Xerath vs Fiddlesticks
How to Beat Fiddlesticks as Xerath
based on 2,522 Xerath vs Fiddlesticks matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Xerath vs Fiddlesticks Matchup Summary
Best Xerath vs Fiddlesticks Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Fiddlesticks as Xerath
Tips for Playing as Xerath against Fiddlesticks
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.
Xerath vs Fiddlesticks Counter Stats
How to Counter Fiddlesticks with Xerath in LoL
The stats shown on this page feature several important Xerath vs. Fiddlesticks matchup statistics that may help you appreciate the differences between the pair. Xerath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Fiddlesticks’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Xerath may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Fiddlesticks..
Xerath usually has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Typically, he receives less damage than Fiddlesticks. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Xerath and Fiddlesticks
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Who is Better, Xerath or Fiddlesticks?
Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Xerath usually wins when playing against Fiddlesticks, with a 54.4% win rate. Thus, Xerath makes a great counter for Fiddlesticks.
While Xerath does have a much higher winrate than Fiddlesticks, when facing one another, Xerath also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex champ to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Xerath into Fiddlesticksas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Xerath also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Fiddlesticks. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Xerath vs Fiddlesticks matchups, Xerath is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Xerath is a great counter for Fiddlesticks. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Xerath against Fiddlesticks.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Xerath to counter Fiddlesticks during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Xerath most often picks up more CS relative to Fiddlesticks. Champs who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The best items to use in your Xerath versus Fiddlesticks build include Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, Liandry's Torment, and Luden's Companion. When Xerath incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better vs. Fiddlesticks than with many other common builds. In fact, Xerath had an average win rate of 54.4% when playing against Fiddlesticks with this build.
To have the highest chance of coming out on top against Fiddlesticks as Xerath, you 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 rune combinations players used for Xerath vs Fiddlesticks counters, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 54.4% win rate overall.
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