MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Xerath vs Aphelios
How often does Xerath beat Aphelios in ADC?
Xerath into Aphelios in ADC: 53% observed win rate across 241 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 Xerath ahead by 283 gold.
Xerath at 15:00
- Gold: +283
- CS: +4
- XP: +596
Typical gap to Aphelios, from 241 games that reached 15:00.
Does Xerath counter Aphelios?
No counter here: Xerath sits at 53% over 241 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 Aphelios: the Xerath game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Xerath at 59% across 123 games. Flip the lead and Xerath falls to 47% across 118.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 59% | 123 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 47% | 118 |
| First blood | 56% | 133 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 59% | 99 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 65% | 103 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 55% | 84 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 56% | 41 |
Someone usually dies here around 7:03 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:11. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Xerath's ADC build, with receipts
Into Aphelios specifically, Xerath finishes Luden's Echo first most often: 57.8% over 90 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Xerath core is Luden's Echo, Shadowflame, Rabadon's Deathcap: 55.3% across 590 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Doran's Ring + Health Potion + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Luden's Echo (2,793 games).
Skill plan: Xerath players max Q first and take Q at level 1.