Mid Matchup

Xerath vs Vex

Patch: 15.16 (25.16)
League: Platinum+
Xerath

Xerath

the Magus Ascendant
Mid
Xerath Mid Overall Win Rate
52.18%

Matchup Win Rate

45.6%
Xerath vs Vex Wins
⚔
54.4%
Vex vs Xerath Wins
Vex

Vex

the Gloomist
Mid
Vex Mid Overall Win Rate
52.25%

Xerath vs Vex - Mid Matchup Guide Patch 15.16 (25.16)

Xerath Mid vs Vex Mid - Who is stronger?

Vex Mid counters Xerath hard (45.6% win rate) based on 490 games. This matchup is really difficult for Xerath players.

View detailed statistics below: items, runes, and counter builds for Xerath Mid vs Vex Mid in patch 15.16 (25.16), 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

Xerath dominates the meta (20th most popular, 4.1% pick rate) and regularly clashes with Vex (3.0% pick rate). Understanding this common matchup forms the foundation of consistent gameplay for one of mid lane's current powerhouses. Surprising upset: Despite Xerath's higher tier rating, Vex wins 54.4% of encounters. This suggests Vex's kit specifically counters Xerath's playstyle, overriding general meta strength - approach this matchup with extra caution. Strong champion, tough matchup: Despite Xerath's impressive 52.2% overall win rate, this specific matchup against Vex presents unique challenges requiring focused practice. Every edge matters: In this tough matchup, the proven Arcane Comet + Manaflow Band combination (62.9% win rate) plus optimal itemization Luden's Companion, Mejai's Soulstealer, Shadowflame, and Sorcerer's Shoes boosts your chances from 45.6% to 70%+ - potentially game-changing.

Farm your way back: Xerath's superior farming (7.05 vs 5.85/min, 16th among Mid) offers a comeback path. Focus on safe CSing and capitalize on your 1.20 CS/min natural advantage. Damage doesn't equal wins: Xerath outputs more damage (915 vs 821/min, 2nd place) but still loses the matchup. The issue likely lies in survivability, mobility, or damage timing rather than raw output. Strong individual performance: Xerath maintains better KDA (3.10, 2nd place vs 25th for Vex), but loses the matchup overall. High KDA without wins suggests difficulty translating individual advantages into victory conditions.

Xerath vs Vex - Mid Stats Comparison

Xerath Mid
Xerath Mid		Versus
Vex Mid
Vex Mid
STierA+
45.6%Matchup Winrate54.4%
52.18%Role Winrate52.25%
#12Winrate Rank#11
4.1%Pickrate3.0%
3.1Average KDA2.4
427Gold per Minute422
7.05CS/Min5.85
0.37Wards per Minute0.38
915Damage per Minute821

How to Beat Vex as Xerath (Mid)

Difficult matchup requiring deep understanding of game mechanics and flawless execution. Patience and proper macro play are the keys to victory in this confrontation.

The magic damage that Xerath deals remains relevant in the late game. Look for opportunities to initiate or counter-initiate. Meanwhile, Vex deals primarily magic damage (89.25%), additional magic resistance may be required.

An important advantage of Xerath is higher farming statistics (ranked 16th among role champions) (versus 57th for Vex), which provides a stable gold advantage in extended games and allows faster access to key items. Meanwhile, their lower KDA (2.4 versus 3.1) suggests they are less effective in team fights.

Key aspects of the Xerath Mid versus Vex Mid matchup

In this difficult confrontation, it is critically important for the Xerath player to avoid attempts to force trades and all-ins with the Vex 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.

Xerath vs Vex: Mid Lane Summoner Spells

Most Popular

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Teleport
Teleport After a brief channel, become untargetable and travel to an allied unit. Upgrades into Unleashed Teleport, which significantly increases travel speed.
53.3% Win Rate90.8% Pick Rate

Highest Win Rate

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Teleport
Teleport After a brief channel, become untargetable and travel to an allied unit. Upgrades into Unleashed Teleport, which significantly increases travel speed.
53.3% Win Rate90.8% Pick Rate

Xerath vs Vex: Mid Lane Runes

Most Frequent Runes

Primary Path
Sorcery
Arcane Comet
Arcane Comet Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a comet at their location, or, if Arcane Comet is on cooldown, reduces its remaining cooldown.

Adaptive Damage: 30 - 130 based on level (+0.05 AP and +0.1 bonus AD)
Cooldown: 20 - 8s

Cooldown Reduction:
Single Target: 20%.
Area of Effect: 10%.
Damage over Time: 5%.

Arcane Comet

Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a comet at their location, or, if Arcane Comet …

Manaflow Band
Manaflow Band 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.

Cooldown: 15 seconds

Manaflow Band

Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum ma…

Transcendence
Transcendence 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%.

Transcendence

Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:Level 5: +5 Ability Haste Level…

Scorch
Scorch Your next damaging ability hit sets champions on fire dealing 20 - 40 bonus magic damage based on level after 1s.

