Viktor vs Xerath in Mid lane is a skill matchup on patch 26.14. The one thing to respect: he outranges you hard and chips you down with poke — dodging it is the whole lane. Below is the exact page the OTP runs — runes, skill max order, summoner spells, item build and the four tips that decide the lane, plus a quick quiz before you lock in.

⇄ ChangeYOU · MIDVIKTORthe Herald of the Arcane

⇄ ChangeENEMY · MIDXERATHthe Magus Ascendant

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Skill matchupPre-6 MediumPost-6 MediumTake Teleport

How to play it

✓ DO

Dodge his poke

He outranges you hard — sidestep his Arcanopulse or he chips you down all lane.

Punish his pushes

He's easy to gank if he ever pushes up — spam ping your jungler when he overextends, he's very vulnerable.

Rush early boots

Buy tier-1 or tier-2 boots early to help you dodge his skillshots.

✕ DON'T

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Don't force trades into his superior range — dodge the poke, farm, and let your jungler punish his pushes.

Runes

SORCERYmatchup page

RESOLVEoverride for this matchup

SHARDS

Matchup-specific rune page — override from the OTP sheet for this lane.

Spells

FLASH

TELEPORT

Items

Start

Core

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Skill order

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
		Q							Q	Q		Q	Q
			W											W	W		W	W
	E			E	E		E	E
						R					R					R

MAXE→Q→W

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