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Xerath·Mid Build

Mana SurgeP
ArcanopulseQ
Eye of DestructionW
Shocking OrbE
Rite of the ArcaneR
Win rate51.0%
Pick rate4.1%
Ban rate6.1%
Matches91 571-
Xerath Mid has a 51.0% win rate with 4.1% pick rate in Emerald + and is currently ranked A tier. Based on our analysis of 91 571 matches in patch 14.12 the best build for Xerath is Luden's Companion, Sorcerer's Shoes, Horizon Focus, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Void Staff. Most picked runes for Xerath Mid 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 Build

Mid Mid  Patch 14.12

Most Popular

Win Rate 52.2% based on 24 890 matches

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Recommended builds

Build
WR
First StrikeSorcery
Luden's Companion

Most Popular

52.2%
Arcane CometInspiration
Luden's Companion

2nd Most Popular

52.8%
Arcane CometPrecision
Luden's Companion

Alternative

53.9%
Arcane CometInspiration
Blackfire Torch

Off-Meta

51.8%

Top Players
ALL

Player name
WR
iconRankName

Life of Moe OTP

64.3%
iconRankName

kqemexxa#EUNE OTP

53.5%
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Almost Potato OTP

60.0%

Matchup Specific

vs Champion
WR

Hwei

54.2%

Ahri

50.7%

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

SummonerFlash

D

SummonerTeleport

F

items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's Ring
Health Potion
2
Stealth Ward

@ 14 sec

Early Items

Lost Chapter

@ 5 min

Core Items

Luden's Companion
Sorcerer's Shoes
Horizon Focus

@ 19 min

Full Build

Luden's Companion
Sorcerer's Shoes
Horizon Focus
Rabadon's Deathcap
Void Staff
Shadowflame

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
Q
2
W
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

Zhonya's Hourglass
Cryptbloom
Banshee's Veil
Morellonomicon
Liandry's Torment
Rylai's Crystal Scepter

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.

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

Prioritize using your ArcanopulseQ and Eye of DestructionW when the enemy is inside the minion wave. This will help you push the wave and poke them at the same time.

Xerath combos

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

Most Popular

If you want to use the most popular Xerath Mid build, you should take Flash and Teleport 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 Luden's Companion as your first item, followed by Sorcerer's Shoes and Horizon Focus. For your last 3 items, you should build Rabadon's Deathcap, Void Staff and finish with Shadowflame. For the skill order, you want to stick with Q - W - E. Right now, this build has 52.2% winrate over 24 890 matches played.

Optional

Your second option for Xerath Mid build would be to take Flash and Teleport 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 Luden's Companion, which you should build first, followed by Sorcerer's Shoes as your second item and Horizon Focus as your third item. The rest of the items in order are Rabadon's Deathcap, Void Staff and Shadowflame. The skill order for this build is Q - W - E. In the current patch, this build has a 52.8% win rate over 14 209 matches.

Alternative

If you're looking for alternatives, you can use Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells, with runes being Arcane Comet as your keystone, Manaflow Band, Absolute Focus and Scorch in the primary tree, and Legend: Haste with Cut Down 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 Luden's Companion as your first item, then Sorcerer's Shoes as a second item and Stormsurge as a third item. You want to finish the build with Rabadon's Deathcap, Void Staff and Shadowflame. As far as ability max order goes, you want to keep it Q - W - E. This build is currently sitting at a 53.9% win rate across 2 154 matches played.

Off-Meta

If you want to try an Off-Meta Xerath Mid build in the current patch, try Flash and Teleport 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 Blackfire Torch as your first item, then finish Sorcerer's Shoes as your second item, and Horizon Focus as third item. The last 3 options are Rabadon's Deathcap, Void Staff and Shadowflame. The ability order for this build is Q - W - E. As of the current patch, this build has a 51.8% win rate over 1 645 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 Mid in Emerald +

Best Matchups

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

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

Worst Matchups

We highly recommend avoiding picking Xerath in the current patch into the following Mid 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.