Xerath - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
52.8%
Pick Rate
3.5%

Xerathvs Seraphine

SMageSupport
Patch26.14
Matches491,560
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJul 25, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Xerath vs Seraphine is a very close matchup in LoL patch 26.14. Xerath wins with a 50.7% win rate (+1.4%) over Seraphine based on 138 games. Xerath wins the early laning phase while Seraphine scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Xerath build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Xerath vs Seraphine 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 - 50.7% win rate in this matchup
Xerath
50.7% WR
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Seraphine vs Xerath matchup - 49.3% win rate
Seraphine
49.3% WR

Who Wins the Xerath vs Seraphine Matchup?

Xerath wins the Xerath vs Seraphine matchup
Winner
Xerath
Matches: 138
50.7%
Win Rate
49.3%
2.5
CS / min
1.9
828
DMG / min
497
10,115
Gold / game
9,057
96
Heal / min
261
256
DMG Mitigated / min
365
1.1
CC / min
1.1
55.8%
Early Game WR
44.2%
47.7%
Late Game WR
52.3%

Xerath vs Seraphine Matchup Summary

The Xerath vs Seraphine matchup is a very close matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 138 recent matches analyzed, Xerath wins with a 50.7% win rate compared to Seraphine's 49.3%, giving Xerath a 1.4 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Xerath controls the early laning stage, but Seraphine outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Xerath needs to press advantages before Seraphine reaches their power spikes, while Seraphine should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Seraphine leads by 275 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Xerath has a statistical edge, but the margin is close enough that respecting Seraphine's strengths is important. Trade when cooldowns are favorable, track the enemy jungler, and build toward your strongest item spikes to convert the slight advantage into a decisive lead. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Xerath vs Seraphine Laning Phase Breakdown

Xerath wins the laning phase against Seraphine in League of Legends

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

Farming
2.5Xerath
1.9Seraphine
Xerath edges out Seraphine by 0.5 CS per minute — a moderate farming advantage that adds up to roughly 8 CS over a 15-minute laning phase. This translates to earlier component purchases and slightly faster power spikes for Xerath.
Damage
828Xerath
497Seraphine
Xerath heavily out-damages Seraphine by 330 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Seraphine 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
10,115Xerath
9,057Seraphine
Xerath generates a commanding 1,058 more gold per game than Seraphine. This substantial economic advantage means Xerath consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Seraphine should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
1.1Xerath
1.1Seraphine
Both Xerath and Seraphine provide similar amounts of crowd control (0.0s/min difference), meaning neither has a significant advantage in locking down opponents for ganks or team fights. Lane ganks are equally effective for both sides.
Sustain
352Xerath
627Seraphine
Seraphine vastly out-sustains Xerath, healing and mitigating 275 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Seraphine 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 Seraphine

Sorcerer's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Seraphine, providing the mobility and stats Xerath needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Xerath against Seraphine are Luden's Echo, Stormsurge and Shadowflame. 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 12 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Seraphine. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Xerath vs Seraphine matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Xerath
55.8%
+11.5% advantage
Xerath early game win rateXerath55.8%
Seraphine early game win rateSeraphine44.2%
Late Game
Seraphine
52.3%
+4.7% advantage
Xerath late game win rateXerath47.7%
Seraphine late game win rateSeraphine52.3%

Xerath dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 55.8% win rate — a 11.5 percentage point lead over Seraphine. This lopsided early game means Xerath can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

In the late game (25+ minutes), Seraphine takes over with a 52.3% win rate, leading Xerath by 4.7 percentage points. Seraphine scales more effectively into team fights and objective contests.

This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Xerath must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Seraphine reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Seraphine 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 Seraphine

Sorcery rune tree - Xerath primary runes vs SeraphineSorcery
Arcane Comet - best Xerath rune vs SeraphineManaflow Band - best Xerath rune vs SeraphineTranscendence - best Xerath rune vs SeraphineScorch - best Xerath rune vs Seraphine
Precision rune tree - Xerath secondary runes vs SeraphinePrecision
Coup de Grace - best Xerath rune vs SeraphinePresence of Mind - best Xerath rune vs Seraphine
57.1% WR

The Sorcery primary with Precision secondary combination helps Xerath maximize their potential in this closely contested matchup, providing the right mix of offensive and defensive tools to edge out Seraphine.


