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How to Win Xin Zhao vs Ahri Counter MatchupXin Zhao is in the a tier of champions

Xin Zhao vs Ahri

How to Beat Ahri as Xin Zhao in LoLXin Zhao is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Ahri as Xin Zhao

based on 3,535 Xin Zhao vs Ahri matchups
Win Rate
51.9 %
K/D/A
2.16
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked League rounds each and every week. Within our dataset, Xin Zhao engaged Ahri 3535 times. With so many games with Xin Zhao versus Ahri provides us a lot of confidence in our capacity to prepare informative statistics and a pro build to suppress Ahri. This matchup is somewhat rare. Xin Zhao fights Ahri in only 2.8% of his matches.

Xin Zhao vs Ahri Matchup Summary

Xin Zhao has done a decent job of beating Ahri. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.9% of matches the champs battle each other in. In Xin Zhao vs Ahri matches, Xin Zhao’s side is 0.1% more probable to obtain first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood versus Ahri.

Best Xin Zhao vs Ahri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
TunnelerTiamat

Core Xin Zhao Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

Wit's EndSterak's GageExperimental HexplateDeath's Dance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Xin Zhao's passive ability p
Xin Zhao's q ability q
Xin Zhao's w ability w
Xin Zhao's e ability e
Xin Zhao's ultimate ability r
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E
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W
3
Q
4
W
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W
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R
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W
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Guide to Countering Ahri as Xin Zhao

Tips for Playing as Xin Zhao against Ahri

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 Ahri

Stay behind minions to make Charm difficult to land, this will reduce Ahri's damage potential significantly.

Ahri's survivability is dramatically reduced when her Ultimate, Spirit Rush, is down.

Xin Zhao vs Ahri Counter Stats

Xin Zhao Image
Win Rate
51.9 %
VS
Win Rate
48.1 %
Ahri Image
6.2
< Kills >
6
6.4
< Deaths >
5.5
7.6
< Assists >
7.7
1.45
< Killing Sprees >
1.38
43
< Minions Killed >
166
1.53
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.41
16,324
< Physical Damage >
1,465
1,384
< Magic Damage >
14,844
945
< True Damage >
5,172
18,654
< Damage Dealt >
21,483
39,836
< Damage Taken >
20,056
11,669
< Gold Earned >
11,101
1.56
< Towers >
1.85
0.36
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
20,871
< Total Healing >
4,879
13,455
< Experience >
14,090
22
< Vision Score >
20
6
< Wards Placed >
10
466
< Time Dealing CC >
72

How to Counter Ahri with Xin Zhao in LoL

The stats provided here underscore several vital Xin Zhao versus Ahri counter stats that may help us appreciate the differences between these two champs. As an example, Xin Zhao’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Ahri’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Xin Zhao may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Ahri..

Xin Zhao typically has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Typically, he receives more damage than Ahri. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Xin Zhao and Ahri

Damage Types Compared

Xin Zhao
Ahri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Xin Zhao
Ahri

Who is Better, Xin Zhao or Ahri?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Xin Zhao usually wins when taking on Ahri, with a 51.9% win rate. Therefore, Xin Zhao makes a good counter to Ahri.

While Xin Zhao does have a higher win rate compared to Ahri, when facing one another, Xin Zhao also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex champion to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Xin Zhao into Ahri.

Furthermore, Xin Zhao also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Ahri. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Xin Zhao vs Ahri matchups, Xin Zhao is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Xin Zhao is a decent counter for Ahri. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Xin Zhao against Ahri.

Other Champion Matchups Against Xin Zhao

Xin Zhao Loses Against

LilliaLillia46.3% winrateKledKled46.8% winrateNilahNilah47.2% winrateIvernIvern47.5% winrate

Xin Zhao Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee57.8% winrateYuumiYuumi56.2% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc55.8% winrateJarvan IVJarvan IV55.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TeemoTeemo+ 54.8% 9357 GamesRammusRammus+ 54.8% 365 GamesZacZac+ 54.9% 1099 GamesLilliaLillia+ 57.2% 1025 Games

Additional Information for Xin Zhao Players

How We Calculated Our Xin Zhao vs Ahri Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ahri as Xin Zhao, we analyzed 3,535 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 Ahri as Xin Zhao 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 truly master Xin Zhao in order to counter Ahri during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Xin Zhao often accumulates a lot less CS as Ahri. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Xin Zhao versus Ahri build consist of Black Cleaver, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Xin Zhao bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better vs Ahri than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Xin Zhao boasted an average win rate of 51.9% when countering Ahri with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing Ahri as Xin Zhao, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Xin Zhao vs Ahri face-offs, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 51.9% winrate overall.

If you need to get Xin Zhao x Ahri tips and counter stats for a an individual player tier, feel free to choose one from the selection menu shown above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and build suggestions shown are calculated using all rounds run with both champs.