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Xerath Mid build & stats

MageSupport B 425 games · patch 16.17
Win rate
51.1%
Pick rate
2.4%
Ban rate
3.0%
Solo/Duo Flex ARAM
16.17 16.16 16.9

Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17

Solid sample

Start with

Doran's Ring
Doran's Ring
400 g
Health Potion
Health Potion
50 g
Health Potion
Health Potion
50 g
54.3% 105 games

Build in this order

Luden's Echo 1
Luden's Echo
2,750 g
Shadowflame 2
Shadowflame
3,200 g
Rabadon's Deathcap 3
Rabadon's Deathcap
3,500 g
9,450 g
78.6% WR 14 games

Boots

Spellslinger's Shoes
Spellslinger's Shoes
1,100 g
51.8% 392 games

Runes

Sorcery Sorcery + Precision Precision
75.0% WR
16 games · 4% pick
Arcane Comet
Arcane Comet

Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location.

Axiom Arcanist Axiom Arcanist
Absolute Focus Absolute Focus
Scorch Scorch
Cut Down Cut Down
Presence of Mind Presence of Mind
Shards AS AF HP

Summoner spells

Flash Ignite 75.0% 16 games

Max order

Arcanopulse Q Eye of Destruction W Shocking Orb E 58.1% 93 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 51.1% of games as Mid on patch 16.17 (425 games).
  • Most common core: Luden's Echo → Shadowflame → Rabadon's Deathcap — 79% win rate over 14 games.
  • Take Arcane Comet as keystone: picked in 73% of games with a 53% win rate.
  • Best matchup: Akali (89% over 9 games). Hardest: Taliyah (20% over 10 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
  • Xerath scales: 67% win rate after 35 minutes versus 40% before 25. Farm safely early and never surrender.

Items

Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)

Core build

Luden's Echo 1
Luden's Echo
Shadowflame 2
Shadowflame
Rabadon's Deathcap 3
Rabadon's Deathcap
78.6% WR
14 games · 3% pick
Luden's Echo 1
Luden's Echo
Horizon Focus 2
Horizon Focus
Shadowflame 3
Shadowflame
64.3% WR
14 games · 3% pick
Luden's Echo 1
Luden's Echo
Shadowflame 2
Shadowflame
Horizon Focus 3
Horizon Focus
75.0% WR
4 games · 1% pick

Starting items

Doran's Ring
Doran's Ring
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
54.3% WR
105 games · 25% pick

Boots

Spellslinger's Shoes
Spellslinger's Shoes
51.8% WR
392 games · 92% pick
Chainlaced Crushers
Chainlaced Crushers
50.0% WR
6 games · 1% pick
Swiftmarch
Swiftmarch
60.0% WR
5 games · 1% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
Cryptbloom Cryptbloom
 83.3% 1% (6)
Void Staff Void Staff
 71.7% 12% (53)
Rabadon's Deathcap Rabadon's Deathcap
 66.7% 30% (129)
Zhonya's Hourglass Zhonya's Hourglass
 65.4% 6% (26)
Stormsurge Stormsurge
 59.7% 16% (67)
Horizon Focus Horizon Focus
 55.3% 37% (159)
Shadowflame Shadowflame
 54.9% 55% (233)
Luden's Echo Luden's Echo
 52.1% 78% (332)
Blackfire Torch Blackfire Torch
 51.1% 11% (47)
Malignance Malignance
 39.0% 10% (41)
Rylai's Crystal Scepter Rylai's Crystal Scepter
 37.5% 2% (8)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Sorcery Sorcery + Precision Precision
48.1% WR
54 games · 13% pick
Arcane Comet
Arcane Comet

Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location.

Manaflow Band Manaflow Band
Transcendence Transcendence
Scorch Scorch
Coup de Grace Coup de Grace
Presence of Mind Presence of Mind
Shards AF AF HP
Sorcery Sorcery + Inspiration Inspiration
47.8% WR
23 games · 5% pick
Arcane Comet Manaflow Band Transcendence Scorch Biscuit Delivery Cosmic Insight
Domination Domination + Sorcery Sorcery
56.3% WR
16 games · 4% pick
Dark Harvest Cheap Shot Sixth Sense Ultimate Hunter Manaflow Band Scorch

Keystones

  • Arcane Comet Arcane Comet Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location. 52.9%73% pick
  • First Strike First Strike When you initiate champion combat, deal 7% extra damage for 3 seconds and gain gold based on damage dealt. 48.2%13% pick
  • Dark Harvest Dark Harvest Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim. 45.9%9% pick
  • Summon Aery Summon Aery Your attacks and abilities send Aery to a target, damaging enemies or shielding allies. 40.0%5% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Teleport Flash + Teleport 47.7%71% pick
  • Flash Barrier Flash + Barrier 62.3%12% pick
  • Exhaust Flash Exhaust + Flash 51.6%7% pick

Abilities & skill order

Which ability to max first, from match timelines

Arcanopulse Q Eye of Destruction W Shocking Orb E 58.1%93 games

Most common first three levels: Q → W → E (56%), W → Q → E (61%), Q → W → Q (20%).

  • PMana Surge

    Xerath's basic attacks periodically restore Mana. Whenever Xerath kills a unit, this cooldown is reduced.

  • QArcanopulse

    Fires a long-range beam of energy, dealing magic damage to all targets hit.

  • 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.

  • EShocking Orb

    Deals magic damage to an enemy and stuns them.

  • RRite of the Arcane

    Xerath immobilizes himself and gains numerous long-range barrages.