Tier B Fae · Xayah: comp guide
Style: Xayah reroll (cost 1)Fae · Xayah is a tier B comp in patch 18.5: average placement 4.88 and top 4 in 43% of 394 games from Platinum to Challenger. Xayah carries with Guinsoo's Rageblade, Infinity Edge, Kraken's Fury. Xayah reroll (cost 1).
- Avg
- 4.88
- Top 4
- 43%
- 1st
- 12%
- Games
- 394
- Level
- 8
Set 18 Patch 18.5 77,232 high-elo games Games from 6 Oct to 20 Oct
Early comps
what to open with to reach the final comp in good shape
Item priority
3 of them
3 of them
2 of them
2 of them
The items the comp's units want most.
Carries
Traits
Approximate layout
Worked out by role (range, health and items). Faded = flexible.
Leveling
- Lvl 42-1
- Lvl 53-1
- Lvl 64-1
- Lvl 74-2
- Lvl 84-5
Roll down for the comp at level 5 (3-1). A guideline, based on the comp's style.
Stage 2 · level 4-5 · what to open with to reach the final comp in good shape
Transition · level 6-7 · before switching into the final comp
Riot only provides the board each player ends with, not how it looked in stage 2 or 3: we calculate these openers from the comp's traits, the units that stay in the final board and each unit's strength in high elo. Gold border: the ones that stay.
Carry items (Xayah)
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Components of its 3 main items: 2× Recurve Bow, Needlessly Large Rod, B.F. Sword, Sparring Gloves, Negatron Cloak.
Items per champion
Best items per champion (in any comp)
Roles
Deduced from the data: the secondary carry is the champion with the most damage items after the carry; the frontline, melee champions or those with tank items.
Core champions
Leonain 44% · 2.8★ on averageOrnnin 54% · 2.6★ on averageRakanin 96% · 2.6★ on averageXayahin 100% · 2.8★ on averageKaylein 46% · 2.6★ on averageSejuaniin 46% · 2.4★ on averageTristanain 46% · 1.8★ on averageLilliain 70% · 1.5★ on averageFlexible champions
Champions by cost
Cost 1-2 · the first you'll find
Cost 3 · the middle of the game
Cost 4-5 · the final board
Related comps
They share core champions: use them to pivot if yours gets tough.
More about the comp
Why play this comp?
- Tier B: average placement 4.88 and top 4 in 43% of 394 high-elo games.
- Clear build: Xayah carries Guinsoo's Rageblade, Infinity Edge, Kraken's Fury (Guinsoo's Rageblade in 75% of games).
- Doesn't need a high level: played at level 8 taking Xayah to 3★.
When not to play it
- Below the meta comps' average (4.88 against 4.49).
- If you don't get components for Xayah: its items need 2× Recurve Bow, Needlessly Large Rod, B.F. Sword, Sparring Gloves, Negatron Cloak.
- If Xayah's copies are spread out in your lobby: 3★ needs 9 copies.
Based on the comp's high-elo stats; the style is deduced from the carry's cost and stars and the final level.
No augments: the Riot API doesn't include augments in match data, so there are no reliable stats for them.