Xerath Counters

Best picks against Xerath

Highest win rate versus Xerath in Mid.

1. 1Sion166 games57.2%
2. 2Akshan270 games57.0%
3. 3Zoe326 games55.2%
4. 4Galio376 games54.5%
5. 5Anivia305 games54.4%
6. 6Swain118 games54.2%
7. 7Naafiri320 games54.1%
8. 8Fizz854 games53.5%
9. 9Yone1,075 games52.3%
10. 10Locke787 games52.2%
11. 11Ekko481 games52.2%
12. 12Malzahar1,090 games51.8%
13. 13Katarina430 games51.2%

Worst picks against Xerath

Lowest win rate versus Xerath in Mid.

1. 1Cassiopeia110 games35.5%
2. 2Orianna426 games41.8%
3. 3Mel1,013 games42.4%
4. 4Veigar979 games43.5%
5. 5Diana452 games44.5%
6. 6Zed921 games45.8%
7. 7Sylas510 games45.9%
8. 8Gangplank638 games46.1%
9. 9Ryze207 games46.4%
10. 10Annie251 games46.6%
11. 11Aurelion Sol292 games46.9%
12. 12Qiyana326 games46.9%
13. 13Vex440 games47.5%
14. 14Akali677 games47.6%
15. 15Kayle699 games47.8%

Best lane counters vs Xerath

Largest gold lead over Xerath at 15 minutes in Mid.

1. 1Irelia162 games+1,306
2. 2Naafiri131 games+923
3. 3Fizz287 games+698
4. 4Katarina249 games+560
5. 5Diana213 games+529
6. 6Zed339 games+436
7. 7Yasuo403 games+420
8. 8LeBlanc247 games+357
9. 9Zoe154 games+277
10. 10Akali340 games+185
11. 11Akshan100 games+171
12. 12Twisted Fate209 games+128
13. 13Mel454 games+124
14. 14Yone361 games+120
15. 15Malzahar544 games+112

How to play against Xerath

Lane and teamfight rules that hold regardless of your pick.

In lane and in teamfights

1. Close distance after he misses a long-cooldown spell; his lane weakens when poke turns into close trades.
2. Contest the wave early instead of giving free push, so he must choose between farming and hitting you.
3. Track his post-shove movement with lane wards before he channels R from fog.
4. Approach objectives from spread angles so one E or Q cannot stop your whole entry.
5. 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.