Xerath Support build & stats
- Win rate
- 38.6%
- Pick rate
- 0.7%
- 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
Inspiration +
Sorcery 
When you initiate champion combat, deal 7% extra damage for 3 seconds and gain gold based on damage dealt.
Magical Footwear
Biscuit Delivery
Cosmic Insight
Manaflow Band
Scorch
Summoner spells
41.3%
104 games
Max order
Q
W
E
36.4%
22 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 38.6% of games as Support on patch 16.17 (127 games).
- Most common core: Horizon Focus → Shadowflame → Luden's Echo — 20% win rate over 10 games.
- Take Arcane Comet as keystone: picked in 69% of games with a 36% win rate.
- Best matchup: Nautilus (67% over 9 games). Hardest: Blitzcrank (12% over 8 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
Items
Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)
Core build
Starting items
Boots
Legendary items by win rate
| Item | Win rate | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| 66.7% | 5% (6) | |
| 66.7% | 2% (3) | |
| 57.1% | 6% (7) | |
| 57.1% | 6% (7) | |
| 53.8% | 10% (13) | |
| 44.2% | 34% (43) | |
| 42.5% | 31% (40) | |
| 40.0% | 87% (110) | |
| 40.0% | 4% (5) | |
| 40.0% | 4% (5) | |
| 0.0% | 2% (3) |
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
Inspiration +
Sorcery
Sorcery +
Inspiration
Keystones
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Arcane Comet
Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location.
35.6%69% 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.
51.6%24% pick
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Dark Harvest
Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim.
28.6%6% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Heal
41.3%82% pick
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Exhaust + Flash
28.6%11% pick
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Flash + Ignite
20.0%4% pick
Abilities & skill order
Which ability to max first, from match timelines
Q
W
E
36.4%22 games
Most common first three levels: W → Q → E (33%), Q → W → E (43%), W → E → Q (14%).
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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.