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Kassadin vs Xin Zhao

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How to Beat Xin Zhao as Kassadin

based on 1,776 Kassadin vs Xin Zhao matchups
Win Rate
48 %
K/D/A
2.46
Pick Rate
3.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked LoL games each and every week. In our data, Kassadin engaged Xin Zhao in 1776 rounds. Having so many games with Kassadin vs Xin Zhao provides us faith in our capacity to provide informative data and a solid build to obliterate Xin Zhao. This champ pairing is relatively rare. Kassadin fights Xin Zhao in only 3.4% of his matches.

Kassadin vs Xin Zhao Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kassadin does a below average job of beating Xin Zhao. Normally, he wins a lowly 48.0% of matches the champions face off with each other in. In Kassadin against Xin Zhao games, Kassadin’s side is 0.2% less likely to get first blood. This implies that he most likely won't get first blood against Xin Zhao.

Best Kassadin vs Xin Zhao Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Dark SealRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandRuby Crystal

Core Kassadin Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceStormsurgeRod of Ages

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapMalignanceZhonya's HourglassLuden's Companion

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
DominationSudden ImpactUltimate Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Kassadin's passive ability p
Kassadin's q ability q
Kassadin's w ability w
Kassadin's e ability e
Kassadin's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Xin Zhao as Kassadin

Tips for Playing as Kassadin against Xin Zhao

Kassadin's ultimate has many uses and is on a shorter cooldown than most, use it often.

Kassadin has multiple item paths; he can go caster via Mana and Ability Power or anti-caster with Cooldown Reduction and Magic Resist.

Try to get the Ancient Golem buff to counteract Riftwalk's increasing Mana cost.

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.

Kassadin vs Xin Zhao Counter Stats

Kassadin Image
Win Rate
48 %
VS
Win Rate
52 %
Xin Zhao Image
7.5
< Kills >
6.6
5.4
< Deaths >
6
5.8
< Assists >
7.9
1.66
< Killing Sprees >
1.55
171
< Minions Killed >
42
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
1.6
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.5
1,763
< Physical Damage >
18,526
20,276
< Magic Damage >
1,394
562
< True Damage >
987
22,602
< Damage Dealt >
20,907
29,070
< Damage Taken >
39,602
11,917
< Gold Earned >
11,811
1.59
< Towers >
1.73
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.39
5,940
< Total Healing >
21,127
15,188
< Experience >
13,456
16
< Vision Score >
22
7
< Wards Placed >
6
194
< Time Dealing CC >
477

How to Counter Xin Zhao with Kassadin in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature several significant Kassadin versus Xin Zhao counter statistics that can help us grasp the differences between the two. Kassadin’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Xin Zhao’s ratio of NaN, showing that Kassadin may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Xin Zhao..

Kassadin typically has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. Typically, he receives less damage than Xin Zhao. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kassadin and Xin Zhao

Damage Types Compared

Kassadin
Xin Zhao
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kassadin
Xin Zhao

Who is Better, Kassadin or Xin Zhao?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kassadin usually loses when taking on Xin Zhao, with a 48.0% win rate. As a result, Kassadin makes a poor counter for Xin Zhao.

While Kassadin does have a lower win rate than Xin Zhao, when facing one another, Kassadin also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult character to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Kassadin into Xin Zhaoas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Kassadin also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Xin Zhao. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Kassadin vs Xin Zhao matchups, Xin Zhao is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Kassadin is a bad counter for Xin Zhao. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Kassadin against Xin Zhao.

Other Champion Matchups Against Kassadin

Kassadin Loses Against

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Kassadin Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee58.9% winrateSkarnerSkarner57.5% winrateZiggsZiggs57% winrateGragasGragas56% winrate

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Additional Information for Kassadin Players

How We Calculated Our Kassadin vs Xin Zhao Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xin Zhao as Kassadin, we analyzed 1,776 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 Kassadin 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Kassadin 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 stats presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kassadin usually gets much more CS as Xin Zhao. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Kassadin versus Xin Zhao build consist of Seraph's Embrace, Stormsurge, and Rod of Ages. When Kassadin included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better versus Xin Zhao than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Kassadin had an average win rate of 48.0% when playing against Xin Zhao with this build.

To have the highest chance of crushing Xin Zhao as Kassadin, you should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Kassadin vs Xin Zhao face-offs, this order of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 48.0% win rate overall.

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