Tier list / Support / Xerath

Xerath matchups

Tier 4#31 Support1Full build
You playXerath

Tier 447.8% win · #31 support

An even matchup50.3%Xerath wins 50.3% of games into Thresh, well above the 47.8% Xerath wins overall.
AgainstThresh

Tier 151.0% win · #1 support

50.3%50.2%

2,314 gamesSample A 49.8%Sample B 51.2%Sample C 50.7%Gold at 15 +345Full matchup pageSample A, Sample B, Sample C · Emerald+ · 6 Nov

Overall win rate by rank, not this matchup:Xerath: Gold 51.3% · Plat 50.5% · Emerald 48.2% · Diamond 48.0%Thresh: Gold 50.0% · Plat 50.7% · Emerald 50.8% · Diamond 51.0%

Lane plan

Be careful of being pulled when Xerath is charging Arcanopulse[Q] or using Rite of the Arcane[R]. Xerath tends to push lane early game against Thresh, so be careful of overextending and being vulnerable for an early enemy gank. Thresh can use Dark Passage(W) to set up a gank, so always keep some distance from him.

Lane tip from this patch's games, play even
  • Zaz'Zak's Realmspike

    You complete Zaz'Zak's Realmspike at ~0 min; Thresh completes Solstice Sleigh at ~0 min. You spike together.

  • Level 3: Thresh's Dark Passage (W) is 21s, your Eye of Destruction (W) is 14s, so you're back first. Level 6: Thresh's ultimate 120s, yours 130s.

  • Ignite

    Thresh takes Flash + Ignite in 57.9% of games. You take Flash + Heal (74.4%).

Build into Thresh

Sample B · Emerald+ · 936 games · 6 Nov

Items

Most built at each step, in buy order; small icons are the other picks

  1. Start0:00

    World AtlasHealth PotionHealth Potion

    World Atlas + Health Potion + Health Potion

    94.3% of games · 51.4% win
    • World AtlasHealth Potion44.4%

  2. First back

    Amplifying Tome×2Lost ChapterSapphire Crystal

    Amplifying Tome, Lost Chapter, Sapphire Crystal

    Bought in most games

  3. 1st item0 min

    Zaz'Zak's Realmspike

    Zaz'Zak's Realmspike

    94.5% of games · 51.5% win

  4. 2nd item13 min

    Luden's Echo

    Luden's Echo

    89.7% of games · 50.9% win
    • Malignance60.6%

  5. 3rd item23 min

    Shadowflame

    Shadowflame

    29.9% of games · 49.3% win
    • Horizon Focus52.9%
    • Stormsurge52.7%

  6. Boots16 min

    Sorcerer's Shoes

    Sorcerer's Shoes

    81.2% of games · 52.1% win
    • Ionian Boots of Lucidity55.6%

  7. Late29–29 min

    ShadowflameStormsurgeHorizon Focus

    Shadowflame, Stormsurge or Horizon Focus

    One of them, for what you're facing

Runes

Most played page, 698 games

SorcerySorcery

  1. Arcane CometArcane Cometpicked in 74.6%
  2. Manaflow BandManaflow Bandpicked in 73.5%
  3. TranscendenceTranscendencepicked in 70.0%
  4. ScorchScorchpicked in 73.0%

PrecisionPrecision

  1. Presence of MindPresence of Mindpicked in 50.7%
  2. Coup de GraceCoup de Gracepicked in 46.2%

Shards

Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth ScalingAdaptive Force · Adaptive Force · Health Scaling

KeystoneWin rate

Pick a keystone with a full page to see that page above.

Skill order

Most played order, 113 games
Q24579
W18101213
E31415
R611

Max

  1. QWE92.8% pick · 796 games51.4%

Thresh: Q start, max QEW7,521 games

Summoner spells

FlashHealFlash + Heal74.4% pick

FlashIgniteThresh: Flash + Ignite, 57.9%36,306 games

Play against Thresh

Cooldowns at levels 1, 3, 6 and 11 on each side's most played skill order, before ability haste

Thresh's abilities

Your opponent · uses mana
  1. P DamnationPassive
  2. Q Death Sentence19 / 16.5 / 14 / 11.5 / 9s cooldown · 70 mana · 1075 range19s19s14s9s
  3. W Dark Passage21 / 20 / 19 / 18 / 17s cooldown · 50 / 55 / 60 / 65 / 70 mana · 950 range—21s21s21s
  4. E Flay13 / 12.25 / 11.5 / 10.75 / 10s cooldown · 60 / 65 / 70 / 75 / 80 mana · 500 range—13s13s11.5s
  5. R The Box120 / 100 / 80s cooldown · 100 mana · 450 range——120s100s

Dark Passage (W) is the long one early: 21s at level 3, so trade once it's down. — means not learned yet at that level.

Xerath's abilities

You · uses mana
  1. P Mana SurgePassive
  2. Q Arcanopulse9 / 8 / 7 / 6 / 5s cooldown · 80 / 90 / 100 / 110 / 120 mana · 750 range—9s7s5s
  3. W Eye of Destruction14 / 13 / 12 / 11 / 10s cooldown · 80 / 90 / 100 / 110 / 120 mana · 1000 range14s14s14s12s
  4. E Shocking Orb13 / 12.5 / 12 / 11.5 / 11s cooldown · 60 / 65 / 70 / 75 / 80 mana · 1050 range—13s13s13s
  5. R Rite of the Arcane130 / 115 / 100s cooldown · 100 mana · 5000 range——130s115s

Eye of Destruction (W) is the long one early: 14s at level 3, so trade once it's down. — means not learned yet at that level.

All 25 support matchups

Xerath's win rate into each one · green beats Xerath's average, rose falls short
42.0%44.0%46.0%48.0%50.0%52.0%54.0%

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.