Mordekaiser vs Xerath
How to Beat Xerath as Mordekaiser
based on 10,249 Mordekaiser vs Xerath matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Mordekaiser vs Xerath Matchup Summary
Best Mordekaiser vs Xerath Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Xerath as Mordekaiser
Tips for Playing as Mordekaiser against Xerath
Hitting multiple champions with the same ability can help quickly activate Darkness Rise.
Offense is your defense. Keep fighting to build up larger Indestructible shields.
Use Realm of Death on a low health enemy to guarantee the kill and keep their stats for the rest of a teamfight.
Advice to Win Against Xerath
Xerath's range can be intimidating, but most champions who close distance with him can trade favorably.
Banshee's Veil will make it much harder for Xerath to land Shocking Orb on you.
Xerath takes a long time to engage Rite of the Arcane. Watch for his spellcast animation and start dodging.
Mordekaiser vs Xerath Counter Stats
How to Counter Xerath with Mordekaiser in LoL
The stats shown on this page feature several influential Mordekaiser vs. Xerath counter stats that may help us appreciate the differences between the pair. Mordekaiser’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Xerath’s ratio of NaN, showing that Mordekaiser may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Xerath..
Mordekaiser typically has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Xerath. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Mordekaiser and Xerath
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Who is Better, Mordekaiser or Xerath?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Mordekaiser usually fairs equally well when taking on Xerath, with a 50.8% win rate. Therefore, Mordekaiser makes an ok counter to Xerath.
While Mordekaiser does have a higher win rate compared to Xerath, when facing one another, Mordekaiser also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging champion to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Mordekaiser into Xerath.
Additionally, Mordekaiser also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Xerath. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Mordekaiser vs Xerath matchups, Mordekaiser is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.
Mordekaiser is a decent counter to Xerath. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Mordekaiser against Xerath.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Mordekaiser in order to counter Xerath during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Mordekaiser on average racks up more CS as Xerath. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to have in your Mordekaiser versus Xerath build include Kaenic Rookern, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, and Riftmaker. When Mordekaiser combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better countering Xerath than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Mordekaiser boasted an average winrate of 50.8% battling Xerath with this build.
To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Xerath as Mordekaiser, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Revitalize runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for Mordekaiser vs Xerath face-offs, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 50.8% win rate overall.
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