Xerath vs Corki
How to Beat Corki as Xerath
based on 1,603 Xerath vs Corki matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Xerath vs Corki Matchup Summary
Best Xerath vs Corki Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Corki as Xerath
Tips for Playing as Xerath against Corki
If you stun an enemy with Shocking Orb, follow up with a guaranteed center hit on Eye of Destruction.
It's easier to land Arcanopulse on an enemy when they're moving toward or away from you, rather than side to side.
Eye of Destruction will make landing Arcanopulse easier as the target will be slowed.
Advice to Win Against Corki
Watch out for Corki's Missile Barrage. They deal splash damage, so you can get hit even when hiding behind minions.
Corki is vulnerable after he uses his Valkyrie or Special Delivery, so try switching focus to him if he uses them to enter a fight.
Xerath vs Corki Counter Stats
How to Counter Corki with Xerath in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here underscore some significant Xerath versus Corki counter statistics that can help you grasp the distinctions between this pair of champs. As an example, Xerath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Corki’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Xerath may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Corki..
Xerath typically has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Corki. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Xerath and Corki
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Who is Better, Xerath or Corki?
Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Xerath usually wins when facing off against Corki, with a 52.4% win rate. As a result, Xerath makes a good counter to Corki.
While Xerath does have a higher winrate than Corki, when they face off with one another, Xerath also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex champion to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Xerath into Corkias his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Xerath has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Corki. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Xerath vs Corki matchups, Xerath is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Xerath is a good counter to Corki. You will do well by focussing your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Xerath against Corki.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Xerath in order to counter Corki during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Xerath usually accumulates less CS compared to Corki. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.
The ideal items to have in your Xerath versus Corki build include Horizon Focus, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Xerath bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better versus Corki than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Xerath had an average win rate of 52.4% when countering Corki with this counter build.
To have the greatest chance of crushing Corki as Xerath, Xerath players should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Xerath vs Corki LoL games, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 52.4% winrate overall.
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