Xerath·Mid Build
Win rate | 51.4% |
Pick rate | 4.0% |
Ban rate | 4.8% |
Matches | 36 275- |
Xerath Build
Most Popular
Win Rate 52.5% based on 12 236 matches
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52.5%2nd Most Popular
53.5%Alternative
53.8%Off-Meta
50.5%Top Players ALL
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Mel
55.3%Viktor
54.4%runes
spells
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items
Starter Items
Time Target@ 13 sec
Early Items
@ 5 min
Core Items
@ 20 min
Full Build
ability order
Q
W
E
Skills
situational items
Zhonya's Hourglass
Good against assassins and burst damage.
Xerath Matchups Overview
Xerath General information
Xerath tips and tricks
Stand as far back as possible and use your range advantage to harass and poke the enemy laners down.
Delay a team fight as long as possible while you try to poke the enemy down with your abilities. Look to fight when the enemy is low.
Prioritize using your Q and W when the enemy is inside the minion wave. This will help you push the wave and poke them at the same time.
Xerath combos
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The Best Xerath Builds, Runes and Items for Mid in Emerald +
Most Popular
If you want to use the most popular Xerath Mid build, you should take Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells. For runes, you should pick Arcane Comet as your keystone, followed by Manaflow Band, Transcendence and Scorch in the primary tree, as well as Coup de Grace and Presence of Mind in the secondary tree. For rune shards, you want Adaptive Force in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health Scaling in defense, though it depends on the matchup. Finally, for your items, you should build Luden's Companion as your first item, followed by Sorcerer's Shoes and Horizon Focus. For your last 3 items, you should build Shadowflame, Rabadon's Deathcap and finish with Void Staff. For the skill order, you want to stick with Q - W - E. Right now, this build has 52.5% winrate over 12 236 matches played.
Optional
Your second option for Xerath Mid build would be to take Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells. The runes that this build takes advantage of are First Strike as your keystone, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery and Cosmic Insight in the primary tree, and Manaflow Band with Scorch in the secondary tree. The shards used in this build are Adaptive Force in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health Scaling in defense. The items for the build are Luden's Companion, which you should build first, followed by Sorcerer's Shoes as your second item and Horizon Focus as your third item. The rest of the items in order are Shadowflame, Rabadon's Deathcap and Void Staff. The skill order for this build is Q - W - E. In the current patch, this build has a 53.5% win rate over 1 799 matches.
Alternative
If you're looking for alternatives, you can use Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells, with runes being Arcane Comet as your keystone, Manaflow Band, Transcendence and Scorch in the primary tree, and Coup de Grace with Presence of Mind in the secondary tree, as well as Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force, and Health Scaling as your rune shards. The items that this build incorporates are Blackfire Torch as your first item, then Sorcerer's Shoes as a second item and Liandry's Torment as a third item. You want to finish the build with Horizon Focus, Rabadon's Deathcap and Shadowflame. As far as ability max order goes, you want to keep it Q - W - E. This build is currently sitting at a 53.8% win rate across 604 matches played.
Off-Meta
If you want to try an Off-Meta Xerath Mid build in the current patch, try Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells, Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Grisly Mementos and Ultimate Hunter as your primary rune tree, and Presence of Mind with Coup de Grace as your secondary tree. Use Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force and Health Scaling as your shards. For items in this build, you want to complete Luden's Companion as your first item, then finish Sorcerer's Shoes as your second item, and Shadowflame as third item. The last 3 options are Rabadon's Deathcap, Void Staff and Zhonya's Hourglass. The ability order for this build is Q - W - E. As of the current patch, this build has a 50.5% win rate over 394 matches played.
Situational Xerath Runes and Items
Depending on the context of your game, your matchup, and enemy champions, you might want to consider building some situational items or take specific runes. Carefully examine your team, enemy team, game state , and your matchup to plan your Xerath build accordingly! For example, when it comes to rune shards, you might want to take either Armor or Magic Resist, depending on which champion you are about to lane against.
Furthermore, if you want a more detailed breakdown, you should also check out Xerath runes page.
Probuilds
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In-depth Build Stats
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Xerath Counters - Best and Worst Matchups for Mid in Emerald +
Best Matchups
In Patch 15.2 the best possible matchups for Xerath Mid are:
- vs. Smolder - 69.4% win rate over 170 games.
- vs. Jayce - 56.7% win rate over 201 games.
- vs. Corki - 55.8% win rate over 217 games.
- vs. Azir - 54.9% win rate over 576 games.
- vs. Mel - 54.4% win rate over 3 593 games.
Consider picking Xerath into these matches to increase your chance to win a game. These are the most popular Mid matchups that currently are in favor of Xerath.
Worst Matchups
We highly recommend avoiding picking Xerath in the current patch into the following Mid matchups:
- vs. Diana - 42.3% win rate over 388 games.
- vs. Ekko - 44.2% win rate over 303 games.
- vs. Akshan - 44.4% win rate over 446 games.
- vs. Irelia - 47.8% win rate over 448 games.
- vs. Aurora - 47.8% win rate over 910 games.
These champions are considered as Xerath counters in the current patch, and playing such a matchup will decrease your chances of winning a game.
Additional Notes
If you want to find out more about best and worst matchups, as well as specific matchup statistics, we highly encourage you to check our Xerath counters page. Keep in mind that while the champion may counter or be countered, it also comes down to your individual skill, the skill of your opponent, your team, and enemy team compositions.