CXerath Mid Build
the Magus Ascendant · Patch 26.20
- Tier
- C Tier
- Win rate
- 48.0%
- Pick rate
- 3.1%
- Ban rate
- 2.2%
- Games
- 1,378
Stats updated Oct 20, 2026 · since patch on patch 26.20 · 45,071 ranked games (Emerald+, EUW, KR, NA)
Sorcery
Precision
Skill priority
Q›
W›
E | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 9 | |||||||
| 3 |
47.9% WR
1,371 Matches
Starter & spells
+
x2
48.1% WR
1,355 Matches
Core items
›
›
46.0% WR
150 Matches
Xerath struggles most against these champions.
Xerath does best against these champions.
Fourth item
61.3%
93 matches
58.8%
80 matches
44.4%
27 matches
68.0%
25 matches
Fifth item
70.6%
17 matches
43.8%
16 matches
75.0%
12 matches
25.0%
8 matches
Sixth item
50.0%
2 matches
50.0%
2 matches
50.0%
2 matches
50.0%
2 matches
Xerath Mid runes
Keystone
Arcane Comet
Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location.
Sorcery
PrimaryPrecision
SecondaryXerath item build
Starting items
Core build
Situational items
Xerath skill order
QWE| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q Arcanopulse | Q | Q | Q | Q | Q | |||||||||||||
| W Eye of Destruction | W | W | W | W | W | |||||||||||||
| E Shocking Orb | E | E | E | E | E | |||||||||||||
 R Rite of the Arcane | R | R | R |
Matchups
Hardest matchups
How to play Xerath Mid
- →Push the wave with your abilities, then use the free time to help your jungler or take river vision.
- →Your range is your safety. Stand behind your frontline and hit whoever walks into range.
- →Buy Zhonya's Hourglass early if the enemy has assassins or divers who can reach you.
Xerath is an Ascended Magus of ancient Shurima, a being of arcane energy writhing in the broken shards of a magical sarcophagus. For millennia, he was trapped beneath the desert sands, but the rise of Shurima freed him from his ancient prison. Driven...
Most common build from 1,378 ranked games for Xerath Mid on patch 26.20.