Cooldown: 10s

Scorch

Your next damaging ability hit sets champions on fire dealing 20 - 40 bonus mag…

Secondary Path
Precision
Presence of Mind
Presence of Mind Damaging an enemy champion restores 6-50 (80% for ranged) mana or 6 energy.

Takedowns restore 15% of your maximum mana or energy.

Cooldown for damage restoration: 8s

Presence of Mind

Damaging an enemy champion restores 6-50 (80% for ranged) mana or 6 energy.Take…

Coup de Grace
Coup de Grace Deal 8% more damage to champions who have less than 40% health.

Coup de Grace

Deal 8% more damage to champions who have less than 40% health.

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

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

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

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

51.1% Win Rate56.5% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Runes

Primary Path
Sorcery
Arcane Comet
Arcane Comet Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a comet at their location, or, if Arcane Comet is on cooldown, reduces its remaining cooldown.

Adaptive Damage: 30 - 130 based on level (+0.05 AP and +0.1 bonus AD)
Cooldown: 20 - 8s

Cooldown Reduction:
Single Target: 20%.
Area of Effect: 10%.
Damage over Time: 5%.

Arcane Comet

Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a comet at their location, or, if Arcane Comet …

Manaflow Band
Manaflow Band 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.

Cooldown: 15 seconds

Manaflow Band

Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum ma…

Transcendence
Transcendence 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%.

Transcendence

Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:Level 5: +5 Ability Haste Level…

Scorch
Scorch Your next damaging ability hit sets champions on fire dealing 20 - 40 bonus magic damage based on level after 1s.

Cooldown: 10s

Scorch

Your next damaging ability hit sets champions on fire dealing 20 - 40 bonus mag…

Secondary Path
Domination
Cheap Shot
Cheap Shot Damaging champions with impaired movement or actions deals 10 - 45 bonus true damage (based on level).

Cooldown: 4s
Activates on damage occurring after the impairment.

Cheap Shot

Damaging champions with impaired movement or actions deals 10 - 45 bonus true d…

Ultimate Hunter
Ultimate Hunter Your ultimate gains 6 Ability Haste, plus an additional 5 Ability Haste per Bounty Hunter stack. Bounty Hunter stacks are earned the first time you get a takedown on each enemy champion.

Ultimate Hunter

Your ultimate gains 6 Ability Haste, plus an additional 5 Ability Haste per Bou…

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

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

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

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

62.9% Win Rate2.3% Pick Rate

Xerath vs Vex: Mid Lane 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 Ring
Doran's Ring (400 gold) 18 Ability Power
90 Health
Restoration
Restore 1.25 Mana every second. If you can't gain Mana, restore 0.55 Health instead.
Helping Hand
Attacks deal 5 bonus physical damage to minions.
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
50.4% Win Rate93.8% Pick Rate
Popular Boots
Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes (1100 gold) 12 Magic Penetration
45 Move Speed
51.2% Win Rate92.7% 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.
62.2% Win Rate2.3% Pick Rate
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity
100.0% Win Rate0.3% Pick Rate
Core Build
Lost Chapter
Lost Chapter (1200 gold) 40 Ability Power
300 Mana
10 Ability Haste
Enlighten
Levelling up restores 20% max Mana over 3 seconds.
->
Luden's Companion
Luden's Companion (2850 gold) 100 Ability Power
600 Mana
10 Ability Haste
Fire
Damaging Abilities fire 6 Shots that deal bonus magic damage to the target and nearby enemies. Remaining Shots fire on the primary target, dealing 20% damage.
Shadowflame
Shadowflame (3200 gold) 110 Ability Power
15 Magic Penetration
Cinderbloom
Magic and true damageCritically Strikes enemies below 40% Health, dealing 20% increased damage.
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap (3600 gold) 130 Ability Power
Magical Opus
Increases your total Ability Power by 30%.
59.6% Win Rate23.6% Pick Rate
Final Build
Void Staff
Void Staff (3000 gold) 95 Ability Power
40% Magic Penetration
61.9% Win Rate16.6% 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.
Dark Seal
Dark Seal (350 gold) 15 Ability Power
50 Health
Glory
Takedowns grant Glory, up to 10. 5 Glory is lost on death.
Gain 4 Ability Power per Glory.
Refillable Potion
Refillable Potion (150 gold) Active (2 charges)
Restores 100 Health over 12 seconds.
Refills upon visiting the shop.
59.1% Win Rate2.5% Pick Rate
Highest Winrate Boots
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity
100.0% Win Rate0.3% 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.
62.2% Win Rate2.3% Pick Rate
Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes (1100 gold) 12 Magic Penetration
45 Move Speed
51.2% Win Rate92.7% Pick Rate
Core Build
Lost Chapter
Lost Chapter (1200 gold) 40 Ability Power
300 Mana
10 Ability Haste
Enlighten
Levelling up restores 20% max Mana over 3 seconds.
->
Luden's Companion
Luden's Companion (2850 gold) 100 Ability Power
600 Mana
10 Ability Haste
Fire
Damaging Abilities fire 6 Shots that deal bonus magic damage to the target and nearby enemies. Remaining Shots fire on the primary target, dealing 20% damage.
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.
Shadowflame
Shadowflame (3200 gold) 110 Ability Power
15 Magic Penetration
Cinderbloom
Magic and true damageCritically Strikes enemies below 40% Health, dealing 20% increased damage.
99.8% Win Rate1.8% Pick Rate
Final Build
Cryptbloom
Cryptbloom (2850 gold) 60 Ability Power
30% Magic Penetration
15 Ability Haste
Life from Death
When a champion that you damaged within 3 seconds dies, a nova spreads from their corpse that heals.
99.4% Win Rate4.1% Pick Rate
Other Items
Horizon Focus
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.
Deal 10% increased damage to enemies Revealed by this item.
Focus
When Hypershot is triggered, Reveal all other enemy champions within 1400 range of them for 3 seconds.
83.1% Win Rate12.3% Pick Rate
Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's Hourglass (3250 gold) 105 Ability Power
50 Armor

