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How to Synergize Xerath with Xayah on the Same TeamXerath is in the a tier of champions

Xerath with Xayah

How to Win With Xerath and Xayah Paired TogetherXerath is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Xerath and Xayah

based on 1,955 Xerath with Xayah pairs
Win Rate
49.4 %
K/D/A
2.76
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we take in the results of from millions of League of Legends matches straight from Riot Games each and every week. Xerath has gone into battle with Xayah in 1955 recently played, ranked games. By amassing so much great data straight from the makers of LoL, we are completely sure that we can give you robust, insightful builds to help Xerath synergize with Xayah. It is very rare for Xerath to play with Xayah as teammates. This has only occurred in about 1.3% of rounds with Xerath.

Xerath Xayah Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Xerath has done a dismal job of teaming up with Xayah. Typically, he wins an acceptable 49.4% of rounds the champs appear on the same team. If you want to play better as Xerath when fighting on the same team as Xayah by figuring out how to better synergize your tactics with her, then review the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Xerath vs Xayah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Xerath Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Liandry's TormentHorizon FocusZaz'Zak's RealmspikeStormsurge

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Xerath to level upq
>
Second ability for Xerath to level upw
>
Last skill for Xerath to max oute

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
SorceryManaflow BandScorch
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Xerath's passive ability p
Xerath's q ability q
Xerath's w ability w
Xerath's e ability e
Xerath's ultimate ability r
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W
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Q
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Xerath and Xayah

Tips for Playing as Xerath with Xayah

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 Xayah Will Play

Xayah's attacks and abilities leave Feathers on the ground that she can later recall for massive area damage and control.

Xayah can use Featherstorm to dodge almost any ability while also creating a ton of Feathers. Try to utilize the offensive and defensive aspects of this ability.

Xerath Xayah Synergy Stats

Xerath Image
Win Rate
49.4 %
VS
Win Rate
50.6 %
Xayah Image
6
< Kills >
5.8
5.5
< Deaths >
5.5
9.2
< Assists >
9.8
1.38
< Killing Sprees >
1.33
112
< Minions Killed >
105
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.4
641
< Physical Damage >
627
23,826
< Magic Damage >
23,431
779
< True Damage >
758
25,247
< Damage Dealt >
24,817
16,605
< Damage Taken >
16,476
11,251
< Gold Earned >
11,134
1.56
< Towers >
1.61
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
1,421
< Total Healing >
1,423
13,325
< Experience >
13,029
36
< Vision Score >
38
17
< Wards Placed >
17
184
< Time Dealing CC >
183

How to Play with Xayah as Xerath in LoL

The Xerath Xayah synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Xayah, 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 very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Xayah. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Xayah helps Xerath perform not as well in competitive League games. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.

When Xerath tries to synergize with Xayah, he gets a marginal improvement in his total damage output. This change may demonstrate that Xayah helps provide cover for him to deal more damage or that her presence also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Xerath is played together with Xayah on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Xayah.

Additionally, when Xerath plays with Xayah on the same team, he on average receives a little more damage than when he fights alone. Receiving more damage could indicate that Xayah does a poor job of protecting Xerath in teamfights.

Synergies between Xerath and Xayah

Damage Types Compared

Xerath
Xayah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Xerath
Xayah

Is Xerath better when played alongside Xayah?

There is no ideal champion pairing for Xerath that will always be his ideal synergy. However, overall, Xayah is a below average ally for Xerath. By being on the same team as Xerath, she decreases their win rate by -1.2% to 49.4%. This shows that there is a negative strategic relationship between Xerath and Xayah that allows them to perform worse together than without each other.

Xayah has a much lower diffuclty than Xerath. That means you don't need to be careful when enlisting Xayah allies to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a much lower level of skill to be able to do well with you.

Working together, Xerath players will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to dish out massive AD. Combined, these champs should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

Conversely, by aligning Xerath and Xayah together, you may not be giving your other allies much crowd control. Make sure to pick other champs on your team that nullifies this gap in their potential.

Regardless of the skill of your Xayah ally, you need to focus on maximizing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Xerath Players

How We Calculated Our Xerath Xayah Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Xerath and Xayah, we analyzed 1,955 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Xerath with Xayah comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To learn all of the intricacies of Xerath in order to work well with Xayah during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to master a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you should increase your win rate by a lot.

The ideal finished items to build first in your Xerath and Xayah synergy build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Luden's Companion. When Xerath bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when paired up with Xayah than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Xerath had an average win rate of 49.4% when playing alongside Xayah with this build.

To have the highest chance of crushing 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. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Xerath and Xayah pairings, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.4% winrate overall.

If you want to get Xerath with Xayah synergy tips and builds for a an individual rank, please select one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the statistics and build suggestions given are calculated using every match run with these champs.