Xerath vs Qiyana
How to Beat Qiyana as Xerath
based on 1,846 Xerath vs Qiyana matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Xerath vs Qiyana Matchup Summary
Best Xerath vs Qiyana Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Qiyana as Xerath
Tips for Playing as Xerath against Qiyana
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 Qiyana Counter Stats
How to Counter Qiyana with Xerath in LoL
The stats provided here highlight some vital Xerath against Qiyana matchup stats that may help us appreciate the distinctions between the pair. Xerath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Qiyana’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Xerath may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Qiyana. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.
Xerath usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Qiyana. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Xerath and Qiyana
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Who is Better, Xerath or Qiyana?
Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Xerath usually wins when playing against Qiyana, with a 51.2% win rate. Thus, Xerath makes a good counter to Qiyana.
While Xerath does have a higher winrate than Qiyana, when they face off with one another, Xerath also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champion to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Xerath into Qiyanaas 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 CC and other utility, a similar amount to Qiyana. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Xerath vs Qiyana matchups, Xerath is the better champion with a higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Xerath is a decent counter to Qiyana. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Xerath against Qiyana.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Xerath to counter Qiyana during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Xerath on average gets a similar amount of CS as Qiyana. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.
The ideal items to prioritize in your Xerath versus Qiyana build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Xerath incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better against Qiyana than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Xerath boasted an average winrate of 51.2% battling Qiyana with this counter build.
To have the greatest chance of crushing Qiyana 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 chose for Xerath vs Qiyana clashes, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.2% winrate overall.
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