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How to Win Gragas vs Xin Zhao Counter MatchupGragas is in the a tier of champions

Gragas vs Xin Zhao

How to Beat Xin Zhao as Gragas in LoLGragas is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Xin Zhao as Gragas

based on 2,266 Gragas vs Xin Zhao matchups
Win Rate
46.1 %
K/D/A
2.27
Pick Rate
3.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked League of Legends games each and every week. In our data, Gragas did battle with Xin Zhao in 2266 games. With so many matchups for Gragas vs Xin Zhao provides us faith in our capability to provide useful statistics and a supported build to destroy your foe. This particular champion matchup is somewhat rare. Gragas fights Xin Zhao in only 3.4% of his matches.

Gragas vs Xin Zhao Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Gragas has done a terrible job of beating Xin Zhao. Typically, he wins a lowly 46.1% of matches the champions oppose one another in. In Gragas versus Xin Zhao matches, Gragas’s team is 0.1% less likely to earn first blood. This indicates that he probably won't be able to get first blood against Xin Zhao.

Best Gragas vs Xin Zhao Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Aether WispHextech Alternator

Core Gragas Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneStormsurge

Optional Items

Cosmic DriveRod of AgesSeraph's EmbraceVoid Staff

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Gragas to level upq
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Second ability for Gragas to level upe
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Last skill for Gragas to max outw

Runes

DominationDark HarvestSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
SorceryTranscendenceWaterwalking
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Gragas's passive ability p
Gragas's q ability q
Gragas's w ability w
Gragas's e ability e
Gragas's ultimate ability r
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E
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Q
3
W
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Xin Zhao as Gragas

Tips for Playing as Gragas against Xin Zhao

Try to knock enemies back into your towers with Explosive Cask.

Try to combo Body Slam with Explosive Cask to set up kills for your team.

The damage reduction from Drunken Rage is applied when you start drinking, try to use it when you see damage coming your way.

Advice to Win Against Xin Zhao

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.

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.

Gragas vs Xin Zhao Counter Stats

Gragas Image
Win Rate
46.1 %
VS
Win Rate
53.9 %
Xin Zhao Image
5.8
< Kills >
6.5
5.9
< Deaths >
6.4
7.6
< Assists >
8.3
1.33
< Killing Sprees >
1.53
109
< Minions Killed >
43
0.55
< Dragons Killed >
1.53
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.47
1,528
< Physical Damage >
17,397
19,114
< Magic Damage >
1,424
624
< True Damage >
985
21,266
< Damage Dealt >
19,806
29,414
< Damage Taken >
41,009
11,223
< Gold Earned >
11,945
1.44
< Towers >
1.61
0.15
< Baron Takedowns >
0.38
12,136
< Total Healing >
21,503
13,914
< Experience >
13,663
21
< Vision Score >
23
8
< Wards Placed >
6
412
< Time Dealing CC >
485

How to Counter Xin Zhao with Gragas in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore some critical Gragas versus Xin Zhao counter stats that may help you grasp the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Gragas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Xin Zhao’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Gragas may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Xin Zhao..

Gragas normally has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Xin Zhao. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Gragas and Xin Zhao

Damage Types Compared

Gragas
Xin Zhao
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gragas
Xin Zhao

Who is Better, Gragas or Xin Zhao?

Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Gragas usually loses when taking on Xin Zhao, with a 46.1% win rate. As a result, Gragas makes a bad counter for Xin Zhao.

While Gragas does have a lower winrate compared to Xin Zhao, when facing one another, Gragas also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex champion to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Gragas into Xin Zhao.

Moreover, Gragas also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Xin Zhao. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Gragas is a garbage counter to Xin Zhao. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Gragas against Xin Zhao.

Other Champion Matchups Against Gragas

Gragas Loses Against

SingedSinged43.2% winrateLeonaLeona43.5% winrateNilahNilah43.8% winrateTahm KenchTahm Kench43.9% winrate

Gragas Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee53.5% winrateYuumiYuumi53.3% winrateAkshanAkshan52.6% winrateKarthusKarthus52.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Gragas Players

How We Calculated Our Gragas vs Xin Zhao Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xin Zhao as Gragas, we analyzed 2,266 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 Gragas 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.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

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

Gragas often racks up more CS relative to Xin Zhao. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Gragas versus Xin Zhao build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Stormsurge. When Gragas bought at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting Xin Zhao than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Gragas had an average win rate of 46.1% battling Xin Zhao with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of annihilating Xin Zhao as Gragas, you should equip the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Transcendence, and Waterwalking runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Gragas vs Xin Zhao battles, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 46.1% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Xin Zhao as Gragas are presented for all skill levels, merged. To filter the statistics and builds to a specific division, you may use the selection menu earlier on the page.