Karthus Adc
HardWin Rate43.8%
Games162
Champion Counters
Xayah Counters
Find Xayah counters, difficult matchups and champions Xayah performs well against.
ADC Patch 16.13.1 Updated Jul 2, 2026 op.gg data · 48h refresh
Weak Against5
Strong Against5
Best CounterKarthus (43.8%)
Best MatchupXerath (59.8%)
S Current tier: S ADC — view tier list
Weak Against — Champions That Counter Xayah
Win rate shown from Xayah's perspective — lower means a harder matchup.
Vel'Koz Adc
HardWin Rate44.9%
Games243
Ziggs Adc
HardWin Rate45.1%
Games450
Swain Adc
HardWin Rate46.3%
Games389
Viktor Adc
HardWin Rate46.3%
Games555
Strong Against — Champions Xayah Counters
Xerath Adc
EasyWin Rate59.8%
Games159
Nilah Adc
EasyWin Rate55.3%
Games360
Ezreal Adc
EasyWin Rate55.2%
Games5,288
Kai'Sa Adc
EasyWin Rate54.5%
Games15,212
Katarina Adc
EasyWin Rate54.3%
Games326
All Xayah Matchups
| Opponent | Role | Type | Win Rate | Games | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karthus | ADC | Counter | 43.8% | 162 | Matchup |
| Vel'Koz | ADC | Counter | 44.9% | 243 | — |
| Ziggs | ADC | Counter | 45.1% | 450 | — |
| Swain | ADC | Counter | 46.3% | 389 | — |
| Viktor | ADC | Counter | 46.3% | 555 | — |
| Xerath | ADC | Favorable | 59.8% | 159 | Matchup |
| Nilah | ADC | Favorable | 55.3% | 360 | Matchup |
| Ezreal | ADC | Favorable | 55.2% | 5,288 | — |
| Kai'Sa | ADC | Favorable | 54.5% | 15,212 | Matchup |
| Katarina | ADC | Favorable | 54.3% | 326 | — |
How to Use Xayah Counter Data
This page catalogs the significant Xayah counters in League of Legends for the ADC role, drawn from ranked matchup data instead of guesswork. Right now, Karthus, Vladimir and Seraphine give Xayah the most trouble in lane, with her lowest win rates in the current data set. Karthus is the hardest of them: Xayah wins only 41.9% of 117 recorded games against him. Looking the other way, Varus, Nilah and Corki are matchups where Xayah holds up well, so they are safer champions to face.
Every card displays Xayah’s win rate along with the sample size behind it. A matchup backed by tens of thousands of games deserves more confidence than one built on a few hundred. The Easy, Even and Hard labels come from those win rates, with anything under 48% marked Hard and anything over 52% marked Easy. They’re meant as a quick guide, not an independent statistic. The figures cover ranked games at Emerald and above across all regions, using patch 16.13.1, and update every 48 hours, so they shift as the meta does. For the most effective items and runes, see the current Xayah build page; for abilities and the full champion breakdown, visit the Xayah champion page.
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Xayah Counters — FAQ
Karthus is currently the strongest counter to Xayah — Xayah wins only 43.8% of 162 recorded games in that matchup. Other difficult opponents are listed in the Weak Against section above.
Xayah performs best against Xerath, winning 59.8% of those games — see the full Strong Against list above.
Automatically every 48 hours, from ranked games at Emerald rank and above across all regions (currently patch 16.13.1).
Yes — every matchup record carries the patch it was collected on, and the whole page refreshes with each data update, so the numbers always describe the current patch rather than an old meta.