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Xerath Build Guides, Runes and Items

Xerath The Magus Ascendant

Find the best Xerath build guides for League of Legends S13 Patch 13.11. The MOBAFire community works hard to keep their LoL builds and guides updated, and will help you craft the best Xerath build for the S13 meta. Learn more about Xerath's abilities, skins, or even ask your own questions to the community!

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LoL Champion Xerath Build Guide
LoL Champion Xerath Build Guide

Xerath - Ascension is calling. [AP Mid and Support]

Guide by Yetified updated November 7, 2015
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Xerath Build Guide
LoL Champion Xerath Build Guide

Xerath - The Elo Ascendent [S5]

Guide by TheRockeye updated February 9, 2015
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Xerath Build Guide
LoL Champion Xerath Build Guide

Xerath Mid / Bronze 2 / Patch 4.20

Guide by tomasjmr updated January 2, 2015
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Xerath Build Guide
LoL Champion Xerath Build Guide

Xerath: The Mid-Lane Arcane DESTROYER

Guide by KillaElectriix updated June 5, 2015
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Xerath Build Guide
LoL Champion Xerath Build Guide

Xerath Support is like Mid, but better

Guide by PunchHerRITP updated December 18, 2014
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Xerath Build Guide
LoL Champion Xerath Build Guide

Xerath Mid: Criticism welcome

Guide by StackableOlive updated March 25, 2015
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Xerath Build Guide
LoL Champion Xerath Build Guide

Xerath THE Overlord.

Guide by milosmml7777 updated June 16, 2015
Season 5 Builds
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LoL Champion Xerath Build Guide
LoL Champion Xerath Build Guide

(Please Insert Title) [Xerath Jungle 5.21 Updated)

Build by ASTATINEMAN updated November 9, 2015
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Xerath Build Guide
LoL Champion Xerath Build Guide

Xerath, the Ultimate Damager!

Build by skagen21 updated November 9, 2015
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Xerath Build Guide
LoL Champion Xerath Build Guide

Sustain AP Bruiser Xerath MID/TOP

Build by YogaPantsSona updated October 22, 2015
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Xerath Build Guide
LoL Champion Xerath Build Guide

Xerath lamkhang

Build by Lamkhang82 updated August 29, 2015
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Xerath Build Guide
LoL Champion Xerath Build Guide

XERATH - The world forgot me, now they will remember! (Damag

Build by Kami-Sensei updated August 18, 2015
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Xerath Build Guide
LoL Champion Xerath Build Guide

Xerath Easy build.

Build by cas1706 updated August 9, 2015
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Xerath Build Guide
LoL Champion Xerath Build Guide

How to be really free!!!-Season 5 build

Build by Black Smile 96 updated July 25, 2015
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Xerath Build Guide
LoL Champion Xerath Build Guide

Xerath Guide, S5

Build by Jakkaera updated July 11, 2015
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Xerath Build Guide
LoL Champion Xerath Build Guide

Xerath: The Best AP Poker

Build by Vii Lorde updated June 18, 2015
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Xerath Build Guide
LoL Champion Xerath Build Guide

Xerath: Mid 5.11

Build by H4VICk updated June 10, 2015
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Xerath Build Guide
LoL Champion Xerath Build Guide

Basic Mid Guide

Build by Kittykaters updated May 15, 2015
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Xerath Build Guide
LoL Champion Xerath Build Guide

[S5] Xerath - Greet the Poke King (Mid & Support)

Build by Kailikus updated May 15, 2015
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Xerath Build Guide
LoL Champion Xerath Build Guide

xerat jangle

Build by Guest updated April 8, 2015
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Xerath Build & Runes

If you're looking for the best rune build for Xerath we've got you covered. Below you can find the best items and runes to build for Xerath, as determined by calculations of thousands of Plat+ League of Legends games. If you are already familiar with how to play Xerath this is a great resource to quickly get a good rune selection for Patch 13.11. However, if you are a new Xerath player we highly recommend reading through some of the guides above to learn why this build is strong on Xerath!

