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Nami vs Xin Zhao

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How to Beat Xin Zhao as Nami

based on 3,797 Nami vs Xin Zhao matchups
Win Rate
48 %
K/D/A
3.33
Pick Rate
3.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of rated League of Legends matches that we get from Riot Games each week. Our guide on how to beat Xin Zhao as Nami resulted from an analysis of 3797 ranked rounds where both champs faced one another. This particular counter pairing is fairly rare. Nami fights Xin Zhao in only 3.5% of her games.

Nami vs Xin Zhao Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Nami does a poor job of beating Xin Zhao. Typically, she wins a lowly 48.0% of the time the champs battle each other in. In Nami against Xin Zhao rounds, Nami’s side is 0.1% less likely to gain first blood, implying that she most likely won't be able to get first blood against Xin Zhao.

Best Nami vs Xin Zhao Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeBandleglass Mirror

Core Nami Items

~22 Mins
RedemptionArdent CenserImperial Mandate

Optional Items

Staff of Flowing WaterShurelya's BattlesongDream MakerZaz'Zak's Realmspike

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
ResolveBone PlatingRevitalize
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceArmor
Nami's passive ability p
Nami's q ability q
Nami's w ability w
Nami's e ability e
Nami's ultimate ability r
1
W
2
E
3
Q
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
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E
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E
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Guide to Countering Xin Zhao as Nami

Tips for Playing as Nami against Xin Zhao

Nami's ultimate can come in very handy for initiating on enemies who are far away.

Using Ebb and Flow during an engagement with enemy champions will help sway the battle in your favor.

Aqua Prison has a long cooldown, make sure to use it at the right moment.

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.

Nami vs Xin Zhao Counter Stats

Nami Image
Win Rate
48 %
VS
Win Rate
52 %
Xin Zhao Image
1.7
< Kills >
6.3
5.1
< Deaths >
6.3
15.3
< Assists >
7.5
0.29
< Killing Sprees >
1.47
24
< Minions Killed >
41
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
1.51
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.48
858
< Physical Damage >
16,711
8,214
< Magic Damage >
1,355
500
< True Damage >
928
9,573
< Damage Dealt >
18,994
15,906
< Damage Taken >
39,518
8,324
< Gold Earned >
11,686
2.17
< Towers >
1.62
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.34
10,153
< Total Healing >
20,700
10,501
< Experience >
13,354
58
< Vision Score >
22
25
< Wards Placed >
6
194
< Time Dealing CC >
474

How to Counter Xin Zhao with Nami in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize some critical Nami versus Xin Zhao matchup statistics that may help us grasp the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Nami’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Xin Zhao’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Nami may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Xin Zhao. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.

Nami typically has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than her foe does. Commonly, she receives less damage than Xin Zhao. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nami and Xin Zhao

Damage Types Compared

Nami
Xin Zhao
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nami
Xin Zhao

Who is Better, Nami or Xin Zhao?

Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Nami usually loses when playing against Xin Zhao, with a 48.0% win rate. Therefore, Nami makes a bad counter for Xin Zhao.

While Nami does have a lower winrate compared to Xin Zhao, when on opposite teams, Nami also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more challenging champ to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Nami into Xin Zhao.

Moreover, Nami has a very large amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Xin Zhao. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Nami 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 teamfights.

Nami is a garbage counter for Xin Zhao. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Nami against Xin Zhao.

Additional Information for Nami Players

How We Calculated Our Nami vs Xin Zhao Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xin Zhao as Nami, we analyzed 3,797 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 Nami 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Nami 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 pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nami typically gets less CS as Xin Zhao. Champs who on average don't take much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Nami versus Xin Zhao build include Redemption, Ardent Censer, and Imperial Mandate. When Nami combined at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better versus Xin Zhao than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Nami boasted an average win rate of 48.0% when countering Xin Zhao with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating Xin Zhao as Nami, you should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Bone Plating, and Revitalize runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players picked for Nami vs Xin Zhao counter picks, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 48.0% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Xin Zhao as Nami are given for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a specific player tier, you should use the selection menu located earlier on the page.