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How to Synergize Zeri with Xerath on the Same TeamZeri is in the b tier of champions

Zeri with Xerath

How to Win With Zeri and Xerath Paired TogetherZeri is in the a tier of champions
Marksman
Mage

How to Synergize Zeri and Xerath

based on 1,395 Zeri with Xerath pairs
Win Rate
48.3 %
K/D/A
2.19
Pick Rate
3.6 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we take in the results of from millions of League of Legends rounds straight from Riot Games each and every week. Zeri has gone into battle with Xerath in 1395 recent, competitive games. By gathering so much accurate data from the hosts of League of Legends, we are confident that we can give you high quality, accurate builds to help Zeri synergize with Xerath. It is relatively rare for Zeri to play with Xerath on the same team. This pairing has only occurred in approximately 3.6% of games with Zeri.

Zeri Xerath Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Zeri does a dismal job of playing alongside Xerath. Normally, they wins a lowly 48.3% of the time the champs fight alongside one another. If you want to maximize your potential as Zeri when playing with Xerath by learning how to better synergize your tactics with him, then check out the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

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 HexplateRunaan's HurricaneNavori Quickblades

Optional Items

Infinity EdgeStormrazorBloodthirsterKraken Slayer

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Zeri to level upq
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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
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E
2
W
3
Q
4
Q
5
R
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Q
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E
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Zeri and Xerath

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.

Zeri Xerath Synergy Stats

Zeri Image
Win Rate
48.3 %
VS
Win Rate
51.7 %
Xerath Image
6.8
< Kills >
7
6.2
< Deaths >
6.1
6.8
< Assists >
6.7
1.59
< Killing Sprees >
1.62
186
< Minions Killed >
188
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.46
13,357
< Physical Damage >
13,784
6,211
< Magic Damage >
6,472
571
< True Damage >
572
20,140
< Damage Dealt >
20,828
23,308
< Damage Taken >
23,156
12,596
< Gold Earned >
12,588
2.31
< Towers >
2.23
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
4,513
< Total Healing >
4,314
12,881
< Experience >
12,766
18
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
8
119
< Time Dealing CC >
121

How to Play with Xerath as Zeri in LoL

The Zeri Xerath synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of their gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Xerath, compared to their overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how their gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Zeri sees a large worsening in their KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Xerath. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Xerath helps Zeri perform worse in competitive LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Zeri is paired with Xerath, they gets a little drop in their complete damage dealt. This difference could signal that Xerath doesn't help cover for them to dish out more damage or that his presence also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Zeri is played together with Xerath on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when they plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that they is worse when playing with Xerath.

Additionally, when Zeri plays with Xerath on the same team, they usually takes a little more damage than when they fights alone. Taking more damage could indicate that Xerath does a poor job of protecting Zeri during team fights.

Synergies between Zeri and Xerath

Damage Types Compared

Zeri
Xerath
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Zeri
Xerath

Is Zeri better when played alongside Xerath?

There is no universally accepted best ally for Zeri that will 100% of the time be their ideal synergy. Yet, Xerath is a decent ally for Zeri. By locking into the same team as Zeri, he improves their win rate by 2.1% to 48.3%. This clearly indicates that there is a somewhat important strategic relationship between Zeri and Xerath that allows them to perform at the top of their game together than alone.

Xerath has a greater difficulty than Zeri. That means Zeri players should be very careful when arranging Xerath allies to play with, as they will need a greater level of skill to be able to play well with you.

Working cooperatively, Zeri players should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal magic damage. Combined, these two can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.

In contrast, by bringing Zeri and Xerath together, you will not be providing your other allies enough engage potential. We recommend you pick other champs on your team that fills this relative hole in this pairing's potential.

Regardless of the skill of your Xerath ally, you need to focus on maximizing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Zeri Players

How We Calculated Our Zeri Xerath Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Zeri and Xerath, we analyzed 1,395 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 Zeri with Xerath 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Zeri to synergize with Xerath during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends rounds, you should keep reading to learn some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed here, you should increase your win rate significantly.

The most important items to have in your Zeri and Xerath synergy build include Experimental Hexplate, Runaan's Hurricane, and Navori Quickblades. When Zeri used at least these three items in their build, they did much better when fighting alongside Xerath than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Zeri boasted an average win rate of 48.3% when playing alongside Xerath with this build.

To have the best chance of beating your oponents, Zeri players should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for this team composition, this mixture of runes resulted in the top win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 48.3% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to team up Xerath with Zeri are displayed for every ranked division. If you want to filter the stats and builds to an individual rank, you can use the selection menu located at the top of this page.