Orianna vs Xerath
How to Beat Xerath as Orianna
based on 2,224 Orianna vs Xerath matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Orianna vs Xerath Matchup Summary
Best Orianna vs Xerath Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Xerath as Orianna
Tips for Playing as Orianna against Xerath
Command: Protect can be used on yourself to return the Ball back to you quickly. Combine this with Command: Attack for a quick harassment.
Command: Dissonance is a very powerful escape tool if Orianna has the Ball. The combination of speed and leaving a slowing obstacle can be quite powerful.
Command: Shockwave can be used to drag enemies towards you or away from you if you position the Ball properly.
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.
Orianna vs Xerath Counter Stats
How to Counter Xerath with Orianna in LoL
The stats shown here emphasize several influential Orianna versus Xerath counter stats that may help us grasp the differences and similarities between this set of champions. As an example, Orianna’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Xerath’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Orianna may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Xerath..
Orianna often has a similar longest killing spree as her matchup does. On average, she takes more damage than Xerath. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Orianna and Xerath
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Who is Better, Orianna or Xerath?
Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Orianna usually loses when facing off against Xerath, with a 46.1% win rate. Thus, Orianna makes a bad counter to Xerath.
While Orianna does have a lower winrate compared to Xerath, when they face off with one another, Orianna also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less difficult character to develop with. You should be very concerned when picking Orianna into Xerathas her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Orianna also 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 overall in League of Legends, in Orianna vs Xerath matchups, Xerath is the better champ with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Orianna is a bad counter for Xerath. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Orianna against Xerath.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Orianna 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 tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Orianna typically gets more CS relative to Xerath. Champions who on average don't get much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.
The best items to use in your Orianna versus Xerath build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Orianna included at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better against Xerath than with most other common builds. In fact, Orianna boasted an average win rate of 46.1% when playing against Xerath with these items in her kit.
To have the highest probability of vanquishing Xerath as Orianna, Orianna players should equip the Phase Rush, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for Orianna vs Xerath clashes, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 46.1% winrate overall.
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