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Taliyah vs Xin Zhao

How to Beat Xin Zhao as Taliyah in LoLTaliyah is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Xin Zhao as Taliyah

based on 1,483 Taliyah vs Xin Zhao matchups
Win Rate
48.8 %
K/D/A
2.28
Pick Rate
3.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked LoL games that we analyze each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Xin Zhao as Taliyah resulted from an evaluation of 1483 ranked matches where both champions faced off against each other. This particular counter pairing is relatively rare. Taliyah encounters Xin Zhao in only 3.5% of her matches.

Taliyah vs Xin Zhao Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Taliyah has done a dismal job of countering Xin Zhao. Normally, she wins a acceptable 48.8% of matches the champs fight one another in. In Taliyah versus Xin Zhao games, Taliyah’s side is 0.1% less likely to get first blood. This implies that she most likely won't get first blood versus Xin Zhao.

Best Taliyah vs Xin Zhao Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Taliyah Items

~22 Mins
Zhonya's HourglassStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Liandry's TormentRabadon's DeathcapShadowflameSeraph's Embrace

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
DominationEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Taliyah's passive ability p
Taliyah's q ability q
Taliyah's w ability w
Taliyah's e ability e
Taliyah's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Xin Zhao as Taliyah

Tips for Playing as Taliyah against Xin Zhao

Remember, you don't always have to ride Weaver's Wall.

Try to throw enemies into Unraveled Earth using Seismic Shove.

Once you have Rylai's Crystal Scepter, casting Threaded Volley at enemies chasing you is a great way of making them regret everything.

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.

Taliyah vs Xin Zhao Counter Stats

Taliyah Image
Win Rate
48.8 %
VS
Win Rate
51.2 %
Xin Zhao Image
5.9
< Kills >
6.5
6.4
< Deaths >
6.3
8.7
< Assists >
7.6
1.34
< Killing Sprees >
1.53
120
< Minions Killed >
42
0.57
< Dragons Killed >
1.5
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.45
772
< Physical Damage >
16,242
20,760
< Magic Damage >
1,334
1,091
< True Damage >
888
22,625
< Damage Dealt >
18,465
20,792
< Damage Taken >
39,736
11,833
< Gold Earned >
11,699
1.56
< Towers >
1.49
0.15
< Baron Takedowns >
0.36
4,273
< Total Healing >
20,717
13,922
< Experience >
13,409
23
< Vision Score >
22
9
< Wards Placed >
5
544
< Time Dealing CC >
461

How to Counter Xin Zhao with Taliyah in LoL

The stats provided here clarify several important Taliyah versus Xin Zhao matchup statistics that can help us interpret the differences between this pair of champions. For instance, Taliyah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Xin Zhao’s ratio of NaN, showing that Taliyah may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Xin Zhao..

Taliyah often has a similar longest killing spree as her opponent does. On average, she receives less damage than Xin Zhao. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the champ with more health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Taliyah and Xin Zhao

Damage Types Compared

Taliyah
Xin Zhao
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Taliyah
Xin Zhao

Who is Better, Taliyah or Xin Zhao?

Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Taliyah usually loses when taking on Xin Zhao, with a 48.8% win rate. Therefore, Taliyah makes a bad counter for Xin Zhao.

While Taliyah does have a lower win rate than Xin Zhao, when on opposite teams, Taliyah also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes her a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Taliyah into Xin Zhao.

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

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Taliyah vs Xin Zhao matchups, Xin Zhao is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Taliyah is a somewhat poor counter to Xin Zhao. Focus your strategy on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Taliyah against Xin Zhao.

Other Champion Matchups Against Taliyah

Taliyah Loses Against

MaokaiMaokai43.7% winrateFizzFizz44.1% winrateTeemoTeemo44.2% winrateZiggsZiggs44.5% winrate

Taliyah Wins Against

AlistarAlistar55.8% winrateKalistaKalista55.1% winrateRenektonRenekton54.8% winrateYuumiYuumi54.4% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Taliyah Players

How We Calculated Our Taliyah vs Xin Zhao Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xin Zhao as Taliyah, we analyzed 1,483 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 Taliyah 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

Taliyah Build Xin Zhao Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Taliyah in order to counter Xin Zhao during both the early game 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.

Taliyah on average accumulates more CS relative to Xin Zhao. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Taliyah versus Xin Zhao build include Zhonya's Hourglass, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Taliyah used at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better when facing Xin Zhao than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Taliyah had an average win rate of 48.8% battling Xin Zhao with these items in her kit.

To have the best probability of crushing Xin Zhao as Taliyah, Taliyah players should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Eyeball Collection, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Taliyah vs Xin Zhao face-offs, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 48.8% winrate overall.

If you need to get Taliyah x Xin Zhao tips and builds for a a specific skill level, feel free to choose one from the selection menu above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and strategies displayed are calculated using all games with data with these champions.