Xerath Runes
Best Xerath runes for LoL Patch 26.1 - Arcane Comet from the Sorcery tree with Precision secondary (72.2% WR, 0.4% pick rate). Xerath's optimal primary runes are Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Absolute Focus, Scorch. Secondary tree: Presence of Mind, Coup de Grace.
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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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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Range:- 5000
- Mage,
- Support
Xerath performs best with Arcane Comet as the keystone rune from the Sorcery tree. Xerath's optimal primary runes are Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Absolute Focus, Scorch. Xerath's secondary rune tree is Precision with Presence of Mind, Coup de Grace. This rune setup achieves a 72.22% win rate (+21.4% win rate difference) with a 0.4% pick rate across 18 Xerath games.
Primary Tree
Sorcery
Arcane CometDamaging a champion with an ability hurls a comet at their location, or, if Arcane Comet is on cooldown, reduces its remaining cooldown.
Cooldown: 20 - 8s
Cooldown Reduction:
Single Target: 20%.
Area of Effect: 10%.
Damage over Time: 5%.
Manaflow BandHitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum mana by 25, up to 250 mana.
After reaching 250 bonus mana, restore 1% of your missing mana every 5 seconds.
Cooldown: 15 seconds
Absolute FocusWhile above 70% health, gain an
Grants 1.8 Attack Damage or 3 Ability Power at level 1.
ScorchYour next damaging ability hit sets champions on fire dealing 20 - 40 bonus magic damage based on level after 1s.
Cooldown: 10s
Presence of MindDamaging an enemy champion restores 6-50 (80% for ranged) mana or 6 energy.
Takedowns restore 15% of your maximum mana or energy.
Cooldown for damage restoration: 8s
Coup de GraceDeal 8% more damage to champions who have less than 40% health.
This alternative Xerath rune build uses First Strike as the keystone from the Inspiration tree. The primary runes are First Strike, Cash Back, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight. Xerath's secondary rune tree is Sorcery with Manaflow Band, Scorch. This setup achieves a 62.50% win rate (+11.7% win rate difference) with a 0.5% pick rate across 24 games.
Primary Tree
Inspiration
First StrikeAttacks or abilities against an enemy champion within 0.25s of entering champion combat grant 10 gold and First Strike for 3 seconds, causing you to deal
Cooldown:
Cash BackGet 8% Gold back when you purchase Legendary Items.
Biscuit DeliveryBiscuit Delivery: Gain a Total Biscuit of Everlasting Will every 2 mins, until 6 min.
Biscuits restore 20 + 2% of your maximum health, increased by up to 100% based on missing Health. Consuming or selling a Biscuit permanently increases your max health by 30.
Cosmic Insight+
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Manaflow BandHitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum mana by 25, up to 250 mana.
After reaching 250 bonus mana, restore 1% of your missing mana every 5 seconds.
Cooldown: 15 seconds
ScorchYour next damaging ability hit sets champions on fire dealing 20 - 40 bonus magic damage based on level after 1s.
Cooldown: 10s
These champions share at least 4 runes with Xerath's recommended rune builds. Mel, Lux, Aurelion Sol, Morgana, Malzahar and 4 others use similar keystone and secondary runes, making them good alternatives if you enjoy Xerath's playstyle or want to learn champions with familiar rune setups.
Mel
Lux
Aurelion Sol
Morgana
Malzahar
Miss Fortune
Brand
HeimerdingerXerath Runes - Frequently Asked Questions
What are the best Xerath runes in patch 26.1?
The best Xerath runes in patch 26.1 use the Sorcery tree with Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Absolute Focus, and Scorch, and the Precision tree with Presence of Mind and Coup de Grace. This rune setup achieves a 72.2% win rate with a 0.4% pick rate.
What is the win rate for Xerath's best rune page?
Xerath's best rune page has a 72.2% win rate in patch 26.1, which is +21.4% compared to Xerath's average win rate. This rune setup has a 0.4% pick rate among Xerath players.
What keystone should I use on Xerath?
Arcane Comet from the Sorcery tree is the best keystone rune for Xerath in patch 26.1. This keystone synergizes well with Xerath's kit and provides a 72.2% win rate.
What is Xerath's primary rune tree?
Xerath's primary rune tree is Sorcery. The optimal Sorcery runes for Xerath are Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Absolute Focus, and Scorch, with Arcane Comet being the keystone of choice.
What is Xerath's secondary rune tree?
Xerath's best secondary rune tree is Precision. The recommended Precision runes are Presence of Mind and Coup de Grace, which complement Xerath's Sorcery primary tree.
What are alternative rune setups for Xerath?
An alternative Xerath rune setup uses alternative keystone from the Inspiration tree. This alternate build may be preferred in certain matchups or playstyles. Check the alternative rune page above for full details including win rate and pick rate.
How popular are Xerath's runes?
Xerath's top rune page has a 0.4% pick rate in patch 26.1. This indicates that 0.4% of Xerath players use the Arcane Comet setup with Sorcery and Precision trees.