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Playstyle: Xerath Builds

  1. Adaptive & Wave Clear

    34,471 Games

    First Strike
    Sorcery
    Luden's Tempest

    54%

  2. Poke & Wave Clear

    26,490 Games

    Arcane Comet
    Inspiration
    Luden's Tempest

    54%

  3. Adaptive & Burn

    10,081 Games

    First Strike
    Sorcery
    Liandry's Anguish

    53%

  4. Poke & Burn

    8,882 Games

    Arcane Comet
    Inspiration
    Liandry's Anguish

    52%

Pro Xerath Builds

  1. Vulcan
    FlyQuest

    Vulcan

    Arcane Comet
    Inspiration
    Luden's Tempest

    vs

    Pyke
  2. Vulcan
    FlyQuest

    Vulcan

    Arcane Comet
    Inspiration
    Luden's Tempest

    vs

    Sona
  3. Mersa
    Team Heretics

    Mersa

    Arcane Comet
    Inspiration
    Lost Chapter

    vs

    Ashe
  4. Diamond
    Dignitas

    Diamond

    First Strike
    Sorcery
    Luden's Tempest

    vs

    Senna
  5. Bolulu
    Immortals

    Bolulu

    First Strike
    Sorcery
    Liandry's Anguish

    vs

    Rell
  6. Bolulu
    Immortals

    Bolulu

    Arcane Comet
    Inspiration
    Luden's Tempest

    vs

    Senna

Core Xerath Item Build Order

Spellthief's Edge

Starting

Luden's Tempest
Lost Chapter
Blasting Wand

1st

Sorcerer's Shoes
Boots

2nd

Shadowflame
Hextech Alternator
Needlessly Large Rod

3rd

Rabadon's Deathcap
Needlessly Large Rod
Needlessly Large Rod

4th

Horizon Focus
Hextech Alternator
Fiendish Codex

5th

Mejai's Soulstealer
Dark Seal

6th

Spellthief's Edge

Starting

Luden's Tempest
Lost Chapter
Blasting Wand

1st

Sorcerer's Shoes
Boots

2nd

Shadowflame
Hextech Alternator
Needlessly Large Rod

3rd

Rabadon's Deathcap
Needlessly Large Rod
Needlessly Large Rod

4th

Horizon Focus
Hextech Alternator
Fiendish Codex

5th

Mejai's Soulstealer
Dark Seal

6th

Core Xerath Item Build Path

Spellthief's Edge
Lost Chapter
Blasting Wand
Luden's Tempest
Boots
Sorcerer's Shoes
Hextech Alternator
Needlessly Large Rod
Shadowflame

Situational

Zhonya's Hourglass
Void Staff
Morellonomicon
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Banshee's Veil
Watchful Wardstone
Archangel's Staff

Summoner Spells

FlashExhaust

Damage Breakdown

94% AP

Xerath Runes

PrecisionDominationSorceryInspirationResolve
Glacial AugmentUnsealed SpellbookFirst Strike
Hextech FlashtraptionMagical FootwearPerfect Timing
Future's MarketMinion DematerializerBiscuit Delivery
Cosmic InsightApproach VelocityTime Warp Tonic
PrecisionDominationSorceryResolve
Nullifying OrbManaflow BandNimbus Cloak
TranscendenceCelerityAbsolute Focus
ScorchWaterwalkingGathering Storm
lol:shardInfo.adaptive_force,Adaptive Forcelol:shardInfo.attack_speed,Attack Speedlol:shardInfo.ability_haste,Ability Haste
lol:shardInfo.adaptive_force,Adaptive Forcelol:shardInfo.armor,Armorlol:shardInfo.magic_resist,Magic Resist
lol:shardInfo.scaling_health,Scaling Healthlol:shardInfo.armor,Armorlol:shardInfo.magic_resist,Magic Resist
Mana Surge

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

Arcanopulse

Q

Q

Q

Q

Q

Eye of Destruction

W

W

W

W

W

Shocking Orb

E

E

E

E

E

Rite of the Arcane

R

R

R

Xerath Skill Order

Q

W

E

Xerath's Matchups

Xerathwinslane against...

