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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 LeagueSpy's 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 12.1. 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 12.1: 491255 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Inspiration

Sorcery

Second Best

52%

Win Rate 3819 Games

Sorcery

Inspiration

Third Best

52%

Win Rate 2470 Games

Inspiration

Sorcery

More Xerath Runes

Second Best

52%

Win Rate 27570 Games

Third Best

51%

Win Rate 24673 Games

Second Best

52%

Win Rate 2808 Games

Second Best

47%

Win Rate 6892 Games

Third Best

50%

Win Rate 4888 Games

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Passive Ability

Second Best

62%

Win Rate 1547 Games

Passive Ability

Third Best

70%

Win Rate 87 Games

Passive Ability

Patch 12.1: 491260 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Inspiration

Sorcery

Second Best

52%

Win Rate 2503 Games

Inspiration

Sorcery

Third Best

50%

Win Rate 1569 Games

Sorcery

Inspiration

More Xerath Runes

Second Best

51%

Win Rate 11899 Games

Third Best

50%

Win Rate 4088 Games

Second Best

53%

Win Rate 3622 Games

Third Best

50%

Win Rate 3237 Games

Second Best

50%

Win Rate 19212 Games

Third Best

52%

Win Rate 4595 Games

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to Buy Wards

Passive Ability

Second Best

64%

Win Rate 1160 Games

Passive Ability

Third Best

65%

Win Rate 412 Games

Passive Ability

Patch 11.20: 494917 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Sorcery

Inspiration

Second Best

50%

Win Rate 130 Games

Sorcery

Precision

Third Best

Win Rate Games

More Xerath Runes

Second Best

52%

Win Rate 310 Games

Third Best

52%

Win Rate 301 Games

! Small Sample Size Warning * There is either not a lot of games played on this champion or the builds vary greatly, we have provided the top build but it does not have a high confidence rating so use your own discretion.

Second Best

50%

Win Rate 2 Games

Third Best

100%

Win Rate 1 Games

Second Best

52%

Win Rate 578 Games

Third Best

47%

Win Rate 414 Games

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to Buy Wards

Passive Ability

Second Best

100%

Win Rate 1 Games

Passive Ability

Xerath Counters

Learn '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.

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CR is Counter Rating, which is a combination of multiple counter factors. Counters shown are for Xerath Xerath Support

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Xerath Skins

Find Xerath's skins and when they were last on sale. Never miss a sale for your favorite skin by using our Wish List feature! You can also find all Xerath skins and chromas on Xerath's skins page.

Skin Release Wishlist Popularity Cost

Arcana Xerath

May 11, 2021

+ Wishlist

Dark Star Xerath

March 26, 2020

Wishlist

Guardian of the Sands Xerath

April 27, 2015

+ Wishlist

Scorched Earth Xerath

July 13, 2012

Wishlist

Runeborn Xerath

October 5, 2011

+ Wishlist

750

Classic Xerath

Original

+ Wishlist

Battlecast Xerath

October 5, 2011

+ Wishlist

520

Xerath's Abilities

Mana Surge Xerath's Passive

Self

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.

Arcanopulse Xerath's Q Ability

750

80 / 90 / 100 / 110 / 120

9 / 8 / 7 / 6 / 5

First cast: Xerath starts charging, gradually increasing the range of Arcanopulse up to a maximum of 1400 while decreasing his movement speed by up to 50% over the next 1.5 seconds. While charging, Xerath cannot attack or use his other abilities. After 3 seconds, Arcanopulse cancels and half the mana cost is refunded.

Second cast: After a brief cast time, Xerath fires a beam of energy in a line the deals 70 / 110 / 150 / 190 / 230 (+85% of ability power) magic damage to all enemies hit.

Eye of Destruction Xerath's W Ability

1100

70 / 80 / 90 / 100 / 110

14 / 13 / 12 / 11 / 10

Xerath calls down a blast of arcane energy, which strikes after a 0.5 second delay dealing 60 / 95 / 130 / 165 / 200 (+60% of ability power) magic damage and slowing enemies in a target 200-radius area by 25% for 2.5 seconds.

Enemies hit directly take 100 / 158.4 / 216.7 / 275 / 333.3 (+100.2% of ability power) magic damage and are slowed by 60 / 65 / 70 / 75 / 80 % instead. The empowered slow decays down to 25% over the duration.

Shocking Orb Xerath's E Ability

1050

60 / 65 / 70 / 75 / 80

18 / 16 / 14 / 12 / 10

Xerath fires a orb of energy forward in a line that detonates on striking an enemy, dealing 80 / 110 / 140 / 170 / 200 (+45% AP) magic damage and stunning them for between 0.5 and 2 seconds. The stun duration is longer the further the Shocking Orb has travelled.

Rite of the Arcane Xerath's Ultimate (R) Ability

5000

100

130 / 115 / 100 / 100 / 100

Xerath anchors himself to his current location for up to 10 seconds. While anchored, Xerath is immune to displacement effects and gains the ability to cast Arcane Barrage up to 3 / 4 / 5 times but cannot cast his other abilities.

Rite of the Arcane can be cancelled early by moving or attacking and will automatically end once all shots have been fired. If Rite of the Arcane ends without using a single cast of Arcane Barrage, the cooldown is reduced by 50%.

Arcane Barrage: Xerath calls down a blast of arcane energy which strikes after a short delay, dealing 200 / 250 / 300 (+45% AP) magic damage to enemies within a moderate area. Arcane Barrage has a 0.8 second cooldown between casts (unaffected by cooldown reduction).

Arcane Barrage Xerath's Ultimate (R) Ability

Self

Xerath calls down a blast of arcane energy, which strikes after a 0.5 second delay dealing 200 / 240 / 280 (+43% AP) magic damage to enemies within a moderate area. May be cast up to 3 / 4 / 5 times while Rite of the Arcane is active.

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