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How to Win Trundle vs Xin Zhao Counter MatchupTrundle is in the s tier of champions

Trundle vs Xin Zhao

How to Beat Xin Zhao as Trundle in LoLTrundle is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Xin Zhao as Trundle

based on 7,826 Trundle vs Xin Zhao matchups
Win Rate
52.4 %
K/D/A
1.83
Pick Rate
3.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated League of Legends games that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Xin Zhao as Trundle came out of an analysis of 7826 ranked games where both champs engaged one another. This counter matchup is relatively rare. Trundle has to counter Xin Zhao in only 3.3% of his games.

Trundle vs Xin Zhao Matchup Summary

Trundle has done a good job of countering Xin Zhao. Normally, he wins a terrific 52.4% of the time the champions battle each other in. In Trundle vs Xin Zhao rounds, Trundle’s team is 0.1% less probable to obtain first blood. This implies that he most likely won't be able to get first blood against Xin Zhao.

Best Trundle vs Xin Zhao Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsTiamat

Core Trundle Items

~22 Mins
Ravenous HydraTrinity ForceDeath's Dance

Optional Items

HullbreakerFrozen HeartBlade of The Ruined KingTitanic Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearApproach Velocity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Trundle's passive ability p
Trundle's q ability q
Trundle's w ability w
Trundle's e ability e
Trundle's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Xin Zhao as Trundle

Tips for Playing as Trundle against Xin Zhao

Use Subjugate to soften a powerful enemy tank or to create a target for your team to focus fire.

Trundle excels at fighting within his Frozen Domain. Try to draw enemies onto it.

Chomp is good for lowering the physical damage of enemies; try to focus it on enemy physical damage dealers.

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.

Trundle vs Xin Zhao Counter Stats

Trundle Image
Win Rate
52.4 %
VS
Win Rate
47.6 %
Xin Zhao Image
5.7
< Kills >
6.3
6.3
< Deaths >
6.4
5.8
< Assists >
7.9
1.31
< Killing Sprees >
1.46
138
< Minions Killed >
43
0.57
< Dragons Killed >
1.46
0.81
< Inhibitors >
0.44
16,920
< Physical Damage >
16,743
2,437
< Magic Damage >
1,333
577
< True Damage >
917
19,935
< Damage Dealt >
18,994
36,157
< Damage Taken >
38,870
12,424
< Gold Earned >
11,532
3.33
< Towers >
1.51
0.13
< Baron Takedowns >
0.35
17,045
< Total Healing >
20,173
14,459
< Experience >
13,275
18
< Vision Score >
21
7
< Wards Placed >
6
344
< Time Dealing CC >
465

How to Counter Xin Zhao with Trundle in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize several critical Trundle versus Xin Zhao counter statistics that can help you grasp the distinctions between the two. As an example, Trundle’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Xin Zhao’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Trundle may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Xin Zhao..

Trundle often has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Xin Zhao. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the champ with higher health has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Trundle and Xin Zhao

Damage Types Compared

Trundle
Xin Zhao
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Trundle
Xin Zhao

Who is Better, Trundle or Xin Zhao?

Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Trundle usually wins when playing against Xin Zhao, with a 52.4% win rate. Therefore, Trundle makes a good counter to Xin Zhao.

While Trundle does have a higher winrate than Xin Zhao, when facing one another, Trundle also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming champion to learn. You don't need to be too worried when picking Trundle into Xin Zhao.

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

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Trundle vs Xin Zhao matchups, Trundle is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Trundle is a good counter to Xin Zhao. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Trundle against Xin Zhao.

Other Champion Matchups Against Trundle

Trundle Loses Against

TeemoTeemo48.3% winrateLilliaLillia48.5% winrateBraumBraum48.9% winrateLeonaLeona49.3% winrate

Trundle Wins Against

YuumiYuumi60.3% winrateSejuaniSejuani58.9% winrateNidaleeNidalee58.3% winrateOlafOlaf57.7% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Trundle Players

How We Calculated Our Trundle vs Xin Zhao Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xin Zhao as Trundle, we analyzed 7,826 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 Trundle 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Trundle in order to counter Xin Zhao during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Trundle most often racks up much more CS compared to Xin Zhao. Champs who on average don't take much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions 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 here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Trundle versus Xin Zhao build include Ravenous Hydra, Trinity Force, and Death's Dance. When Trundle incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting Xin Zhao than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Trundle boasted an average winrate of 52.4% when playing against Xin Zhao with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing Xin Zhao as Trundle, Trundle players should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Approach Velocity, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Trundle vs Xin Zhao counterpicks, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 52.4% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Xin Zhao as Trundle are displayed for all skill levels combined. To filter the stats and builds to a specific player tier, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.