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How to Win Jax vs Xin Zhao Counter MatchupJax is in the a tier of champions

Jax vs Xin Zhao

How to Beat Xin Zhao as Jax in LoLJax is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Xin Zhao as Jax

based on 9,326 Jax vs Xin Zhao matchups
Win Rate
52 %
K/D/A
1.95
Pick Rate
3.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked League of Legends rounds each week. In our data, Jax did battle with Xin Zhao 9326 times. Including so many games with Jax vs Xin Zhao gives us faith in our capacity to provide enlightening data and a solid build to annihilate Xin Zhao. This particular champ pairing is somewhat rare. Jax has to counter Xin Zhao in only 3.5% of his matches.

Jax vs Xin Zhao Matchup Summary

Jax has done a good job of beating Xin Zhao. Normally, he wins a fantastic 52.0% of games the champions clash against each other in. In Jax against Xin Zhao rounds, Jax’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Xin Zhao.

Best Jax vs Xin Zhao Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PhageSheen

Core Jax Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelSterak's GageTrinity Force

Optional Items

Spear of ShojinFrozen HeartJak'Sho, The ProteanDeath's Dance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Jax to level upw
>
Second ability for Jax to level upe
>
Last skill for Jax to max outq

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Jax's passive ability p
Jax's q ability q
Jax's w ability w
Jax's e ability e
Jax's ultimate ability r
1
E
2
W
3
Q
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
E
9
W
10
E
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R
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E
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Xin Zhao as Jax

Tips for Playing as Jax against Xin Zhao

Jax benefits greatly from items that have both Ability Power and Attack Damage such as Guinsoo's Rageblade and Hextech Gunblade.

Jax can Leap Strike to friendly units, including wards. You can use them to plan your escape.

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.

Jax vs Xin Zhao Counter Stats

Jax Image
Win Rate
52 %
VS
Win Rate
48 %
Xin Zhao Image
6.8
< Kills >
6.4
6.3
< Deaths >
6.6
5.5
< Assists >
7.9
1.56
< Killing Sprees >
1.47
116
< Minions Killed >
41
0.69
< Dragons Killed >
1.46
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.44
12,832
< Physical Damage >
16,334
8,176
< Magic Damage >
1,343
684
< True Damage >
939
21,693
< Damage Dealt >
18,617
30,105
< Damage Taken >
40,003
12,036
< Gold Earned >
11,670
2.15
< Towers >
1.52
0.17
< Baron Takedowns >
0.34
9,111
< Total Healing >
20,561
14,354
< Experience >
13,354
19
< Vision Score >
22
8
< Wards Placed >
6
200
< Time Dealing CC >
473

How to Counter Xin Zhao with Jax in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here highlight several valuable Jax versus Xin Zhao counter stats that can help us figure out the differences between the two. As an example, Jax’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Xin Zhao’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Jax may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Xin Zhao..

Jax normally has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Typically, he receives less damage than Xin Zhao. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the champion with higher HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Jax and Xin Zhao

Damage Types Compared

Jax
Xin Zhao
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jax
Xin Zhao

Who is Better, Jax or Xin Zhao?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Jax usually wins when playing against Xin Zhao, with a 52.0% win rate. Thus, Jax makes a good counter for Xin Zhao.

While Jax does have a higher win rate than Xin Zhao, when on opposite teams, Jax also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champ to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Jax into Xin Zhao.

Additionally, Jax has some 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 isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Jax vs Xin Zhao matchups, Jax is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Jax is a decent counter for Xin Zhao. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Jax against Xin Zhao.

Other Champion Matchups Against Jax

Jax Loses Against

LilliaLillia44.8% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune47.3% winrateSingedSinged47.4% winrateBrandBrand47.5% winrate

Jax Wins Against

YuumiYuumi58.4% winrateNidaleeNidalee55.7% winrateSejuaniSejuani55.3% winrateKalistaKalista55.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TeemoTeemo+ 55.2% 13684 GamesLilliaLillia+ 55.4% 10633 GamesMordekaiserMordekaiser+ 55.8% 9036 GamesSingedSinged+ 55.8% 2797 Games

Additional Information for Jax Players

How We Calculated Our Jax vs Xin Zhao Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xin Zhao as Jax, we analyzed 9,326 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 Jax 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 Jax to counter Xin Zhao during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jax on average accumulates more CS as Xin Zhao. Champs who typically don't get much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions 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 need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The most important items to use in your Jax versus Xin Zhao build include Guardian Angel, Sterak's Gage, and Trinity Force. When Jax used at least these three items in his build, he did much better against Xin Zhao than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Jax had an average win rate of 52.0% battling Xin Zhao with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Xin Zhao as Jax, Jax players should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Jax vs Xin Zhao face-offs, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 52.0% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Xin Zhao as Jax are given for all skill levels combined. To scope the stats and builds to an individual skill level, you can use the selection menu located at the top of this page.