Yunara vs Xerath Counter Pick

Range is the whole story of Yunara against Xerath. Her 575 attack range beats his 525 base, yet Arcanopulse and Rite of the Arcane operate far outside auto-attack distance, and 248 games on patch 16.13.1 show the result: Yunara wins 43.6% of them.

• Damage type: Xerath is fully magic, Yunara physical with magic added on critical strikes by Vow of the First Lands. Her 30 magic resistance at level 1 decides how early exchanges end.
• Resource: both run on mana, but Mana Surge refunds Xerath’s costs through basic attacks, so he keeps throwing skillshots while she watches her own bar.
• Mobility: 340 move speed against 325 means he chooses the spacing, and Shocking Orb punishes any straight approach with a stun.

Yunara’s route through this runs through Cultivation of Spirit and the Transcendent upgrade from her ultimate, which converts Kanmei’s Steps into a dash and finally gives her a way to close after his key cooldowns are spent. Xerath sits at difficulty 8 to her 4, so missed skillshots are the opening she needs. Health totals stay close, 590 to 596 at level 1 and 2,460 to 2,398 at level 18, meaning this is not a durability gap but a positioning one. Ability ranges are listed on the Xerath entry.