Xerath vs Jayce
How to Beat Jayce as Xerath
based on 2,097 Xerath vs Jayce matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Xerath vs Jayce Matchup Summary
Best Xerath vs Jayce Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Jayce as Xerath
Tips for Playing as Xerath against Jayce
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 Jayce
Jayce is strong in the early game. If he gains the advantage, play defensively.
Jayce can attack in melee or at range. Pay attention to his stance and weapon color to know how he is going to attack.
If you see Jayce drop his Acceleration Gate, be careful, he is probably about to cast Shock Blast.
Xerath vs Jayce Counter Stats
How to Counter Jayce with Xerath in LoL
The stats shown on this page underscore several significant Xerath vs. Jayce matchup stats that may help us appreciate the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Xerath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Jayce’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Xerath may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Jayce. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.
Xerath usually has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Typically, he takes less damage than Jayce. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the champion with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Xerath and Jayce
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Who is Better, Xerath or Jayce?
Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Xerath usually wins when trying to fight Jayce, with a 53.2% win rate. As a result, Xerath makes a great counter to Jayce.
While Xerath does have a higher win rate compared to Jayce, when they face off with one another, Xerath also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champ to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Xerath into Jayceas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Xerath has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Jayce. This 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 in League of Legends, in Xerath vs Jayce matchups, Xerath is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.
Xerath is a great counter to Jayce. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Xerath against Jayce.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Xerath to counter Jayce during both the laning 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 mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Xerath typically gets less CS compared to Jayce. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, 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 values reported on this page to do well.
The ideal items to prioritize in your Xerath versus Jayce build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Xerath included at least these three items in his build, he did much better when fighting Jayce than with many other typical builds. In fact, Xerath boasted an average winrate of 53.2% when countering Jayce with this build.
To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing Jayce 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 rune combinations players chose for Xerath vs Jayce counterpicks, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 53.2% win rate overall.
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