Xayah vs Zoe in League of Legends

HEAD-TO-HEAD

Marksman

Xayah

the Rebel

Mage

Zoe

the Aspect of Twilight

Xayah

Minor net buff (score +4, 4 buffs / 0 nerfs). Notable: Q mana cost 50→35; E mana cost 30→20; passive damage 30→35. Touched across patches 25-23, 26-4.

Zoe

Major net nerf (score -5, 0 buffs / 5 nerfs). Notable: W total damage 75→60; W total damage 60→45; Q damage 7→2. Touched across patches 25-14, 26-9.

Base stat comparison

STAT	Xayah	Zoe
Health HP	630 +107/lvl	630 +106/lvl
Attack Damage AD	60 +0/lvl	58 +0/lvl
Armor	25 +4.20/lvl	21 +4.70/lvl
Magic Resist MR	30 +1.30/lvl	30 +1.30/lvl
Attack Speed	0.658 +3.90/lvl	0.658 +2.50/lvl
Move Speed MS	330	340
Attack Range	525	550
Resource	340 +40/lvl	425 +25/lvl

Patch history

Xayah2 patches

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2025-11-18Patch 25.23

passive · Damage30 / 40 / 50% AD → 35 / 45 / 55% AD to secondary targets

2026-02-19Patch 26.4

Q · Mana Cost50 → 35
W · Cooldown20 / 19 / 18 / 17 / 16 → 18 / 17 / 16 / 15 / 14 seconds
E · Mana Cost30 → 20

Zoe2 patches

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2025-07-15Patch 25.14

Q · Damage7 – 50 (based on level) (+ 50 / 80 / 110 / 140 / 170) (+ 60% AP) → 2 – 50 (based on level) (+ 50 / 80 / 110 / 140 / 170) (+ 60% AP)
W · Total Damage75 / 105 / 135 / 165 / 195 (+ 40% AP) → 60 / 90 / 120 / 150 / 180 (+ 45% AP)

2026-04-28Patch 26.9

W · Damage Per Bolt20 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 60 (+ 15% AP) → 15 / 25 / 35 / 45 / 55 (+ 10% AP)
W · Total Damage60 / 90 / 120 / 150 / 180 (+ 45% AP) → 45 / 75 / 105 / 135 / 165 (+ 30% AP)
E · Cooldown16 / 15 / 14 / 13 / 12 → 18 / 17 / 16 / 15 / 14

Sources

Numbers paraphrased from official Riot patch notes. See methodology for how the cumulative verdict is computed.

Xayah vs Zoe in League of Legends

HEAD-TO-HEAD

Marksman

Xayah

the Rebel

Mage

Zoe

the Aspect of Twilight

Xayah

Minor net buff (score +4, 4 buffs / 0 nerfs). Notable: Q mana cost 50→35; E mana cost 30→20; passive damage 30→35. Touched across patches 25-23, 26-4.

Zoe

Major net nerf (score -5, 0 buffs / 5 nerfs). Notable: W total damage 75→60; W total damage 60→45; Q damage 7→2. Touched across patches 25-14, 26-9.

Base stat comparison

STAT	Xayah	Zoe
Health HP	630 +107/lvl	630 +106/lvl
Attack Damage AD	60 +0/lvl	58 +0/lvl
Armor	25 +4.20/lvl	21 +4.70/lvl
Magic Resist MR	30 +1.30/lvl	30 +1.30/lvl
Attack Speed	0.658 +3.90/lvl	0.658 +2.50/lvl
Move Speed MS	330	340
Attack Range	525	550
Resource	340 +40/lvl	425 +25/lvl

Patch history

Xayah2 patches

Show changelog →

2025-11-18Patch 25.23

passive · Damage30 / 40 / 50% AD → 35 / 45 / 55% AD to secondary targets

2026-02-19Patch 26.4

Q · Mana Cost50 → 35
W · Cooldown20 / 19 / 18 / 17 / 16 → 18 / 17 / 16 / 15 / 14 seconds
E · Mana Cost30 → 20

Zoe2 patches

Show changelog →

2025-07-15Patch 25.14

Q · Damage7 – 50 (based on level) (+ 50 / 80 / 110 / 140 / 170) (+ 60% AP) → 2 – 50 (based on level) (+ 50 / 80 / 110 / 140 / 170) (+ 60% AP)
W · Total Damage75 / 105 / 135 / 165 / 195 (+ 40% AP) → 60 / 90 / 120 / 150 / 180 (+ 45% AP)

2026-04-28Patch 26.9

W · Damage Per Bolt20 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 60 (+ 15% AP) → 15 / 25 / 35 / 45 / 55 (+ 10% AP)
W · Total Damage60 / 90 / 120 / 150 / 180 (+ 45% AP) → 45 / 75 / 105 / 135 / 165 (+ 30% AP)
E · Cooldown16 / 15 / 14 / 13 / 12 → 18 / 17 / 16 / 15 / 14

Sources

Numbers paraphrased from official Riot patch notes. See methodology for how the cumulative verdict is computed.