Xerath with Lucian
How to Synergize Xerath and Lucian
based on 7,145 Xerath with Lucian pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Xerath Lucian Synergy Summary
Best Xerath vs Lucian Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Xerath and Lucian
Tips for Playing as Xerath with Lucian
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 Understand How Lucian Will Play
For optimal burst, try to combine Relentless Pursuit into Piercing Light.
Ardent Blaze actually explodes in a star pattern. Try to line it up so the spokes hit enemy champions.
Because of Lightslinger, Lucian benefits more from Attack Damage than he does from Attack Speed.
Once you have chosen an angle for The Culling, you cannot change it. Pick your moment well!
Xerath Lucian Synergy Stats
How to Play with Lucian as Xerath in LoL
The Xerath Lucian synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Lucian, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.
Overall, Xerath sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Lucian. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Lucian helps Xerath perform worse in competitive League rounds. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Xerath plays on the same team as Lucian, he observes a little increase in his complete damage output. This difference may signal that Lucian helps provide protection for him to dish out more damage or that his allyship also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Xerath is played alongside Lucian on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Lucian.
Moreover, when Xerath plays with Lucian on the same side, he usually takes a little less damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt not as much damage could mean that Lucian does a decent job of covering Xerath in team fights.
Synergies between Xerath and Lucian
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Is Xerath better when played alongside Lucian?
There is no one best synergy for Xerath that will always be his #1 teammate. Yet, Lucian is a below average companion for Xerath. By locking into the same team as Xerath, he decreases their win rate by -1.6% to 49.0%. This demonstrates that there is a bad bond between Xerath and Lucian that allows them to perform not as well together than without each other.
Lucian has a lower difficulty than Xerath. That means Xerath players don't need to be cautious when arranging Lucian comrades to fight alongside, as they will require a relatively low level of skill to be able to do well with you.
Fighting on the same side, Xerath players should see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal magical damage. When paired, these champs are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.
Although, by bringing Xerath and Lucian together, you probably will not be giving your other allies much support. We recommend you include other champions on your team that fills this relative gap in this pairing's kit.
Regardless of your Lucian ally's skill level, you should focus on increasing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well anyway.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to truly master Xerath in order to work well with Lucian during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends matches, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly.
The top items to have in your Xerath and Lucian synergy build include Horizon Focus, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Xerath bought at least these three great items in his build, he performed much better when fighting alongside Lucian than with many other typical builds. In fact, Xerath had an average winrate of 49.0% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Lucian with this build.
To have the highest probability of beating your oponents, you should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for Xerath and Lucian pairings, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.0% win rate overall.
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