Xerath - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
51.0%
Pick Rate
4.3%

Xerathvs Kassadin

AMageSupport
Patch26.11
Matches776,441
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 5, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Xerath vs Kassadin is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Kassadin wins with a 54.3% win rate (+8.6%) over Xerath based on 35 games. Xerath wins the early laning phase while Kassadin scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Xerath build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Xerath vs Kassadin matchup.

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Xerath Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Xerath performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.

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Xerath - 45.7% win rate in this matchup
Xerath
45.7% WR
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Kassadin vs Xerath matchup - 54.3% win rate
Kassadin
54.3% WR

Who Wins the Xerath vs Kassadin Matchup?

Kassadin wins the Xerath vs Kassadin matchup
Winner
Kassadin
Matches: 35
45.7%
Win Rate
54.3%
6.4
CS / min
6.4
1,105
DMG / min
861
12,704
Gold / game
13,734
73
Heal / min
256
336
DMG Mitigated / min
862
1.0
CC / min
0.2
54.5%
Early Game WR
45.5%
41.7%
Late Game WR
58.3%

Xerath vs Kassadin Matchup Summary

The Xerath vs Kassadin matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 35 recent matches analyzed, Kassadin wins with a 54.3% win rate compared to Xerath's 45.7%, giving Kassadin a 8.6 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Xerath controls the early laning stage, but Kassadin outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Xerath needs to press advantages before Kassadin reaches their power spikes, while Kassadin should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Xerath leads by 0.9s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Kassadin has a strong advantage in this matchup. Xerath players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Kassadin overextending. Avoid prolonged trades and wait for team fights where positioning and coordination matter more. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Xerath vs Kassadin Laning Phase Breakdown

Xerath wins the laning phase against Kassadin in League of Legends

Xerath is favored during the laning phase against Kassadin, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Xerath holds advantages in farming, damage and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
6.4Xerath
6.4Kassadin
Xerath and Kassadin farm at nearly identical rates in this matchup, with only a 0.0 CS/min difference. Neither champion holds a meaningful farming advantage, so lane dominance will come from trading and jungle interaction rather than CS leads.
Damage
1,105Xerath
861Kassadin
Xerath heavily out-damages Kassadin by 244 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Kassadin should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Xerath's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
12,704Xerath
13,734Kassadin
Kassadin generates a commanding 1,030 more gold per game than Xerath. This substantial economic advantage means Kassadin consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Xerath should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
1.0Xerath
0.2Kassadin
Xerath brings significantly more crowd control than Kassadin, with 0.9 more seconds of CC per minute. This large utility gap makes Xerath far more valuable in setting up jungle ganks, controlling objectives, and locking down targets in team fights. Kassadin should invest in tenacity and position carefully to avoid being chain-CC'd.
Sustain
408Xerath
1,118Kassadin
Kassadin vastly out-sustains Xerath, healing and mitigating 710 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Kassadin can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Xerath is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Xerath, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Xerath Build Against Kassadin

Spellslinger's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Kassadin, providing the mobility and stats Xerath needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Xerath against Kassadin are Luden's Echo, Shadowflame and Void Staff. This combination gives Xerath an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 75.0% win rate across 4 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Kassadin. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Xerath vs Kassadin matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Xerath
54.5%
+9.1% advantage
Xerath early game win rateXerath54.5%
Kassadin early game win rateKassadin45.5%
Late Game
Kassadin
58.3%
+16.7% advantage
Xerath late game win rateXerath41.7%
Kassadin late game win rateKassadin58.3%

Xerath dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 54.5% win rate — a 9.1 percentage point lead over Kassadin. This lopsided early game means Xerath can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Kassadin is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 58.3% win rate — 16.7 points above Xerath. Extended games heavily favor Kassadin, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Xerath must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Kassadin reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Kassadin survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.

