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How to Win Naafiri vs Xin Zhao Counter MatchupNaafiri is in the a tier of champions

Naafiri vs Xin Zhao

How to Beat Xin Zhao as Naafiri in LoLNaafiri is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Xin Zhao as Naafiri

based on 1,609 Naafiri vs Xin Zhao matchups
Win Rate
48.3 %
K/D/A
2.12
Pick Rate
3.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of ranked League rounds that we analyze every week. Our guide on how to beat Xin Zhao as Naafiri came out of an examination of 1609 ranked matches where both champions faced each other. This particular champ pairing is relatively rare. Naafiri is forced to battle against Xin Zhao in only 3.2% of their matches.

Naafiri vs Xin Zhao Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Naafiri has done a dismal job of countering Xin Zhao. Typically, they wins a lowly 48.3% of matches the champs battle each other in. In Naafiri against Xin Zhao rounds, Naafiri’s team is 0.1% less expected to obtain first blood, implying that they most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Xin Zhao.

Best Naafiri vs Xin Zhao Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordSerrated Dirk

Core Naafiri Items

~22 Mins
HubrisProfane HydraOpportunity

Optional Items

Edge of NightSerylda's GrudgeYoumuu's GhostbladeMaw of Malmortius

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
DominationSudden ImpactTreasure Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Naafiri's passive ability p
Naafiri's q ability q
Naafiri's w ability w
Naafiri's e ability e
Naafiri's ultimate ability r
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Xin Zhao as Naafiri

Tips for Playing as Naafiri against Xin Zhao

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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.

Naafiri vs Xin Zhao Counter Stats

Naafiri Image
Win Rate
48.3 %
VS
Win Rate
51.7 %
Xin Zhao Image
8.2
< Kills >
7
6.7
< Deaths >
6.6
6
< Assists >
7.9
1.89
< Killing Sprees >
1.63
153
< Minions Killed >
42
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
1.46
0.32
< Inhibitors >
0.45
23,052
< Physical Damage >
17,877
111
< Magic Damage >
1,387
1,167
< True Damage >
954
24,331
< Damage Dealt >
20,218
25,555
< Damage Taken >
39,946
12,453
< Gold Earned >
11,864
1.54
< Towers >
1.55
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.33
6,465
< Total Healing >
20,665
13,926
< Experience >
13,376
17
< Vision Score >
22
8
< Wards Placed >
6
58
< Time Dealing CC >
500

How to Counter Xin Zhao with Naafiri in LoL

The stats provided here clarify some vital Naafiri versus Xin Zhao matchup statistics that can help you appreciate the differences between these two champs. Naafiri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Xin Zhao’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Naafiri may be more central to their team's team fighting capacity than Xin Zhao..

Naafiri often has a similar longest kill spree as their counter does. On average, they takes less damage than Xin Zhao. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Naafiri and Xin Zhao

Damage Types Compared

Naafiri
Xin Zhao
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Naafiri
Xin Zhao

Who is Better, Naafiri or Xin Zhao?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Naafiri usually loses when taking on Xin Zhao, with a 48.3% win rate. Thus, Naafiri makes a bad counter to Xin Zhao.

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

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

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

Naafiri is a somewhat poor counter for Xin Zhao. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Naafiri against Xin Zhao.

Other Champion Matchups Against Naafiri

Naafiri Loses Against

TaricTaric42.1% winrateMaokaiMaokai42.9% winrateFizzFizz44.6% winrateLilliaLillia44.7% winrate

Naafiri Wins Against

JayceJayce57.6% winrateKarthusKarthus57% winrateGangplankGangplank56.9% winrateYuumiYuumi56.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

ZyraZyra+ 54.6% 2318 GamesTeemoTeemo+ 54.9% 4357 GamesBrandBrand+ 55.2% 3415 GamesLilliaLillia+ 56.2% 3860 Games

Additional Information for Naafiri Players

How We Calculated Our Naafiri vs Xin Zhao Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xin Zhao as Naafiri, we analyzed 1,609 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 Naafiri 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

Naafiri Build Xin Zhao Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Naafiri to counter Xin Zhao during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Naafiri typically gets much more CS relative to Xin Zhao. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Naafiri versus Xin Zhao build include Hubris, Profane Hydra, and Opportunity. When Naafiri incorporated at least these three items in their build, they did a lot better vs Xin Zhao than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Naafiri boasted an average win rate of 48.3% when playing against Xin Zhao with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of beating Xin Zhao as Naafiri, Naafiri players should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Naafiri vs Xin Zhao fights, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 48.3% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Xin Zhao as Naafiri are shown for all skill levels combined. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to a specific player tier, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.