,surely,if you dodge his E.”
Yuki H. says “This can go either way. Either he absolutely dumps on you nonstop, or you make him int and regret picking Xerath against you. If it turns out to be the latter, well, good for you! However, most of the time, he's able to poke consistently with all of his abilities since his passive allows him to constantly regain mana (his auto attacks restore mana every few seconds, and it is increased against champions). His W slows you, which makes it easy for him to hit his Q. If hit by his stun, rip laning phase. It is very possible to stomp him by punishing his misplaced skillshots, and jungle ganks are very essential to shutting down a Xerath.”
Fyir says “They can poke you out of lane very easily from a very far distance. Don't let them hit their abilities on you and the minions, so keep your distance.”
Defensivity1 says “Outpushes you can shove you under tower with a huge wave and stay at too big of a distance for you to be able to poke him, be cautious.”
Veralion says “HoB/DH, beads. Not the easiest thing in the world, but survivable. I’ve laned vs Zwag, who is a crazy good Xerath player, and I only exited lane like 20-30 CS behind. Your keystone choice depends on the jungle matchup here; if early rotations will probably be necessary or your jungler is an unfair ganker, run HoB. he real threat here is his W. You can juke his Q fairly easily with your W up and his E isn’t an issue if you don’t position stupidly, but his W is very quick and will guarantee him a comet proc and a Q poke if it lands. You have to be very careful when going into that range. And God forbid he ever lands a direct hit with W, slowing you to a crawl. That might get him a full combo and several autos, probably killing you. Play back, play safe, concede farm and gain levels. You won't be able to ever run Xerath down on your own unless he whiffs his stun after 6. They usually run Barrier as well. You’ll probably be stuck farming it out and waiting for your jungler to make a play. His rank 1 ult has 5000 range now, so strap your juke shoes on if you ever fall below 300 life. It's pretty easy to dodge all of his shots with your W active.”
Man0Vit0r says “[Eng]: Xerath has a very high range, if you get too close to get your skills right it can simply use the stun and run away.
[BR]: Xerath tem um alcance muito alto, se você chegar muito perto para acertar suas habilidades ele pode simplesmente usar o atordoamento e fugir.”
Zoe Sparklepop says “He outranges you and pokes a lot, I suggest you take E earlier than level 4 to have a chance to dodge his poke.
Once his E is down and your's is up, you should be able to get a decent trade or without his flash even maybe get a kill with ignite.”
snukumz says “He's a real asshole in lane.
He's a long range poke mage like you except he's better at it than you.
Try to stay away from the minion wave so that when he uses his abilities he has to either try to poke you, or he pushes the wave and doesn't hit you.
Try to wave clear and not let him roam/get in range with his ult.
Your combo damage is higher than his so if you 1v1, and especially if you can avoid his stun, you should win the fight.
I usually run corruption potion instead of dorans & 2 health pots when playing against Xerath because you'll need the extra sustain. ”
1256 says “similar to ap kogmaw besides that he's stronger early and doesn't scale as good, you can run him down after 6/11 easily
fleet+dom, electro if confident”
AZIR MEN says “Not a hard matchup. Just be better
Run Arcane Comet with Domination secondary with Taste of Blood.
Just push the wave. As Azir, you can push the wave AND poke Xerath, but he can't. Make him choose to poke you or the wave. Rush tier 2 boots.
You can take Lethal Tempo, Comet, or Conq. Also recommend taking teleport.”
Pentakai says “Separate yourself from your minions, forcing him to make a choice. After level 6, you can jump on him. You can interrupt his ult with your Q.”
Art1val says “If you are good at dodging his abilities and/or he is bad at landing them then you will be fine, he can't all in you until he gets around 2 full items, and by then you can 1 shot him.”
PepeOnDrugs says “If you can dodge his skill shots you will make this lane a whole lot easier than it'll be if you keep eating them up. This is easier said than done and it's quiet annoying how far back he can farm from. Do your best not do die and get to level 6, once you have your ultimate ready to go he is an easy champion to 100-0.
