ADC Matchup

Twitch vs Xayah

Patch: 15.18 (25.18)
League: Platinum+
Twitch

Twitch

the Plague Rat
ADC
Twitch ADC Overall Win Rate
51.06%

Matchup Win Rate

48.0%
Twitch vs Xayah Wins
52.0%
Xayah vs Twitch Wins
Xayah

Xayah

the Rebel
ADC
Xayah ADC Overall Win Rate
49.75%

Twitch vs Xayah - ADC Matchup Guide Patch 15.18 (25.18)

Twitch ADC vs Xayah ADC - Who is stronger?

Twitch ADC has trouble against Xayah (48.0% win rate) based on 616 games. This is a tough matchup for Twitch players.

View detailed statistics below: items, runes, and counter builds for Twitch ADC vs Xayah ADC in patch 15.18 (25.18), including win rates and pick rates. With proper study, this can improve your chances of victory up to 70%+ in this matchup.

Statistical Matchup Analysis

Balanced meta clash: Twitch (4.8%, 17th place out of 32 ADC champions) regularly faces Xayah (4.3%, 18th place). Both champions hold solid meta positions, making this matchup knowledge a direct path to climbing and improving your win rate. Surprising upset: Despite Twitch's higher tier rating, Xayah wins 52.0% of encounters. This suggests Xayah's kit specifically counters Twitch's playstyle, overriding general meta strength - approach this matchup with extra caution. Every edge matters: In this tough matchup, the proven Lethal Tempo + Triumph combination (100.0% win rate) plus optimal itemization Nashor's Tooth, Rabadon's Deathcap, Mejai's Soulstealer, and Berserker's Greaves boosts your chances from 48.0% to 70%+ - potentially game-changing.

Survive and scale: Twitch faces both matchup (48.02%) and farming disadvantages (6.12 vs 6.75/min). With a 0.63 CS/min deficit, prioritize safe farming and jungle assistance. Damage doesn't equal wins: Twitch outputs more damage (937 vs 745/min, 2nd place) but still loses the matchup. The issue likely lies in survivability, mobility, or damage timing rather than raw output. Skill-based matchup: Identical KDA (2.40) with 48.0% win rate indicates that macro play, team coordination, and clutch moments determine outcomes more than individual mechanics.

Twitch vs Xayah - ADC Stats Comparison

Twitch ADC
Twitch ADC
Versus
Xayah ADC
Xayah ADC
ATierC
48.0%Matchup Winrate52.0%
51.06%Role Winrate49.75%
#12Winrate Rank#25
4.8%Pickrate4.3%
2.4Average KDA2.4
436Gold per Minute455
6.12CS/Min6.75
0.25Wards per Minute0.31
937Damage per Minute745

How to Beat Xayah as Twitch (ADC)

Despite the slight difference in effectiveness, in the Twitch versus Xayah matchup as ADC, neither champion has an overwhelming advantage. The winner is determined by player skill and understanding the intricacies of the confrontation. Studying this guide will improve your chances of success.

Except for rare builds, Twitch deals physical damage. Focus on eliminating enemy carries. Xayah deals mainly physical damage (96.29%), additional items against this damage type may be required against snowballing or aggressive play.

Consider the farming superiority demonstrated by Xayah, ranking 19th (versus 29th for Twitch) in farming efficiency among champions in this role. This means the opponent can build gold advantages more quickly.

Key aspects of the Twitch ADC versus Xayah ADC matchup

In this difficult confrontation, it is critically important for the Twitch player to avoid attempts to force trades and all-ins with the Xayah player, as the matchup requires a patient and calculated approach. Extended trades without clear tactical advantage often lead to unfavorable consequences, and ignoring opportunities to receive team support can be a fatal mistake for game progression.

