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Lulu vs Xerath

How to Beat Xerath as Lulu in LoLLulu is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Xerath as Lulu

based on 2,107 Lulu vs Xerath matchups
Win Rate
48.2 %
K/D/A
2.89
Pick Rate
3.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked LoL games each and every week. Within our data, Lulu did battle with Xerath in 2107 games. Using so many matchups for Lulu versus Xerath provides us a lot of confidence in our ability to provide informative data and a supported build to annihilate your foe. This particular champion pairing is relatively rare. Lulu has to counter Xerath in only 3.7% of her matches.

Lulu vs Xerath Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Lulu has done a below average job of countering Xerath. Typically, she wins a lowly 48.2% of matches the champs oppose each other in. In Lulu versus Xerath matches, Lulu’s team is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood, indicating that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Xerath.

Best Lulu vs Xerath Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsIonian Boots of Lucidity

Core Lulu Items

~22 Mins
Shurelya's BattlesongDream MakerMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

RedemptionMikael's BlessingArdent CenserStaff of Flowing Water

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Lulu to level upe
>
Second ability for Lulu to level upw
>
Last skill for Lulu to max outq

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Lulu's passive ability p
Lulu's q ability q
Lulu's w ability w
Lulu's e ability e
Lulu's ultimate ability r
1
E
2
W
3
Q
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
W
9
E
10
W
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R
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W
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W
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Q
15
Q
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R

Guide to Countering Xerath as Lulu

Tips for Playing as Lulu against Xerath

Glitterlance can be fired at odd angles depending on where your cursor is - Moving your cursor closer to Pix and Lulu will change your area of effect size considerably.

Consider casting Help, Pix! on ranged attackers for the Pix boost and Wild Growth on Tanks or Fighters for the added initiation power.

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.

Lulu vs Xerath Counter Stats

Lulu Image
Win Rate
48.2 %
VS
Win Rate
51.8 %
Xerath Image
1.5
< Kills >
5.4
5.3
< Deaths >
5.1
13.8
< Assists >
9.3
0.24
< Killing Sprees >
1.23
30
< Minions Killed >
105
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.43
996
< Physical Damage >
633
5,144
< Magic Damage >
22,209
516
< True Damage >
686
6,656
< Damage Dealt >
23,529
17,250
< Damage Taken >
15,540
8,400
< Gold Earned >
10,929
2.05
< Towers >
1.74
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
2,452
< Total Healing >
1,352
10,844
< Experience >
12,713
58
< Vision Score >
39
25
< Wards Placed >
17
232
< Time Dealing CC >
183

How to Counter Xerath with Lulu in LoL

The stats shown here feature several influential Lulu vs. Xerath matchup stats that can help us understand the differences between the pair. Lulu’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Xerath’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Lulu may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Xerath. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Lulu normally has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than her matchup does. On average, she receives a similar amount of damage to Xerath. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Lulu and Xerath

Damage Types Compared

Lulu
Xerath
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Lulu
Xerath

Who is Better, Lulu or Xerath?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Lulu usually loses when playing against Xerath, with a 48.2% win rate. As a result, Lulu makes a bad counter to Xerath.

While Lulu does have a lower win rate than Xerath, when on opposite teams, Lulu also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less time consuming champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Lulu into Xerath.

Moreover, Lulu also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Xerath. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Lulu vs Xerath matchups, Xerath is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Lulu is a somewhat poor counter for Xerath. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Lulu against Xerath.

Other Champion Matchups Against Lulu

Lulu Loses Against

LilliaLillia41.9% winrateAniviaAnivia42% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune42.8% winrateZyraZyra42.9% winrate

Lulu Wins Against

GnarGnar53.7% winrateYuumiYuumi53.4% winrateNidaleeNidalee52.9% winrateKog'MawKog'Maw51.6% winrate

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Additional Information for Lulu Players

How We Calculated Our Lulu vs Xerath Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xerath as Lulu, we analyzed 2,107 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 Lulu 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.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Lulu to counter Xerath during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Lulu most often picks up a lot less CS compared to Xerath. Champions who typically don't acquire 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 abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Lulu versus Xerath build consist of Shurelya's Battlesong, Dream Maker, and Moonstone Renewer. When Lulu used at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better against Xerath than with many other common item sets. In fact, Lulu boasted an average winrate of 48.2% battling Xerath with this build.

To have the best chance of crushing Xerath as Lulu, you should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Lulu vs Xerath LoL games, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 48.2% winrate overall.

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