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Fiora vs Xerath

How to Beat Xerath as Fiora in LoLFiora is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Xerath as Fiora

based on 3,672 Fiora vs Xerath matchups
Win Rate
52.7 %
K/D/A
1.63
Pick Rate
3.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of recently rated League of Legends matches that we evaluate each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Xerath as Fiora resulted from an analysis of 3672 ranked games where both champions clashed against one another. This counter pairing is fairly rare. Fiora fights Xerath in only 3.9% of her matches.

Fiora vs Xerath Matchup Summary

Fiora has done a good job of beating Xerath. On average, she wins a fantastic 52.7% of the time the champions oppose one another in. In Fiora vs Xerath rounds, Fiora’s team is 0.1% more likely to obtain first blood, implying that she most likely will get first blood against Xerath.

Best Fiora vs Xerath Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Vampiric ScepterTiamat

Core Fiora Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceHullbreakerDeath's Dance

Optional Items

Sterak's GageEclipseSundered SkyMaw of Malmortius

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Fiora to level upq
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Second ability for Fiora to level upe
>
Last skill for Fiora to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorPresence of MindLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Fiora's passive ability p
Fiora's q ability q
Fiora's w ability w
Fiora's e ability e
Fiora's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Xerath as Fiora

Tips for Playing as Fiora against Xerath

Grand Challenge allows Fiora to take down even the most durable opponents and then recover if successful, so do not hesitate to attack the enemy's front line.

Thanks to Duelist's Dance, Fiora excels at quick trades. Use the Move Speed boost from striking a Vital to escape unscathed or set up for the next one.

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.

Fiora vs Xerath Counter Stats

Fiora Image
Win Rate
52.7 %
VS
Win Rate
47.3 %
Xerath Image
6.2
< Kills >
5.5
6.3
< Deaths >
5.4
4.1
< Assists >
9.5
1.4
< Killing Sprees >
1.26
188
< Minions Killed >
104
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.69
< Inhibitors >
0.37
14,258
< Physical Damage >
633
1,523
< Magic Damage >
21,978
6,614
< True Damage >
818
22,396
< Damage Dealt >
23,430
32,992
< Damage Taken >
15,825
12,523
< Gold Earned >
10,885
3.2
< Towers >
1.55
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
14,622
< Total Healing >
1,324
15,549
< Experience >
12,781
17
< Vision Score >
39
8
< Wards Placed >
18
159
< Time Dealing CC >
177

How to Counter Xerath with Fiora in LoL

The stats provided here underscore some influential Fiora against Xerath matchup stats that may help you distinguish the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Fiora’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Xerath’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Fiora may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Xerath..

Fiora typically has a similar longest killing spree as her counter does. On average, she receives more damage than Xerath. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Fiora and Xerath

Damage Types Compared

Fiora
Xerath
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Fiora
Xerath

Who is Better, Fiora or Xerath?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Fiora usually wins when facing off against Xerath, with a 52.7% win rate. As a result, Fiora makes a good counter for Xerath.

While Fiora does have a higher win rate compared to Xerath, when facing one another, Fiora also has a much lower learning curve that makes her a less difficult champ to learn. You should be be fine when picking Fiora into Xerath.

Furthermore, Fiora also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Xerath. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Fiora vs Xerath matchups, Fiora is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Fiora is an above average counter to Xerath. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Fiora against Xerath.

Additional Information for Fiora Players

How We Calculated Our Fiora vs Xerath Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xerath as Fiora, we analyzed 3,672 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Xerath as Fiora comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Fiora in order to counter Xerath during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Fiora most often racks up more CS relative to Xerath. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to have in your Fiora versus Xerath build consist of Trinity Force, Hullbreaker, and Death's Dance. When Fiora combined at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better when facing Xerath than with many other typical builds. In fact, Fiora boasted an average winrate of 52.7% when countering Xerath with this counter build.

To have the best probability of annihilating Xerath as Fiora, you should equip the Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Fiora vs Xerath counters, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 52.7% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Xerath as Fiora are given for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to scope the stats and builds to an individual division, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.