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Irelia vs Xin Zhao

How to Beat Xin Zhao as Irelia in LoLIrelia is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Xin Zhao as Irelia

based on 3,372 Irelia vs Xin Zhao matchups
Win Rate
49.4 %
K/D/A
1.77
Pick Rate
3.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League of Legends matches that we get from Riot Games every week. This guide on how to beat Xin Zhao as Irelia resulted from an evaluation of 3372 ranked rounds where both champs clashed against each other. This particular champion pairing is fairly rare. Irelia has to counter Xin Zhao in only 3.3% of her matches.

Irelia vs Xin Zhao Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Irelia does a dismal job of beating Xin Zhao. On average, she wins a acceptable 49.4% of matches the champs face off with each other in. In Irelia versus Xin Zhao games, Irelia’s team is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood. This indicates that she probably will be able to get first blood against Xin Zhao.

Best Irelia vs Xin Zhao Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeVampiric Scepter

Core Irelia Items

~22 Mins
Experimental HexplateBlade of The Ruined KingSundered Sky

Optional Items

Sterak's GageTerminusTitanic HydraDeath's Dance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Irelia to level upq
>
Second ability for Irelia to level upw
>
Last skill for Irelia to max oute

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Irelia's passive ability p
Irelia's q ability q
Irelia's w ability w
Irelia's e ability e
Irelia's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Xin Zhao as Irelia

Tips for Playing as Irelia against Xin Zhao

Defiant Dance is not interrupted by crowd control, try timing it for incoming disables.

Flawless Duet does not have a maximum travel distance, try using it in creative ways.

Use Bladesurge to cover great distances by targeting low life minions on your way to champion targets.

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.

Irelia vs Xin Zhao Counter Stats

Irelia Image
Win Rate
49.4 %
VS
Win Rate
50.6 %
Xin Zhao Image
7.2
< Kills >
6.6
7
< Deaths >
6.3
5.2
< Assists >
8.2
1.64
< Killing Sprees >
1.53
203
< Minions Killed >
43
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
1.44
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.45
16,758
< Physical Damage >
17,091
6,125
< Magic Damage >
1,370
738
< True Damage >
1,044
23,622
< Damage Dealt >
19,506
30,986
< Damage Taken >
39,267
12,691
< Gold Earned >
11,709
2.23
< Towers >
1.59
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.35
10,719
< Total Healing >
20,475
14,713
< Experience >
13,334
16
< Vision Score >
22
8
< Wards Placed >
6
109
< Time Dealing CC >
472

How to Counter Xin Zhao with Irelia in LoL

The stats provided here clarify some influential Irelia vs. Xin Zhao matchup stats that may help you understand the differences and similarities between this set of champs. As an example, Irelia’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Xin Zhao’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Irelia may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Xin Zhao..

Irelia usually has a similar longest kill spree as her counter does. Typically, she takes less damage than Xin Zhao. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Irelia and Xin Zhao

Damage Types Compared

Irelia
Xin Zhao
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Irelia
Xin Zhao

Who is Better, Irelia or Xin Zhao?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Irelia usually fairs equally well when taking on Xin Zhao, with a 49.4% win rate. Therefore, Irelia makes an ok counter for Xin Zhao.

While Irelia does have a lower win rate than Xin Zhao, when they face off with one another, Irelia also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes her a more difficult character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Irelia into Xin Zhao.

Furthermore, Irelia has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Xin Zhao. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Irelia vs Xin Zhao matchups, Xin Zhao is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Irelia is a somewhat poor counter to Xin Zhao. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Irelia against Xin Zhao.

Other Champion Matchups Against Irelia

Irelia Loses Against

TaricTaric43.5% winrateNilahNilah45.3% winrateTrundleTrundle45.4% winrateBel'VethBel'Veth45.8% winrate

Irelia Wins Against

ZeriZeri56.5% winrateYuumiYuumi55.7% winrateNidaleeNidalee55.5% winrateHweiHwei55.3% winrate

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Additional Information for Irelia Players

How We Calculated Our Irelia vs Xin Zhao Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xin Zhao as Irelia, we analyzed 3,372 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 Irelia 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 truly master Irelia to counter Xin Zhao during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Irelia most often picks up much more CS relative to Xin Zhao. Champs who on average don't get much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Irelia versus Xin Zhao build include Experimental Hexplate, Blade of The Ruined King, and Sundered Sky. When Irelia bought at least these three items in her build, she performed much better when facing Xin Zhao than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Irelia had an average win rate of 49.4% when playing against Xin Zhao with this build.

To have the highest probability of crushing Xin Zhao as Irelia, Irelia players should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Irelia vs Xin Zhao fights, this order of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 49.4% win rate overall.

If you want to see Irelia versus Xin Zhao tips and builds for a a particular skill level, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. By default, the statistics and build suggestions given are computed using all games run with both champs.