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Debonair Karma says “Xerath's poke is threatening at first but as you get some movespeed from items he'll become easy to deal with. Get a corrupting pot. Shove him under the tower so he has to spend mana farming. Take teleport/barrier”
Gageowago says “Skill matchup in the same way that Vel'Koz is but with one major difference. Xerath's skillshots are way easier to land. When he is charging his q try and juke him by going in one direction for a while and then abruptly switching, and then after doing that for a while just don't switch directions to avoid being predictable. Try and stay out of w range because it is nearly impossible to avoid if he is in range. You win trades if you land charm. His E Q W is far weaker than yours if your items are even. If you are high health you can abuse how his Q works by walking up to him when is charging it and just charming him. He slows down massively when he is charging it and has to completely stop while using it.”
topal says “his range is too much but you can still win trades if you hit your E. dodge his poke as much as you can and stay out of the wave so he doesn't hit both you and the minions.Still winable”
ZombieZack1 says “Xerath will only Win if he is Good at landing Skillshots, Care about his Charging Phases and Try to throw out Shields if you are Losing.”
Lil Tidepod says “Xerath is really strong against Ryze. He outranges you in every way and his abilities have very large hitboxes. He has a stun and his ultimate is really difficult to dodge because of how huge the radius is for each shot. Play safe and let him push the wave. Call for jungle help as much as you can. He's really immobile and the jungle is going to be necessary for you to win lane, unless he's absolutely awful.”
Fhizzikx says “He outranges you pretty well but you do more damage. Try to get closer to him to kill him. Laning phase should be a breeze as long as you don't take too many abilities to the face.”
Capparelli says “Be careful if he has barrier or gets a lead, but the best way to play against him is to bait his E and then engage him, most Xerath's will die the second you get on them”
serruh says “if you dodge all his skillshots in the early stages, you will find this matchup to be pretty smooth for you, but in case the enemy has hands this wont happen very often. he perma outranges you, nothing you can really do about it since you need to massively outplay to kill him or do any meaningful dmg at all. with that being said, you shouldnt be afraid of dying, assuming you dont get hit by everything. as much as it sucks to hear, this matchup is honestly very coinflip, you either dodge his stuff and are a happy smurf or you get hit and feel miserable through whole laning phase. can look to pressure with jg since he is immobile.”
RockitoAhri says “Similar to the Ziggs matchup. Do not just stay back and dodge his skillshots. Play forward, do not go in the minion wave, and trade back with him. This will put him off from bullying you in lane. At lvl. 6, you can all in if he is at 70% HP or lower. Its a guaranteed win, charm is not required to kill him. (Beware of Xeraths running Cleanse. Ignite at the very end for a single tick or more, even if he still hasn't used it during your engage) ”
itsmeSteve says “Xerath is like VelKoz. You get outranged all the time and you wont win lane against a good Xerath.
Just try to farm against him and do never try to go ham.”
The Venerable Racoon says “His main 3 abilities are basically yours but better. This really comes down to how well you can dodge. Rush boots. If he's good then you've gotta hide under tower honestly”
P0rk0 says “Try to avoid his spells and just wait on your ultimate, punish unsuccefull roams by taking plates, or freezing his wave and denying him some xp.”
t3rminated says “Xerath outranges you but this matchup is not actually very hard. Both of you have decent poke (Xerath's poke is a bit better), but your burst is way better. If you catch him making a single mistake, he is DEAD. You can also choose to roam as Xerath is one of the few champs you can easily beat in a 1 v 1 in jungle. Easiest way to deal with Xerath is to freeze the lane and have your jungler camp you. A losing Xerath is practically useless. ”
M1keSujeffki says “Xerath has insane range to poke you down easily, and he can easily poke from behind minions. He can be burst down if you find a way to land your Q.”
ur_mom_gay says “You are definitely going to be pushed around in lane, unless you are Faker or they are trash. A good Xerath won't go into your combo range, so you'll just have to do your best to farm. The reason I don't think the matchup is too bad is because if they don't rush armor, or if you find them in the jungle after you have items, you can instantly pop them with W W R E AA Q and get the kill.”
algeatact says “THE POKE THIS MF HAS TOTALLY CLAPS ME MAYBE IM JUST SHIT BUT WOW!! i always ban him now bc im sick and tired of dealing with this busted mf”
theboywhodominatedaplat says “He outranges you and going to poke you real hard , he will deny you alot
try to all in him when he wastes his E since he cant really escape”
Sloyr says “All of the mages are really easy to counter, you just have to dodge their CCs with your E or wait for them to waste it, to then go all in. He is nearly unkillable because of his range, but if he gets close and you dodge his E, it's a free kill. (care for Barrier )”
Eccentricks says “This one is tough, and requires to rush boots, probably on first back.
