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the Magus Ascendant

Xerath Support build & stats

MageSupport C 738 games · patch 16.18
Win rate
48.9%
Pick rate
2.7%
Ban rate
10.1%
Solo/Duo Flex ARAM
16.18 16.17 16.16
Division
Master
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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 16.18

Built from single items

Best three items so far

Luden's Echo
Luden's Echo
2,750 gold
Stormsurge
Stormsurge
2,800 gold
Shadowflame
Shadowflame
3,200 gold
8,750 gold
25.0% WR each item separately

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes
1,100 gold
46.9% 32 games

Then, depending on the game

Runes

Sorcery Sorcery + Precision Precision
44.4% WR
9 games · 1% pick
Arcane Comet
Arcane Comet

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

Sorcery Sorcery
Summon Aery Arcane Comet Stormraider's Surge Deathfire Touch
Axiom Arcanist Manaflow Band Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence Absolute Focus Celerity
Waterwalking Gathering Storm Scorch
Precision Precision
Presence of Mind Absorb Life Triumph
Legend: Bloodline Legend: Alacrity Legend: Haste
Coup de Grace Cut Down Last Stand
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling

Summoner spells

Flash Heal
42.9% 35 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. Not enough players have finished the same three items yet, so the core above is the three strongest items measured one by one. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.

Tips for Xerath

Generated from this patch's numbers

  • Xerath wins 48.9% of games as Support on patch 16.18 (738 games).
  • Most common core: Horizon Focus → Shadowflame → Luden's Echo — 41% win rate over 46 games.
  • Take Arcane Comet as keystone: picked in 75% of games with a 49% win rate.
  • Best matchup: Neeko (90% over 10 games). Hardest: Rell (20% over 10 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Horizon Focus
Horizon Focus
Shadowflame
Shadowflame
Luden's Echo
Luden's Echo
0.0% WR
4 games · 1% pick

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes
46.9% WR
32 games · 4% pick
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
40.0% WR
5 games · 1% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
Luden's Echo Luden's Echo
 42.1% 5% (38)
Shadowflame Shadowflame
 33.3% 2% (15)
Stormsurge Stormsurge
 25.0% 1% (4)
Horizon Focus Horizon Focus
 23.1% 2% (13)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Sorcery Sorcery + Precision Precision
44.4% WR
9 games · 1% pick
Arcane Comet
Arcane Comet

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

Sorcery Sorcery
Summon Aery Arcane Comet Stormraider's Surge Deathfire Touch
Axiom Arcanist Manaflow Band Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence Absolute Focus Celerity
Waterwalking Gathering Storm Scorch
Precision Precision
Presence of Mind Absorb Life Triumph
Legend: Bloodline Legend: Alacrity Legend: Haste
Coup de Grace Cut Down Last Stand
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling
Inspiration Inspiration + Sorcery Sorcery
60.0% WR
5 games · 1% pick
First Strike Magical Footwear Biscuit Delivery Cosmic Insight Manaflow Band Scorch
Sorcery Sorcery + Inspiration Inspiration
50.0% WR
4 games · 1% pick
Arcane Comet Manaflow Band Transcendence Scorch Biscuit Delivery Cosmic Insight

Keystones

  • Arcane Comet Arcane Comet Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location. 42.4%4% pick
  • First Strike First Strike When you initiate champion combat, deal 7% extra damage for 3 seconds and gain gold based on damage dealt. 57.1%1% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Heal Flash + Heal 42.9%5% pick
  • Exhaust Flash Exhaust + Flash 50.0%1% pick

Abilities & skill order

  • 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.