Xayah is a powerful Vastayan marksman who excels at controlling space with her razor-sharp feathers. She combines strong early-game poke with formidable mid-game power spikes, making her an excellent choice for solo queue.

Core Strengths

• Strong self-peel and disengage potential
• Excellent lane bully with high poke damage
• Powerful against short-range champions
• Strong counter-engage capabilities

Key Weaknesses

• Relatively short attack range
• Struggles against long-range poke champions
• Less effective when enemies kite backward

Ability Priority

1. E - Blade Caller (Max first)
2. W - Feather Whirl (Max second)
3. Q - Double Daggers (Max last)
4. R - Featherstorm (At levels 6, 11, 16)

Level 1 Skill Choice

• Q (Default): Better poke and feather placement
• W (Situational): Strong with Rakan or against weak level 1 lanes

Core Mechanics

• Passive creates feathers with abilities and enhanced auto-attacks
• Q provides long-range poke and feather setup
• E recalls feathers, dealing damage and potentially rooting enemies
• W grants attack speed and movement speed for aggressive trades
• R provides invulnerability and feather setup opportunities

Key Combos

• Q → AA → E: Quick trade with root potential
• AA → Q → E: Alternative trade pattern
• R → E: Defensive combo with counterattack potential
• W → AA spam: Maximum DPS during all-ins

Item Build Path Essential stats:

• Attack Damage
• Attack Speed
• Critical Strike Chance
• Armor Penetration (later game)
• Lifesteal (situational)

Ideally, Xayah reaches full build potential with at least 4 items, combining these key stats for maximum effectiveness.

Note: For optimal performance, work on feather placement and timing E activation. Success with Xayah relies heavily on proper positioning and ability sequencing.

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