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How to Win Xerath vs Xin Zhao Counter MatchupXerath is in the a tier of champions

Xerath vs Xin Zhao

How to Beat Xin Zhao as Xerath in LoLXerath is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Xin Zhao as Xerath

based on 5,055 Xerath vs Xin Zhao matchups
Win Rate
49.5 %
K/D/A
2.94
Pick Rate
3.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked League matches each week. Within our dataset, Xerath fought Xin Zhao in 5055 rounds. With so many matchups for Xerath vs Xin Zhao provides us faith in our capacity to provide informative data and a recommended build to wreck Xin Zhao. This particular champion pairing is fairly rare. Xerath fights Xin Zhao in only 3.3% of his games.

Xerath vs Xin Zhao Matchup Summary

Xerath does a average job of countering Xin Zhao. Typically, he wins a acceptable 49.5% of games the champs face each other in. In Xerath versus Xin Zhao games, Xerath’s side is 0.1% less likely to get first blood. This implies that he most likely won't be able to get first blood against Xin Zhao.

Best Xerath vs Xin Zhao Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeDark Seal

Core Xerath Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Horizon FocusVoid StaffShadowflameSeraph's Embrace

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
SorceryManaflow BandGathering Storm
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Xerath's passive ability p
Xerath's q ability q
Xerath's w ability w
Xerath's e ability e
Xerath's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Xin Zhao as Xerath

Tips for Playing as Xerath against Xin Zhao

If you stun an enemy with Shocking Orb, follow up with a guaranteed center hit on Eye of Destruction.

It's easier to land Arcanopulse on an enemy when they're moving toward or away from you, rather than side to side.

Eye of Destruction will make landing Arcanopulse easier as the target will be slowed.

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.

Xerath vs Xin Zhao Counter Stats

Xerath Image
Win Rate
49.5 %
VS
Win Rate
50.5 %
Xin Zhao Image
5.7
< Kills >
6.8
5.3
< Deaths >
6.5
9.9
< Assists >
7.5
1.29
< Killing Sprees >
1.58
106
< Minions Killed >
44
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
1.56
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.48
623
< Physical Damage >
17,330
23,887
< Magic Damage >
1,433
748
< True Damage >
1,001
25,259
< Damage Dealt >
19,765
16,058
< Damage Taken >
41,900
11,034
< Gold Earned >
12,066
1.57
< Towers >
1.57
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.38
1,436
< Total Healing >
21,874
12,911
< Experience >
13,892
38
< Vision Score >
23
17
< Wards Placed >
6
186
< Time Dealing CC >
479

How to Counter Xin Zhao with Xerath in LoL

The stats provided here show some important Xerath versus Xin Zhao matchup statistics that may help you distinguish the differences between the two. As an example, Xerath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Xin Zhao’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Xerath may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Xin Zhao..

Xerath usually has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Xin Zhao. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the champ with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Xerath and Xin Zhao

Damage Types Compared

Xerath
Xin Zhao
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Xerath
Xin Zhao

Who is Better, Xerath or Xin Zhao?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Xerath usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Xin Zhao, with a 49.5% win rate. As a result, Xerath makes an ok counter for Xin Zhao.

While Xerath does have a lower winrate compared to Xin Zhao, when on opposite teams, Xerath also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging character to learn. You should be careful when picking Xerath into Xin Zhaoas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Xerath also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Xin Zhao. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, 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 Xerath vs Xin Zhao matchups, Xin Zhao is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Xerath is a somewhat poor counter to Xin Zhao. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Xerath against Xin Zhao.

Additional Information for Xerath Players

How We Calculated Our Xerath vs Xin Zhao Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xin Zhao as Xerath, we analyzed 5,055 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 Xerath 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

To truly master Xerath to counter Xin Zhao during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Xerath often racks up more CS as Xin Zhao. Champs who on average don't earn much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Xerath versus Xin Zhao build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Xerath included at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting Xin Zhao than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Xerath boasted an average winrate of 49.5% when playing against Xin Zhao with this build.

To have the best probability of defeating Xin Zhao as Xerath, you should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Gathering Storm runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for Xerath vs Xin Zhao matchups, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.5% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Xin Zhao as Xerath are shown for every ranked division. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to a particular rank, you can use the selection menu at the top of this page.