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Xin Zhao vs Aphelios

How to Beat Aphelios as Xin Zhao in LoLXin Zhao is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Aphelios as Xin Zhao

based on 2,917 Xin Zhao vs Aphelios matchups
Win Rate
52.9 %
K/D/A
2.32
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked League of Legends games every week. Within our dataset, Xin Zhao engaged Aphelios 2917 times. With so many games with Xin Zhao vs Aphelios provides us faith in our capability to provide enlightening statistics and a pro build to defeat Aphelios. This champ pairing is somewhat rare. Xin Zhao has to counter Aphelios in only 2.3% of his matches.

Xin Zhao vs Aphelios Matchup Summary

Xin Zhao does a good job of beating Aphelios. On average, he wins a terrific 52.9% of the time the champions battle one another in. In Xin Zhao vs Aphelios games, Xin Zhao’s side is 0.1% more likely to get first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood against Aphelios.

Best Xin Zhao vs Aphelios Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Xin Zhao Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

Sterak's GageFrozen HeartWit's EndEclipse

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

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
1
E
2
W
3
Q
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
E
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W
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E
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R
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E
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E
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Aphelios as Xin Zhao

Tips for Playing as Xin Zhao against Aphelios

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 Aphelios

Each of Aphelios' weapons have different weaknesses, try to exploit the ones that work best for your champion. Watch out for the purple Gravity gun, it can root you.

Xin Zhao vs Aphelios Counter Stats

Xin Zhao Image
Win Rate
52.9 %
VS
Win Rate
47.1 %
Aphelios Image
6.6
< Kills >
6.6
6.3
< Deaths >
6.3
8
< Assists >
6.1
1.51
< Killing Sprees >
1.51
41
< Minions Killed >
177
1.55
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.47
16,960
< Physical Damage >
20,677
1,354
< Magic Damage >
1,378
960
< True Damage >
459
19,275
< Damage Dealt >
22,514
40,138
< Damage Taken >
18,828
11,813
< Gold Earned >
11,852
1.63
< Towers >
2.36
0.37
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
21,169
< Total Healing >
5,318
13,528
< Experience >
12,476
22
< Vision Score >
16
6
< Wards Placed >
8
474
< Time Dealing CC >
139

How to Counter Aphelios with Xin Zhao in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize some important Xin Zhao versus Aphelios matchup statistics that can help us distinguish the distinctions between the pair. Xin Zhao’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Aphelios’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Xin Zhao may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Aphelios..

Xin Zhao often has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Aphelios. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Xin Zhao and Aphelios

Damage Types Compared

Xin Zhao
Aphelios
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Xin Zhao
Aphelios

Who is Better, Xin Zhao or Aphelios?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Xin Zhao usually wins when playing against Aphelios, with a 52.9% win rate. Therefore, Xin Zhao makes a good counter for Aphelios.

While Xin Zhao does have a higher winrate than Aphelios, when they face off with one another, Xin Zhao also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champion to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Xin Zhao into Aphelios.

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

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Xin Zhao vs Aphelios matchups, Xin Zhao is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Xin Zhao is an above average counter to Aphelios. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Xin Zhao against Aphelios.

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 Aphelios Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Aphelios as Xin Zhao, we analyzed 2,917 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 Aphelios 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

Xin Zhao Build Aphelios Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Xin Zhao in order to counter Aphelios during both the early game 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 mind the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Xin Zhao usually gets a lot less CS compared to Aphelios. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The best items to have in your Xin Zhao versus Aphelios build include Black Cleaver, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Xin Zhao combined at least these three items in his build, he did much better countering Aphelios than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Xin Zhao boasted an average winrate of 52.9% battling Aphelios with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against Aphelios 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 Aphelios counterpicks, this order of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 52.9% winrate overall.

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