Xerath will try to poke you constantly, so keep moving a lot.
The Q is the main contender for damage, and the others are usually followups.
Play aggressive after level 3 and secure an early kill to snowball, its honestly your only chance, unless you have a good jungle that you can ping. ”
8wolf says “His extremely long range will make him very difficult to touch. Farm and try to dodge as much as you can. Consider picking a sorcery page if you plan to declare a poke-war on him.”
MrRiots says “Starting Item: Dorans and Potions
Yeah, decent matchup, but winnable
You need to move around, you cant keep the distance here. But Xerath is slow. So Q him to make him slower, then E W R”
Tehqo says “He actually outranges you pretty hard. You might find yourself in a pickle sometimes but it shouldn't be hard to stay alive as he relies on skillshots alone. If he wastes his E, his most valuable spell, or misses it. You should 100% all in him if you're able to do so. If possible, push lane hard, because its difficult for him to farm under turret.”
NebuIa says “His Q and W poke are very annoying and consistent. Do your best to dodge them and you should be okay. Play this like any lane. He is very vulnerable post 6 so look for R bubble opportunities. Corrupting pot and heal may help.”
TheBlueImperial says “Heavy poke lane but has mana issues and incredibly squishy. If you full combo them they're dead and you have the option to roam.”
Je Suis Azir says “All you need to do is these two things: push as hard as you can since he cannot push as much as you due to mana and cooldowns. Second, stay at the side of the minion wave so that he has to decide whether to use his mana to poke you or get CS. You can shit on this guy.”
DirtyBellyDC says “Most similar champion in the game to Vel'Koz as you're both immobile, long-range poke gods.
This is a skill match up. Dodge his skill shots, hit yours. Try to close the gap so you can finish him off with a full combo. ”
Impswitch says “Pushes you in... so try not to have to farm under tower. Makes it hard to roam but if you dodge his e you should be able to poke him well however his q and w are hard to dodge up close so dont trade unless there on cd”
cobbzy says “The only reason why I label Xerath as an extreme threat is because of his poke. Mostly, trades with him are difficult unless he misses a bunch of abilities. A good Xerath player will take barrier and you want to make sure to punish him when he misses his abilities. Otherwise, he will sit in the back and just poke all day long. Take Doran's shield if you're not confident. Take Longsword if you can combo well. ”
stupid katarina says “(E) He can push quite fast, if your funneler doesn't step in his E, you both should be fine as long as you have good reactions to dodge his abilities.”
LONERlSM says “Annoying champion more or less a skill shot dodging contest xeraths usually just go glass cannon so later in the game we can just r him and put him into half health situation. ”
N1VA says “Though Xerath doesnt deal too much damage to Anivia early game, its the consecutive amounts of damage that will push Anivia out of lane. Xeraths ability to damage Anivia from afar and outside of Anivias attack range makes for a very abusive lane. Xeraths mana sustain from his Passive allows him to continually deal long range damage with no consequence. If Anivia can get on top of Xerath she will dominate.”
DravensBukkake says “HEAL HEAL HEAL HEAL HEAL (or cleanse if they get tig bitty Elise)
Same stuff as other mages. Force him to use abilities on you, or on wave. If he uses Q early on wave, literally walk up and spawn a soldier ontop of him. If you guys both have everything up, always be at his max range. Your W Q AA will out dmg his Q + E dmg, but not Q + W dmg. Dodge either Q or W, you win the trade. Super immobile mage, easy af gank setups after 6. A trick is to E Q side ways in kind of a 90 degree angle, so its harder for him to land his E when you shuffle in. Either that or flash to dodge his E when you shuffle. BUY BOOTS EARLY.”
Marumo says “Threat level 9.
For Veigar, Xerath is a massive pain in the back side. He has very strong poke, which can also be used to hard shove the wave. He has mana regen from his passive. He has huge range. All these together result in a very frustrating laning phase. If you let him push you under tower, he can use his superior range to poke you. If you try and keep the wave from crashing, he will out sustain you and cause you to run out of mana. The best bet is to wait till the late game where he is not as strong as a team fighter.”