Best Xerath Runes Against Kassadin

Sorcery rune tree - Xerath primary runes vs KassadinSorcery
Arcane Comet - best Xerath rune vs KassadinManaflow Band - best Xerath rune vs KassadinTranscendence - best Xerath rune vs KassadinScorch - best Xerath rune vs Kassadin
Inspiration rune tree - Xerath secondary runes vs KassadinInspiration
Biscuit Delivery - best Xerath rune vs KassadinCosmic Insight - best Xerath rune vs Kassadin
100.0% WR

The Sorcery and Inspiration rune setup gives Xerath the best tools to compete against Kassadin in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.


Xerath matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. The table below shows Xerath's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Xerath build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

Xerath matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.11
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
49.26%3393.989310,99649.3%49.3%
53.37%1936.51,02912,23260.2%47.0%
46.56%1896.898712,09536.1%54.7%
51.34%1876.41,07211,72562.5%43.0%
46.55%1742.584810,16650.6%43.3%
55.63%1516.61,02512,08257.1%54.7%
61.59%1515.11,04712,08961.5%61.6%
51.35%1486.597011,70251.5%51.3%
59.71%1393.994411,24057.9%61.0%
49.22%1283.793211,59354.8%46.5%
44.88%1272.082610,79653.7%38.4%
47.20%1256.086111,08432.1%58.3%
61.02%1183.092210,63267.9%55.4%
51.35%1113.093411,30362.8%44.1%
51.35%1112.086210,31251.2%51.4%
40.37%1091.983910,10236.0%44.1%
53.77%1066.21,01812,32259.5%50.7%
39.62%1065.986511,20644.4%36.1%
50.00%1066.193511,53158.0%42.9%
51.46%1032.083710,36656.8%47.5%
39.22%1026.21,00210,93534.9%42.4%
57.00%1006.21,04212,07857.1%56.9%
51.16%866.01,02311,32360.0%45.1%
50.60%836.41,04312,17462.2%41.3%
51.22%825.993710,73955.6%47.8%
44.30%795.089011,41346.1%43.4%
41.56%776.297111,72445.5%38.6%
52.63%765.691811,20461.3%46.7%
45.21%733.296511,03638.7%50.0%
52.86%706.01,04112,85058.3%50.0%
42.65%686.21,05011,49235.3%50.0%
56.72%676.21,06612,83356.0%57.1%
50.77%656.41,09812,09744.4%55.3%
41.54%652.082310,40529.6%50.0%
53.13%646.192311,06848.1%56.8%
56.45%626.01,07711,47056.3%56.7%
42.62%616.31,02712,06642.9%42.4%
62.30%616.41,13812,04657.7%65.7%
45.00%605.888511,19141.7%47.2%
60.34%582.188810,86750.0%63.6%
50.00%586.41,06712,43360.9%42.9%
49.12%576.41,09613,66866.7%41.0%
41.07%562.687611,35135.7%42.9%
58.93%566.51,01910,94663.3%53.9%
48.15%546.51,11412,30552.6%45.7%
58.49%536.11,06712,23366.7%53.1%
55.77%522.28209,64060.0%50.0%
49.02%512.18119,63655.2%40.9%
34.04%476.31,00212,04436.8%32.1%
55.32%475.891312,24270.6%46.7%
41.30%462.37769,28542.9%40.0%
63.04%466.41,06412,05482.3%51.7%
45.65%466.397711,52245.5%45.8%
37.78%453.288910,54340.0%36.7%
53.33%451.77599,96752.6%53.9%
51.11%452.181010,51450.0%51.7%
41.86%435.71,07310,50226.3%54.2%
65.12%436.61,09612,36560.0%69.6%
60.98%413.490611,30682.3%45.8%
50.00%382.190010,17160.0%43.5%
54.05%376.51,00412,37950.0%57.9%
44.44%361.96558,85258.8%31.6%
47.22%366.287810,87747.6%46.7%
58.33%362.19179,70359.1%57.1%
54.29%356.084311,68056.3%52.6%
45.71%356.41,10512,70454.5%41.7%
65.63%322.388810,61169.2%63.2%
53.33%302.68168,09147.1%61.5%
70.00%306.61,00511,71672.2%66.7%
40.00%302.081510,64157.1%34.8%
53.33%305.895312,22761.5%47.1%
51.72%292.092511,25360.0%47.4%
39.29%284.489012,06741.7%37.5%
55.56%276.81,03112,74854.5%56.3%
42.31%266.11,18512,00966.7%29.4%
38.46%266.21,14711,25940.0%37.5%
84.00%256.51,28514,46487.5%82.3%
64.00%257.099211,62064.3%63.6%
56.00%251.77439,08746.7%70.0%
44.00%255.188711,31925.0%52.9%
45.83%245.387110,59269.2%18.2%
39.13%232.61,02111,34040.0%38.5%
47.62%211.87408,57962.5%38.5%
52.38%216.61,06811,08772.7%30.0%
70.00%206.51,01912,27766.7%72.7%
42.11%196.61,10513,93433.3%50.0%
64.71%176.91,11612,79070.0%57.1%
64.71%177.594611,77572.7%50.0%
50.00%166.41,01511,60750.0%50.0%
46.67%156.299411,40380.0%30.0%
53.33%155.71,15012,19750.0%55.6%
50.00%145.582411,49450.0%50.0%
50.00%141.980110,67920.0%66.7%
71.43%146.487311,03350.0%87.5%
41.67%125.01,12912,40925.0%50.0%
50.00%122.697011,28950.0%50.0%
33.33%126.71,07411,21240.0%28.6%
72.73%116.31,01214,37366.7%75.0%
54.55%116.297312,14050.0%60.0%
45.45%115.81,19114,10350.0%42.9%
80.00%106.81,00312,97575.0%83.3%
70.00%101.97198,14571.4%66.7%
50.00%102.61,06111,19850.0%50.0%
40.00%105.692413,7630.0%50.0%
50.00%102.48009,77540.0%60.0%
40.00%102.773410,03025.0%50.0%
40.00%102.984812,24933.3%50.0%
22.22%96.41,01213,0690.0%33.3%
33.33%96.51,08312,62450.0%28.6%
55.56%96.594411,72875.0%40.0%
44.44%96.392112,979100.0%16.7%
50.00%83.486512,03133.3%60.0%
62.50%84.11,07511,58950.0%75.0%
50.00%86.781911,23440.0%66.7%
50.00%81.89349,05650.0%50.0%
25.00%82.974610,03025.0%25.0%
62.50%86.81,13613,8880.0%62.5%
100.00%76.01,02912,542100.0%100.0%
57.14%75.91,1309,752100.0%25.0%
42.86%73.41,21011,11966.7%25.0%
33.33%62.59847,27620.0%100.0%
83.33%65.91,14015,094100.0%75.0%
66.67%65.21,00011,67966.7%66.7%
100.00%66.31,25313,190100.0%100.0%
60.00%56.81,20611,6770.0%100.0%
80.00%55.71,15914,414100.0%66.7%