Patch 13.11: 900879 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Xerath's Runes

Xerath's Best Runes 52%

Win Rate 23293 Games

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Inspiration
LoL Path: Inspiration
LoL Rune: First Strike
First Strike
LoL Rune: Magical Footwear
Magical Footwear
LoL Rune: Biscuit Delivery
Biscuit Delivery
LoL Rune: Cosmic Insight
Cosmic Insight

Sorcery
LoL Path: Sorcery
LoL Rune: Manaflow Band
Manaflow Band
LoL Rune: Scorch
Scorch

Second Best

Xerath's 2nd Best Runes 51%

Win Rate 8817 Games

Sorcery
LoL Path: Sorcery
LoL Rune: Arcane Comet
Arcane Comet
LoL Rune: Manaflow Band
Manaflow Band
LoL Rune: Transcendence
Transcendence
LoL Rune: Scorch
Scorch

Inspiration
LoL Path: Inspiration
LoL Rune: Biscuit Delivery
Biscuit Delivery
LoL Rune: Cosmic Insight
Cosmic Insight

Third Best

Xerath's 3rd Best Runes 51%

Win Rate 5201 Games

Sorcery
LoL Path: Sorcery
LoL Rune: Arcane Comet
Arcane Comet
LoL Rune: Manaflow Band
Manaflow Band
LoL Rune: Transcendence
Transcendence
LoL Rune: Scorch
Scorch

Precision
LoL Path: Precision
LoL Rune: Presence of Mind
Presence of Mind
LoL Rune: Coup de Grace
Coup de Grace

Xerath's Summoner Spells

Xerath's Best Summoner Spells 54%

Win Rate 11246 Games

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Second Best

Xerath's 2nd Best Summoner Spells 51%

Win Rate 29032 Games

Exhaust Flash

Third Best

Xerath's 3rd Best Summoner Spells 50%

Win Rate 7972 Games

Flash Ignite

Xerath's Starters

Xerath's Best Starter Items 52%

Win Rate 159698 Games

Trinket

Xerath's Best Trinket 52%

Win Rate 47721 Games

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Second Best

Xerath's 2nd Best Trinket 47%

Win Rate 2996 Games

Farsight Alteration

Third Best

Xerath's 3rd Best Trinket 42%

Win Rate 2743 Games

Stealth Ward
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Patch 13.11: 900852 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Xerath's Runes

Xerath's Best Runes 50%

Win Rate 3647 Games

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Inspiration
LoL Path: Inspiration
LoL Rune: First Strike
First Strike
LoL Rune: Magical Footwear
Magical Footwear
LoL Rune: Biscuit Delivery
Biscuit Delivery
LoL Rune: Cosmic Insight
Cosmic Insight

Sorcery
LoL Path: Sorcery
LoL Rune: Manaflow Band
Manaflow Band
LoL Rune: Scorch
Scorch

Second Best

Xerath's 2nd Best Runes 61%

Win Rate 54 Games

Inspiration
LoL Path: Inspiration
LoL Rune: First Strike
First Strike
LoL Rune: Magical Footwear
Magical Footwear
LoL Rune: Future's Market
Future's Market
LoL Rune: Cosmic Insight
Cosmic Insight

Sorcery
LoL Path: Sorcery
LoL Rune: Manaflow Band
Manaflow Band
LoL Rune: Scorch
Scorch

Third Best

Xerath's 3rd Best Runes 49%

Win Rate 1305 Games

Sorcery
LoL Path: Sorcery
LoL Rune: Arcane Comet
Arcane Comet
LoL Rune: Manaflow Band
Manaflow Band
LoL Rune: Transcendence
Transcendence
LoL Rune: Scorch
Scorch

Inspiration
LoL Path: Inspiration
LoL Rune: Biscuit Delivery
Biscuit Delivery
LoL Rune: Cosmic Insight
Cosmic Insight

Xerath's Summoner Spells

Xerath's Best Summoner Spells 51%

Win Rate 9530 Games

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Second Best

Xerath's 2nd Best Summoner Spells 50%

Win Rate 3419 Games

Flash Barrier

Third Best

Xerath's 3rd Best Summoner Spells 53%

Win Rate 536 Games

Flash Ghost

Xerath's Starters

Xerath's Best Starter Items 51%

Win Rate 35547 Games

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Second Best

Xerath's 2nd Best Starter Items 54%

Win Rate 2988 Games

Dark Seal Refillable Potion

Third Best

Xerath's 3rd Best Starter Items 49%

Win Rate 2953 Games

Health Potion Tear of the Goddess

Trinket

Xerath's Best Trinket 52%

Win Rate 8819 Games

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Second Best

Xerath's 2nd Best Trinket 48%

Win Rate 5867 Games

Stealth Ward

Third Best

Xerath's 3rd Best Trinket 45%

Win Rate 540 Games

Oracle Lens
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Xerath Counters

Learn Xerath's counters and discover matchups where they have an advantage! When you're starting a game of League of Legends you should always keep in mind if you'll be at an advantage or disadvantage against your opponent, so you can know whether to bully them or play safe. You can find detailed breakdowns of each matchup on CounterStats, and you can also check out some Xerath guides to see how to build and play against other champions you may find yourself up against!


