# Xerath Counters Who counters Xerath? Best and worst picks against Xerath by win rate, plus the lane counters that lead Xerath in gold at 15 minutes. Ranked solo data by role and rank. Canonical HTML: https://baronbuff.com/champions/xerath/counters/ Markdown URL: https://baronbuff.com/champions/xerath/counters.md Language: en ## Breadcrumbs - [Baron Buff](https://baronbuff.com/) - [Champion Tier List](https://baronbuff.com/champions/) - [Xerath](https://baronbuff.com/champions/xerath/) ## Page Content [Xerath guide](https://baronbuff.com/champions/xerath/) [Play against Xerath](https://baronbuff.com/champions/xerath/how-to-play-against/) [Xerath counters](https://baronbuff.com/champions/xerath/counters/) Best and worst picks against Xerath in Mid at Gold+, ranked by win rate and by gold lead at 15 minutes. Sion, Akshan and Zoe beat Xerath most often. Irelia, Naafiri and Fizz win the laning phase against Xerath by the widest gold margin. ## Best picks against Xerath Highest win rate versus Xerath in Mid. - 1 [Sion](https://baronbuff.com/champions/sion/) 166 games 57.2% - 2 [Akshan](https://baronbuff.com/champions/akshan/) 270 games 57.0% - 3 [Zoe](https://baronbuff.com/champions/zoe/) 326 games 55.2% - 4 [Galio](https://baronbuff.com/champions/galio/) 376 games 54.5% - 5 [Anivia](https://baronbuff.com/champions/anivia/) 305 games 54.4% - 6 [Swain](https://baronbuff.com/champions/swain/) 118 games 54.2% - 7 [Naafiri](https://baronbuff.com/champions/naafiri/) 320 games 54.1% - 8 [Fizz](https://baronbuff.com/champions/fizz/) 854 games 53.5% - 9 [Yone](https://baronbuff.com/champions/yone/) 1,075 games 52.3% - 10 [Locke](https://baronbuff.com/champions/locke/) 787 games 52.2% - 11 [Ekko](https://baronbuff.com/champions/ekko/) 481 games 52.2% - 12 [Malzahar](https://baronbuff.com/champions/malzahar/) 1,090 games 51.8% - 13 [Katarina](https://baronbuff.com/champions/katarina/) 430 games 51.2% ## Worst picks against Xerath Lowest win rate versus Xerath in Mid. - 1 [Cassiopeia](https://baronbuff.com/champions/cassiopeia/) 110 games 35.5% - 2 [Orianna](https://baronbuff.com/champions/orianna/) 426 games 41.8% - 3 [Mel](https://baronbuff.com/champions/mel/) 1,013 games 42.4% - 4 [Veigar](https://baronbuff.com/champions/veigar/) 979 games 43.5% - 5 [Diana](https://baronbuff.com/champions/diana/) 452 games 44.5% - 6 [Zed](https://baronbuff.com/champions/zed/) 921 games 45.8% - 7 [Sylas](https://baronbuff.com/champions/sylas/) 510 games 45.9% - 8 [Gangplank](https://baronbuff.com/champions/gangplank/) 638 games 46.1% - 9 [Ryze](https://baronbuff.com/champions/ryze/) 207 games 46.4% - 10 [Annie](https://baronbuff.com/champions/annie/) 251 games 46.6% - 11 [Aurelion Sol](https://baronbuff.com/champions/aurelionsol/) 292 games 46.9% - 12 [Qiyana](https://baronbuff.com/champions/qiyana/) 326 games 46.9% - 13 [Vex](https://baronbuff.com/champions/vex/) 440 games 47.5% - 14 [Akali](https://baronbuff.com/champions/akali/) 677 games 47.6% - 15 [Kayle](https://baronbuff.com/champions/kayle/) 699 games 47.8% ## Best lane counters vs Xerath Largest gold lead over Xerath at 15 minutes in Mid. - 1 [Irelia](https://baronbuff.com/champions/irelia/) 162 games +1,306 - 2 [Naafiri](https://baronbuff.com/champions/naafiri/) 131 games +923 - 3 [Fizz](https://baronbuff.com/champions/fizz/) 287 games +698 - 4 [Katarina](https://baronbuff.com/champions/katarina/) 249 games +560 - 5 [Diana](https://baronbuff.com/champions/diana/) 213 games +529 - 6 [Zed](https://baronbuff.com/champions/zed/) 339 games +436 - 7 [Yasuo](https://baronbuff.com/champions/yasuo/) 403 games +420 - 8 [LeBlanc](https://baronbuff.com/champions/leblanc/) 247 games +357 - 9 [Zoe](https://baronbuff.com/champions/zoe/) 154 games +277 - 10 [Akali](https://baronbuff.com/champions/akali/) 340 games +185 - 11 [Akshan](https://baronbuff.com/champions/akshan/) 100 games +171 - 12 [Twisted Fate](https://baronbuff.com/champions/twistedfate/) 209 games +128 - 13 [Mel](https://baronbuff.com/champions/mel/) 454 games +124 - 14 [Yone](https://baronbuff.com/champions/yone/) 361 games +120 - 15 [Malzahar](https://baronbuff.com/champions/malzahar/) 544 games +112 ## How to play against Xerath Lane and teamfight rules that hold regardless of your pick. ### In lane and in teamfights - Close distance after he misses a long-cooldown spell; his lane weakens when poke turns into close trades. - Contest the wave early instead of giving free push, so he must choose between farming and hitting you. - Track his post-shove movement with lane wards before he channels R from fog. - Approach objectives from spread angles so one E or Q cannot stop your whole entry. - Avoid standard recall spots when R is available; walk deeper into fog before channeling. ## Where Xerath is weak Exploit these in draft and in lane. - Xerath collapses when enemies reach him because his long-range poke identity comes with poor self-peel. - Xerath depends on predictable charging and skillshots, so fast lateral movement turns his range into wasted time. ## Xerath counters: questions ### Who counters Xerath in Mid? At Gold+, Sion (57.2%), Akshan (57.0%) and Zoe (55.2%) have the highest win rates against Xerath. ### Who does Xerath counter? Xerath wins most often against Cassiopeia (35.5%), Orianna (41.8%) and Mel (42.4%). ### Who wins lane against Xerath? By gold lead at 15 minutes, Irelia (+1,306), Naafiri (+923) and Fizz (+698) come out of the laning phase furthest ahead of Xerath. ### How is the counter list ranked? Best and worst picks use same-lane win rate; lane counters use the average gold difference at 15 minutes between the two laners. Both come from Ranked Solo/Duo at the selected rank with at least 100 games per matchup, and are not adjusted for champion strength. - [Mid Tier List](https://baronbuff.com/champions/mid/) - [Irelia counters](https://baronbuff.com/champions/irelia/counters/) - [Naafiri counters](https://baronbuff.com/champions/naafiri/counters/) ## Machine-Readable References - [LLM index](https://baronbuff.com/llms.txt) - [Full LLM reference](https://baronbuff.com/llms-full.txt) - [Sitemap](https://baronbuff.com/sitemap.xml)