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Xerath Build Guides, Runes, Items, and Abilities - Patch 14.21
Xerath The Magus Ascendant
Find the best Xerath build guides for League of Legends S14 Patch 14.21. The MOBAFire community works hard to keep their LoL builds and guides updated, and will help you craft the best Xerath build for the S14 meta. Learn more about Xerath's abilities, skins, or even ask your own questions to the community!
Xerath the Powerful AP Blue Dude
Xerag
Overpowered Xerath
Xerath - The force will be with you...
Pro Xerath Guide
Xerath- The Siege Tank of LoL
Push (Español/English)
Xerath - Cannon Tank
So Many Kills! 400 KILLS!!!!
Xerath- The Ultimate Charge
Xerath - pikachu's older brother
Song of Storms (German Guide + short summary in english)
Xerath-Very Heavy Artillery
Xerath - Siege Mode Engaged
Xerath Destructive Build
Xerath: The Iron Cannon
Xerath QQ Range In Depth
Xerath the Howitzer
The Acient Power of Arcane
Xerath: Artillery Strike
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 14.21. 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!
* Each section of the build is rated independently of the others
Xerath's Runes
50%
Win Rate 37% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Second Best
51%
Win Rate 30% Pickrate
Third Best
52%
Win Rate 23% Pickrate
Xerath's Summoner Spells
51%
Win Rate 66% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Xerath's Starters
51%
Win Rate 93% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Xerath's Core Items
57%
Win Rate 16% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Boots
Xerath's Luxury Items
Xerath's Ability Order
50%
Win Rate 48% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Mana Surge (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
Second Best
53%
Win Rate 14% Pickrate
Mana Surge (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
Third Best
51%
Win Rate 13% Pickrate
Mana Surge (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
* Each section of the build is rated independently of the others
Xerath's Runes
51%
Win Rate 42% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Second Best
52%
Win Rate 23% Pickrate
Third Best
50%
Win Rate 21% Pickrate
Xerath's Summoner Spells
51%
Win Rate 87% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Xerath's Starters
51%
Win Rate 94% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Xerath's Core Items
53%
Win Rate 16% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Boots
Xerath's Luxury Items
Xerath's Ability Order
50%
Win Rate 50% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Mana Surge (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
Second Best
52%
Win Rate 28% Pickrate
Mana Surge (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
Third Best
51%
Win Rate 3% Pickrate
Mana Surge (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
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.
Best Against Xerath
Worst Against Xerath
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.
Our Wish List feature will send you notifications when your skins are on sale!Xerath's Abilities
Whenever Xerath kills a unit, this cooldown is reduced by 2.5 seconds.
Release: Xerath fires the beam, dealing 70 / 110 / 150 / 190 / 230 (+85% of ability power) magic damage. The range increases with time charged.
Recast: Xerath launches a magical artillery, dealing 180 / 230 / 280 (+40% of ability power) magic damage. For each champion hit, the artillery deals an additional 20 / 25 / 30 (+5% of ability power) magic damage.
Questions About Xerath
Latest Questions
Can Kennen or Xerath jungle?
When going through the champs I like to use, I look at Kennen and Xerath's kits and think, "You know, would these guys do well as junglers? I mean, Ezreal and Twitch both jungle." I just want to know if it's possible before I go testing...
Feeling difficult to deal damage to mages who build RoA, what should I do?
Situation: In the early-mid game, I built Morellonomicon, opponent built RoA. Problem: Feeling difficult to deal damage to opponents who build RoA. As they have higher effective health after building RoA, I feel like 'my abilities do not...
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...
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...
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]]...
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.
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...
