Xerath vs Ezreal
How to Beat Ezreal as Xerath
based on 8,844 Xerath vs Ezreal matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Xerath vs Ezreal Matchup Summary
Best Xerath vs Ezreal Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Ezreal as Xerath
Tips for Playing as Xerath against Ezreal
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 Ezreal
Ezreal is a very fragile champion so take the fight to him.
Ezreal is completely skill shot based, so make sure to keep minions in between you.
Mystic Shot applies on-hit effects including the Crest of Cinders.
Xerath vs Ezreal Counter Stats
How to Counter Ezreal with Xerath in LoL
The stats provided here highlight several critical Xerath vs. Ezreal matchup statistics that can help us appreciate the differences between these two champions. For instance, Xerath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Ezreal’s ratio of NaN, showing that Xerath may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Ezreal..
Xerath normally has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. Typically, he receives less damage than Ezreal. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Xerath and Ezreal
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Who is Better, Xerath or Ezreal?
Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Xerath usually wins when taking on Ezreal, with a 53.7% win rate. Therefore, Xerath makes a great counter to Ezreal.
While Xerath does have a higher winrate compared to Ezreal, when they face off with one another, Xerath also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging character to learn. You don't need to be too worried when picking Xerath into Ezrealas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Xerath also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Ezreal. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Xerath vs Ezreal 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 team fights.
Xerath is a great counter for Ezreal. 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 hold your own as Xerath against Ezreal.
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Additional Information for Xerath Players
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Xerath in order to counter Ezreal during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Xerath typically gets less CS relative to Ezreal. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.
The best items to prioritize in your Xerath versus Ezreal build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Xerath included at least these three items in his build, he performed much better countering Ezreal than with many other common builds. In fact, Xerath had an average winrate of 53.7% battling Ezreal with this counter build.
To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Ezreal as Xerath, Xerath players should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Gathering Storm runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Xerath vs Ezreal counter picks, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 53.7% winrate overall.
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