Time Stop
Enter Stasis for 2.5 seconds.
80.5% Win Rate10.5% Pick Rate
Stormsurge
Stormsurge (2900 gold) 90 Ability Power
15 Magic Penetration
4% Move Speed
Stormraider
Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum Health within 2.5s applies Squall to them and grants 25% Move Speed for 1.5 seconds.
Squall
After 2 seconds, deal magic damage. If the target dies before Squall triggers, it damages nearby enemies and grants 30 gold.
99.1% Win Rate10.2% Pick Rate
Morellonomicon
Morellonomicon (2950 gold) 75 Ability Power
350 Health
15 Ability Haste
Grievous Wounds
Dealing magic damage to champions applies 40% Wounds for 3 seconds.
66.7% Win Rate6.2% 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.
65.4% Win Rate6.2% Pick Rate
Cryptbloom
Cryptbloom (2850 gold) 60 Ability Power
30% Magic Penetration
15 Ability Haste
Life from Death
When a champion that you damaged within 3 seconds dies, a nova spreads from their corpse that heals.
99.4% Win Rate4.1% Pick Rate
Liandry's Torment
Liandry's Torment (3000 gold) 70 Ability Power
300 Health
Torment
Damaging Abilities burn enemies for 2% max Health magic damage per second for 3 seconds.
Suffering
For each second in combat with enemy champions, deal 2% bonus damage, up to 6%.
0.0% Win Rate2.1% Pick Rate

Xerath vs Vex: Mid Lane Skill (abilities) Orders

Most Frequent Skill Order

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3
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9
10
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12
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Q
Q
Arcanopulse Fires a long-range beam of energy, dealing magic damage to all targets hit.
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
W
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.
W
W
W
W
W
E
E
Shocking Orb Deals magic damage to an enemy and stuns them.
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
Rite of the Arcane Xerath immobilizes himself and gains numerous long-range barrages.
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > W > E
48.6% Win Rate55.3% Pick Rate

Highest Win % Skill Order

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
R
Q
Arcanopulse Fires a long-range beam of energy, dealing magic damage to all targets hit.
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
R
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.
W
W
W
W
W
R
E
Shocking Orb Deals magic damage to an enemy and stuns them.
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
Rite of the Arcane Xerath immobilizes himself and gains numerous long-range barrages.
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > W > E
98.4% Win Rate0.7% Pick Rate

Xerath tips:

  • It's easier to land Arcanopulse on an enemy when they're moving toward or away from you, rather than side to side.
  • Eye of Destruction will make landing Arcanopulse easier as the target will be slowed.
  • If you stun an enemy with Shocking Orb, follow up with a guaranteed center hit on Eye of Destruction.

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+4.0%
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Mel

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Azir

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+3.0%
Orianna

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+2.9%
Vladimir

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+2.8%
Ahri

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Xerath
+2.7%
Viktor

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Xerath
+2.4%
Malzahar

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+2.4%
Fizz

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+2.2%
Zed

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+2.1%
Syndra

Xerath vs Syndra

Xerath
+1.7%
Lissandra

Xerath vs Lissandra

Xerath
+1.3%
Lux

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Xerath
-1.3%
Aurora

Xerath vs Aurora

Xerath
-1.4%
Twisted Fate

Xerath vs Twisted Fate

Xerath
-1.5%
Zoe

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Xerath
-2.1%
Sylas

Xerath vs Sylas

Xerath
-2.1%
Ryze

Xerath vs Ryze

Xerath
-2.3%
Yasuo

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Xerath
-2.4%
Akali

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Xerath
-2.4%
Katarina

Xerath vs Katarina

Xerath
-2.5%
LeBlanc

Xerath vs LeBlanc

Xerath
-3.5%
Galio

Xerath vs Galio

Xerath
-3.8%
Ekko

Xerath vs Ekko

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-6.5%
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