MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Xerath vs Zed
How often does Xerath beat Zed in Support?
Xerath into Zed in Support: 56% observed win rate across 27 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 287 gold.
Xerath at 15:00
- Gold: -287
- CS: -10
- XP: +129
Typical gap to Zed, from 27 games that reached 15:00.
Beating Zed: the Xerath game plan
Someone usually dies here around 5:59 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 8:14. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Xerath's Support build, with receipts
The most-finished Xerath core is Luden's Echo, Horizon Focus, Shadowflame: 48.6% across 1,292 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 Luden's Echo (18,078 games).
Skill plan: Xerath players max Q first and take W at level 1.