Renekton vs Xerath
How to Beat Xerath as Renekton
based on 2,304 Renekton vs Xerath matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Renekton vs Xerath Matchup Summary
Best Renekton vs Xerath Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Xerath as Renekton
Tips for Playing as Renekton against Xerath
Cull the Meek drains an enormous amount of life when used in the middle of the fray. You can use this to bait opponents into thinking you are weaker than you really are.
Slice and Dice excels at harassing maneuvers. Slice in, follow up with another skill and then Dice back out to safety.
Cooldown reduction is especially good for Renekton, allowing him to both quickly build up and use his Fury.
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.
Renekton vs Xerath Counter Stats
How to Counter Xerath with Renekton in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here show some vital Renekton vs. Xerath counter statistics that may help us distinguish the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Renekton’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Xerath’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Renekton may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Xerath..
Renekton usually has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Xerath. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Renekton and Xerath
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Who is Better, Renekton or Xerath?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Renekton usually loses when trying to fight Xerath, with a 45.4% win rate. Thus, Renekton makes a bad counter for Xerath.
While Renekton does have a much lower winrate compared to Xerath, when facing one another, Renekton also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging character to learn. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Renekton into Xerath.
Furthermore, Renekton also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, 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 one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Renekton 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 team members during team fights.
Renekton is a terribly counter for Xerath. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Renekton against Xerath.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Renekton to counter Xerath during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Renekton most often gets more CS compared to Xerath. Champs who on average don't take much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.
The best items to prioritize in your Renekton versus Xerath build include Spear of Shojin, Titanic Hydra, and Sundered Sky. When Renekton used at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better when facing Xerath than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Renekton boasted an average win rate of 45.4% battling Xerath with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest probability of beating Xerath as Renekton, Renekton players should take the Press the Attack, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Renekton vs Xerath face-offs, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 45.4% winrate overall.
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