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Xerath Mid build & stats

MageSupport C 60 games · patch 16.16
Win rate
43.3%
Pick rate
4.3%
Ban rate
13.5%
Solo/Duo Flex ARAM
16.18 16.17 16.16
Division
All divisions
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Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.16

Solid sample

Finish these three

Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap
3,500 gold
Shadowflame
Shadowflame
3,200 gold
Luden's Echo
Luden's Echo
2,750 gold
9,450 gold
44.4% WR 9 games

Boots

Spellslinger's Shoes
Spellslinger's Shoes
1,100 gold
46.4% 56 games

Runes

Sorcery Sorcery + Precision Precision
51.9% WR
27 games · 45% 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 Barrier
66.7% 9 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 43.3% of games as Mid on patch 16.16 (60 games).
  • Most common core: Rabadon's Deathcap → Shadowflame → Luden's Echo — 44% win rate over 9 games.
  • Take Arcane Comet as keystone: picked in 75% of games with a 47% win rate.
  • Xerath scales: 69% win rate after 35 minutes versus 25% before 25. Farm safely early and never surrender.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap
Shadowflame
Shadowflame
Luden's Echo
Luden's Echo
44.4% WR
9 games · 15% pick
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap
Horizon Focus
Horizon Focus
Shadowflame
Shadowflame
40.0% WR
5 games · 8% pick
Horizon Focus
Horizon Focus
Shadowflame
Shadowflame
Luden's Echo
Luden's Echo
33.3% WR
3 games · 5% pick

Boots

Spellslinger's Shoes
Spellslinger's Shoes
46.4% WR
56 games · 93% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
Stormsurge Stormsurge
 62.5% 13% (8)
Rabadon's Deathcap Rabadon's Deathcap
 54.2% 40% (24)
Shadowflame Shadowflame
 48.7% 65% (39)
Horizon Focus Horizon Focus
 47.4% 32% (19)
Luden's Echo Luden's Echo
 47.3% 92% (55)
Zhonya's Hourglass Zhonya's Hourglass
 42.9% 12% (7)
Blackfire Torch Blackfire Torch
 0.0% 7% (4)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Sorcery Sorcery + Precision Precision
51.9% WR
27 games · 45% 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
36.4% WR
11 games · 18% pick
First Strike Magical Footwear Biscuit Delivery Cosmic Insight Manaflow Band Scorch
Sorcery Sorcery + Precision Precision
40.0% WR
5 games · 8% pick
Arcane Comet Manaflow Band Transcendence Scorch Presence of Mind Coup de Grace

Keystones

  • Arcane Comet Arcane Comet Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location. 46.7%75% pick
  • First Strike First Strike When you initiate champion combat, deal 7% extra damage for 3 seconds and gain gold based on damage dealt. 28.6%23% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Teleport Flash + Teleport 40.8%82% pick
  • Flash Barrier Flash + Barrier 66.7%15% 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.