Yasuo with Xerath
How to Synergize Yasuo and Xerath
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Yasuo Xerath Synergy Summary
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Guide to Synergizing Yasuo and Xerath
Tips for Playing as Yasuo with Xerath
Last Breath can be cast on any target that is knocked Airborne, even by one of your allies.
Dash through a minion to have Sweeping Blade available to chase your opponent should they flee; Dash directly to your opponent to preserve a minion as your escape route.
At level 18, Yasuo's Steel Tempest reaches its Attack Speed cap with 55% Attack Speed from items.
Advice to Understand How Xerath Will Play
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.
Yasuo Xerath Synergy Stats
How to Play with Xerath as Yasuo in LoL
The Yasuo Xerath synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Xerath, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.
Overall, Yasuo sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Xerath. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Xerath helps Yasuo perform poorer in ranked LoL games. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Yasuo is an ally to Xerath, he sees a little drop in his full damage dealt. This could demonstrate that Xerath doesn't help cover for him to deal more damage or that his allyship also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Yasuo is played alongside Xerath on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Xerath.
Additionally, when Yasuo plays with Xerath on the same team, he usually receives a little more damage than when he plays alone. Receiving more damage may indicate that Xerath does a poor job of covering Yasuo during teamfights.
Synergies between Yasuo and Xerath
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Is Yasuo better when played alongside Xerath?
There is no universally accepted best synergy for Yasuo that will no matter what be his best teammate. However, overall, Xerath is a decent ally for Yasuo. By locking into the same team as Yasuo, he improves their win rate by 1.1% to 51.7%. This demonstrates that there is a somewhat important bond between Yasuo and Xerath that allows them to perform better together than alone.
Xerath has a lower difficulty than Yasuo. That means you don't need to be careful when enlisting Xerath allies to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a relatively low level of skill to work well with you.
Fighting alongside, you should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to to do a lot of AP damage. Together, these champs are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.
Although, by pairing Yasuo and Xerath together, you probably will not be giving your side enough protection for burst damage. Plan to pick other champs on your team that helps cover this relative hole in this pairing's capabilities.
Regardless of your Xerath ally's skill level, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well anyway.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To truly master Yasuo to synergize with Xerath during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League rounds, you should keep reading to gather additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you use the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot.
The best items to prioritize in your Yasuo and Xerath synergy build consist of Infinity Edge, Bloodthirster, and Kraken Slayer. When Yasuo included at least these three great items in his build, he did a lot better when paired up with Xerath than with many other typical builds. In fact, Yasuo had an average win rate of 51.7% helping carry Xerath with these items in his kit.
To have the best chance of annihilating your oponents, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Yasuo and Xerath pairings, this mixture of runes yielded the top win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.7% winrate overall.
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