Twitch vs Xayah: ADC Summoner Spells

Most Popular

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Barrier
Barrier Gain a brief Shield.
51.1% Win Rate73.3% Pick Rate

Highest Win Rate

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Heal
Heal Restores Health and grants Move Speed to you and target allied champion.
56.0% Win Rate1.6% Pick Rate

Twitch vs Xayah: ADC Runes

Most Frequent Runes

Primary Path
Precision
Press the Attack
Press the Attack Hitting an enemy champion with 3 consecutive basic attacks deals 40 - 160 bonus adaptive damage (based on level) and amplifies your damage dealt by 8% until you leave combat with champions.

Press the Attack

Hitting an enemy champion with 3 consecutive basic attacks deals 40 - 160 bonus adaptive …

Triumph
Triumph Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health, 2.5% of your max health, and grant an additional 20 gold.



'The most dangerous game brings the greatest glory.'
—Noxian Reckoner

Triumph

Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health, 2.5% of your max health, and grant…

Legend: Alacrity
Legend: Alacrity Gain 3% attack speed plus an additional 1.5% for every Legend stack (max 10 stacks).

Earn progress toward Legend stacks for every champion takedown, epic monster takedown, large monster kill, and minion kill.

Legend: Alacrity

Gain 3% attack speed plus an additional 1.5% for every Legend stack (max 10 sta…

Cut Down
Cut Down Deal 8% more damage to champions who have more than 60% health.

Cut Down

Deal 8% more damage to champions who have more than 60% health.

Secondary Path
Sorcery
Axiom Arcanist
Axiom Arcanist Your Ultimate has 12% increased damage, healing, and shielding.
(AoE damage is reduced to a 8% increase)

Scoring a takedown on an enemy champion reduces your Ultimate's current cooldown by 7%.

Axiom Arcanist

Your Ultimate has 12% increased damage, healing, and shielding. (AoE damage is …

Gathering Storm
Gathering Storm Every 10 min gain AP or AD, adaptive.

10 min: + 8 AP or 5 AD
20 min: + 24 AP or 14 AD
30 min: + 48 AP or 29 AD
40 min: + 80 AP or 48 AD
50 min: + 120 AP or 72 AD
60 min: + 168 AP or 101 AD
etc...

Gathering Storm

Every 10 min gain AP or AD, adaptive.10 min: + 8 AP or 5 AD 20 min: + 24 AP or …

Adaptive
Attack Speed
Attack Speed Increases attack speed by 10%

Attack Speed

Increases attack speed by 10%

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

+65 Health
+65 Health +65 Health

+65 Health

+65 Health

51.6% Win Rate73.6% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Runes

Primary Path
Precision
Lethal Tempo
Lethal Tempo Attacking an enemy champion grants you [6% Melee || 4% Ranged] Attack Speed for 6 seconds, up to 6. At max stacks, deal [9 - 30 Melee || 6 - 24 Ranged] bonus adaptive damage On-Attack, increased by 1% per 1% Bonus Attack Speed.

Lethal Tempo

Attacking an enemy champion grants you [6% Melee || 4% Ranged] Attack Speed for 6 seconds…

Triumph
Triumph Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health, 2.5% of your max health, and grant an additional 20 gold.



'The most dangerous game brings the greatest glory.'
—Noxian Reckoner

Triumph

Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health, 2.5% of your max health, and grant…

Legend: Alacrity
Legend: Alacrity Gain 3% attack speed plus an additional 1.5% for every Legend stack (max 10 stacks).

Earn progress toward Legend stacks for every champion takedown, epic monster takedown, large monster kill, and minion kill.

Legend: Alacrity

Gain 3% attack speed plus an additional 1.5% for every Legend stack (max 10 sta…

Cut Down
Cut Down Deal 8% more damage to champions who have more than 60% health.

Cut Down

Deal 8% more damage to champions who have more than 60% health.

Secondary Path
Inspiration
Magical Footwear
Magical Footwear You get free Slightly Magical Footwear at 12 min, but you cannot buy boots before then. For each takedown you acquire the boots 45s sooner.

Slightly Magical Footwear grants you an additional 10 Move Speed.

