Sivir vs Xerath
How to Beat Xerath as Sivir
based on 2,217 Sivir vs Xerath matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Sivir vs Xerath Matchup Summary
Best Sivir vs Xerath Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Xerath as Sivir
Tips for Playing as Sivir against Xerath
Sivir's Boomerang Blade returns to her after reaching the max range, so you can shift position to hit enemies who would otherwise have evaded it.
Try saving Spell Shield for enemy abilities that can disable you such as stuns and roots.
Ricochet resets Sivir's basic attack timer on activation, so activating this immediately after landing a normal basic attack will maximize damage output.
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.
Sivir vs Xerath Counter Stats
How to Counter Xerath with Sivir in LoL
The stats shown here underscore several valuable Sivir vs. Xerath matchup statistics that can help us explain the differences between this set of champs. Sivir’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Xerath’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Sivir may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Xerath..
Sivir often has a similar longest killing spree as her foe does. On average, she takes more damage than Xerath. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Sivir and Xerath
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Who is Better, Sivir or Xerath?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Sivir usually loses when playing against Xerath, with a 48.2% win rate. As a result, Sivir makes a bad counter for Xerath.
While Sivir does have a lower win rate compared to Xerath, when on opposite teams, Sivir also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes her a less difficult champion to learn. You should be careful when picking Sivir into Xerath.
Additionally, Sivir also has only a small amount 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 isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Sivir vs Xerath matchups, Xerath is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.
Sivir is a somewhat poor counter for Xerath. Focus your tactics on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Sivir against Xerath.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Sivir to counter Xerath during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Sivir often picks up more CS relative to Xerath. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to prioritize in your Sivir versus Xerath build consist of Lord Dominik's Regards, Statikk Shiv, and Navori Quickblades. When Sivir bought at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better countering Xerath than with most other common item sets. In fact, Sivir boasted an average winrate of 48.2% when playing against Xerath with this counter build.
To have the greatest probability of crushing Xerath as Sivir, you should use the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Sivir vs Xerath fights, this blending of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.2% win rate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Xerath as Sivir are displayed for all ranked divisions. If you want to scope the statistics and builds to a particular skill level, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.