Soraka

Soraka

2538 games

75.6% in Lane

51.5% in Game

Renata Glasc

Renata Glasc

2584 games

74.1% in Lane

53.7% in Game

Alistar

Alistar

1748 games

73.2% in Lane

52.2% in Game

Janna

Janna

2530 games

72.9% in Lane

48.0% in Game

Braum

Braum

852 games

72.1% in Lane

52.7% in Game

Milio

Milio

2096 games

71.9% in Lane

52.5% in Game

Shaco

Shaco

822 games

71.0% in Lane

53.3% in Game

Lulu

Lulu

3173 games

70.8% in Lane

53.4% in Game

Sona

Sona

1086 games

70.2% in Lane

48.8% in Game

Rell

Rell

1516 games

69.9% in Lane

54.0% in Game

Rakan

Rakan

4395 games

69.7% in Lane

49.6% in Game

Nami

Nami

2828 games

69.4% in Lane

50.5% in Game

Leona

Leona

2330 games

68.6% in Lane

54.5% in Game

Thresh

Thresh

6421 games

68.1% in Lane

51.9% in Game

Seraphine

Seraphine

1579 games

66.1% in Lane

56.3% in Game

Morgana

Morgana

3444 games

66.0% in Lane

54.9% in Game

Blitzcrank

Blitzcrank

4273 games

65.6% in Lane

48.9% in Game

Maokai

Maokai

814 games

65.4% in Lane

50.5% in Game

Ashe

Ashe

3008 games

64.9% in Lane

55.5% in Game

Brand

Brand

2370 games

64.8% in Lane

55.9% in Game

Nautilus

Nautilus

4867 games

63.6% in Lane

50.2% in Game

Swain

Swain

1639 games

63.1% in Lane

55.7% in Game

Bard

Bard

2430 games

63.1% in Lane

51.4% in Game

Zilean

Zilean

1191 games

62.8% in Lane

49.6% in Game

Karma

Karma

3104 games

62.6% in Lane

52.5% in Game

Lux

Lux

7760 games

62.1% in Lane

55.4% in Game

Zyra

Zyra

3831 games

61.3% in Lane

51.9% in Game

Pantheon

Pantheon

813 games

59.0% in Lane

55.1% in Game

Yuumi

Yuumi

2095 games

57.5% in Lane

50.9% in Game

Heimerdinger

Heimerdinger

508 games

57.3% in Lane

56.1% in Game

Vel'Koz

Vel'Koz

1510 games

56.7% in Lane

55.3% in Game

Neeko

Neeko

1137 games

54.4% in Lane

54.1% in Game

Senna

Senna

7842 games

54.3% in Lane

53.3% in Game

Twitch

Twitch

535 games

51.2% in Lane

52.5% in Game

Pyke

Pyke

3373 games

50.6% in Lane

49.0% in Game

Xerathloseslane against...

Win Rate

53.8%

(+1.7%)

vs last patch
Pick Rate

7.5%

(+0.8%)

vs last patch
Ban Rate

14.7%

(-2.1%)

vs last patch

Xerath Guide

Key Insights
Xerath
P
restores double mana if the target is an enemy champion.
If
Xerath
Q
ends and Xerath doesn't fire it, half of the mana cost is refunded.
Enemies hit by the center of
Xerath
W
take 66.7% increased damage and are slowed by a greater amount.
Xerath
W
and
Xerath
R
reveal their affected areas.
Xerath
E
stuns for up to 2.25 seconds based on distance traveled.
Strengths
Excels at poking from a safe distance, especially before teamfights.
Has incredible scaling.
Xerath
W
's slow can guarantee
Xerath
E
's stun.
Synergizes well with
Luden's Tempest
,
Archangel's Staff
,
Horizon Focus
,
Shadowflame
,
Zhonya's Hourglass
, and
Rabadon's Deathcap
. Can opt for
Crown of the Shattered Queen
or
Liandry's Anguish
when needed.
Weaknesses
Completely immobile, leaving him vulnerable to ganks.
Needs to constantly land his skillshots or he'll have significantly lower damage output.
Xerath
E
is his engage tool but also a protection tool. He becomes much easier to collapse on without it.