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How to Win Xayah vs Zoe Counter MatchupXayah is in the b tier of champions

Xayah vs Zoe

How to Beat Zoe as Xayah in LoLXayah is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Zoe as Xayah

based on 734 Xayah vs Zoe matchups
Win Rate
46.9 %
K/D/A
2.02
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked League rounds every week. In our data, Xayah faced Zoe in 734 matches. Including so many games with Xayah versus Zoe gives us a lot of faith in our ability to produce informative stats and a pro build to obliterate your foe. This pairing is fairly rare. Xayah is forced to battle against Zoe in only 1.2% of her games.

Xayah vs Zoe Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Xayah has done a terrible job of countering Zoe. On average, she wins a lowly 46.9% of games the champions face each other in. In Xayah against Zoe rounds, Xayah’s team is 0.1% less expected to earn first blood, implying that she probably won't be able to get first blood versus Zoe.

Best Xayah vs Zoe Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerNoonquiver

Core Xayah Items

~22 Mins
BloodthirsterKraken SlayerNavori Quickblades

Optional Items

Phantom DancerLord Dominik's RegardsStormrazor

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Xayah's passive ability p
Xayah's q ability q
Xayah's w ability w
Xayah's e ability e
Xayah's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
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E
8
W
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E
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W
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R
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W
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W
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Zoe as Xayah

Tips for Playing as Xayah against Zoe

Xayah's attacks and abilities leave Feathers on the ground that she can later recall for massive area damage and control.

Xayah can use Featherstorm to dodge almost any ability while also creating a ton of Feathers. Try to utilize the offensive and defensive aspects of this ability.

Advice to Win Against Zoe

Zoe's Paddle Star deals more damage the further it has flown.

Sleepy Trouble Bubble travels further over walls. Stop Zoe from hiding in fog of war to prevent her from setting the spell up.

Zoe must return to her starting point after casting Portal Jump, making her vulnerable to a counterattack.

Xayah vs Zoe Counter Stats

Xayah Image
Win Rate
46.9 %
VS
Win Rate
53.1 %
Zoe Image
6.2
< Kills >
6.9
6.1
< Deaths >
5.5
6.1
< Assists >
7.6
1.44
< Killing Sprees >
1.5
179
< Minions Killed >
130
0.29
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.49
18,312
< Physical Damage >
1,737
340
< Magic Damage >
17,716
352
< True Damage >
3,418
19,005
< Damage Dealt >
22,873
20,172
< Damage Taken >
18,294
11,807
< Gold Earned >
11,031
2.26
< Towers >
1.88
0.08
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
4,544
< Total Healing >
2,221
12,494
< Experience >
13,329
18
< Vision Score >
26
9
< Wards Placed >
12
52
< Time Dealing CC >
138

How to Counter Zoe with Xayah in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here highlight several significant Xayah vs. Zoe counter statistics that can help you interpret the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Xayah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Zoe’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Xayah may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Zoe..

Xayah often has a similar longest killing spree as her counter does. On average, she takes a similar amount of damage to Zoe. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Xayah and Zoe

Damage Types Compared

Xayah
Zoe
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Xayah
Zoe

Who is Better, Xayah or Zoe?

Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Xayah usually loses when facing off against Zoe, with a 46.9% win rate. Therefore, Xayah makes a bad counter for Zoe.

While Xayah does have a lower winrate compared to Zoe, when on opposite teams, Xayah also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more challenging champion to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Xayah into Zoe.

Additionally, Xayah also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Zoe. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Xayah vs Zoe matchups, Zoe is the better champ with a much lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Xayah is a garbage counter for Zoe. Focus your tactics on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Xayah against Zoe.

Other Champion Matchups Against Xayah

Xayah Loses Against

LilliaLillia41.5% winrateSwainSwain42.8% winrateTeemoTeemo43.4% winrateCassiopeiaCassiopeia43.6% winrate

Xayah Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee55% winrateYuumiYuumi54% winrateSivirSivir53.6% winrateRek'SaiRek'Sai52.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Dr. MundoDr. Mundo+ 51.3% 1179 GamesZacZac+ 51.5% 1254 GamesSingedSinged+ 52.2% 1447 GamesLilliaLillia+ 52.4% 3635 Games

Additional Information for Xayah Players

How We Calculated Our Xayah vs Zoe Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zoe as Xayah, we analyzed 734 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 Zoe as Xayah 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

Xayah Build Zoe Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Xayah to counter Zoe during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Xayah often gets a similar amount of CS as Zoe. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Xayah versus Zoe build include Bloodthirster, Kraken Slayer, and Navori Quickblades. When Xayah included at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better against Zoe than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Xayah had an average win rate of 46.9% when countering Zoe with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of defeating Zoe as Xayah, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Xayah vs Zoe battles, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 46.9% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Zoe as Xayah are presented for every ranked division. If you want to scope the stats and builds to an individual skill level, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.