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the Magus Ascendant

Xerath Top build & stats

MageSupport – 37 games · patch 16.17
Win rate
43.2%
Pick rate
0.0%
Ban rate
7.4%
Solo/Duo Flex ARAM
16.17 16.16 16.9
Division
Master
All divisions Challenger no data Grandmaster no data Master Diamond no data Emerald no data Platinum no data Gold no data Silver no data Bronze no data Iron no data
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 16.17

Few games so far

Start with

Doran's Ring
Doran's Ring
400 gold
Health Potion
Health Potion
50 gold
Health Potion
Health Potion
50 gold
0.0% 3 games

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes
1,100 gold
16.7% 12 games

Runes

Sorcery Sorcery + Inspiration Inspiration
33.3% WR
3 games · 8% 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
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 Teleport
25.0% 8 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 43.2% of games as Top on patch 16.17 (37 games).
  • Take Arcane Comet as keystone: picked in 51% of games with a 53% win rate.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Not enough games yet.

Starting items

Doran's Ring
Doran's Ring
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
0.0% WR
3 games · 8% pick

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes
16.7% WR
12 games · 32% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
Shadowflame Shadowflame
 20.0% 27% (10)
Luden's Echo Luden's Echo
 16.7% 32% (12)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Sorcery Sorcery + Inspiration Inspiration
33.3% WR
3 games · 8% 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
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
Sorcery Sorcery + Precision Precision
0.0% WR
2 games · 5% pick
Arcane Comet Manaflow Band Absolute Focus Gathering Storm Presence of Mind Cut Down

Keystones

  • Arcane Comet Arcane Comet Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location. 25.0%22% pick
  • First Strike First Strike When you initiate champion combat, deal 7% extra damage for 3 seconds and gain gold based on damage dealt. 0.0%8% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Teleport Flash + Teleport 25.0%22% pick
  • Exhaust Flash Exhaust + Flash 0.0%8% pick

Abilities & skill order

Which ability to max first, from match timelines

Arcanopulse Q Eye of Destruction W Shocking Orb E 0.0%2 games
  • 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.