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How to Win Xayah vs Taric Counter MatchupXayah is in the b tier of champions

Xayah vs Taric

How to Beat Taric as Xayah in LoLXayah is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Taric as Xayah

based on 633 Xayah vs Taric matchups
Win Rate
46.4 %
K/D/A
2.25
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL games each week. Within our dataset, Xayah fought Taric 633 times. With so many matchups for Xayah vs Taric provides us a lot of confidence in our ability to produce useful statistics and a recommended build to crush your enemy. This counter pairing is somewhat rare. Xayah has to counter Taric in only 1.1% of her games.

Xayah vs Taric Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Xayah has done a pathetic job of beating Taric. Normally, she wins a lowly 46.4% of matches the champs battle one another in. In Xayah versus Taric matches, Xayah’s side is 0.1% less expected to gain first blood. This implies that she most likely won't get first blood versus Taric.

Best Xayah vs Taric Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordRecurve Bow

Core Xayah Items

~22 Mins
Lord Dominik's RegardsKraken SlayerNavori Quickblades

Optional Items

BloodthirsterStormrazor

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Xayah to level upe
>
Second ability for Xayah to level upw
>
Last skill for Xayah to max outq

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Xayah's passive ability p
Xayah's q ability q
Xayah's w ability w
Xayah's e ability e
Xayah's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
E
5
E
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R
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E
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Taric as Xayah

Tips for Playing as Xayah against Taric

Xayah's attacks and abilities leave Feathers on the ground that she can later recall for massive area damage and control.

Xayah can use Featherstorm to dodge almost any ability while also creating a ton of Feathers. Try to utilize the offensive and defensive aspects of this ability.

Advice to Win Against Taric

Taric reduces his spell cooldowns by basic attacking enemies with Bravado. Try to kite him in teamfights and punish him for approaching the minion wave in lane.

Taric's ultimate, Cosmic Radiance, has a long delay before its effect. Try to quickly assess whether to disengage the fight or attempt to kill his allies before it goes off.

Xayah vs Taric Counter Stats

Xayah Image
Win Rate
46.4 %
VS
Win Rate
53.6 %
Taric Image
6.2
< Kills >
2
5.9
< Deaths >
5.7
7.1
< Assists >
15.3
1.41
< Killing Sprees >
0.35
176
< Minions Killed >
37
0.31
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.6
20,285
< Physical Damage >
2,214
414
< Magic Damage >
4,860
429
< True Damage >
729
21,128
< Damage Dealt >
7,804
19,376
< Damage Taken >
23,285
11,663
< Gold Earned >
8,718
2.31
< Towers >
2.34
0.09
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
4,478
< Total Healing >
12,001
12,295
< Experience >
10,740
17
< Vision Score >
47
8
< Wards Placed >
20
58
< Time Dealing CC >
420

How to Counter Taric with Xayah in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here highlight several influential Xayah against Taric counter stats that may help us figure out the distinctions between the two. As an example, Xayah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Taric’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Xayah may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Taric. This observation is largely a result of the difference in kills.

Xayah normally has a much larger longest killing spree than her matchup does. Typically, she takes less damage than Taric. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the champ with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Xayah and Taric

Damage Types Compared

Xayah
Taric
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Xayah
Taric

Who is Better, Xayah or Taric?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Xayah usually loses when playing against Taric, with a 46.4% win rate. As a result, Xayah makes a bad counter to Taric.

While Xayah does have a lower win rate compared to Taric, when on opposite teams, Xayah also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more difficult character to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Xayah into Taric.

Additionally, Xayah has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Taric. 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 Xayah vs Taric matchups, Taric is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Xayah is a garbage counter to Taric. Focus your play on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Xayah against Taric.

Additional Information for Xayah Players

How We Calculated Our Xayah vs Taric Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Taric as Xayah, we analyzed 633 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 Taric as Xayah 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Xayah to counter Taric 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 tips presented here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Xayah typically picks up much more CS compared to Taric. Champs who typically don't get much CS typically 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 large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Xayah versus Taric build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Kraken Slayer, and Navori Quickblades. When Xayah used at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better when fighting Taric than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Xayah had an average winrate of 46.4% battling Taric with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of beating Taric as Xayah, Xayah players should equip the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Xayah vs Taric fights, this order of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 46.4% win rate overall.

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