MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Xerath vs Katarina
How often does Xerath beat Katarina in ADC?
Xerath into Katarina in ADC: 39% observed win rate across 28 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 behind by 412 gold.
Xerath at 15:00
- Gold: -412
- CS: +4
- XP: +89
Typical gap to Katarina, from 26 games that reached 15:00.
Beating Katarina: the Xerath game plan
Someone usually dies here around 6:19 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:05. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Xerath's ADC build, with receipts
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.