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How to Win Seraphine vs Xerath Counter MatchupSeraphine is in the b tier of champions

Seraphine vs Xerath

How to Beat Xerath as Seraphine in LoLSeraphine is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Xerath as Seraphine

based on 7,326 Seraphine vs Xerath matchups
Win Rate
49.5 %
K/D/A
2.47
Pick Rate
4.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated LoL games that we analyze each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Xerath as Seraphine came out of an examination of 7326 ranked games where both champions faced one another. This champ matchup is fairly uncommon. Seraphine encounters Xerath in only 4.2% of her games.

Seraphine vs Xerath Matchup Summary

Seraphine does a average job of countering Xerath. Typically, she wins a acceptable 49.5% of games the champions face each other in. In Seraphine versus Xerath games, Seraphine’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood. This indicates that she most likely will get first blood versus Xerath.

Best Seraphine vs Xerath Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Tear of the GoddessLost Chapter

Core Seraphine Items

~22 Mins
Ardent CenserDream MakerStaff of Flowing Water

Optional Items

DawncoreCelestial OppositionRedemptionSeraph's Embrace

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Seraphine to level upq
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Second ability for Seraphine to level upw
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Last skill for Seraphine to max oute

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceGathering Storm
InspirationTriple TonicCosmic Insight
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Seraphine's passive ability p
Seraphine's q ability q
Seraphine's w ability w
Seraphine's e ability e
Seraphine's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Xerath as Seraphine

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.

Seraphine vs Xerath Counter Stats

Seraphine Image
Win Rate
49.5 %
VS
Win Rate
50.5 %
Xerath Image
3.1
< Kills >
5.7
6
< Deaths >
5.3
11.7
< Assists >
9.6
0.67
< Killing Sprees >
1.31
100
< Minions Killed >
105
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.39
1,283
< Physical Damage >
580
11,665
< Magic Damage >
23,141
469
< True Damage >
726
13,419
< Damage Dealt >
24,448
18,473
< Damage Taken >
16,269
9,907
< Gold Earned >
11,067
2.15
< Towers >
1.62
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
4,510
< Total Healing >
1,434
11,890
< Experience >
12,911
42
< Vision Score >
38
19
< Wards Placed >
17
247
< Time Dealing CC >
184

How to Counter Xerath with Seraphine in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify some important Seraphine versus Xerath matchup statistics that may help you distinguish the differences between the pair. For instance, Seraphine’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Xerath’s ratio of NaN, showing that Seraphine may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Xerath..

Seraphine normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her counter does. Commonly, she takes a similar amount of damage to Xerath. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Seraphine and Xerath

Damage Types Compared

Seraphine
Xerath
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Seraphine
Xerath

Who is Better, Seraphine or Xerath?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Seraphine usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Xerath, with a 49.5% win rate. Thus, Seraphine makes an ok counter for Xerath.

While Seraphine does have a lower win rate compared to Xerath, when on opposite teams, Seraphine also has a much lower difficulty level that makes her a less time consuming champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Seraphine into Xerath.

Furthermore, Seraphine has a lot of utility and CC, a similar amount to Xerath. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Seraphine 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 allied champions during team fights.

Seraphine is a somewhat poor counter for Xerath. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Seraphine against Xerath.

Other Champion Matchups Against Seraphine

Seraphine Loses Against

LilliaLillia45.5% winrateTrundleTrundle46% winrateBraumBraum46.1% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune46.8% winrate

Seraphine Wins Against

YuumiYuumi56.4% winrateNidaleeNidalee55.6% winrateK'SanteK'Sante55.5% winrateHweiHwei54.4% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

LeonaLeona+ 55% 1555 GamesSennaSenna+ 55.7% 16060 GamesBardBard+ 56.6% 2216 GamesBraumBraum+ 58% 486 Games

Additional Information for Seraphine Players

How We Calculated Our Seraphine vs Xerath Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xerath as Seraphine, we analyzed 7,326 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 Seraphine 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

Seraphine Build Xerath Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Seraphine in order to counter Xerath during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Seraphine typically picks up a similar amount of CS as Xerath. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS often don't have to have 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, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Seraphine versus Xerath build include Ardent Censer, Dream Maker, and Staff of Flowing Water. When Seraphine used at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better versus Xerath than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Seraphine boasted an average win rate of 49.5% when playing against Xerath with this counter build.

To have the best probability of coming out on top against Xerath as Seraphine, you should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Triple Tonic, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Seraphine vs Xerath LoL games, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 49.5% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Xerath as Seraphine are given for all ranked divisions. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to an individual division, you can use the selection menu at the top of this page.