
Xerath·Bot Build





Win rate | 50.4% |
Pick rate | 0.2% |
Ban rate | 4.4% |
Matches | 923- |

Xerath Build
Most Popular
Win Rate 53.4% based on 279 matches
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spells

D

F
items
Starter Items
Time Target


@ 10 sec
Early Items


@ 5 min
Core Items



@ 19 min
Full Build






ability order
Q
W
E
Skills





situational items





Rabadon's Deathcap
A huge power spike for champions with high AP ratios to increase AP by 35% and significantly increase their damage. Most effective against enemy teams that lack magic resistance or have squishy targets.

Xerath Matchups Overview
Xerath General information
Xerath combos
Every combo you need to master the champion!
The Best Xerath Builds, Runes and Items for Bot in Emerald +
Most Popular
If you want to use the most popular Xerath Bot 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, Void Staff and finish with Zhonya's Hourglass. For the skill order, you want to stick with Q - W - E. Right now, this build has 53.4% winrate over 279 matches played.
Optional
Your second option for Xerath Bot build would be to take Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells. The runes that this build takes advantage of are Arcane Comet as your keystone, Manaflow Band, Transcendence and Scorch in the primary tree, and Presence of Mind with Cut Down 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 Blackfire Torch, 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 Zhonya's Hourglass. The skill order for this build is Q - W - E. In the current patch, this build has a 46.4% win rate over 56 matches.
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
Dive into even more Xerath builds stats with additional analysis from our friends at LoLalytics.
Xerath Counters - Best and Worst Matchups for Bot in Emerald +
Best Matchups
In Patch 15.4 the best possible matchups for Xerath Bot are:
- vs. Seraphine - win rate over games.
- vs. Lux - 80.0% win rate over 5 games.
- vs. Mel - 75.0% win rate over 24 games.
- vs. Aphelios - 70.6% win rate over 17 games.
- vs. Xayah - 70.0% win rate over 10 games.
Consider picking Xerath into these matches to increase your chance to win a game. These are the most popular Bot matchups that currently are in favor of Xerath.
Worst Matchups
We highly recommend avoiding picking Xerath in the current patch into the following Bot matchups:
- vs. Kog'Maw - 33.3% win rate over 3 games.
- vs. Ashe - 38.2% win rate over 55 games.
- vs. Zeri - 42.9% win rate over 14 games.
- vs. Samira - 42.9% win rate over 14 games.
- vs. Ezreal - 44.2% win rate over 147 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.