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Playing Against Xayah
BotPatch 16.2.1
What They Do
Anti-engage marksman who excels at kiting and zone control. She uses and to litter the ground with feathers, then pulls them back with to root and burst enemies. She is nearly impossible to dive when is up.
Abilities (What to Watch For)
| Ability | What You'll See | What It Means For You |
|---|---|---|
| Her basic attacks pierce through targets and leave purple feathers on the ground | After using any ability, her next few attacks will hit everyone in a line. Do not stand behind your minions or you will take free poke. | |
| Throws two daggers in a line that leave two feathers | Used for quick waveclear and to instantly set up a root. If she hits and an auto, she can instantly to root you. | |
| Xayah glows with a golden aura and gains a feathered storm around her | Massive Attack Speed and damage buff. If she hits a champion, she gains Move Speed. Do not take long trades while this is active. | |
| All feathers on the ground fly back to Xayah | Her most dangerous spell. If 3 or more feathers hit you, you are rooted. The damage scales with crit chance; more feathers equals more lethality. | |
| Xayah leaps into the air and becomes untargetable, throwing a fan of feathers | The ultimate 'get out of jail free' card. She cannot be hit while in the air and uses this to dodge your high-cooldown ultimates while setting up a massive pull-back. |
Respect
- !Feather Positioning→Standing between Xayah and her feathers is a death sentence. She can at any time to root you for a follow-up kill.
- !Steroid→This ability gives her 35-55% Attack Speed and 20% bonus damage. She will out-DPS almost any other ADC while this is active.
- !The 3-Feather Root→A quick into an auto-attack allows her to instantly. This is her primary way to set up jungle ganks.
- !Untargetability→She can use this to nullify ultimates like Mf R, Nautilus R, or Vi R. Never commit your biggest spells until she has used this.
Punish
- +is on cooldown (12-8s)→This is her only form of CC and her primary damage source. If she misses a pull-back or uses it to waveclear, all-in her immediately.
- +is down (20-16s cd)→Without her feathers swirling, her sustained DPS is much lower. Take trades during this 12-second window of downtime.
- +Empty Ground→If she hasn't used abilities recently, she has no feathers to pull back. Pressure her when the ground is clear.
- +Pre-Level 6→Before she gets , she is vulnerable to being flashed on and burst. Kill her early before she gets her defensive ultimate.
Laning Tips
- •Always stay mobile; if you stand still, she will position feathers on both sides of you to guarantee an root.
- •Bait out by walking toward her and immediately side-stepping. Once the feathers pass you, she is defenseless.
- •Don't stand in a straight line with her and her feathers. Always keep an 'L' shape relative to her and the feather pile.
- •Pick high-range champions like Caitlyn or Ashe to poke her from outside her attack range.
- •If she plays with Rakan, respect their level 1. If she starts , their combined damage is higher than any other duo in the game.
- •Watch her mana. She relies heavily on spamming and to farm and trade. If she's low on mana, she can't root you.
Teamfight Warning
- ⚠Avoid fighting in tight jungle corridors where her covers the entire width of the path.
- ⚠Be careful of her 'Flash-E' play. She can pull feathers back and Flash while they are mid-air to change their trajectory and root you.
- ⚠Assassins must wait for to be used before diving, or she will simply dodge your burst and kill you with the return feathers.
- ⚠If you see her use , immediately move to the side. The fan of feathers it creates sets up a massive 5-feather pull.
- ⚠Build armor early. Even if she's behind, the base damage of 10+ feathers being recalled with can one-shot squishies.
AI-generated counterplay guide • Patch 16.2.1 • Cached