Xerath vs Ahri
An even matchup
49.2%2,074 games across 3 sites, up to 2.4 points apart
How to play it
Bring Cleanse to deal with Ahri’s Charm (E). Ahri will temporarily stop after using Spirit Rush (E), so use your Shocking Orb [E] then to retreat. Ahri has a shorter range than Xerath, so be careful of her Spirit Rush (R) while dealing damage one-sidedly.
Lane tip from this patch's games, play defensiveAgainst your usual Xerath
Same as usual: keystone, spells, start, boots, core, max order
Full build into Ahri
Mid lane, this patch's gamesStart
50.7% win99% pick
Spells
50.3% win69% pick
Runes
48.8% win41% pick
Boots
52.7% win96% pick
Core
51.1% win23% pick
Skills
FirstQWE
MaxQWE
Xerath's easiest lanes
Xerath's win rate. Rare opponents rank lower.
Azir475 games59.0%
Syndra2,997 games54.4%
Viktor2,550 games54.4%
Sylas1,206 games53.5%
Hwei1,265 games53.4%
Xerath's hardest lanes
Xerath's win rate. Rare opponents rank lower.
Zoe566 games44.5%
Fizz1,133 games46.3%
Ekko867 games46.0%
Kassadin530 games45.9%
Yasuo1,502 games48.1%
Who beats Ahri
Their win rate into Ahri. Rare opponents rank lower.
Zed5,161 games53.0%
Aurora1,960 games52.5%
Vel'Koz836 games53.7%
Vex1,620 games52.4%
Taliyah1,661 games52.0%
Numbers from Sample A (collected 6 Nov), Sample B (Emerald+, collected 6 Nov) and Sample C (Emerald+, collected 6 Nov), ranked Solo/Duo, patch 16.22. Combined win rates weight each sample by its games. Next Queue doesn't collect these games itself.