Xin Zhao vs Azir
How to Beat Azir as Xin Zhao
based on 2,146 Xin Zhao vs Azir matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Xin Zhao vs Azir Matchup Summary
Best Xin Zhao vs Azir Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Azir as Xin Zhao
Tips for Playing as Xin Zhao against Azir
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 Azir
Try to think of Sand Soldiers as fire. Don't stand in the fire.
Azir relies on his soldiers to deal damage and can only move them so often. Try to capitalize on windows of time when his soldiers are stationary.
Azir has immense damage over a prolonged amount of time but lacks the upfront burst of other mages. Try to burst him out before he can turn a confrontation around.
Xin Zhao vs Azir Counter Stats
How to Counter Azir with Xin Zhao in LoL
The stats shown on this page feature several influential Xin Zhao against Azir counter stats that can help you grasp the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Xin Zhao’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Azir’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Xin Zhao may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Azir..
Xin Zhao usually has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. On average, he takes more damage than Azir. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the champion with higher health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Xin Zhao and Azir
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Who is Better, Xin Zhao or Azir?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Xin Zhao usually wins when taking on Azir, with a 52.6% win rate. As a result, Xin Zhao makes a good counter for Azir.
While Xin Zhao does have a higher win rate compared to Azir, when they face off with one another, Xin Zhao also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champion to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Xin Zhao into Azir.
Additionally, Xin Zhao also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Azir. 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 a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Xin Zhao vs Azir 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 allies during late stage team fights.
Xin Zhao is an above average counter for Azir. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Xin Zhao against Azir.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Xin Zhao in order to counter Azir during both the lane 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 stats shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Xin Zhao usually gets a lot less CS as Azir. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The ideal items to use in your Xin Zhao versus Azir build include Wit's End, Titanic Hydra, and Sundered Sky. When Xin Zhao used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Azir than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Xin Zhao had an average win rate of 52.6% when playing against Azir with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating Azir as Xin Zhao, you should take the Conqueror, 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 Azir counters, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 52.6% winrate overall.
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