Xerath Mid build & stats
- Win rate
- 50.9%
- Pick rate
- 2.4%
- Ban rate
- 3.0%
Recommended build
Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17
Start with
Build in this order
Boots
Runes
Sorcery +
Precision 
Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location.
Axiom Arcanist
Absolute Focus
Scorch
Cut Down
Presence of Mind
Summoner spells
76.5%
17 games
Max order
Q
W
E
59.6%
99 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 Xerath
Generated from this patch's numbers
- Xerath wins 50.9% of games as Mid on patch 16.17 (460 games).
- Most common core: Luden's Echo → Shadowflame → Rabadon's Deathcap — 82% win rate over 17 games.
- Take Arcane Comet as keystone: picked in 74% of games with a 52% win rate.
- Best matchup: Akali (89% over 9 games). Hardest: Taliyah (18% over 11 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
- Xerath scales: 65% win rate after 35 minutes versus 39% before 25. Farm safely early and never surrender.
Items
Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)
Core build
Starting items
Boots
Legendary items by win rate
| Item | Win rate | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| 85.7% | 2% (7) | |
| 67.9% | 6% (28) | |
| 67.8% | 13% (59) | |
| 65.7% | 30% (140) | |
| 58.6% | 15% (70) | |
| 55.6% | 37% (171) | |
| 54.2% | 57% (260) | |
| 52.0% | 11% (50) | |
| 51.6% | 79% (364) | |
| 38.1% | 9% (42) | |
| 37.5% | 2% (8) |
Runes
Most played full pages and keystone win rates
Sorcery +
Precision
Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location.
Manaflow Band
Transcendence
Scorch
Coup de Grace
Presence of Mind
Sorcery +
Inspiration
Sorcery +
Precision
Keystones
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Arcane Comet
Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location.
52.5%74% pick
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First Strike
When you initiate champion combat, deal 7% extra damage for 3 seconds and gain gold based on damage dealt.
49.2%13% pick
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Dark Harvest
Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim.
45.9%8% pick
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Summon Aery
Your attacks and abilities send Aery to a target, damaging enemies or shielding allies.
38.1%5% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Teleport
47.7%71% pick
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Flash + Barrier
59.0%13% pick
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Exhaust + Flash
51.6%7% pick
Abilities & skill order
Which ability to max first, from match timelines
Q
W
E
59.6%99 games
Most common first three levels: Q → W → E (57%), W → Q → E (62%), Q → W → Q (20%).
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PMana SurgeXerath's basic attacks periodically restore Mana. Whenever Xerath kills a unit, this cooldown is reduced.
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QArcanopulse
Fires a long-range beam of energy, dealing magic damage to all targets hit.
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WEye of Destruction
Calls down a barrage of arcane energy, slowing and dealing magic damage to all enemies in an area. Targets in the middle receive additional damage and a stronger slow.
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EShocking Orb
Deals magic damage to an enemy and stuns them.
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RRite of the ArcaneXerath immobilizes himself and gains numerous long-range barrages.