YeeDS says “Xerath has good poke but if you get close with your phase rush and you dodge his E he is pretty much ded. In late he outranges you and can kill you without you get close to him so try to shut him down in lane.”
AdamTheBig says “can abuse when tf hit lvl 3 watch out for stun though and can abuse when he hit tri force. this goes with any slow ap mages that cant escape easily”
HeisendongNA says “Xerath and Ziggs outrange Heimerdinger and they have enough long range waveclear to kill turrets from afar. The best thing to do in these match-ups is max W instead of Q. Make sure to get boots early so you can dodge their skillshots and hit them easier”
Cloud375 says “As long as you can dodge his skillshots, this is an easy lane, but always make sure to be careful! Use your E to dodge abilities when needed!”
Tayna says “Ugh, he can poke u 100 times more than you smh. Because he has a long range, you probably can't ult him or even Q him. But he's easy to gank.”
Garybaldo says “Outranges you, he'll poke the hell out of you and there's nothing you can do about it, set up a freeze and ask for ganks as he's very vulnerable to jungle pressure, maybe try to stop his ult with your E+P”
Sneaky boi says “Just dodge all his skillshots and you will be good. Buy early boots. He doesn't have high mobility so you should be able to kill him in lane, just be carefull of the enemy jungler and you should be good. You can block his stun with your decoy.”
Novok says “Similar to the Ziggs matchup. Do not just stay back and dodge his skillshots. Play forward, do not go in the minion wave, and trade back with him. This will put him off from bullying you in lane. At lvl. 6, you can all in if he is at 70% HP or lower. Its a guaranteed win, charm is not required to kill him. (Beware of Xeraths running Cleanse. Ignite at the very end for a single tick or more, even if he still hasn't used it during your engage) ”
worddog says “You can blink over his E with your E. He is extremely immobile so if you can do it than he will be completely useless. Even if you get hit by a point blank E, it will actually stun you for a shorter amount of time so it can still be fine.”
Novok says “Xerath is the most annoying champion if he knows how to play against Mordekaiser. He can poke and farm from a safe distance and that's Morde's weak point: He has no range to get to him. Try to E him as soon as he gets to close since you outdamage him easily.”
Tchouvline says “Xerath cannot kill you on early game without help of his jungler, your E can harass him, just dodge his spells and enjoy the free gold ! Just give a care about range of his Q and his W.”
Euphoric Toaster says “Very annoying and difficult lane. Hes able hit both your turrets and the wave most of the time with his Q or W and it can be pretty hard to predict and dodge all of his skillshots, even with your passive movespeed. The only good thing about this matchup is hes completely immobile, so if you have a competent jungler you can get him pretty easily. If he starts to really hurt, it might be worth picking up a Banshees if you're constantly being poked out of lane.”
Chromuro says “Can't be bursted down since you can't be never close to him. The only chance you have is when you poke him down and your jungler comes to your lane.”
Big Shawn says “He will abuse his range against you. You will not need to use your W (Windwall) agaisnt him as most of his abilities go through it. But he is not as mobile, allowing you to get close to him fast.”
Fox1ne says “Sustain and damage, you can't really do anything against him unless your jungler plays with you and you poke him out on early levels. Once you hit 6 look for roams instead and not going for trades or even kill him.”
Wizboy73 says “a good xerath will poke you out of lane and make you recall without your upgrade, barrier is a must here for when he reaches 6 that he doesnt kill you. you want late game in teamfights so play safe and towards that.”
OnlyCheeseBreads says “Xerath is a very annoying match-up as well. but as long as you can dodge his Q and stun, he's kind of standard. You can also out roam him.”
EvilOranges says “D-Blade. Just E his Q, W, and E, and you can windwall his E. Just don't get stunned, and go in when his stun is down. Piece of cake. A magnus filled cake. Take Conqueror or FF.”
Massive Nuts says “Once you know how your opponent plays, dodging his skillshot can be quite easy. Recognize patterns, and once you E him, he's basically blocked.”
