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

Xin Zhao vs Cassiopeia

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

How to Beat Cassiopeia as Xin Zhao

based on 1,269 Xin Zhao vs Cassiopeia matchups
Win Rate
52.1 %
K/D/A
2.28
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked League of Legends games every week. In our data, Xin Zhao fought Cassiopeia 1269 times. Using so many games with Xin Zhao vs Cassiopeia gives us faith in our capability to prepare actionable stats and a pro build to shatter your opposition. This counter matchup is relatively rare. Xin Zhao fights Cassiopeia in only 1.0% of his matches.

Xin Zhao vs Cassiopeia Matchup Summary

Xin Zhao has done a good job of beating Cassiopeia. Normally, he wins a fantastic 52.1% of games the champs face off with each other in. In Xin Zhao vs Cassiopeia games, Xin Zhao’s side is 0.1% more likely to earn first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood against Cassiopeia.

Best Xin Zhao vs Cassiopeia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalTiamat

Core Xin Zhao Items

~22 Mins
Maw of MalmortiusTitanic HydraSundered Sky

Optional Items

Spear of ShojinWit's EndBlack CleaverExperimental Hexplate

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
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E
2
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 Cassiopeia as Xin Zhao

Tips for Playing as Xin Zhao against Cassiopeia

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 Cassiopeia

Be wary of Cassiopeia's damage potential with Twin Fang when she has you poisoned.

Turn away from Cassiopeia when she is casting Petrifying Gaze to get slowed instead of stunned.

Xin Zhao vs Cassiopeia Counter Stats

Xin Zhao Image
Win Rate
52.1 %
VS
Win Rate
47.9 %
Cassiopeia Image
6.7
< Kills >
6.6
6.5
< Deaths >
6.3
8.1
< Assists >
6.3
1.58
< Killing Sprees >
1.53
41
< Minions Killed >
176
1.53
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.4
17,483
< Physical Damage >
606
1,408
< Magic Damage >
22,594
964
< True Damage >
301
19,855
< Damage Dealt >
23,501
40,081
< Damage Taken >
26,831
11,813
< Gold Earned >
11,573
1.6
< Towers >
1.76
0.37
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
20,787
< Total Healing >
7,048
13,465
< Experience >
15,080
22
< Vision Score >
18
6
< Wards Placed >
9
465
< Time Dealing CC >
449

How to Counter Cassiopeia with Xin Zhao in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here feature some important Xin Zhao against Cassiopeia counter stats that may help you distinguish the differences and similarities between this pair of champs. For instance, Xin Zhao’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Cassiopeia’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Xin Zhao may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Cassiopeia..

Xin Zhao often has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Typically, he receives more damage than Cassiopeia. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Xin Zhao and Cassiopeia

Damage Types Compared

Xin Zhao
Cassiopeia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Xin Zhao
Cassiopeia

Who is Better, Xin Zhao or Cassiopeia?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Xin Zhao usually wins when facing off against Cassiopeia, with a 52.1% win rate. Thus, Xin Zhao makes a good counter for Cassiopeia.

While Xin Zhao does have a higher win rate compared to Cassiopeia, when they face off with one another, Xin Zhao also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult champ to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Xin Zhao into Cassiopeia.

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

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

Xin Zhao is a good counter for Cassiopeia. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Xin Zhao against Cassiopeia.

Other Champion Matchups Against Xin Zhao

Xin Zhao Loses Against

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Xin Zhao Wins Against

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Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Xin Zhao Players

How We Calculated Our Xin Zhao vs Cassiopeia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Cassiopeia as Xin Zhao, we analyzed 1,269 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 Cassiopeia 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 Cassiopeia during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Xin Zhao usually racks up a lot less CS as Cassiopeia. Champs who typically don't take much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The best items to have in your Xin Zhao versus Cassiopeia build consist of Maw of Malmortius, Titanic Hydra, and Sundered Sky. When Xin Zhao combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better against Cassiopeia than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Xin Zhao had an average winrate of 52.1% when countering Cassiopeia with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of beating Cassiopeia as Xin Zhao, you should equip 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 sets players picked for Xin Zhao vs Cassiopeia clashes, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 52.1% winrate overall.

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