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Playstyle: Xerath Builds

  1. Adaptive & Wave Clear

    12,667 Games

    First Strike
    Sorcery
    Luden's Tempest

    54%

  2. Poke & Wave Clear

    9,788 Games

    Arcane Comet
    Inspiration
    Luden's Tempest

    54%

  3. Adaptive & Burn

    3,802 Games

    First Strike
    Sorcery
    Liandry's Anguish

    53%

  4. Poke & Burn

    3,460 Games

    Arcane Comet
    Inspiration
    Liandry's Anguish

    54%

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. Kaori
    FUT

    Kaori

    Arcane Comet
    Domination
    Lost Chapter

    vs

    Thresh
  4. Delight
    Gen.G

    Delight

    Arcane Comet
    Inspiration
    Crown of the Shattered Queen

    vs

    Varus
  5. Mersa
    Team Heretics

    Mersa

    Arcane Comet
    Inspiration
    Lost Chapter

    vs

    Ashe
  6. Diamond
    Dignitas

    Diamond

    First Strike
    Sorcery
    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
Watchful Wardstone
Banshee's Veil
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...

Hwei

Hwei

690 games

78.0% in Lane

68.0% in Game

Braum

Braum

325 games

76.6% in Lane

52.9% in Game

Soraka

Soraka

812 games

76.5% in Lane

50.1% in Game

Renata Glasc

Renata Glasc

588 games

76.0% in Lane

51.5% in Game

Alistar

Alistar

611 games

74.8% in Lane

50.1% in Game

Milio

Milio

710 games

71.8% in Lane

47.7% in Game

Lulu

Lulu

1124 games

70.5% in Lane

54.3% in Game

Rakan

Rakan

1429 games

70.4% in Lane

52.8% in Game

Rell

Rell

453 games

70.0% in Lane

51.0% in Game

Thresh

Thresh

2457 games

69.7% in Lane

52.7% in Game

Janna

Janna

989 games

69.6% in Lane

50.1% in Game

Seraphine

Seraphine

521 games

67.2% in Lane

52.4% in Game

Maokai

Maokai

314 games

66.9% in Lane

46.5% in Game

Nami

Nami

873 games

66.2% in Lane

49.0% in Game

Nautilus

Nautilus

1814 games

65.2% in Lane

51.0% in Game

Morgana

Morgana

1147 games

65.2% in Lane

53.3% in Game

Blitzcrank

Blitzcrank

1507 games

64.7% in Lane

52.1% in Game

Ashe

Ashe

1158 games

63.8% in Lane

54.8% in Game

Zilean

Zilean

381 games

63.8% in Lane

56.4% in Game

Brand

Brand

808 games

63.7% in Lane

57.5% in Game

Shaco

Shaco

250 games

63.6% in Lane

42.4% in Game

Leona

Leona

1015 games

63.5% in Lane

50.8% in Game

Zyra

Zyra

1263 games

62.2% in Lane

52.7% in Game

Sona

Sona

389 games

62.0% in Lane

47.8% in Game

Lux

Lux

2871 games

61.4% in Lane

55.0% in Game

Bard

Bard

695 games

61.0% in Lane

49.6% in Game

Swain

Swain

556 games

60.4% in Lane

51.8% in Game

Karma

Karma

1320 games

60.0% in Lane

52.0% in Game

Vel'Koz

Vel'Koz

513 games

59.1% in Lane

54.8% in Game

Sylas

Sylas

198 games

58.6% in Lane

48.0% in Game

Senna

Senna

2549 games

56.8% in Lane

51.8% in Game

Yuumi

Yuumi

878 games

56.0% in Lane

51.3% in Game

Neeko

Neeko

430 games

55.8% in Lane

55.1% in Game

Pantheon

Pantheon

317 games

53.3% in Lane

53.6% in Game

Twitch

Twitch

222 games

51.8% in Lane

49.5% in Game

Pyke

Pyke

1320 games

51.2% in Lane

51.4% in Game

Xerathloseslane against...

Win Rate

52.0%

(-0.1%)

vs last patch
Pick Rate

6.7%

(+0.5%)

vs last patch
Ban Rate

16.8%

(+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.