Xerath

Recommended Build

Patch 16.11 · Diamond+ Solo Queue · Updated 6/9/2026

48.1% Based on 270 games wr in Mid

Build path

1. Boots any step
   

   Sorcerer's Shoes

   1100 gold

   12 Magic Penetration
   45 Move Speed
   
   

   Sorcerer's Shoes

   97% pick · 49.2% Based on 252 picks wr
2. Item 1
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     Doran's Ring

     400 gold

     18 Ability Power
     90 Health
     
     Drain
     Restore 1 Mana every second, increased to 2 Mana per second for 5 seconds after dealing damage to an enemy champion. If you can't gain Mana, heal for 45% of this value instead.
     
     Helping Hand
     Attacks deal 5 bonus physical damage to minions.
     Doran's Ring

     100% pick · 48.1% Based on 270 picks wr
3. Item 2
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     Luden's Echo

     2750 gold

     100 Ability Power
     600 Mana
     10 Ability Haste
     
     Echo
     Damaging Abilities fire 6 Echoes that deal bonus magic damage to the target and nearby enemies. Remaining Echoes fire on the primary target, dealing 20% damage.
     
     Luden's Echo

     89% pick · 49.8% Based on 237 picks wr
4. Item 3 3 options
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     Shadowflame

     3200 gold

     110 Ability Power
     15 Magic Penetration
     
     Cinderbloom
     Magic and true damage Critically Strike enemies below 40% Health, dealing 20% increased damage.
     Shadowflame

     58% pick · 47.0% Based on 134 picks wr
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     Stormsurge

     2800 gold

     90 Ability Power
     15 Magic Penetration
     6% Move Speed
     
     Stormraider
     Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum Health within 2.5s applies Squall to them.
     
     Squall
     After 2 seconds, deal magic damage. If the target dies before Squall triggers, it damages nearby enemies.
     or Stormsurge

     13% pick · 51.6% Based on 31 picks wr
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     Horizon Focus

     2700 gold

     75 Ability Power
     25 Ability Haste
     
     Hypershot
     Dealing Ability damage to champions at 600 range or greater Reveals them for 6 seconds.
     
     Focus
     When Hypershot is triggered, Reveal all other enemy champions within 1400 range of them for 3 seconds.
     or Horizon Focus

     13% pick · 44.8% Based on 29 picks wr
5. Item 4 3 options
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     Rabadon's Deathcap

     3500 gold

     130 Ability Power
     
     Magical Opus
     Increases your total Ability Power by 30%.
     Rabadon's Deathcap

     41% pick · 42.2% Based on 64 picks wr
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     Shadowflame

     3200 gold

     110 Ability Power
     15 Magic Penetration
     
     Cinderbloom
     Magic and true damage Critically Strike enemies below 40% Health, dealing 20% increased damage.
     or Shadowflame

     19% pick · 60.0% Based on 30 picks wr
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     Mejai's Soulstealer

     1500 gold

     20 Ability Power
     100 Health
     
     Glory
     Takedowns grant Glory, up to 25. 10 Glory is lost on death.
     Gain 5 Ability Power per Glory and 10% Move Speed at 10 or higher Glory.
     or Mejai's Soulstealer

     10% pick · 62.5% Based on 16 picks wr

Most-built legendary at each step (purchase order).

Summoner spells

Flash

Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.

Flash +

Teleport

After a brief channel, become untargetable and travel to an allied unit. Upgrades into Unleashed Teleport, which significantly increases travel speed.

Teleport 62% · 45.5% Based on 167 picks wr

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Q Arcanopulse

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

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W 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.

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E Shocking Orb

Deals magic damage to an enemy and stuns them.

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R Rite of the Arcane

Xerath immobilizes himself and gains numerous long-range barrages.

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Sorcery

Summon Aery

Your attacks and abilities send Aery to a target, damaging enemies or shielding allies.

Arcane Comet · selected

Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location.

Stormraider's Surge

Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum health grants a burst of MS and Slow Resist.

Deathfire Touch

Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time.

Axiom Arcanist

Your Ultimate has increased damage, healing, and shielding. Scoring a takedown on an enemy champion reduces your Ultimate's current cooldown.

Manaflow Band · selected

Hitting 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.

Nimbus Cloak

After casting a Summoner Spell, gain a short Move Speed increase that allows you to pass through units.

Transcendence · selected

Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:
Level 5: +5 Ability Haste
Level 8: +5 Ability Haste
Level 11: On Champion takedown, reduce the remaining cooldown of basic abilities by 20%.

Celerity

All Move Speed bonuses are 7% more effective on you and gain 1% Move Speed.

Absolute Focus

While above 70% health, gain extra adaptive damage.

Scorch · selected

Your first damaging ability hit every 10s burns champions.

Waterwalking

Gain MS and AP or AD, adaptive in the river.

Gathering Storm

Gain increasing amounts of AD or AP, adaptive over the course of the game.

Precision

Absorb Life

Killing a target heals you.

Triumph

Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health and grant an additional 20 gold.

Presence of Mind · selected

Restore a small amount of mana or energy when damaging an enemy champion. Takedowns restore mana or energy.

Legend: Alacrity

Takedowns on enemies grant permanent Attack Speed.

Legend: Haste

Takedowns on enemies grant permanent Basic Ability Haste.

Legend: Bloodline

Takedowns on enemies grant permanent Life Steal, up to a cap. Once the cap is reached, increase your max health. Weaker earlier but stronger later game than other Legend Runes.

Coup de Grace · selected

Deal more damage to low health enemy champions.

Cut Down

Deal more damage to high health enemy champions.

Last Stand

Deal more damage to champions while you are low on health.

Stat shards

Adaptive Force · selected

+9 Adaptive Force (AD or AP — whichever helps more).

Attack Speed

+10% Attack Speed.

Ability Haste

+8 Ability Haste.

Adaptive Force · selected

+9 Adaptive Force (AD or AP — whichever helps more).

Move Speed

+2% Move Speed.

Bonus Health

+10–180 Bonus Health (based on level).

Health

+65 flat Health.

Tenacity & Slow Resist

+10% Tenacity and Slow Resist.

Bonus Health · selected

+10–180 Bonus Health (based on level).