Xerath Mid build & stats
- Win rate
- 50.0%
- Pick rate
- 3.5%
- Ban rate
- 8.5%
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Recommended build
Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17
Start with
Build in this order
Boots
Runes
Sorcery +
Precision 
Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location.
Sorcery
Precision
Summoner spells
Max order
Q
W
E
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 50.0% of games as Mid on patch 16.17 (4,343 games).
- Most common core: Luden's Echo → Shadowflame → Rabadon's Deathcap — 67% win rate over 27 games.
- Take Arcane Comet as keystone: picked in 46% of games with a 50% win rate.
- Best matchup: Lux (69% over 48 games). Hardest: Aurora (33% over 27 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
- Xerath scales: 54% win rate after 35 minutes versus 45% before 25. Farm safely early and never surrender.
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% | 0% (12) | |
| 64.3% | 0% (14) | |
| 62.0% | 6% (258) | |
| 59.2% | 2% (103) | |
| 58.2% | 3% (134) | |
| 56.7% | 1% (60) | |
| 50.0% | 6% (280) | |
| 49.2% | 12% (518) | |
| 48.4% | 1% (64) | |
| 48.3% | 17% (753) | |
| 45.5% | 1% (22) | |
| 44.1% | 1% (59) |
Runes
Most played full pages and keystone win rates
Sorcery +
Precision
Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location.
Sorcery
Precision
Sorcery +
Precision
Sorcery +
Inspiration
Keystones
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Arcane Comet
Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location.
49.6%13% 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.
42.9%2% pick
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Dark Harvest
Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim.
35.6%1% pick
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Summon Aery
Your attacks and abilities send Aery to a target, damaging enemies or shielding allies.
25.0%0% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Teleport
47.3%12% pick
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Flash + Barrier
48.6%2% pick
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Exhaust + Flash
52.8%1% pick
Abilities & skill order
Which ability to max first, from match timelines
Q
W
E
51.7%87 games
Most common first three levels: Q → W → E (53%), W → Q → E (47%).
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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.