Vladimir vs Xerath
How to Beat Xerath as Vladimir
based on 4,232 Vladimir vs Xerath matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Vladimir vs Xerath Matchup Summary
Best Vladimir vs Xerath Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Xerath as Vladimir
Tips for Playing as Vladimir against Xerath
Transfusion instantly deals damage to the enemy before healing Vladimir, making it one of the best last hitting tools in the game.
Cast Hemoplague where it will afflict the most units.
Sanguine Pool pops incoming missiles, so it can be used to dodge disables.
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.
Vladimir vs Xerath Counter Stats
How to Counter Xerath with Vladimir in LoL
The stats provided here show several strategic Vladimir against Xerath matchup stats that may help us grasp the differences between the pair. For instance, Vladimir’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Xerath’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Vladimir may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Xerath..
Vladimir usually has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. On average, he receives more damage than Xerath. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Vladimir and Xerath
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Who is Better, Vladimir or Xerath?
Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Vladimir usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Xerath, with a 49.7% win rate. Therefore, Vladimir makes an ok counter to Xerath.
While Vladimir does have a lower winrate than Xerath, when facing one another, Vladimir also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Vladimir into Xerathas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Vladimir also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Xerath. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, 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 Vladimir 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 teammates during teamfights.
Vladimir is a somewhat poor counter for Xerath. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Vladimir against Xerath.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Vladimir 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 pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Vladimir often gets more CS compared to Xerath. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.
The most important items to prioritize in your Vladimir versus Xerath build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Void Staff, and Liandry's Torment. When Vladimir incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better against Xerath than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Vladimir had an average winrate of 49.7% when countering Xerath with this build.
To have the greatest chance of crushing Xerath as Vladimir, Vladimir players should take the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Vladimir vs Xerath battles, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 49.7% win rate overall.
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