Xerath Top Build
The patch 26.1 Xerath top build uses Chainlaced Crushers, Luden's Echo, Shadowflame, Horizon Focus, Mejai's Soulstealer, Void Staff, Farsight Alteration. This Xerath build has a 9.96% pick rate and a 55.83% win rate in LoL patch 26.1. Alternatively, check out some of the other ranked Xerath build choices below.
Mana Surge
Xerath's basic attacks periodically restore Mana. Whenever Xerath kills a unit, this cooldown is reduced.
Arcanopulse
Fires a long-range beam of energy, dealing magic damage to all targets hit.
Cost:- 80/
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- 120
Cooldown:- 9/
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Range:- 750
Eye 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.
Cost:- 80/
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Cooldown:- 14/
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Range:- 1000
Shocking Orb
Deals magic damage to an enemy and stuns them.
Cost:- 60/
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Cooldown:- 13/
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Range:- 1050
Rite of the Arcane
Xerath immobilizes himself and gains numerous long-range barrages.
Cost:- 100
Cooldown:- 130/
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- 100
Range:- 5000
- Mage,
- Support
Select a Xerath Build
Luden's Echo
Shadowflame
Horizon Focus
- Luden's Echo
- Shadowflame
Rabadon's Deathcap
- Luden's Echo
- Horizon Focus
- Rabadon's Deathcap
- Shadowflame
- Horizon Focus
- Rabadon's Deathcap
Best Xerath Build - Highest Win Rate Items
This Xerath build focuses on ability power for maximum spell damage. Build the core items first for your power spike, then adapt with situational items based on enemy team composition.
These are Xerath's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Luden's Echo (50.9% WR, +0.1% WR diff, 90.0% pick rate) provides 600 Mana, 100 AP. Shadowflame (52.8% WR, +2.0% WR diff, 56.7% pick rate) provides 110 AP. Horizon Focus (51.8% WR, +0.9% WR diff, 39.3% pick rate) provides 75 AP. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.
2,750Xerath build strength based on the items chosen in the build when compared to all builds across every champion. Strongest in: Magic Damage. Lower in: Physical Resistance, Health, Gold Efficiency, Physical Damage.
Top situational items for Xerath include Mejai's Soulstealer, Void Staff. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
The best boots for Xerath are Chainlaced Crushers. Adjust based on enemy team comp.
The recommended trinket for Xerath is Farsight Alteration for vision control and map awareness.
Combined statistics from all items in this Xerath build.
Magic Resistance:30
Movement Speed:45
Mana:600
Ability Power:400
Health:100
When facing Xerath's top counters like Ekko, Morgana, Milio, consider adjusting your situational items to increase survivability and match their damage output. If counter champions are building high damage, prioritize armor items against AD-heavy counter picks or magic resistance items against AP threats in your situational item slots to reduce burst damage and improve trading potential. Your core build provides strong damage output. Against tanky counter picks, consider penetration items or percentage-based damage from your situational options to maintain kill pressure. Adapt your final build slots with items like Mejai's Soulstealer or Void Staff based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Xerath performance.
This Xerath burst mage build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. With a 55.8% win rate across 695 matches, this build has proven highly effective in the current meta. The build's key strengths include devastating ability power scaling with 400 total AP. Choose this build when your team needs magic damage, especially if teammates are primarily AD-focused. Xerath with this build can punish teams that stack armor. Consider the enemy team composition when finalizing your situational items to maximize Xerath's effectiveness. However, be aware that this build low health pool requiring careful positioning and no built-in sustain for extended fights. With a total gold cost of 14,400, this Xerath build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your Luden's Echo, Shadowflame, Horizon Focus power spike before taking major fights. For optimal results with this Xerath build, focus on proper itemization timing, positioning in teamfights, and adapting your situational items based on the specific challenges each game presents.
Champions that use similar core items to Xerath. These builds share at least 2 core items with the current top xerath build and may have similar playstyles and power spikes.
Xerath Build - Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best Xerath build?
The best Xerath build in this patch includes Luden's Echo, Shadowflame, and Horizon Focus. This build has a 55.83% win rate and is picked 9.96% of the time.
What are Xerath's core items?
Xerath's core items are Luden's Echo, Shadowflame, and Horizon Focus. These items provide the best stats and synergies for Xerath's kit and playstyle in League of Legends.
What are the best boots for Xerath?
Chainlaced Crushers are the best boots for Xerath. These boots provide optimal mobility and stats for Xerath's playstyle. They are included in 10.0% of Xerath builds.
What is the best trinket for Xerath?
Farsight Alteration is the best trinket for Xerath. This trinket provides optimal vision control and map awareness. Using Farsight Alteration helps Xerath maintain vision around objectives and track enemy movements.
Are there alternative Xerath builds?
Yes, alternative Xerath builds include options like Luden's Echo, Horizon Focus, and Rabadon's Deathcap. Different builds can be more effective depending on team composition and matchups.
Where does MetaBot source build data for Xerath?
MetaBot sources its build data for Xerath directly from the Riot Games API, provided to developers for ingesting game data from League of Legends. MetaBot analyzes hundreds of thousands of matches daily to help it determine build statistics.
How does MetaBot determine what the best Xerath builds are?
MetaBot filters out any matches that don't use complete builds for Xerath. From there, we aggregate the Xerath builds data and use that to determine which builds are finding the most success in the current League of Legends meta. High performing builds with low confidence intervals resulting from thin data are dropped from our final results.