Xerath vs Akali
How to Beat Akali as Xerath
based on 8,669 Xerath vs Akali matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Xerath vs Akali Matchup Summary
Best Xerath vs Akali Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Akali as Xerath
Tips for Playing as Xerath against Akali
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 Win Against Akali
Akali's Five Point Strike is powerful when used at maximum range and energy. Engage on her when she has low energy to maximize your chance of winning trades.
Return to base if your Health is low and Akali has her ultimate available.
Akali can still be hit by area effect spells while obscured inside Twilight Shroud. Doing so will briefly reveal her position.
Xerath vs Akali Counter Stats
How to Counter Akali with Xerath in LoL
The stats shown on this page clarify several strategic Xerath vs. Akali matchup stats that can help you grasp the distinctions between the pair. Xerath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Akali’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Xerath may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Akali. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.
Xerath often has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. On average, he receives less damage than Akali. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Xerath and Akali
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Who is Better, Xerath or Akali?
Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Xerath usually fairs equally well when playing against Akali, with a 49.7% win rate. As a result, Xerath makes an ok counter for Akali.
While Xerath does have a lower winrate compared to Akali, when they face off with one another, Xerath also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champ to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Xerath into Akalias his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Xerath has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Akali. This often 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 for every situation in League of Legends, in Xerath vs Akali matchups, Akali is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.
Xerath is a somewhat poor counter to Akali. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Xerath against Akali.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Xerath in order to counter Akali during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Xerath most often accumulates less CS as Akali. Champs who on average don't get much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.
The most important items to focus on in your Xerath versus Akali build include Horizon Focus, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Xerath incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did much better vs. Akali than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Xerath had an average win rate of 49.7% when playing against Akali with these items in his kit.
To have the best probability of coming out on top against Akali as Xerath, Xerath players should take the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Presence of Mind, and Coup de Grace runes from the Sorcery and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Xerath vs Akali LoL games, this combination of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 49.7% win rate overall.
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