Essential Runes for Xayah: Maximizing Your ADC Potential
The highest win rate Xayah build, from rune set to skill order to item path, for ADC, shows a 57.29% win rate from 1,187 matches. The recommended rune sets are Precision and Inspiration. Skill priority is EWQ, which has a 51.74% win rate across 27,014 matches.
If you’re looking for the best rune build for Xayah, we’ve got you covered. Below, you can find the best items and runes to build for Xayah, determined by calculations from thousands of Plat+ League of Legends games. For those already familiar with how to play Xayah, this is a great resource to quickly get a good rune selection for Patch 25.S1.1. However, if you are a new Xayah player, we highly recommend reading through some of the guides above to learn why this build is strong on Xayah!
Core Items for Xayah
- Essence Reaver
- Berserker’s Greaves
- Navori Flickerblade
- Infinity Edge
- Lord Dominik’s Regards
The most popular core items include Essence Reaver, Navori Flickerblade, and Infinity Edge. Xayah ADC is ranked B Tier and has a 52.38% win rate in LoL Patch 25.S1.2. We’ve analyzed 1,126 Xayah ADC games to compile our statistical Xayah Build Guide.
Counter Data
This counter data is for Xayah ADC in Plat+ games. The percent shown is the enemy champion’s counter rating against Xayah. Counter rating is our own statistic that factors in counter kills, overall kills, early lead ratio, comeback ratio, and win percent to give the whole picture of that champion’s effectiveness as a counter pick.
Ability Order
- Clean Cuts (IVE) – Second Best 50% Win Rate 10% Pickrate
- Clean Cuts (IVE) – Third Best 52% Win Rate 4% Pickrate
Item Build Strategies for Dominating with Xayah
If you want to use the most popular Xayah Bot build, you should take Flash and Barrier as your Summoner Spells.
For runes, you should pick Lethal Tempo as your keystone, followed by Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, and Coup de Grace in the primary tree. Additionally, you will select Biscuit Delivery and Magical Footwear in the secondary tree.
For your items, it is recommended to build:
- Essence Reaver as your first item,
- Berserker’s Greaves as your second item,
- Navori Flickerblade as your third item,
- Infinity Edge,
- Lord Dominik’s Regards,
- and finish with Bloodthirster.
Your second option for the Xayah Bot build would also involve Flash and Barrier as your Summoner Spells. The items for this build are:
- Kraken Slayer,
- Berserker’s Greaves,
- Navori Flickerblade,
- Infinity Edge,
- Lord Dominik’s Regards,
- and Guardian Angel.
If you’re looking for alternatives, you may still use Flash and Barrier as your Summoner Spells with the following items:
- The Collector as your first item,
- Berserker’s Greaves as a second item,
- Navori Flickerblade as a third item,
- Infinity Edge,
- Lord Dominik’s Regards,
- and Guardian Angel.
For an Off-Meta Xayah Bot build, try using Flash and Barrier as your Summoner Spells as well. The rune setup includes:
- Press the Attack,
- Presence of Mind,
- Legend: Bloodline,
- Coup de Grace (primary tree),
- Biscuit Delivery,
- Magical Footwear (secondary tree).
For items in this alternative build, you want to complete:
- Essence Reaver as your first item,
- Berserker’s Greaves as your second item,
- Navori Flickerblade as your third item.
Xayah ADC is ranked A Tier with a 51.56% win rate in LoL Patch 14.21. Our statistical analysis compiled from 382,698 Xayah ADC games offers the following recommendations:
- Essence Reaver,
- Kraken Slayer,
- Berserker’s Greaves,
- Navori Flickerblade,
- Infinity Edge,
- Lord Dominik’s Regards.
We found that the strongest rune choice is Precision (Primary) with Lethal Tempo (Keystone) and Inspiration (Secondary). The optimal Summoner Spells for this build are Flash and Barrier.
For starting items, Doran’s Blade and Health Potion are recommended.
Lastly, Xayah’s best ADC matchups include:
- Kalista,
- Zeri,
- Kai’Sa.
Xayah’s best ADC counters are:
- Veigar,
- Seraphine,
- Kog’Maw.
Effective Counters and Gameplay Tips for Xayah’s Success
Effective Counters and Gameplay Tips for Xayah’s Success:
Best Picks vs Xayah: These picks are strong against Xayah at many stages of the game:
- Ziggs 56.49% WR 308 games
- Viktor 54.77% WR 440 games
- Hwei 53.5% WR 329 games
- Swain 52.94% WR 323 games
- Sivir 52.76% WR 887 games
- Miss Fortune 51.6% WR 4,130 games
- Kog’Maw 51.37% WR 510 games
- Jinx 51.34% WR 4,548 games
- Tristana 51.05% WR 807 games
- Nilah 50.97% WR 618 games
Worst Picks vs Xayah: These picks are weak against Xayah at many stages of the game:
- Samira 46.39% WR 1,455 games
- Smolder 47.53% WR 667 games
- Kai’Sa 47.84% WR 4,831 games
- Jhin 48.47% WR 2,754 games
- Zeri 48.56% WR 589 games
Best Lane Counters vs Xayah: These picks counter Xayah during the early game laning phase, based on the highest gold differential at 15 minutes (GD@15):
- Draven +854 GD15 1,198 games
- Tristana +330 GD15 807 games
- Kalista +326 GD15 869 games
- Lucian +203 GD15 1,464 games
- Varus +144 GD15 1,793 games
Gameplay Tips:
- When facing Xayah, it’s crucial to select champions that can mitigate her damage output and navigate her posturing. Assassins and burst damage champions like Zed and LeBlanc can prove to be effective counters against Xayah.
- Understanding Xayah’s abilities is essential to countering her effectively. Pay close attention to her positioning and the placement of her feathers, as they are pivotal to her damage potential.
- Champions who can neutralize or evade her Bladecaller by either sidestepping or using movement abilities will have an advantage. Coordination with your team to limit her mobility with crowd control effects is crucial. For instance, champions like Morgana, with her Black Shield, can nullify Xayah’s root effect, giving your team an edge in skirmishes.
- To counter Xayah’s high damage and mobility, consider building items that enhance survivability and tenacity. Items such as Guardian Angel or Zhonya’s Hourglass can negate her burst potential and Featherstorm execution.
- Moreover, purchasing Grievous Wounds items like Executioner’s Calling or Mortal Reminder can diminish her sustain from lifesteal, making it harder for Xayah to outlast your team in extended fights.
- Understanding how to counter Xayah can make a significant difference in gameplay. Always try to combine your farming, trading, and feathers placement with your penetrative shots. Maximize Deadly Plumage (W): Use Deadly Plumage before engaging in fights to enhance your attack speed and damage.
- Xayah has a strong mid game and when paired with Rakan can easily get an advantage against you. Unless Xayah is with Rakan, she offers little threat to you.
