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Xerath·Support Build

Mana SurgeP
ArcanopulseQ
Eye of DestructionW
Shocking OrbE
Rite of the ArcaneR
Win rate50.2%
Pick rate4.3%
Ban rate5.3%
Matches94 318-
Xerath Support has a 50.2% win rate with 4.3% pick rate in Emerald + and is currently ranked A tier. Based on our analysis of 94 318 matches in patch 14.12 the best build for Xerath is Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, Sorcerer's Shoes, Luden's Companion, Horizon Focus, and Shadowflame. Most picked runes for Xerath Support are First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight for primary tree, as well as Manaflow Band, and Scorch for secondary tree.
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Xerath Support

Xerath Build

Support Support  Patch 14.12

Most Popular

Win Rate 51.4% based on 45 072 matches

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Recommended builds

Build
WR
First StrikeSorcery
Zaz'Zak's Realmspike

Most Popular

51.4%
Arcane CometInspiration
Zaz'Zak's Realmspike

2nd Most Popular

50.9%
Dark HarvestSorcery
Zaz'Zak's Realmspike

Alternative

52.2%
Arcane CometInspiration
Celestial Opposition

Off-Meta

47.9%

Top Players
ALL

Player name
WR
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UptownSK OTP

70.0%
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AlwaysByMySide OTP

39.5%
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Symphony No 9 OTP

61.1%

Matchup Specific

vs Champion
WR

Thresh

51.0%

Nautilus

50.2%

runes

Inspiration
Inspiration
Glacial AugmentUnsealed SpellbookFirst Strike
Hextech Flashtraption
Magical Footwear
Cash Back
Triple Tonic
Time Warp Tonic
Biscuit Delivery
Cosmic Insight
Approach Velocity
Jack Of All Trades
Sorcery
Sorcery
Nullifying Orb
Manaflow Band
Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence
Celerity
Absolute Focus
Scorch
Waterwalking
Gathering Storm
Adaptive Force
Attack Speed
Ability Haste
Adaptive Force
Move Speed
Health Scaling
Health
Tenacity and Slow Resist
Health Scaling

spells

SummonerExhaust

D

SummonerFlash

F

items

Starter Items

Time Target
World Atlas
Health Potion
2
Stealth Ward

@ 14 sec

Early Items

Amplifying Tome

@ 4 min

Core Items

Zaz'Zak's Realmspike
Sorcerer's Shoes
Luden's Companion

@ 14 min

Full Build

Zaz'Zak's Realmspike
Sorcerer's Shoes
Luden's Companion
Horizon Focus
Shadowflame
Rabadon's Deathcap

ability order

Max:

Q

right arrow

W

right arrow

E

right arrow

Skills

Mana Surge
Arcanopulse
Eye of Destruction
Shocking Orb
Rite of the Arcane
1
W
2
Q
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
9
Q
10
W
11
R
12
W
13
W
14
E
15
E
16
R
17
E
18
E

situational items

Morellonomicon
Liandry's Torment
Malignance
Zhonya's Hourglass
Archangel's Staff
Void Staff

Xerath Matchups Overview

Xerath General information

Xerath tips and tricks

Stand as far back as possible and use your range advantage to harass and poke the enemy laners down. Use your ArcanopulseQ and Eye of DestructionW from far away so they cannot trade back with you.

Delay a team fight for as long as possible while you aim to poke the enemy with your abilities. Look to fight when the enemy is low.

Make use of your Passive by auto-attacking enemy champions or minions in lane to top your mana back up. This will allow you to continue harassing the enemy with your abilities.

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The Best Xerath Builds, Runes and Items for Support in Emerald +

Most Popular

If you want to use the most popular Xerath Support build, you should take Exhaust and Flash as your Summoner Spells. For runes, you should pick First Strike as your keystone, followed by Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery and Cosmic Insight in the primary tree, as well as Manaflow Band and Scorch in the secondary tree. For rune shards, you want Adaptive Force in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health Scaling in defense, though it depends on the matchup. Finally, for your items, you should build Zaz'Zak's Realmspike as your first item, followed by Sorcerer's Shoes and Luden's Companion. For your last 3 items, you should build Horizon Focus, Shadowflame and finish with Rabadon's Deathcap. For the skill order, you want to stick with Q - W - E. Right now, this build has 51.4% winrate over 45 072 matches played.

Optional

Your second option for Xerath Support build would be to take Exhaust and Flash as your Summoner Spells. The runes that this build takes advantage of are Arcane Comet as your keystone, Manaflow Band, Transcendence and Scorch in the primary tree, and Biscuit Delivery with Cosmic Insight in the secondary tree. The shards used in this build are Adaptive Force in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health Scaling in defense. The items for the build are Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, which you should build first, followed by Sorcerer's Shoes as your second item and Luden's Companion as your third item. The rest of the items in order are Horizon Focus, Shadowflame and Rabadon's Deathcap. The skill order for this build is Q - W - E. In the current patch, this build has a 50.9% win rate over 27 895 matches.

Alternative

If you're looking for alternatives, you can use Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells, with runes being Dark Harvest as your keystone, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection and Ultimate Hunter in the primary tree, and Manaflow Band with Scorch in the secondary tree, as well as Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force, and Health Scaling as your rune shards. The items that this build incorporates are Zaz'Zak's Realmspike as your first item, then Sorcerer's Shoes as a second item and Luden's Companion as a third item. You want to finish the build with Horizon Focus, Shadowflame and Rabadon's Deathcap. As far as ability max order goes, you want to keep it Q - W - E. This build is currently sitting at a 52.2% win rate across 1 342 matches played.

Off-Meta

If you want to try an Off-Meta Xerath Support build in the current patch, try Exhaust and Flash as your Summoner Spells, Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence and Scorch as your primary rune tree, and Biscuit Delivery with Cosmic Insight as your secondary tree. Use Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force and Health Scaling as your shards. For items in this build, you want to complete Celestial Opposition as your first item, then finish Sorcerer's Shoes as your second item, and Luden's Companion as third item. The last 3 options are Horizon Focus, Shadowflame and Banshee's Veil. The ability order for this build is Q - W - E. As of the current patch, this build has a 47.9% win rate over 378 matches played.

Situational Xerath Runes and Items

Depending on the context of your game, your matchup, and enemy champions, you might want to consider building some situational items or take specific runes. Carefully examine your team, enemy team, game state , and your matchup to plan your Xerath build accordingly! For example, when it comes to rune shards, you might want to take either Armor or Magic Resist, depending on which champion you are about to lane against.

Furthermore, if you want a more detailed breakdown, you should also check out Xerath runes page.

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Xerath Counters - Best and Worst Matchups for Support in Emerald +

Best Matchups

In Patch 14.13 the best possible matchups for Xerath Support are:

Consider picking Xerath into these matches to increase your chance to win a game. These are the most popular Support matchups that currently are in favor of Xerath.

Worst Matchups

We highly recommend avoiding picking Xerath in the current patch into the following Support matchups:

These champions are considered as Xerath counters in the current patch, and playing such a matchup will decrease your chances of winning a game.

Additional Notes

If you want to find out more about best and worst matchups, as well as specific matchup statistics, we highly encourage you to check our Xerath counters page. Keep in mind that while the champion may counter or be countered, it also comes down to your individual skill, the skill of your opponent, your team, and enemy team compositions.