Xerath

Xerath Build

50.82%WR
Xerath A tier

The patch 26.1 Xerath 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.

  • Xerath passive ability - Mana Surge - League of Legends
    Mana Surge

    Mana Surge

    Xerath's basic attacks periodically restore Mana. Whenever Xerath kills a unit, this cooldown is reduced.

  • Xerath Q ability - Arcanopulse - League of Legends
    Arcanopulse

    Arcanopulse

    Fires a long-range beam of energy, dealing magic damage to all targets hit.

    Cost:
    • 80/
    • 90/
    • 100/
    • 110/
    • 120
    Cooldown:
    • 9/
    • 8/
    • 7/
    • 6/
    • 5
    Range:
    • 750
  • Xerath W ability - Eye of Destruction - League of Legends
    Eye of Destruction

    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/
    • 90/
    • 100/
    • 110/
    • 120
    Cooldown:
    • 14/
    • 13/
    • 12/
    • 11/
    • 10
    Range:
    • 1000
  • Xerath E ability - Shocking Orb - League of Legends
    Shocking Orb

    Shocking Orb

    Deals magic damage to an enemy and stuns them.

    Cost:
    • 60/
    • 65/
    • 70/
    • 75/
    • 80
    Cooldown:
    • 13/
    • 13/
    • 12/
    • 12/
    • 11
    Range:
    • 1050
  • Xerath R ultimate ability - Rite of the Arcane - League of Legends
    Rite of the Arcane

    Rite of the Arcane

    Xerath immobilizes himself and gains numerous long-range barrages.

    Cost:
    • 100
    Cooldown:
    • 130/
    • 115/
    • 100
    Range:
    • 5000
Classes:
  • Mage,
  • Support
Patch:26.1
Sample Size:687,817 ranked games
Lane:All Lanes
Tier:All Tiers
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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. Horizon Focus (51.8% WR, +0.9% WR diff, 39.3% pick rate) provides 75 AP. Rabadon's Deathcap (54.8% WR, +3.9% WR diff, 33.0% pick rate) provides 130 AP. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.

Xerath 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, Magic Resistance, 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 Swiftmarch. 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.

  • Total movement speed Movement Speed:65
  • Total mana Mana:600
  • Total ability power Ability Power:420
  • Total health 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 55.2% win rate across 478 matches, this build has proven highly effective in the current meta. The build's key strengths include devastating ability power scaling with 420 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 lacks defensive stats making Xerath vulnerable to burst damage and low health pool requiring careful positioning. With a total gold cost of 14,450, this Xerath build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your Luden's Echo, Horizon Focus, Rabadon's Deathcap 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 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, Horizon Focus, and Rabadon's Deathcap. This build has a 55.23% win rate and is picked 6.85% of the time.

What are Xerath's core items?

Xerath's core items are Luden's Echo, Horizon Focus, and Rabadon's Deathcap. 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?

Swiftmarch are the best boots for Xerath. These boots provide optimal mobility and stats for Xerath's playstyle. They are included in 6.8% 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, Shadowflame, and Horizon Focus. 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.