Ornn vs Xerath
How to Beat Xerath as Ornn
based on 3,260 Ornn vs Xerath matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Ornn vs Xerath Matchup Summary
Best Ornn vs Xerath Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Xerath as Ornn
Tips for Playing as Ornn against Xerath
Volcanic Rupture can be used to set up zoning areas to threaten enemies.
Learning build paths of items can help quickly select upgrades in lane.
The order of your abilties matters! Try to optimize Brittle usage.
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.
Ornn vs Xerath Counter Stats
How to Counter Xerath with Ornn in LoL
The stats provided here feature some significant Ornn versus Xerath counter statistics that may help us realize the differences between the pair. For instance, Ornn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Xerath’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Ornn may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Xerath..
Ornn typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. Typically, he receives more damage than Xerath. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the champion with higher HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Ornn and Xerath
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Who is Better, Ornn or Xerath?
Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Ornn usually fairs equally well when playing against Xerath, with a 50.1% win rate. Thus, Ornn makes an ok counter to Xerath.
While Ornn does have a higher win rate compared to Xerath, when on opposite teams, Ornn also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Ornn into Xerath.
Moreover, Ornn has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Xerath. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Ornn vs Xerath matchups, Ornn is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Ornn is a decent counter for Xerath. You will do well by focussing your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Ornn against Xerath.
Other Champion Matchups Against Ornn
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How We Calculated Our Ornn vs Xerath Build and Stats
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Ornn in order to counter Xerath during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to 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.
Ornn usually racks up more CS as Xerath. Champions who typically don't take much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.
The best items to use in your Ornn versus Xerath build include Kaenic Rookern, Hollow Radiance, and The Unspoken Parasite. When Ornn used at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better vs Xerath than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Ornn had an average winrate of 50.1% when playing against Xerath with these items in his kit.
To have the highest chance of annihilating Xerath as Ornn, Ornn players should take the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players picked for Ornn vs Xerath clashes, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.1% win rate overall.
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