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the Magus Ascendant

Xerath build & stats

MageSupport B 34 games · patch 16.16
Win rate
50.0%
Pick rate
9.8%
Ban rate
0.0%
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

Built from single items

Best three items so far

Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap
3,500 gold
Horizon Focus
Horizon Focus
2,700 gold
Stormsurge
Stormsurge
2,800 gold
9,000 gold
62.5% WR each item separately

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes
1,100 gold
50.0% 30 games

Runes

Sorcery Sorcery + Precision Precision
66.7% WR
9 games · 26% 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 Clarity
35.7% 14 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 50.0% of games as any role on patch 16.16 (34 games).
  • Take Dark Harvest as keystone: picked in 59% of games with a 40% win rate.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap
Shadowflame
Shadowflame
Luden's Echo
Luden's Echo
50.0% WR
4 games · 12% pick
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap
Horizon Focus
Horizon Focus
Shadowflame
Shadowflame
66.7% WR
3 games · 9% pick

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes
50.0% WR
30 games · 88% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
Rabadon's Deathcap Rabadon's Deathcap
 64.3% 41% (14)
Stormsurge Stormsurge
 62.5% 24% (8)
Horizon Focus Horizon Focus
 61.5% 38% (13)
Luden's Echo Luden's Echo
 53.3% 88% (30)
Void Staff Void Staff
 50.0% 12% (4)
Shadowflame Shadowflame
 45.8% 71% (24)
Liandry's Torment Liandry's Torment
 16.7% 18% (6)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Sorcery Sorcery + Precision Precision
66.7% WR
9 games · 26% 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
Domination Domination + Precision Precision
25.0% WR
8 games · 24% pick
Dark Harvest Cheap Shot Grisly Mementos Ultimate Hunter Coup de Grace Presence of Mind
Domination Domination + Sorcery Sorcery
37.5% WR
8 games · 24% pick
Dark Harvest Cheap Shot Grisly Mementos Ultimate Hunter Manaflow Band Transcendence

Keystones

  • Dark Harvest Dark Harvest Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim. 40.0%59% pick
  • Arcane Comet Arcane Comet Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location. 58.3%35% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Clarity Flash + Clarity 35.7%41% pick
  • Flash Mark Flash + Mark 60.0%15% pick
  • Flash Barrier Flash + Barrier 50.0%12% 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.