Xin Zhao vs Aatrox
How to Beat Aatrox as Xin Zhao
based on 6,681 Xin Zhao vs Aatrox matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Xin Zhao vs Aatrox Matchup Summary
Best Xin Zhao vs Aatrox Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Aatrox as Xin Zhao
Tips for Playing as Xin Zhao against Aatrox
Try to position yourself so your ultimate's knockback is most effective.
Xin Zhao is a great initiator to combat. Lead the front to start a fight and use your ultimate to do the most damage possible.
Advice to Win Against Aatrox
Aatrox's Infernal Chains are easier to exit when running towards the sides or at Aatrox.
Aatrox's attacks are very telegraphed, so use the time to dodge the hit zones.
Keep your distance when Aatrox uses his Ultimate to prevent him from reviving.
Xin Zhao vs Aatrox Counter Stats
How to Counter Aatrox with Xin Zhao in LoL
The stats provided here show several valuable Xin Zhao vs. Aatrox matchup stats that may help you understand the differences between this set of champs. For instance, Xin Zhao’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Aatrox’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Xin Zhao may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Aatrox..
Xin Zhao often has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. On average, he receives more damage than Aatrox. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Xin Zhao and Aatrox
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Who is Better, Xin Zhao or Aatrox?
Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Xin Zhao usually fairs equally well when taking on Aatrox, with a 50.9% win rate. Therefore, Xin Zhao makes an ok counter to Aatrox.
While Xin Zhao does have a higher win rate compared to Aatrox, when facing one another, Xin Zhao also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Xin Zhao into Aatrox.
Moreover, Xin Zhao also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Aatrox. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Xin Zhao vs Aatrox matchups, Xin Zhao is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Xin Zhao is a decent counter to Aatrox. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Xin Zhao against Aatrox.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Xin Zhao in order to counter Aatrox during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Xin Zhao often picks up a lot less CS as Aatrox. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions 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, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.
The top items to have in your Xin Zhao versus Aatrox build consist of Sterak's Gage, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Xin Zhao used at least these three items in his build, he did much better countering Aatrox than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Xin Zhao had an average winrate of 50.9% when playing against Aatrox with this build.
To have the highest chance of defeating Aatrox as Xin Zhao, Xin Zhao players should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Xin Zhao vs Aatrox counterpicks, this blending of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 50.9% winrate overall.
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