How to Win Alistar vs Xin Zhao Counter Matchup Alistar is in the a tier of champions

Alistar vs Xin Zhao

How to Beat Xin Zhao as Alistar in LoL Xin Zhao is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Xin Zhao as Alistar

based on 347 Alistar vs Xin Zhao matchups
Win Rate
50.4 %
K/D/A
2.52
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League matches that we review each week. Our guide on how to beat Xin Zhao as Alistar came out of an examination of 347 ranked rounds where both champions battled each other. This pairing is fairly rare. Alistar is forced to battle against Xin Zhao in only 1.2% of his matches.

Alistar vs Xin Zhao Matchup Summary

Alistar does a ok job of beating Xin Zhao. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.4% of matches the champs battle each other in. In Alistar against Xin Zhao matches, Alistar’s team is 0.2% less expected to gain first blood, indicating that he most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Xin Zhao.

Best Alistar vs Xin Zhao Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionRelic Shield

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRuby Crystal

Core Alistar Items

~22 Mins
Locket of the Iron SolariThornmailBulwark of the Mountain

Optional Items

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Alistar to level up q
>
Second ability for Alistar to level up w
>
Last skill for Alistar to max out e

Runes

Resolve Aftershock Font of LifeBone PlatingUnflinching
Inspiration Hextech FlashtraptionCosmic Insight
CDRScaling Armor Armor
Alistar's passive ability p
Alistar q ability q
Alistar w ability w
Alistar e ability e
Alistar's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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W
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Q
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W
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R
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W
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Xin Zhao as Alistar

Tips for Playing as Alistar against Xin Zhao

Using Pulverize can allow you to establish better positioning for Headbutt.

Using Flash can allow you catch your target off guard to knock them back into your allies with Pulverize and Headbutt.

Move Speed is very important on Alistar. Consider which boots to buy carefully.

Advice to Win Against Xin Zhao

Xin Zhao is a powerful initiator with both his charge and ultimate dealing damage to all units around him. Try having your team stay spread out until he's used his ultimate.

Xin Zhao relies heavily on his Three Talon Strikes for damage and cooldown resets, so preventing him from finishing his combo will have a dramatic effect.

Alistar vs Xin Zhao Counter Stats

Alistar Image
Win Rate
50.4 %
VS
Win Rate
49.6 %
Xin Zhao Image
1.8
< Kills >
6.4
6.3
< Deaths >
6.2
14.1
< Assists >
8.6
0.3
< Killing Sprees >
1.46
37
< Minions Killed >
45
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
1.4
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.49
1,215
< Physical Damage >
16,198
6,096
< Magic Damage >
1,645
824
< True Damage >
1,190
8,136
< Damage Dealt >
19,033
24,161
< Damage Taken >
32,443
7,748
< Gold Earned >
11,464
1.87
< Towers >
1.86
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.31
8,482
< Total Healing >
13,428
10,273
< Experience >
12,917
43
< Vision Score >
21
21
< Wards Placed >
5
154
< Time Dealing CC >
455

How to Counter Xin Zhao with Alistar in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore some valuable Alistar vs. Xin Zhao matchup statistics that may help you explain the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Alistar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Xin Zhao’s ratio of NaN, showing that Alistar may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Xin Zhao. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.

Alistar usually has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. On average, he takes less damage than Xin Zhao. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Alistar and Xin Zhao

Damage Types Compared

Alistar
Xin Zhao
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Alistar
Xin Zhao

Who is Better, Alistar or Xin Zhao?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Alistar usually fairs equally well when taking on Xin Zhao, with a 50.4% win rate. As a result, Alistar makes an ok counter for Xin Zhao.

While Alistar does have a higher winrate compared to Xin Zhao, when they face off with one another, Alistar also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Alistar into Xin Zhaoas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Alistar also has a very large amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Xin Zhao. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Alistar vs Xin Zhao matchups, Alistar is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Alistar is a decent counter for Xin Zhao. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Alistar against Xin Zhao.

Other Champion Matchups Against Alistar

Alistar Loses Against

Swain Swain 41.6% winrate Yorick Yorick 43.5% winrate Zac Zac 43.5% winrate Amumu Amumu 44.1% winrate

Alistar Wins Against

Nidalee Nidalee 58% winrate Lee Sin Lee Sin 56.9% winrate Kennen Kennen 55% winrate Irelia Irelia 54.7% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Alistar Players

How We Calculated Our Alistar vs Xin Zhao Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xin Zhao as Alistar, we analyzed 347 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Xin Zhao as Alistar comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Alistar to counter Xin Zhao during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Alistar typically picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Xin Zhao. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to use in your Alistar versus Xin Zhao build include Locket of the Iron Solari, Thornmail, and Bulwark of the Mountain. When Alistar incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better against Xin Zhao than with most other typical builds. In fact, Alistar boasted an average winrate of 50.4% battling Xin Zhao with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of crushing Xin Zhao as Alistar, you should equip the Aftershock, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Hextech Flashtraption, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Alistar vs Xin Zhao clashes, this sequence of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.4% winrate overall.

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