Xerath vs Taric
How to Beat Taric as Xerath
based on 1,382 Xerath vs Taric matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Xerath vs Taric Matchup Summary
Best Xerath vs Taric Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Taric as Xerath
Tips for Playing as Xerath against Taric
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 Taric
Taric reduces his spell cooldowns by basic attacking enemies with Bravado. Try to kite him in teamfights and punish him for approaching the minion wave in lane.
Taric's ultimate, Cosmic Radiance, has a long delay before its effect. Try to quickly assess whether to disengage the fight or attempt to kill his allies before it goes off.
Xerath vs Taric Counter Stats
How to Counter Taric with Xerath in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify several significant Xerath against Taric matchup statistics that can help you appreciate the distinctions between the two. As an example, Xerath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Taric’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Xerath may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Taric. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.
Xerath often has a much larger longest kill spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Taric. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Xerath and Taric
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Who is Better, Xerath or Taric?
Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Xerath usually loses when facing off against Taric, with a 48.2% win rate. Thus, Xerath makes a bad counter for Taric.
While Xerath does have a lower win rate than Taric, when facing one another, Xerath also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming champ to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Xerath into Taricas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Xerath has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Taric. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Xerath vs Taric matchups, Taric is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.
Xerath is a somewhat poor counter to Taric. Focus your strategy on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Xerath against Taric.
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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 Taric during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Xerath typically gets more CS as Taric. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.
The most crucial items to have in your Xerath versus Taric 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 vs. Taric than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Xerath had an average winrate of 48.2% battling Taric with this build.
To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against Taric as Xerath, you should take 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 builds players picked for Xerath vs Taric counter picks, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 48.2% win rate overall.
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