

Ahri vs Xerath
In the mid lane on patch 26.21, Xerath is among Ahri's worst matchups in LazyElo players' lobbies: at least 8 games in the matchup, a win rate below 50% after it is pulled toward 50%.
Ahri wins 50.4% of its 693 mid games on patch 26.21 (tier B), and Xerath is one of the opponents it does worst against: this is a counter by the site's rule. Xerath itself wins 56.9% of 218 games there (tier S+). The games are those of LazyElo players and the players they met, at their own elo, not Emerald and above.
The per-champion pages: Ahri counters and Xerath counters.
- Ahri mid games
- 693
- Xerath mid games
- 218
- Min. games per matchup
- 8
- Patch
- 26.21
Ahri vs Xerath at a glance
Midmeasured
| Champion | Tier | Win rate | Games | Pick rate | In this matchup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | 50.4% | 693 | 6.3% | Loses to Xerath: among its worst matchups here | |
| S+ | 56.9% | 218 | 2.0% | Beats Ahri: Ahri has it among its worst matchups |
Tiers and win rates are each champion's own mid numbers on patch 26.21, from the Mid tier list. “Loses to” means at least 8 games in the matchup and a win rate below 50% after it is pulled toward 50%.
Support
| Champion | Tier | Win rate | Games | Pick rate | In this matchup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Too few games in this lane for a line of its own. | |||||
| A | 54.0% | 150 | 1.4% | No counter relation with 8 games | |
Tiers and win rates are each champion's own support numbers on patch 26.21, from the Support tier list. “Loses to” means at least 8 games in the matchup and a win rate below 50% after it is pulled toward 50%.
How Ahri plays this matchup
Riot lists Ahri as mage and assassin, on mana, and rates it 3 for attack, 4 for defense, 8 for magic and 5 for difficulty on its own ten-point scale (Data Dragon). Those ratings describe the kit, not the matchup; what the games say is below.
In the mid lane on patch 26.21, Ahri is tier B with a 50.4% win rate over 693 games (6.3% of mid picks). Against Xerath it does worse than that: Xerath is one of the opponents it loses to most, with at least 8 games in the matchup and a win rate below 50% after it is pulled toward 50%. Playing Ahri here means playing for the lane you get: give up the early trades its kit does not win, keep the CS and wait for your item spike or your jungler.
Ahri's other worst mid matchups on this patch: Ahri vs Lux, Ahri vs Cassiopeia. Whether a matchup is a counter follows from six things, range and sustain first: what decides a counter.
How Xerath plays this matchup
Riot lists Xerath as mage and support, on mana, and rates it 1 for attack, 3 for defense, 10 for magic and 8 for difficulty on its own ten-point scale (Data Dragon). Those ratings describe the kit, not the matchup; what the games say is below.
In the mid lane on patch 26.21, Xerath is tier S+ with a 56.9% win rate over 218 games (2.0% of mid picks). Against Ahri it does better than that: Ahri has Xerath among the opponents it loses to most, with at least 8 games in the matchup. The lane is on Xerath's side on average; your own record in it decides whether it is on yours.
Xerath's other worst mid matchups on this patch: Xerath vs Locke, Xerath vs Mel, Xerath vs Fizz. Whether a matchup is a counter follows from six things, range and sustain first: what decides a counter.
What each side builds
Ahri
Most built items
Games · Win rateThe finished items Ahri ends mid games with most often.
Spellslinger's Shoes65.2%52.8%
Malignance61.0%51.4%
Shadowflame52.3%53.8%
Zhonya's Hourglass31.1%52.6%
Lich Bane27.4%52.2%
Rabadon's Deathcap25.6%61.5%
Runes
Games · Win rateThe keystone with its secondary tree, most played first.

Electrocute + Sorcery77.2%49.9%
Deathfire Touch + Domination12.6%53.2%
Electrocute + Inspiration5.9%69.4%
Builds rest on 679 Ahri games in this lane on patch 26.21 whose items were shared; every item and rune page above was in at least 10 of them. Games: the share of those games with it. This is Ahri's mid build over every opponent, not a build for this matchup.
Xerath
Most built items
Games · Win rateThe finished items Xerath ends mid games with most often.
Spellslinger's Shoes89.3%57.8%
Luden's Echo89.3%56.8%
Shadowflame71.6%59.7%
Rabadon's Deathcap39.1%60.7%
Stormsurge20.5%65.9%
Horizon Focus20.0%69.8%
Runes
Games · Win rateThe keystone with its secondary tree, most played first.

Arcane Comet + Precision59.1%52.7%
Arcane Comet + Inspiration21.5%60.0%
First Strike + Sorcery15.1%57.1%
Builds rest on 215 Xerath games in this lane on patch 26.21 whose items were shared; every item and rune page above was in at least 10 of them. Games: the share of those games with it. This is Xerath's mid build over every opponent, not a build for this matchup.
Other matchups
Ahri's other matchups
Ahri vs Luxloses, mid
Ahri vs Cassiopeialoses, mid
Ahri vs Syndrawins, mid
Ahri vs Lissandrawins, mid
Ahri vs Galiowins, mid
Ahri counters, every lane.
Xerath's other matchups
Xerath vs Luxloses, support
Xerath vs Fizzloses, mid
Xerath vs Melloses, mid
Xerath vs Lockeloses, mid
Xerath vs Zyraloses, support
Xerath counters, every lane.
Your record in Ahri vs Xerath
Your plan, asked first
Once LazyElo can tell that Ahri or Xerath is your lane opponent, a card in champ select asks for your plan against them, and only then shows the notes you wrote earlier.Your record in it
Games, wins and losses, when you last played the matchup and your average KDA in it, plus your CS and gold difference at 10 minutes from the games with a timeline.How others did
How other players in your stored games did in the same matchup, with the number of games.
Matchups is part of Plus; the free plan shows the best 3 picks from your pool. The feature: your own notes for this matchup.
Questions and answers
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Does Xerath counter Ahri?
How many games are behind Ahri vs Xerath?
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Related
- All matchupsEvery measured pair, per lane and per champion.
- All countersEvery champion's hardest matchups per lane.
- Ahri countersWho Ahri struggles against and beats, per lane.
- Xerath countersWho Xerath struggles against and beats, per lane.
- Mid tier listThe full lane ranking.
- What decides a counterThe six things behind a matchup, and when not to counter pick.