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Xayah ADC build & stats

Marksman B 885 games · patch 16.16
Win rate
52.5%
Pick rate
3.9%
Ban rate
0.5%
Division
Master
Build, runes, spells and skill order are from Master games only.

Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.16

Solid sample

Start with

Doran's Blade
Doran's Blade
450 gold
Health Potion
Health Potion
50 gold
55.6% 9 games

Build in this order

Essence Reaver 1
Essence Reaver
3,050 gold
Navori Flickerblade 2
Navori Flickerblade
2,650 gold
Infinity Edge 3
Infinity Edge
3,500 gold
9,200 gold
55.6% WR 9 games

Runes

Precision Precision + Inspiration Inspiration
55.6% WR
9 games · 1% pick
Lethal Tempo
Lethal Tempo

Attacking an enemy champion grants you Attack Speed, up to 6 stacks. At max stacks, deal bonus adaptive damage On-Attack.

Precision Precision
Press the Attack Lethal Tempo Conqueror Fleet Footwork
Presence of Mind Absorb Life Triumph
Legend: Bloodline Legend: Alacrity Legend: Haste
Coup de Grace Cut Down Last Stand
Inspiration Inspiration
Magical Footwear Hextech Flashtraption Cash Back
Triple Tonic Biscuit Delivery Time Warp Tonic
Jack Of All Trades Cosmic Insight Approach Velocity
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling

Summoner spells

Flash Barrier
53.3% 302 games

Max order

Bladecaller E Deadly Plumage W Double Daggers Q
53.4% 58 games

Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.

Tips for Xayah

Generated from this patch's numbers

  • Xayah wins 52.5% of games as ADC on patch 16.16 (885 games).
  • Most common core: Yun Tal Wildarrows → Navori Flickerblade → Infinity Edge — 58% win rate over 26 games.
  • Take Lethal Tempo as keystone: picked in 63% of games with a 53% win rate.
  • Best matchup: Viktor (84% over 19 games). Hardest: Syndra (23% over 13 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.

Items

Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)

Core build

Yun Tal Wildarrows 1
Yun Tal Wildarrows
Infinity Edge 2
Infinity Edge
Navori Flickerblade 3
Navori Flickerblade
54.5% WR
11 games · 1% pick
Yun Tal Wildarrows 1
Yun Tal Wildarrows
Navori Flickerblade 2
Navori Flickerblade
Infinity Edge 3
Infinity Edge
40.0% WR
10 games · 1% pick
Essence Reaver 1
Essence Reaver
Navori Flickerblade 2
Navori Flickerblade
Infinity Edge 3
Infinity Edge
55.6% WR
9 games · 1% pick

Starting items

Doran's Bow
Doran's Bow
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
50.0% WR
62 games · 7% pick
Doran's Blade
Doran's Blade
Health Potion
Health Potion
55.6% WR
9 games · 1% pick
Doran's Helm
Doran's Helm
Health Potion
Health Potion
50.0% WR
2 games · 0% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
83.3% 1% (6)
69.4% 4% (36)
64.0% 3% (25)
60.0% 2% (15)
58.5% 33% (294)
57.6% 14% (125)
55.4% 7% (65)
54.3% 4% (35)
54.0% 41% (361)
51.2% 28% (246)
50.8% 13% (118)
50.0% 1% (8)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Precision Precision + Inspiration Inspiration
52.1% WR
48 games · 5% pick
Lethal Tempo
Lethal Tempo

Attacking an enemy champion grants you Attack Speed, up to 6 stacks. At max stacks, deal bonus adaptive damage On-Attack.

Precision Precision
Press the Attack Lethal Tempo Conqueror Fleet Footwork
Presence of Mind Absorb Life Triumph
Legend: Bloodline Legend: Alacrity Legend: Haste
Coup de Grace Cut Down Last Stand
Inspiration Inspiration
Magical Footwear Hextech Flashtraption Cash Back
Triple Tonic Biscuit Delivery Time Warp Tonic
Jack Of All Trades Cosmic Insight Approach Velocity
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling
Precision Precision + Inspiration Inspiration
42.9% WR
42 games · 5% pick
Lethal Tempo Presence of Mind Legend: Bloodline Cut Down Cash Back Triple Tonic
Precision Precision + Inspiration Inspiration
50.0% WR
18 games · 2% pick
Conqueror Presence of Mind Legend: Bloodline Cut Down Cash Back Triple Tonic

Keystones

  • Lethal Tempo Lethal Tempo Attacking an enemy champion grants you Attack Speed, up to 6 stacks. At max stacks, deal bonus adaptive damage On-Attack. 50.3%33% pick
  • Conqueror Conqueror Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions. 56.3%15% pick
  • Press the Attack Press the Attack Hitting an enemy champion 3 consecutive times deals bonus damage and amplifies your damage until you leave combat with champions. 16.7%1% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Barrier Flash + Barrier 53.3%34% pick
  • Exhaust Flash Exhaust + Flash 48.2%9% pick
  • Flash Ghost Flash + Ghost 50.0%4% pick

Abilities & skill order

Which ability to max first, from match timelines

Bladecaller E Deadly Plumage W Double Daggers Q 53.4%58 games

Most common first three levels: Q → E → W (51%), W → Q → E (50%), W → E → Q (60%).

  • PClean Cuts

    After using an ability, Xayah's next basic attacks will hit all targets along their path and leave a Feather.

  • QDouble Daggers

    Xayah throws two damaging daggers that also drop Feathers she can recall.

  • WDeadly Plumage

    Xayah creates a storm of blades that increase her Attack Speed and damage while also granting her Move Speed if she attacks a champion.

  • EBladecaller

    Xayah calls back all her dropped Feathers dealing damage and rooting enemies.

  • RFeatherstorm

    Xayah leaps into the air becoming untargetable and throwing out a fan of daggers, dropping Feathers she can recall.