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Xerath vs Kassadin - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Xerath do against Kassadin in League of Legends?

Kassadin wins the Xerath vs Kassadin matchup with a 54.3% win rate compared to Xerath's 45.7%, a 8.6 percentage point difference. This data is based on 35 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.

How does Xerath do against Kassadin in the early game?

In the early game, Xerath has the advantage against Kassadin with a 54.5% win rate versus 45.5%. Xerath players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Xerath do against Kassadin in the late game?

In the late game, Kassadin takes over the Xerath vs Kassadin matchup with a 58.3% win rate compared to 41.7%. Kassadin scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Xerath vs Kassadin matchup?

Kassadin wins the matchup against Xerath with a 54.3% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 8.6 percentage point advantage means Kassadin is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 35 games analyzed.

What is the best Xerath build against Kassadin?

The best Xerath build against Kassadin includes Luden's Echo, Shadowflame, Void Staff with Spellslinger's Shoes. This build achieves a 75.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Xerath runes against Kassadin?

The best Xerath runes against Kassadin use the Sorcery primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Xerath vs Kassadin matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Xerath counter Kassadin?

No, Xerath struggles against Kassadin with only a 45.7% win rate. Kassadin has the advantage in this matchup. Xerath players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Kassadin's lead.

How do I play Xerath against Kassadin?

When playing Xerath against Kassadin, play cautiously and avoid Kassadin's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Kassadin has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.