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

Xin Zhao vs Anivia

How to Beat Anivia as Xin Zhao in LoLXin Zhao is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Anivia as Xin Zhao

based on 1,829 Xin Zhao vs Anivia matchups
Win Rate
50.1 %
K/D/A
2.23
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked League of Legends rounds that we review every week. Our guide on how to beat Anivia as Xin Zhao came out of an examination of 1829 ranked matches where both champs clashed against one another. This particular champion matchup is somewhat rare. Xin Zhao fights Anivia in only 1.5% of his rounds.

Xin Zhao vs Anivia Matchup Summary

Xin Zhao has done a average job of countering Anivia. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.1% of matches the champions face off with each other in. In Xin Zhao versus Anivia games, Xin Zhao’s side is 0.1% more likely to get first blood. This indicates that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Anivia.

Best Xin Zhao vs Anivia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalTiamat

Core Xin Zhao Items

~22 Mins
Spear of ShojinTitanic HydraSundered Sky

Optional Items

Sterak's GageExperimental HexplateMaw of MalmortiusBlack Cleaver

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
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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Guide to Countering Anivia as Xin Zhao

Tips for Playing as Xin Zhao against Anivia

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 Anivia

Try to gank Anivia when she's laning. With multiple people, it is easier to ensure that her egg dies.

If you're playing a ranged champion, stay far enough away from Anivia so you can dodge Flash Frost more easily.

Try to fight Anivia in the lanes. In the jungle she can block pathways with lower ranks of Crystallize.

Xin Zhao vs Anivia Counter Stats

Xin Zhao Image
Win Rate
50.1 %
VS
Win Rate
49.9 %
Anivia Image
6.3
< Kills >
5.4
6.4
< Deaths >
5
8
< Assists >
8.1
1.48
< Killing Sprees >
1.25
43
< Minions Killed >
162
1.54
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.48
18,162
< Physical Damage >
1,255
1,479
< Magic Damage >
18,055
1,015
< True Damage >
1,185
20,656
< Damage Dealt >
20,496
40,721
< Damage Taken >
26,884
11,819
< Gold Earned >
11,259
1.51
< Towers >
2.06
0.38
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
21,294
< Total Healing >
3,985
13,619
< Experience >
15,025
22
< Vision Score >
23
6
< Wards Placed >
11
473
< Time Dealing CC >
1,006

How to Counter Anivia with Xin Zhao in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore several vital Xin Zhao against Anivia counter stats that can help you distinguish the distinctions between the two. Xin Zhao’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Anivia’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Xin Zhao may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Anivia..

Xin Zhao typically has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. On average, he takes more damage than Anivia. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Xin Zhao and Anivia

Damage Types Compared

Xin Zhao
Anivia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Xin Zhao
Anivia

Who is Better, Xin Zhao or Anivia?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Xin Zhao usually fairs equally well when playing against Anivia, with a 50.1% win rate. Therefore, Xin Zhao makes an ok counter for Anivia.

While Xin Zhao does have a higher win rate compared to Anivia, when on opposite teams, Xin Zhao also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Xin Zhao into Anivia.

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

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

Xin Zhao is a decent counter to Anivia. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Xin Zhao against Anivia.

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 Anivia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Anivia as Xin Zhao, we analyzed 1,829 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 Anivia 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 learn all of the intricacies of Xin Zhao to counter Anivia during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Xin Zhao typically accumulates a lot less CS as Anivia. Champions who typically don't take much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. 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, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to have in your Xin Zhao versus Anivia build consist of Spear of Shojin, Titanic Hydra, and Sundered Sky. When Xin Zhao incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better versus Anivia than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Xin Zhao had an average win rate of 50.1% battling Anivia with this build.

To have the highest chance of annihilating Anivia as Xin Zhao, Xin Zhao players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Xin Zhao vs Anivia counters, this sequence of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 50.1% win rate overall.

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