MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Elise vs Xerath
How often does Elise beat Xerath in Support?
Elise into Xerath in Support: 53% observed win rate across 243 ranked games.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has Elise ahead by 183 gold.
Elise at 15:00
- Gold: +183
- CS: -5
- XP: -482
Typical gap to Xerath, from 242 games that reached 15:00.
Does Elise counter Xerath?
No counter here: Elise sits at 53% over 243 games. The swing lives in the spots below, so play the side you know better and chase the row that moves the number the most in this lane, then hold that lead through the first back.
Beating Xerath: the Elise game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Elise at 62% across 161 games. Flip the lead and Elise falls to 37% across 81.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 62% | 161 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 37% | 81 |
| First blood | 58% | 118 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 61% | 129 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 46% | 99 |
Someone usually dies here around 4:28 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 9:30. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Elise's Support build, with receipts
Into Xerath specifically, Elise finishes Stormsurge first most often: 58.6% over 70 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Elise core is Stormsurge, Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass: 52.6% across 494 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Health Potion + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Stormsurge (5,370 games).
Skill plan: Elise players max Q first and take E at level 1.