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How to Win Zeri vs Xerath Counter MatchupZeri is in the b tier of champions

Zeri vs Xerath

How to Beat Xerath as Zeri in LoLZeri is in the a tier of champions
Marksman
Mage

How to Beat Xerath as Zeri

based on 1,495 Zeri vs Xerath matchups
Win Rate
46.2 %
K/D/A
2.08
Pick Rate
3.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League games every week. Within our dataset, Zeri did battle with Xerath in 1495 matches. Including so many games with Zeri versus Xerath provides us a lot of confidence in our ability to produce useful data and a solid build to crush your foe. This champ pairing is somewhat rare. Zeri fights Xerath in only 3.8% of their matches.

Zeri vs Xerath Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Zeri has done a terrible job of countering Xerath. On average, they wins a lowly 46.2% of games the champions fight each other in. In Zeri against Xerath rounds, Zeri’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood. This indicates that they most likely will be able to get first blood versus Xerath.

Best Zeri vs Xerath Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordBerserker's Greaves

Core Zeri Items

~22 Mins
Experimental HexplateStormrazorNavori Quickblades

Optional Items

BloodthirsterTitanic HydraRunaan's HurricaneInfinity Edge

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Zeri to level upq
>
Second ability for Zeri to level upe
>
Last skill for Zeri to max outw

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveConditioningOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Zeri's passive ability p
Zeri's q ability q
Zeri's w ability w
Zeri's e ability e
Zeri's ultimate ability r
1
E
2
W
3
Q
4
Q
5
R
6
Q
7
E
8
Q
9
E
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R
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E
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W
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W
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R
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W

Guide to Countering Xerath as Zeri

Advice to Win Against Xerath

Xerath's range can be intimidating, but most champions who close distance with him can trade favorably.

Banshee's Veil will make it much harder for Xerath to land Shocking Orb on you.

Xerath takes a long time to engage Rite of the Arcane. Watch for his spellcast animation and start dodging.

Zeri vs Xerath Counter Stats

Zeri Image
Win Rate
46.2 %
VS
Win Rate
53.8 %
Xerath Image
6.9
< Kills >
5.8
6.3
< Deaths >
5.4
6.2
< Assists >
10
1.61
< Killing Sprees >
1.34
194
< Minions Killed >
108
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.42
13,043
< Physical Damage >
638
6,316
< Magic Damage >
23,865
536
< True Damage >
760
19,896
< Damage Dealt >
25,264
24,955
< Damage Taken >
16,476
12,857
< Gold Earned >
11,308
2.23
< Towers >
1.69
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
4,808
< Total Healing >
1,456
13,283
< Experience >
13,313
19
< Vision Score >
39
8
< Wards Placed >
18
124
< Time Dealing CC >
184

How to Counter Xerath with Zeri in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore several influential Zeri against Xerath counter stats that may help us distinguish the distinctions between these two champions. For instance, Zeri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Xerath’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Zeri may be more central to their team's team fighting potential than Xerath..

Zeri often has a similar longest kill spree as their foe does. On average, they receives more damage than Xerath. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zeri and Xerath

Damage Types Compared

Zeri
Xerath
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zeri
Xerath

Who is Better, Zeri or Xerath?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Zeri usually loses when trying to fight Xerath, with a 46.2% win rate. As a result, Zeri makes a poor counter to Xerath.

While Zeri does have a lower winrate compared to Xerath, when they face off with one another, Zeri also has a lower difficulty level that makes them a less complex character to develop with. You may get destroyed when picking Zeri into Xerath.

Furthermore, Zeri also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Xerath. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Zeri vs Xerath matchups, Xerath is the better champ with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Zeri is a terribly counter for Xerath. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Zeri against Xerath.

Other Champion Matchups Against Zeri

Zeri Loses Against

LilliaLillia39.3% winrateSingedSinged39.9% winrateMaokaiMaokai40.6% winrateRyzeRyze41.3% winrate

Zeri Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee58.8% winrateZoeZoe54.3% winrateEliseElise54.2% winrateKassadinKassadin53% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TaricTaric+ 50% 388 GamesBraumBraum+ 50.1% 419 GamesLilliaLillia+ 50.4% 2311 GamesZyraZyra+ 50.5% 1459 Games

Additional Information for Zeri Players

How We Calculated Our Zeri vs Xerath Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xerath as Zeri, we analyzed 1,495 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Xerath as Zeri comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

Zeri Build Xerath Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Zeri in order to counter Xerath 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 pay attention to the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zeri typically picks up more CS as Xerath. Champions who typically don't acquire 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 properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to have in your Zeri versus Xerath build include Experimental Hexplate, Stormrazor, and Navori Quickblades. When Zeri combined at least these three items in their build, they did much better countering Xerath than with most other common builds. In fact, Zeri boasted an average win rate of 46.2% when playing against Xerath with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of annihilating Xerath as Zeri, you should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Zeri vs Xerath counter picks, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 46.2% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Xerath as Zeri are displayed for all ranked divisions. If you want to filter the stats and builds to a specific skill level, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.