Vispectra says “I'll admit , laning against him isn't easy but boy oh boy does this guy pop like corn once you get into his face. He will be a pain in lane , you can cancel his Q but honestly it has a rather low CD and he's often too far , it's often better to try to side step or Q a minion to negate the damage. Once you hit 6 , he shouldn't be able to kill you anymore.”
Pumparum says “Xerath pushes lane for easy farming and doesn't do enough damage to kill you early. Hard to snowball onto due to stun but the stun duration will be low. Farm up, look to roam.”
Drewkemia says “With the recent buff (9.15) of Xerath, his ult is actually broken. Also his whole kit has more range than Talon's Q so it's really hard to get your combo off. I despise this champion and everyone who plays him.”
Galactroce says “En early, xerath seras un adversaire horrible en lane, il vous pokeras hard sans trop perdre de mana sans que vous puissiez le poke en retours. Votre seul chance, un E-Z et votre ult quand possible. Attention à son ultime!”
unownreality says “can out poke, but slow will enable easy roots. Long term trades are effective. Dont let him get autos on you to replenish his mana. ”
kilgta says “He pokes a lot but he never really kills you unless he gets you with his E. He will try to get fed from roams so try to catch him there. Start corrupt pot.”
MechaaZero says “If he can predict you movement patterns then the lane will look pretty grim for you. If you can take advantage of your openings, it will be in your favor.”
RagexAddict says “Another easy matchup for you. His stun is the only ability you should be concerned with. He will try to harass you early, but you will have a clear advantage at levels 3 and 6 for sure.”
Vombat says “Xerath's Q range makes it really hard to come close to him without already taking damage. His stun can literally make you unable to land any skillshot. You should play safely and farm minions and wait for help from your jungler.”
SrSuders says “In meiner Meinung ist Xerath extrem stark gegen Talon.
Er hat einen extremen starken Poke, demnach empfehle ich das extreme und häufige roamen, um auf den anderen Lanes die Kills abzuholen.”
Fluctuation says “Against Xerath, you need to try to stall the matchup and not trade as much pre 6. Once you have your ult, you can all-in, and he's likely to die. When engaging, try to predict his stun and sidestep/flash.”
LyndonK9 says “Against a xerath you want to play forward and try and poke him. Try and dodge his abilities but if you get hit by W it's pretty easy to land his Q. Don't get harassed too much. After hes taken a little poke you can ult charm to kill him. Watch for his E and try to dodge it with your ult.”
TotallySugoi says “It's an annoying match-up for sure, buy boots early just to dodge his skill shots better and buy health pots on back. Try to poke him a lot and just wait until late game.”
YourBestSenpai says “Dodge ALL his skills, he requires some brain to actually hit you with them, so show him that you have more brain cells. You counter his ult prefectly.”
virkon says “The most infamous counter to Orianna, it's not an unwinnable matchup, but It's hard. Get early Merc treads and Banshee's second item, after that he shouldnt be too much of a pain to play against.”
Yenwai says “His wave clear, range and damage make him a very problematic matchup for Malzahar.
buy boots early and only all in with R up if the enemy jungler cant help them.
use your teleport to gank while he farms and help your team as you wont win lane easily.”
Bughans says “Get close, and bust his ass. He has long range, but if he gets too close, as i said, fist his ass until it bleeds. Very squishy, but deals tons of damage lategame, so just be careful.”
QuickChicken says “Xerath statistically counters Azir.
He has range, poke, and more damage than you.
This lane is still winnable as you can shuffle him into your tower or your jungler. Good Xeraths typically win this lane.”
BicBee says “Stay away from minions to make him choose to CS or harass. Keep your ball forward in lane to try and gain some pressure and to discourage his stun. Against a good Xerath it's difficult to solo kill him. Focus on your CS as Ori has a better time than Xerath in team fights. ”
AzureArmatt says “Xerath players will try to keep you as far as they can and stun you when you get close. He can be really annoying with his efficient wave clear and big poke range and long range ultimate to secure kills on you and your teammates while staying at relatively safe distance. His lack of mobility makes him easy target for you if you manage to doge his stun that is quite slow projectile (same goes to your charm) which is his only way to get out of sticky situations when someone jumps on him. Consider buying mercury's treads that will help you survive his poke and also lower the duration of his stun so you will have more occasions to kill him ”
vikt0819 says “A good xerath will be able to poke you out of lane, and will have good enough positioning to push you in, and you won't be an all in threat for him”
Dudstrol says “Xerath causa dano alto e de longe, tornando muito difícil trocar com ele, e ele possui um atordoar que pode te parar. Uma das formas de ganhar dele é com ajuda pesada do caçador. Se tiver difícil, faça resistência mágica.”
