Matchup

Heavy AD damageSustained DPS

You are stronger late game — farm safe and avoid early trades.

Build vs Xayah

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Health Potion

Core build

Echoes of Helia
1HP
Moonstone Renewer
2HP
Ardent Censer
3

Standard

Ionian Boots of Lucidity
4CDR
Dream Maker
5HP

Summoner spells

34100%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Dream Maker
HP
Redemption
Shurelya's Battlesong
Dawncore
Locket of the Iron Solari
HP
Staff of Flowing Water
SorcerySorcery
Summon AerySummon Aery
Manaflow BandManaflow Band
TranscendenceTranscendence
Gathering StormGathering Storm
ResolveResolve
RevitalizeRevitalize
Bone PlatingBone Plating
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
MilioMilio
XayahXayah
Favorable
Favorable
Passive

Xayah's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Clean Cuts (P)

After using an ability, Xayah's next basic attacks will hit all targets along their path and leave a Feather.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
310s18s12s
69s18s12s2m20
98s17s12s2m20
118s16s12s2m
168s14s10s1m40
188s14s8s1m40

Playing against Xayah

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

1

Watch for feathers on the ground: if she E's, they come back and root on the way through.

2

Her R makes her untargetable: don't waste your spells on her, wait until she comes back down.

3

Position to the side, not behind the feathers: the E roots in a straight line.

4

Engage when she has no feathers on the ground: without feathers, no E root.

Source: op.gg + LTL Engine · Patch 16.9.1 · May 9, 2026