This counter data is for Xerath Support in Plat+ games. The percent shown is the enemy champion's counter rating against Xerath. Counter rating is our own statistic that factors in counter kills, overall kills, early lead ratio, comeback ratio, and win percent to give the whole picture of that champion's effectiveness as a counter pick.

Xerath Skins

Xerath's Abilities

Xerath's Mana Surge
Mana Surge Xerath's Passive Xerath's Passive
Self
Xerath's Passive
Xerath's Passive
Every 12 seconds, Xerath's next basic attack will restore 30 / 33 / 36 / 42 / 48 / 54 / 63 / 72 / 81 / 90 / 102 / 114 / 126 / 138 / 150 / 165 / 180 / 195 Mana. The amount of Mana restored is doubled if the attack target is a champion.
Q
Xerath's Arcanopulse
Arcanopulse Xerath's Q Ability
735
80 / 90 / 100 / 110 / 120
9 / 8 / 7 / 6 / 5
Begin Charging: Xerath begins charging an arcane beam, slowing himself gradually up to 50%.

Release: Xerath fires the beam, dealing 70 / 110 / 150 / 190 / 230 (+85% of ability power) magic damage. The range increases with time charged.
W
Xerath's Eye of Destruction
Eye of Destruction Xerath's W Ability
1000
70 / 80 / 90 / 100 / 110
14 / 13 / 12 / 11 / 10
Xerath calls down a blast of arcane energy, dealing 60 / 95 / 130 / 165 / 200 (+60% of ability power) magic damage and slowing them by 25% for 2.5 seconds. Enemies in the center take 100.02 / 158.365 / 216.71 / 275.055 / 333.4 (+100.02% of ability power) magic damage instead and are slowed by 60 / 65 / 70 / 75 / 80%, decaying over the same duration.
E
Xerath's Shocking Orb
Shocking Orb Xerath's E Ability
1125
60 / 65 / 70 / 75 / 80
13 / 12.5 / 12 / 11.5 / 11
Xerath fires an orb of raw magic, stunning the first enemy hit for up to 0.75−2.25 seconds depending on distance travelled, and dealing 80 / 110 / 140 / 170 / 200 (+45% of ability power) magic damage.
R
Xerath's Rite of the Arcane
Rite of the Arcane Xerath's Ultimate (R) Ability
5000
100
130 / 115 / 100 / 100 / 100
Xerath ascends to his true form and channels for 10 seconds. During this time he may Recast 3 / 4 / 5 times.

Recast: Xerath launches a magical artillery, dealing 200 / 250 / 300 (+45% of ability power) magic damage.

Questions About Xerath

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Can Kennen or Xerath jungle?

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Feeling difficult to deal damage to mages who build RoA, what should I do?

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Void Staff vs Abyssal Scepter

This might sound like a stupid question. On ap carries such as [[leblanc]] or [[viktor]] for example, when would it be better to build a [[void staff]] over an > [[abyssal scepter]] and vice versa? Both are relatively cheap and give a...

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How can I go about reporting someone on here?

I made a guide for Xerath and it has been top guide for 3-4 months and some random guy completely copied it. Really, word for word in some parts with hardly changing pretty much anything. Like he took way that I talk with no credit onto me. It is...

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How to play Xerath?

Hey everyone! I've started playing [[Xerath]] but I have no idea how to play him. I've read guides etc. but they seem to be outdated to just plain wrong. This is how I build: [[Doran's Ring]] > [[Haunting Guise]] > [[Sorcerer's Shoes]]...

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xerath update

¿you gonna wait until de launch of you gonna actualize xerath now??? is my favorite champ so i´ll like to see guides of he with his new changes and all that stuff.

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Next AP Mid to learn and why?

Hey, so I can't really decide which champion to learn next after I have finished with Evelynn. I play AP Mid in a fixed 5vs5 team so I need champions who are valuable in organised competitive play. Champions I currently am able to play on a decent...

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