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How to Win Qiyana vs Xayah Counter MatchupQiyana is in the a tier of champions

Qiyana vs Xayah

How to Beat Xayah as Qiyana in LoLQiyana is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Xayah as Qiyana

based on 737 Qiyana vs Xayah matchups
Win Rate
47.8 %
K/D/A
2.13
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked LoL matches that we review each week. Our guide on how to beat Xayah as Qiyana came out of an examination of 737 ranked rounds where both champs fought each other. This champ pairing is somewhat rare. Qiyana has to counter Xayah in only 1.5% of her matches.

Qiyana vs Xayah Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Qiyana has done a poor job of countering Xayah. On average, she wins a lowly 47.8% of games the champs face off with each other in. In Qiyana vs Xayah rounds, Qiyana’s team is 0.1% less probable to obtain first blood. This implies that she probably won't get first blood versus Xayah.

Best Qiyana vs Xayah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsSerrated Dirk

Core Qiyana Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeEdge of NightSerylda's Grudge

Optional Items

OpportunityAxiom ArcProfane Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
PrecisionPresence of MindLast Stand
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Qiyana's passive ability p
Qiyana's q ability q
Qiyana's w ability w
Qiyana's e ability e
Qiyana's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Xayah as Qiyana

Advice to Win Against Xayah

Xayah's Bladecaller will only root targets hit by 3 or more returning Feathers.

Long fights in the same area with Xayah will allow her to drop a lot of Feathers. Try to stay on the move!

Make sure you are ready when you go for the kill. Untargetability from Featherstorm can quickly turn an ambush in Xayah's favor.

Qiyana vs Xayah Counter Stats

Qiyana Image
Win Rate
47.8 %
VS
Win Rate
52.2 %
Xayah Image
8.2
< Kills >
6.8
6.7
< Deaths >
6.3
6.1
< Assists >
6.8
1.92
< Killing Sprees >
1.56
149
< Minions Killed >
182
0.21
< Dragons Killed >
0.29
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.53
20,345
< Physical Damage >
19,841
1,900
< Magic Damage >
386
989
< True Damage >
378
23,235
< Damage Dealt >
20,605
24,415
< Damage Taken >
20,933
12,337
< Gold Earned >
12,133
1.58
< Towers >
2.35
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.1
3,757
< Total Healing >
4,783
14,263
< Experience >
12,816
19
< Vision Score >
18
7
< Wards Placed >
9
106
< Time Dealing CC >
54

How to Counter Xayah with Qiyana in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore some important Qiyana versus Xayah matchup statistics that may help you interpret the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Qiyana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Xayah’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Qiyana may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Xayah..

Qiyana often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her counter does. Commonly, she takes more damage than Xayah. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Qiyana and Xayah

Damage Types Compared

Qiyana
Xayah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Qiyana
Xayah

Who is Better, Qiyana or Xayah?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Qiyana usually loses when taking on Xayah, with a 47.8% win rate. Therefore, Qiyana makes a bad counter for Xayah.

While Qiyana does have a lower winrate than Xayah, when they face off with one another, Qiyana also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more difficult champ to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Qiyana into Xayahas her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Qiyana also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Xayah. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Qiyana vs Xayah matchups, Xayah is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Qiyana is a garbage counter to Xayah. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Qiyana against Xayah.

Other Champion Matchups Against Qiyana

Qiyana Loses Against

BlitzcrankBlitzcrank42.7% winrateSwainSwain43.5% winrateMaokaiMaokai43.7% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune43.8% winrate

Qiyana Wins Against

LuluLulu54.3% winrateCorkiCorki53.6% winrateZeriZeri53% winrateMaster YiMaster Yi52.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

OlafOlaf+ 52.2% 383 GamesMordekaiserMordekaiser+ 52.2% 4187 GamesBardBard+ 52.9% 1489 GamesLilliaLillia+ 54.1% 3856 Games

Additional Information for Qiyana Players

How We Calculated Our Qiyana vs Xayah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xayah as Qiyana, we analyzed 737 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 Xayah as Qiyana 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

Qiyana Build Xayah Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Qiyana to counter Xayah during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Qiyana often gets a similar amount of CS as Xayah. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Qiyana versus Xayah build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, Edge of Night, and Serylda's Grudge. When Qiyana incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better vs. Xayah than with most other typical builds. In fact, Qiyana boasted an average winrate of 47.8% when playing against Xayah with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing Xayah as Qiyana, Qiyana players should equip the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Presence of Mind, and Last Stand runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Qiyana vs Xayah face-offs, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 47.8% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Xayah as Qiyana are presented for all ranked divisions. If you would like to filter the stats and builds to a specific division, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.