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

Xin Zhao vs Gragas

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

based on 2,266 Xin Zhao vs Gragas matchups
Win Rate
53.9 %
K/D/A
2.31
Pick Rate
1.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated LoL rounds that we evaluate every week. Our guide on how to beat Gragas as Xin Zhao resulted from an examination of 2266 ranked matches where both champs faced each other. This particular counter matchup is fairly rare. Xin Zhao fights Gragas in only 1.8% of his rounds.

Xin Zhao vs Gragas Matchup Summary

Xin Zhao does a good job of beating Gragas. Normally, he wins a fantastic 53.9% of the time the champions face off with one another in. In Xin Zhao vs Gragas rounds, Xin Zhao’s side is 0.1% more likely to obtain first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood versus Gragas.

Best Xin Zhao vs Gragas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalTiamat

Core Xin Zhao Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageSpear of ShojinTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Black CleaverExperimental HexplateWit's EndMaw of Malmortius

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
5
W
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R
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W
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Guide to Countering Gragas as Xin Zhao

Tips for Playing as Xin Zhao against Gragas

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 Gragas

Body Slam is on a very low cooldown, making it difficult to pursue Gragas. Don't overextend yourself chasing him.

Gragas can knock everybody away with his ultimate. Be careful that you don't get knocked into him or, worse, an enemy tower.

Xin Zhao vs Gragas Counter Stats

Xin Zhao Image
Win Rate
53.9 %
VS
Win Rate
46.1 %
Gragas Image
6.5
< Kills >
5.8
6.4
< Deaths >
5.9
8.3
< Assists >
7.6
1.53
< Killing Sprees >
1.33
43
< Minions Killed >
109
1.53
< Dragons Killed >
0.55
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.37
17,397
< Physical Damage >
1,528
1,424
< Magic Damage >
19,114
985
< True Damage >
624
19,806
< Damage Dealt >
21,266
41,009
< Damage Taken >
29,414
11,945
< Gold Earned >
11,223
1.61
< Towers >
1.44
0.38
< Baron Takedowns >
0.15
21,503
< Total Healing >
12,136
13,663
< Experience >
13,914
23
< Vision Score >
21
6
< Wards Placed >
8
485
< Time Dealing CC >
412

How to Counter Gragas with Xin Zhao in LoL

The stats provided here underscore some significant Xin Zhao vs. Gragas counter stats that can help us distinguish the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Xin Zhao’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Gragas’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Xin Zhao may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Gragas..

Xin Zhao typically has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Typically, he takes more damage than Gragas. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Xin Zhao and Gragas

Damage Types Compared

Xin Zhao
Gragas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Xin Zhao
Gragas

Who is Better, Xin Zhao or Gragas?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Xin Zhao usually wins when playing against Gragas, with a 53.9% win rate. Therefore, Xin Zhao makes a great counter to Gragas.

While Xin Zhao does have a higher winrate compared to Gragas, when on opposite teams, Xin Zhao also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging character to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Xin Zhao into Gragas.

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

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Xin Zhao vs Gragas 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 allied champions during team fights.

Xin Zhao is a great counter to Gragas. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Xin Zhao against Gragas.

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 Gragas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gragas as Xin Zhao, we analyzed 2,266 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 Gragas 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 Gragas Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Xin Zhao to counter Gragas during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Xin Zhao often racks up less CS relative to Gragas. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Xin Zhao versus Gragas build consist of Sterak's Gage, Spear of Shojin, and Titanic Hydra. When Xin Zhao combined at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better when facing Gragas than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Xin Zhao had an average winrate of 53.9% when playing against Gragas with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of beating Gragas 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. Out of all the runes players picked for Xin Zhao vs Gragas LoL games, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 53.9% win rate overall.

If you need to see Xin Zhao versus Gragas tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a distinct skill level, feel free to select one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the statistics and strategies displayed are calculated using all matches finished with these champions.