Ivern vs Xerath
How to Beat Xerath as Ivern
based on 1,621 Ivern vs Xerath matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Ivern vs Xerath Matchup Summary
Best Ivern vs Xerath Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Xerath as Ivern
Tips for Playing as Ivern against Xerath
Use Brushmaker to set up future ambush spots!
Try to help allies follow up a good Rootcaller hit with Triggerseed!
Daisy can block skillshots and slow down enemies. Use her to peel for your teammates!
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.
Ivern vs Xerath Counter Stats
How to Counter Xerath with Ivern in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here emphasize some influential Ivern vs. Xerath counter stats that may help you figure out the distinctions between these two champions. For instance, Ivern’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Xerath’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Ivern may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Xerath..
Ivern often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Xerath. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Ivern and Xerath
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Who is Better, Ivern or Xerath?
Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Ivern usually fairs equally well when playing against Xerath, with a 49.4% win rate. Therefore, Ivern makes an ok counter for Xerath.
While Ivern does have a lower win rate than Xerath, when on opposite teams, Ivern also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Ivern into Xerathas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Ivern has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Xerath. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Ivern vs Xerath matchups, Xerath is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.
Ivern is a somewhat poor counter for Xerath. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ivern against Xerath.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Ivern in order to counter Xerath during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Ivern on average racks up a lot less CS relative to Xerath. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.
The most crucial items to prioritize in your Ivern versus Xerath build include Redemption, Moonstone Renewer, and Dawncore. When Ivern included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better vs Xerath than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Ivern had an average winrate of 49.4% when countering Xerath with this build.
To have the highest likelihood of beating Xerath as Ivern, you should take the Summon Aery, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Waterwalking, Eyeball Collection, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Ivern vs Xerath counterpicks, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.4% win rate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Xerath as Ivern are presented for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to an individual skill level, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.