Xerath vs Shaco
How to Beat Shaco as Xerath
based on 5,452 Xerath vs Shaco matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Xerath vs Shaco Matchup Summary
Best Xerath vs Shaco Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Shaco as Xerath
Tips for Playing as Xerath against Shaco
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 Shaco
If Shaco is doing well early-game, it is worth the investment to place Stealth Wards near his Jungle camps.
If Shaco uses Deceive to enter a fight he won't be able to quickly use it again to get away. Work with your team to quickly focus him down.
Xerath vs Shaco Counter Stats
How to Counter Shaco with Xerath in LoL
The stats shown here show some vital Xerath versus Shaco matchup statistics that may help you realize the distinctions between this set of champs. Xerath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Shaco’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Xerath may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Shaco..
Xerath typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Shaco. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the champion with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Xerath and Shaco
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Who is Better, Xerath or Shaco?
Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Xerath usually wins when facing off against Shaco, with a 51.1% win rate. Therefore, Xerath makes a good counter to Shaco.
While Xerath does have a higher win rate than Shaco, when facing one another, Xerath also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Xerath into Shacoas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Xerath also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Shaco. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Xerath vs Shaco matchups, Xerath is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.
Xerath is a decent counter for Shaco. Focus your actions on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Xerath against Shaco.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Xerath in order to counter Shaco during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Xerath often gets more CS relative to Shaco. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The most important items to prioritize in your Xerath versus Shaco build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, and Stormsurge. When Xerath combined at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when fighting Shaco than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Xerath had an average winrate of 51.1% when playing against Shaco with these items in his kit.
To have the best likelihood of vanquishing Shaco 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 builds players used for Xerath vs Shaco counters, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 51.1% winrate overall.
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