Zed with Xerath
How to Synergize Zed and Xerath
based on 4,035 Zed with Xerath pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Zed Xerath Synergy Summary
Best Zed vs Xerath Counter Build
Items
Starter Items
Early Items
Core Zed Items
Optional Items
Summoner Spells
Skill Order
Runes
Guide to Synergizing Zed and Xerath
Tips for Playing as Zed with Xerath
Placing a Living Shadow before using Death Mark can give Zed a safe escape from combat.
Saving energy and spell cooldowns until you use your ultimate will maximize Death Mark's damage.
Quickly double tapping Living Shadow will teleport Zed to his shadow immediately for rapid escapes.
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.
Zed Xerath Synergy Stats
How to Play with Xerath as Zed in LoL
The Zed 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, Zed 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 fall shows that Xerath helps Zed perform poorer in ranked League matches. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.
When Zed tries to synergize with Xerath, he observes a little decrease in his total damage dealt. This may indicate that Xerath does not help protection for him to dish out more damage or that his presence also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Zed is played with Xerath on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Xerath.
Additionally, when Zed plays with Xerath on the same team, he often receives a little more damage than when he fights alone. Receiving more damage could mean that Xerath does a poor job of covering Zed in team fights.
Synergies between Zed and Xerath
Damage Types Compared
Champion Playstyles Contrasted
Is Zed better when played alongside Xerath?
There is no ideal companion for Zed that will no matter what be his #1 teammate. Yet, overall, Xerath is a good companion for Zed. By being on the same side as Zed, he increases their win rate by 1.6% to 50.0%. This shows that there is a potentially meaningful bond between Zed and Xerath that results in them performing better together than alone.
Xerath has a greater difficulty than Zed. That means you should be cautious when arranging Xerath comrades to play with, as they will require a greater level of skill to play well with you.
Working cooperatively, Zed players will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal magic damage. When paired, these champs can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.
In contrast, by grouping Zed and Xerath together, you will not be providing your team very much tankyness. Make sure to pick other champions on your team that fills this relative gap in their potential.
Regardless of your Xerath ally's skill level, you should focus on maximizing your income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well, regardless.
Other Champion Matchups Against Zed
Other Top Synergies by Role
Additional Information for Zed Players
How We Calculated Our Zed Xerath Synergy Build and Stats
Other Useful Resources
Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Zed in order to pair well with Xerath during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL matches, you should continue reading to master some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and tips shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly.
The best finished items to have in your Zed and Xerath synergy build consist of Serylda's Grudge, Hubris, and Voltaic Cyclosword. When Zed 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, Zed boasted an average winrate of 50.0% helping carry Xerath with these items in his kit.
To have the best likelihood of coming out on top against your oponents, you should use the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Scorch, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for this team composition, this mix of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.0% win rate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to synergize Xerath with Zed are shown for all ranked divisions. If you want to filter the statistics and builds to a distinct division, you may use the selection menu located earlier on the page.