overweight_zoe says “Good xeraths can be pretty annoying so make sure your dodging is on point. They'll usually run barrier or cleanse so don't get baited and over-commit. Don't stand near minions so he has to make a choice between matching your shove or looking for harass. ”
Jammy158 says “His poke can go through Windwall, but you have mobility. Dash around and all-in if he overextends. Save windwall for his E. Annoying because of his long-range poke but vulnerable if you all-in on him.”
BARAL says “His Arcanopulse can do a lot of damage and he have a longer range with it than you, so don't stay near minions and let him make a choose between hitting you or hitting the minions, because he want to poke you down while hitting minions at the same time. His Shocking Orb can stun you and after that he will combo you so be careful. He doesn't build defensive items so you can burst him down EASY later on.
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LionLifeSteal says “Outranges you completely and can zone you out of lane very easily with basic mechanics. This is the matchup I personally have the most issues with because his range allows him to just play out of your e range at all times and still be able to kill you and your team. Best way to counter him is to play around vision and hit your stun if possible.”
PlaygeP says “Has way higher range than you can poke you down quite easy. Get Closer to him so you can also poke him or give a proper trade which completly relies on skill.”
moutenn says “He stands long away from you, but when he oversteps, kill him. His stun only stuns a long time if you are far away from him. Which you are not when you engage with R. Also a time to go him, is when he charges Q. He will slow himself so its easy.”
qasddsa says “Extremely oppressive laning phase and annoying to deal with in teamfights because of his poke. Once you get going into the late game you need to be wary of his stun or else you could get one shot. You do not want to be pushed up against him so he can't freely harass you. Definitely want a Doran's Shield and Fleet in this match up. ”
Andicus says “Zed is fairly good against Xerath, HOWEVER if the Xerath is good he can constantly poke you into the depths of the Shadow Isles. If you dodge his abilities you win trade. Farm with Q and auto minions whenever you can. Ask for ganks as well. Once you get ahead you can beat him fairly easily as he is squishy. Play him like you would against an Ahri with more range.”
dingram says “He's a pretty tough matchup and eating his skillshots will make this super painful, so dodge his abilities and play safe. Could be worse.. (Diana)”
Gambinos says “Thing about Xerath is that he will poke you out long range but at close range, you're most likely win the fight. All in him at level 2 and you'll kill him or prevent cs from him by a bit. Avoid his attacks by dashing through minions. He'll most likely run barrier so try to make him waste it.”
Sozzoh says “Xerath can be a pain in the ass if they know how to hit skillshots. If not, play aggressive (but still be careful) because Xerath has no mobility whatsoever. Abuse this, and you win lane. Be careful of his stun. Most Azir's stand still when they autoattack, so be sure to kite between every autoattack so you don't get hit by Xerath. If Xerath is a problem, I would suggest getting boots first back so you can dodge skillshots easier. Once Xerath uses a full rotation of his abilities to either push wave or try and poke you, Shurima Shuffle him into your turret and it should be an easy kill for you.”
Katapullt says “It's mostlikely a farmmatchup. A good Xerath will stay very safe and only go agressive when you get a gank. When he runs towards you, you should go behind Minions and go to your tower. ”
iiCrispi says “Out trades you hard, wouldn't recommend trying to go aggro on him without your jungler. Don't let him get any kills from you, or a shutdown, those can give Xerath a comeback.”
AQRC Turtle says “Keep dodging his poke and avoid getting poke for free so play safe until you hit lvl 6 . Always walk side way of the lane and dont stay behind your minion. Once he use his e hes a free kill without his flash or zonya”
Loving those Chimes says “Can be annoying but if you play carefully and buy a hexdrinker you should be fine. You can kill him easily with your 1 item spike. In the mid to late game he is a non existent threat.”
Smol Jelly says “Xerath is a skill match-up. His main Q poke slows him down, making it easier to land your bind, and his ultimate locks him in place. However, his poke HURTS, and he's got range comparable to yours.”
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