Xerath vs Lucian
How to Beat Lucian as Xerath
based on 8,878 Xerath vs Lucian matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Xerath vs Lucian Matchup Summary
Best Xerath vs Lucian Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Lucian as Xerath
Tips for Playing as Xerath against Lucian
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 Lucian
Lucian cannot change the aim of The Culling. Take advantage of this by avoiding the angle of the bullets.
Lucian has strong burst, but little sustained damage.
Piercing Light does not give Lucian extra Attack Range. He still needs to find a target in range to line up his shot. Avoid Piercing Light by anticipating the angle Lucian will choose.
Xerath vs Lucian Counter Stats
How to Counter Lucian with Xerath in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize some vital Xerath versus Lucian counter stats that can help us appreciate the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Xerath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Lucian’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Xerath may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Lucian..
Xerath normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. On average, he receives less damage than Lucian. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champ with higher health has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Xerath and Lucian
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Who is Better, Xerath or Lucian?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Xerath usually fairs equally well when facing off against Lucian, with a 50.4% win rate. As a result, Xerath makes an ok counter to Lucian.
While Xerath does have a higher winrate compared to Lucian, when facing one another, Xerath also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Xerath into Lucianas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Xerath also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Lucian. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Xerath vs Lucian matchups, Xerath is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.
Xerath is a decent counter to Lucian. Focus your play on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Xerath against Lucian.
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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 Lucian during both the early game 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 listen to the build and suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Xerath usually accumulates less CS relative to Lucian. Champions who on average don't take much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They 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 require many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The top items to use in your Xerath versus Lucian build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Horizon Focus, and Stormsurge. When Xerath incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better vs Lucian than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Xerath boasted an average winrate of 50.4% when countering Lucian with this build.
To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Lucian 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. Of all the runes players chose for Xerath vs Lucian face-offs, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.4% winrate overall.
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