Blitzcrank vs Xerath
How to Beat Xerath as Blitzcrank
based on 5,771 Blitzcrank vs Xerath matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Blitzcrank vs Xerath Matchup Summary
Best Blitzcrank vs Xerath Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Xerath as Blitzcrank
Tips for Playing as Blitzcrank against Xerath
Using Blitzcrank's grab to pull an enemy into your tower range followed by a Power Fist will allow the tower to get several hits on them.
The 1-2-3 combo of Rocket Grab, Power Fist, and Static Field can devastate an individual opponent.
Advice to Win Against Xerath
Xerath's range can be intimidating, but most champions who close distance with him can trade favorably.
Banshee's Veil will make it much harder for Xerath to land Shocking Orb on you.
Xerath takes a long time to engage Rite of the Arcane. Watch for his spellcast animation and start dodging.
Blitzcrank vs Xerath Counter Stats
How to Counter Xerath with Blitzcrank in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here clarify some influential Blitzcrank versus Xerath matchup stats that may help us realize the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Blitzcrank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Xerath’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Blitzcrank may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Xerath..
Blitzcrank usually has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. Typically, he takes more damage than Xerath. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Blitzcrank and Xerath
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Who is Better, Blitzcrank or Xerath?
Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Blitzcrank usually wins when facing off against Xerath, with a 53.0% win rate. Thus, Blitzcrank makes a good counter to Xerath.
While Blitzcrank does have a higher win rate than Xerath, when they face off with one another, Blitzcrank also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champion to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Blitzcrank into Xerath.
Additionally, Blitzcrank has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Xerath. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Blitzcrank vs Xerath matchups, Blitzcrank is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Blitzcrank is a good counter to Xerath. Focus your gameplay on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Blitzcrank against Xerath.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Blitzcrank to counter Xerath during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Blitzcrank most often accumulates a lot less CS relative to Xerath. Champs who on average don't earn much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.
The top items to focus on in your Blitzcrank versus Xerath build include Trailblazer, Knight's Vow, and Solstice Sleigh. When Blitzcrank combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better vs Xerath than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Blitzcrank had an average winrate of 53.0% when countering Xerath with this build.
To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Xerath as Blitzcrank, Blitzcrank players should use the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Blitzcrank vs Xerath LoL games, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 53.0% winrate overall.
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