Xerath, Veigar, Viktor are among the strongest counters to Xayah this patch, based on ranked win rate.

Xayah Counters

SXayah · Bot · patch 26.20

Win rate

51.7%

Pick

5.6%

Ban

1.0%

Games

86,106

Rank

Default All ranks Gold+Platinum+Emerald+Diamond+Master+Challenger

Region

Global TR EUW EUNE NA KR BR LAN LAS OCE RU JP

Data updated 3h agoPatch 26.2015,156,095 ranked games analyzed

Best picks against Xayah

How often these champions beat Xayah. Pick one of these into it.

Xerath53.6%235 games 2

Veigar53.0%321 games 3

Viktor52.8%758 games 4

Jinx52.4%5,521 games 5

Swain52.4%378 games 6

Sivir50.5%1,415 games 7

Draven50.4%1,302 games 8

Kog'Maw50.1%639 games

Worst picks against Xayah

How often these champions beat Xayah: they mostly don't. Avoid picking them into it.

Nilah38.8%394 games 2

Ezreal43.8%3,321 games 3

Kai'Sa45.7%11,265 games 4

Samira45.7%1,514 games 5

Katarina45.9%327 games 6

Kalista46.3%1,338 games 7

Vayne46.6%1,122 games 8

Lucian46.7%3,279 games

How to play against Xayah

To beat Xayah in Bot on patch 26.20, start by knowing what you are up against: Xayah is a strong pick this patch with a 51.7% win rate across 86,106 ranked games at a 5.6% pick rate. The champions that beat Xayah hardest right now are Xerath, Veigar, Viktor: Xerath wins 53.6% of the lane against it. Any of these is a safe counter pick. Xayah scales: its win rate climbs to 52.5% past 40 minutes, so deny it farm early and force fights before it comes online. Playing the matchup itself: Xayah's Bladecaller will only root targets hit by 3 or more returning Feathers. Long fights in the same area with Xayah will allow her to drop a lot of Feathers. Try to stay on the move! Make sure you are ready when you go for the kill. Untargetability from Featherstorm can quickly turn an ambush in Xayah's favor. Pick a counter from the list above, respect Xayah's power spikes, and track its cooldowns so you only commit to trades when its key abilities are down. Counter data updates automatically every patch.