Xerath vs Vladimir
How to Beat Vladimir as Xerath
based on 4,232 Xerath vs Vladimir matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Xerath vs Vladimir Matchup Summary
Best Xerath vs Vladimir Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Vladimir as Xerath
Tips for Playing as Xerath against Vladimir
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 Vladimir
Items that counter Health stacking, such as Liandry's Torment and Blade of the Ruined King, are very effective against Vladimir.
Making Vladimir use Sanguine Pool at the start of a fight will maximize the Health cost of the ability to him.
Try to take Vladimir down before Hemoplague detonates, as it will heal him for each afflicted enemy Champion.
Xerath vs Vladimir Counter Stats
How to Counter Vladimir with Xerath in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here clarify some important Xerath against Vladimir matchup stats that may help you realize the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Xerath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Vladimir’s ratio of NaN, showing that Xerath may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Vladimir. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.
Xerath normally has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Vladimir. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Xerath and Vladimir
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Who is Better, Xerath or Vladimir?
Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Xerath usually fairs equally well when playing against Vladimir, with a 50.3% win rate. Thus, Xerath makes an ok counter for Vladimir.
While Xerath does have a higher winrate than Vladimir, when on opposite teams, Xerath also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Xerath into Vladimiras 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 utility and CC, a similar amount to Vladimir. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Xerath vs Vladimir matchups, Xerath is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Xerath is a decent counter to Vladimir. Focus your strategy on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Xerath against Vladimir.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Xerath in order to counter Vladimir during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Xerath typically accumulates less CS compared to Vladimir. Champions who typically don't take much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to focus on in your Xerath versus Vladimir build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, and Luden's Companion. When Xerath incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better vs. Vladimir than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Xerath boasted an average win rate of 50.3% when playing against Vladimir with this counter build.
To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating Vladimir as Xerath, Xerath players should equip 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 we have analyed for Xerath vs Vladimir face-offs, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.3% winrate overall.
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