Xayah Champion Guide: Master The Deadly Feather Marksman

Xayah Champion Guide: Master The Deadly Feather Marksman

By Marcus Chen

November 20, 2024 at 07:13 AM

Xayah is a highly-scaling marksman who excels at taking down enemies with razor-sharp feathers while maintaining strong self-peel capabilities. Her kit makes her particularly effective in SoloQ, combining aggressive playmaking potential with strong defensive options.

Core Strengths:

  • Strong early-game poke damage
  • Powerful mid-game powerspikes
  • Excellent counter-engage potential
  • Effective against low-range marksmen

Notable Weaknesses:

  • Relatively short attack range
  • Struggles against long-range champions
  • Less effective in forward-playing team compositions

Ability Priority:

  1. E - Bladecaller (Max first)
  2. W - Whirling Blades (Max second)
  3. Q - Double Daggers (Max last)
  4. R - Raging Feathers (Level at 6, 11, 16)

Skill Order Flexibility:

  • Standard Start: Q level 1 for poke and wave control
  • Aggressive Start: W level 1 when paired with Rakan or against weak level 1 lanes
  • Always take E by level 3 for root potential

Key Ability Combos:

  • Quick Root: Q -> AA -> E or AA -> Q -> E
  • All-in: W -> AA -> Q -> E
  • Defensive: R -> E (for disengage and counter-engage)

Passive Management: "Razor Sharp Feathers" leaves feathers after abilities and empowered auto attacks. Strategic feather placement is crucial for maximizing damage and root potential.

Ultimate Usage: Raging Feathers provides 1.5 seconds of untargetability while creating feather patterns. Use it to:

  • Dodge crucial abilities
  • Set up counter-engages
  • Create feather patterns for E follow-up

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Build Path Focus:

  • Primary Stats: AD, Attack Speed, Crit
  • Secondary Stats: Armor Penetration, Lifesteal
  • Requires minimum 4 items for full potential

This comprehensive guide is maintained by Christian "Relentless" Ruppelt, a Master 270LP player.

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