Xerath·Bot Build

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 Presence of Mind and Cut Down in the secondary tree. For rune shards, you want Adaptive Force in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health in defense, though it depends on the matchup. Finally, for your items, you should build Blackfire Torch 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 52.9% winrate over 601 matches played.

Alternative

If you're looking for alternatives, you can use Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells, with runes being 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, as well as Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force, and Health Scaling as your rune shards. The items that this build incorporates are Luden's Companion as your first item, then Sorcerer's Shoes as a second item and Horizon Focus as a third item. You want to finish the build with Shadowflame, Rabadon's Deathcap and Void Staff. As far as ability max order goes, you want to keep it Q - W - E. This build is currently sitting at a 57.0% win rate across 121 matches played.

Off-Meta

If you want to try an Off-Meta Xerath Bot build in the current patch, try Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells, Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection and Ultimate Hunter as your primary rune tree, and Manaflow Band with Scorch 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 Horizon Focus, Rabadon's Deathcap and Void Staff. The ability order for this build is Q - W - E. As of the current patch, this build has a 61.9% win rate over 97 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.