Magical Footwear

You get free Slightly Magical Footwear at 12 min, but you cannot buy boots befo…

Biscuit Delivery
Biscuit Delivery Biscuit Delivery: Gain a Total Biscuit of Everlasting Will every 2 mins, until 6 min.

Biscuits restore 12% of your missing health. Consuming or selling a Biscuit permanently increases your max health by 30.

Biscuit Delivery

Biscuit Delivery: Gain a Total Biscuit of Everlasting Will every 2 mins, until …

Adaptive
Attack Speed
Attack Speed Increases attack speed by 10%

Attack Speed

Increases attack speed by 10%

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

+65 Health
+65 Health +65 Health

+65 Health

+65 Health

100.0% Win Rate1.2% Pick Rate

Twitch vs Xayah: ADC Item Builds

Most Popular Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
Doran's Blade
Doran's Blade (450 gold) 10 Attack Damage
80 Health
3% Life Steal

Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
51.5% Win Rate66.0% Pick Rate
Popular Boots
Berserker's Greaves
Berserker's Greaves (1100 gold) 25% Attack Speed
45 Move Speed

48.6% Win Rate66.7% Pick Rate
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
45 Move Speed

Ionian Insight
Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
55.9% Win Rate14.6% Pick Rate
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
41.1% Win Rate9.0% Pick Rate
Core Build
Scout's Slingshot
Scout's Slingshot (600 gold) 20% Attack Speed
Bullseye
Damaging a champion deals bonus magic damage.
Attacks reduce this cooldown by 1 second.
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Yun Tal Wildarrows
Yun Tal Wildarrows (3000 gold) 55 Attack Damage
35% Attack Speed
0% Critical Strike Chance

Practice Makes Lethal
On-Attack, gain Critical Strike Chance permanently up to 25%.
Flurry
On-Attacking an enemy champion, gain 30% Attack Speed for 6 seconds (30 second cooldown).
Attacks reduce this cooldown by 1 second, increased to 2 seconds for Critical Strikes.
Infinity Edge
Infinity Edge (3450 gold) 65 Attack Damage
25% Critical Strike Chance
40% Critical Strike Damage

Runaan's Hurricane
Runaan's Hurricane (2650 gold) 40% Attack Speed
25% Critical Strike Chance
4% Move Speed

Wind's Fury
Attacks fire bolts at 2 additional enemies near the target.
Each bolt deals physical damage and applies On-Hit effects.
56.5% Win Rate15.4% Pick Rate
Final Build
Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's Hourglass (3250 gold) 105 Ability Power
50 Armor


Time Stop
Enter Stasis for 2.5 seconds.
40.0% Win Rate11.1% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
Doran's Blade
Doran's Blade (450 gold) 10 Attack Damage
80 Health
3% Life Steal

Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
51.5% Win Rate66.0% Pick Rate
Highest Winrate Boots
Symbiotic Soles
Symbiotic Soles (900 gold) 40 Move Speed
Voidborn
Gain Empowered Recall.
Symbiosis
After traveling 150000 units of distance, transform into Synchronized Souls.
100.0% Win Rate0.2% Pick Rate
Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes (1100 gold) 12 Magic Penetration
45 Move Speed

80.6% Win Rate2.5% Pick Rate
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
45 Move Speed

Ionian Insight
Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
55.9% Win Rate14.6% Pick Rate
Core Build
Blasting Wand
Blasting Wand (850 gold) 45 Ability Power
->
Nashor's Tooth
Nashor's Tooth (3000 gold) 80 Ability Power
50% Attack Speed
15 Ability Haste

Icathian Bite
Attacks deal bonus magic damageOn-Hit.
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap (3600 gold) 130 Ability Power
Magical Opus
Increases your total Ability Power by 30%.
Mejai's Soulstealer
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.
89.2% Win Rate4.2% Pick Rate
Final Build
Bloodthirster
Bloodthirster (3400 gold) 80 Attack Damage
15% Life Steal