Xerath matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.14. 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 26.14
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
57.75%1873.793011,44661.9%55.6%
50.72%1382.582810,11555.8%47.7%
56.44%1016.51,05212,10365.6%52.2%
58.95%956.199511,30159.5%58.6%
56.98%864.81,01912,02958.8%55.8%
60.26%782.890211,00253.9%63.5%
51.43%702.18409,71246.4%54.8%
47.83%695.890311,45550.0%46.5%
51.52%666.51,03412,43568.0%41.5%
61.54%656.71,02112,29565.4%59.0%
50.00%646.795511,21664.3%38.9%
55.56%635.81,04711,80558.3%53.9%
57.38%613.495111,41562.5%55.6%
55.00%606.094811,52271.4%46.1%
55.00%606.01,06311,98057.7%52.9%
56.90%586.31,10011,13454.5%58.3%
40.35%572.07849,97247.8%35.3%
41.07%565.993610,28757.1%31.4%
55.56%542.886210,41652.4%57.6%
54.00%503.51,00711,68561.5%51.4%
46.00%505.389311,26563.2%35.5%
51.02%495.51,01411,31936.8%60.0%
43.75%482.08489,61547.1%41.9%
57.45%476.31,06512,40071.4%46.1%
42.55%472.17729,37142.9%42.3%
51.16%432.17789,13652.2%50.0%
56.10%412.16939,02244.4%65.2%
42.11%382.483710,69350.0%38.5%
47.37%386.61,11012,66650.0%46.4%
61.11%365.41,10112,57366.7%58.3%
51.43%356.01,03112,37354.5%50.0%
50.00%342.399810,83345.5%52.2%
70.59%346.41,07312,48162.5%73.1%
42.42%336.697011,97166.7%28.6%
57.58%333.01,02110,62461.5%55.0%
46.88%325.690211,83537.5%50.0%
53.13%326.61,16111,35350.0%54.5%
46.67%302.08119,19645.5%47.4%
46.67%303.089611,05940.0%53.3%
48.28%295.71,13712,12461.5%37.5%
40.74%275.71,05612,69557.1%35.0%
37.04%272.17899,74055.6%27.8%
48.15%276.51,04810,89261.5%35.7%
62.96%272.292611,63962.5%63.2%
66.67%276.11,23813,15860.0%68.2%
53.85%262.27809,23160.0%50.0%
30.77%262.07869,93810.0%43.8%
44.00%255.41,07511,74750.0%41.2%
44.00%255.987510,71950.0%40.0%
44.00%252.47869,16054.5%35.7%
60.00%256.695412,05560.0%60.0%
66.67%246.01,07412,97480.0%63.2%
47.83%236.01,02211,39754.5%41.7%
69.57%236.296810,72575.0%66.7%
45.45%226.41,22613,67066.7%37.5%
59.09%223.295511,76842.9%66.7%
33.33%216.41,14510,42922.2%41.7%
38.10%215.41,03711,07357.1%28.6%
66.67%214.31,00412,850100.0%50.0%
61.90%216.31,11113,78175.0%53.9%
33.33%215.99609,96122.2%41.7%
57.14%216.71,13713,52150.0%58.8%
50.00%202.690910,55650.0%50.0%
73.68%191.87759,65085.7%66.7%
57.89%195.91,05613,55340.0%64.3%
61.11%186.41,01913,37085.7%45.5%
33.33%182.08048,78733.3%33.3%
44.44%186.289211,03655.6%33.3%
52.94%172.16128,62362.5%44.4%
70.59%173.589412,07480.0%66.7%
52.94%171.97478,42057.1%50.0%
64.71%172.388910,59960.0%66.7%
43.75%166.41,17513,82750.0%41.7%
62.50%166.51,12511,39860.0%66.7%
40.00%156.11,08014,02666.7%33.3%
73.33%151.88869,55671.4%75.0%
40.00%156.498912,65820.0%50.0%
66.67%152.19859,55150.0%77.8%
64.29%146.598410,89857.1%71.4%
58.33%125.91,0888,86555.6%66.7%
90.91%116.31,14912,32875.0%100.0%
36.36%115.81,00611,6700.0%50.0%
45.45%114.21,09111,15225.0%57.1%
60.00%106.38639,56275.0%50.0%
50.00%106.396712,63066.7%42.9%
40.00%106.31,04314,69625.0%50.0%
33.33%97.11,07710,20240.0%25.0%
44.44%94.51,07812,0210.0%57.1%
66.67%93.57418,771100.0%50.0%
37.50%82.37789,31650.0%33.3%
50.00%86.195513,19050.0%50.0%
37.50%82.38488,61440.0%33.3%
75.00%82.080710,29775.0%75.0%
37.50%86.59599,68466.7%20.0%
28.57%76.01,1129,57466.7%0.0%
57.14%72.57058,51466.7%50.0%
57.14%71.99948,52725.0%100.0%
57.14%76.21,10114,236100.0%25.0%
50.00%67.387912,40133.3%66.7%
66.67%62.88518,64966.7%66.7%
50.00%66.382912,8840.0%75.0%
33.33%64.27957,15850.0%0.0%
83.33%67.21,09015,583100.0%80.0%
80.00%55.889611,242100.0%66.7%
40.00%56.284311,0120.0%50.0%
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Xerath vs Seraphine - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Xerath do against Seraphine in League of Legends?

Xerath wins the Xerath vs Seraphine matchup with a 50.7% win rate compared to Seraphine's 49.3%, a 1.4 percentage point difference. This data is based on 138 recent ranked games in patch 26.14.

How does Xerath do against Seraphine in the early game?

In the early game, Xerath has the advantage against Seraphine with a 55.8% win rate versus 44.2%. 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 Seraphine in the late game?

In the late game, Seraphine takes over the Xerath vs Seraphine matchup with a 52.3% win rate compared to 47.7%. Seraphine scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Xerath vs Seraphine matchup?

Xerath wins the matchup against Seraphine with a 50.7% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.14. The 1.4 percentage point advantage means Xerath is slightly favored in this lane matchup based on 138 games analyzed.

What is the best Xerath build against Seraphine?

The best Xerath build against Seraphine includes Luden's Echo, Stormsurge, Shadowflame with Sorcerer'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 Seraphine?

The best Xerath runes against Seraphine use the Sorcery primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 57.1% win rate in the Xerath vs Seraphine matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Xerath counter Seraphine?

Yes, Xerath has a favorable matchup against Seraphine with a 50.7% win rate. Xerath slightly edges out Seraphine in lane based on current patch 26.14 data.

How do I play Xerath against Seraphine?

When playing Xerath against Seraphine, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. You have early game priority — look for kills and zone control before first recall. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.