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Vladimir vs Xin Zhao

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How to Beat Xin Zhao as Vladimir

based on 3,895 Vladimir vs Xin Zhao matchups
Win Rate
48 %
K/D/A
2.35
Pick Rate
3.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked League games each and every week. In our database, Vladimir faced off against Xin Zhao in 3895 games. Having so many matchups for Vladimir versus Xin Zhao gives us a lot of confidence in our capability to prepare informative statistics and a supported build to crush Xin Zhao. This particular pairing is fairly rare. Vladimir has to counter Xin Zhao in only 3.5% of his matches.

Vladimir vs Xin Zhao Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Vladimir does a dismal job of countering Xin Zhao. Typically, he wins a lowly 48.0% of the time the champs battle one another in. In Vladimir vs Xin Zhao matches, Vladimir’s team is 0.2% less probable to earn first blood. This indicates that he probably won't get first blood against Xin Zhao.

Best Vladimir vs Xin Zhao Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Dark SealFiendish Codex

Core Vladimir Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapCosmic DriveStormsurge

Optional Items

Liandry's TormentShadowflameRiftmakerZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryPhase RushNimbus CloakTranscendenceGathering Storm
ResolveConditioningOvergrowth
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Vladimir's passive ability p
Vladimir's q ability q
Vladimir's w ability w
Vladimir's e ability e
Vladimir's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Xin Zhao as Vladimir

Tips for Playing as Vladimir against Xin Zhao

Transfusion instantly deals damage to the enemy before healing Vladimir, making it one of the best last hitting tools in the game.

Cast Hemoplague where it will afflict the most units.

Sanguine Pool pops incoming missiles, so it can be used to dodge disables.

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.

Vladimir vs Xin Zhao Counter Stats

Vladimir Image
Win Rate
48 %
VS
Win Rate
52 %
Xin Zhao Image
6.1
< Kills >
6.4
5.2
< Deaths >
6.1
6.1
< Assists >
7.9
1.39
< Killing Sprees >
1.48
182
< Minions Killed >
41
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
1.53
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.45
1,014
< Physical Damage >
17,973
22,841
< Magic Damage >
1,484
348
< True Damage >
1,011
24,204
< Damage Dealt >
20,469
32,743
< Damage Taken >
39,997
11,490
< Gold Earned >
11,609
1.85
< Towers >
1.59
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.36
27,717
< Total Healing >
21,244
14,526
< Experience >
13,283
15
< Vision Score >
22
8
< Wards Placed >
6
120
< Time Dealing CC >
474

How to Counter Xin Zhao with Vladimir in LoL

The stats shown here show several valuable Vladimir versus Xin Zhao counter statistics that may help us appreciate the distinctions between the two. Vladimir’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Xin Zhao’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Vladimir may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Xin Zhao..

Vladimir normally has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Xin Zhao. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Vladimir and Xin Zhao

Damage Types Compared

Vladimir
Xin Zhao
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vladimir
Xin Zhao

Who is Better, Vladimir or Xin Zhao?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Vladimir usually loses when trying to fight Xin Zhao, with a 48.0% win rate. As a result, Vladimir makes a bad counter for Xin Zhao.

While Vladimir does have a lower win rate than Xin Zhao, when on opposite teams, Vladimir also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex champion to learn. You may get destroyed when picking Vladimir into Xin Zhaoas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Vladimir also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Xin Zhao. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Vladimir 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 team fights.

Vladimir is a bad counter for Xin Zhao. Focus your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Vladimir against Xin Zhao.

Additional Information for Vladimir Players

How We Calculated Our Vladimir vs Xin Zhao Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xin Zhao as Vladimir, we analyzed 3,895 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 Vladimir 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 Vladimir in order to counter Xin Zhao during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vladimir most often accumulates much more CS relative to Xin Zhao. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Vladimir versus Xin Zhao build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Cosmic Drive, and Stormsurge. When Vladimir incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did much better when fighting Xin Zhao than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Vladimir boasted an average winrate of 48.0% when playing against Xin Zhao with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of vanquishing Xin Zhao as Vladimir, Vladimir players should use the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds we have analyed for Vladimir vs Xin Zhao matchups, this combination of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.0% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Xin Zhao as Vladimir are presented for all skill levels, merged. To filter the stats and builds to a distinct division, you should use the selection menu located earlier on the page.