Ichorshield
Convert excess healing from your Lifesteal to a Shield.
66.6% Win Rate6.6% Pick Rate
Other Items
Blade of The Ruined King
Blade of The Ruined King (3200 gold) 40 Attack Damage
25% Attack Speed
10% Life Steal

Mist's Edge
Attacks deal a percentage of enemy's current Health as bonus physical damageOn-Hit.
Clawing Shadows
Attacking a champion 3 times Slows them by 30% for 1 second.
44.4% Win Rate9.9% Pick Rate
Kraken Slayer
Kraken Slayer (3100 gold) 45 Attack Damage
40% Attack Speed
4% Move Speed

Bring It Down
Every third Attack deals bonus physical damageOn-Hit, increased based on their missing Health.
14.3% Win Rate7.8% Pick Rate
Lord Dominik's Regards
Lord Dominik's Regards (3100 gold) 35 Attack Damage
40% Armor Penetration
25% Critical Strike Chance

50.3% Win Rate6.8% Pick Rate
Bloodthirster
Bloodthirster (3400 gold) 80 Attack Damage
15% Life Steal

Ichorshield
Convert excess healing from your Lifesteal to a Shield.
66.6% Win Rate6.6% Pick Rate
Guardian Angel
Guardian Angel (3200 gold) 55 Attack Damage
45 Armor

Rebirth
Upon taking lethal damage, restores 50% base Health and 100% max Mana after 4 seconds of Stasis.
59.7% Win Rate5.6% Pick Rate
Banshee's Veil
Banshee's Veil (3000 gold) 105 Ability Power
40 Magic Resist

Annul
Grants a Spell Shield that blocks the next enemy Ability.
59.0% Win Rate5.6% Pick Rate
Mejai's Soulstealer
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.
39.3% Win Rate5.5% Pick Rate

Twitch vs Xayah: ADC Skill (abilities) Orders

Most Frequent Skill Order

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Q
Ambush Twitch becomes Camouflaged for a short duration and gains Move Speed. When leaving Camouflage, Twitch gains Attack Speed for a short duration.

When an enemy champion with Deadly Venom dies, Ambush's cooldown is reset.
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
W
W
Venom Cask Twitch hurls a cask of venom that explodes in an area, slowing targets and applying deadly venom to the target.
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W
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W
E
E
Contaminate Twitch wreaks further havoc on poisoned enemies with a blast of his vile diseases.
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E
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R
R
Spray and Pray Twitch unleashes the full power of his crossbow, shooting bolts over a great distance that pierce all enemies caught in their path.
R
R
R
Max Order: E > Q > W
42.4% Win Rate46.7% Pick Rate

Highest Win % Skill Order

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Q
Ambush Twitch becomes Camouflaged for a short duration and gains Move Speed. When leaving Camouflage, Twitch gains Attack Speed for a short duration.

When an enemy champion with Deadly Venom dies, Ambush's cooldown is reset.
Q
Q
Q
Q
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R
W
Venom Cask Twitch hurls a cask of venom that explodes in an area, slowing targets and applying deadly venom to the target.
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Contaminate Twitch wreaks further havoc on poisoned enemies with a blast of his vile diseases.
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Spray and Pray Twitch unleashes the full power of his crossbow, shooting bolts over a great distance that pierce all enemies caught in their path.
R
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Max Order: E > Q > W
76.0% Win Rate1.9% Pick Rate

Twitch tips:

  • Twitch's Attack Speed is among the highest in the game; try purchasing items with on-hit effects such as Black Cleaver or Wit's End.
  • Contaminate has a large range; apply as many stacks of Deadly Venom as possible before using it.
  • You can catch up to an enemy out of attack range with Venom Cask.

Playing Against Xayah

  • Xayah's Bladecaller will only root targets hit by 3 or more returning Feathers.
  • Long fights in the same area with Xayah will allow her to drop a lot of Feathers. Try to stay on the move!
  • Make sure you are ready when you go for the kill. Untargetability from Featherstorm can quickly turn an ambush in Xayah's favor.