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How to Win Xin Zhao vs Kai'Sa Counter MatchupXin Zhao is in the a tier of champions

Xin Zhao vs Kai'Sa

How to Beat Kai'Sa as Xin Zhao in LoLXin Zhao is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kai'Sa as Xin Zhao

based on 5,358 Xin Zhao vs Kai'Sa matchups
Win Rate
54.6 %
K/D/A
2.3
Pick Rate
4.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends rounds each week. Within our database, Xin Zhao engaged Kai'Sa 5358 times. Using so many games with Xin Zhao vs Kai'Sa gives us confidence in our capacity to prepare informative data and a supported build to defeat your rival. This particular champ pairing is fairly uncommon. Xin Zhao is forced to battle against Kai'Sa in only 4.3% of his matches.

Xin Zhao vs Kai'Sa Matchup Summary

Xin Zhao has done a great job of beating Kai'Sa. On average, he wins a whopping 54.6% of matches the champs face each other in. In Xin Zhao versus Kai'Sa rounds, Xin Zhao’s side is 0.0% more probable to get first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood versus Kai'Sa.

Best Xin Zhao vs Kai'Sa Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
TunnelerTiamat

Core Xin Zhao Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageTitanic HydraDeath's Dance

Optional Items

Blade of The Ruined KingFrozen HeartSpear of ShojinWit's End

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste 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

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
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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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Kai'Sa as Xin Zhao

Tips for Playing as Xin Zhao against Kai'Sa

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 Kai'Sa

Kai'Sa is very vulnerable to getting outranged by mages and long range carries.

Make sure to place wards in your blind spots so you can see Kai'Sa coming.

Kai'Sa is very good at picking off isolated enemies. Stick together against her.

Xin Zhao vs Kai'Sa Counter Stats

Xin Zhao Image
Win Rate
54.6 %
VS
Win Rate
45.4 %
Kai'Sa Image
6.6
< Kills >
7.5
6.4
< Deaths >
6.2
8.1
< Assists >
6.3
1.52
< Killing Sprees >
1.71
42
< Minions Killed >
181
1.55
< Dragons Killed >
0.21
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.44
17,022
< Physical Damage >
12,215
1,381
< Magic Damage >
7,951
959
< True Damage >
418
19,363
< Damage Dealt >
20,584
39,947
< Damage Taken >
19,783
11,826
< Gold Earned >
12,397
1.66
< Towers >
2.06
0.37
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
20,989
< Total Healing >
4,276
13,520
< Experience >
12,656
22
< Vision Score >
17
6
< Wards Placed >
8
476
< Time Dealing CC >
45

How to Counter Kai'Sa with Xin Zhao in LoL

The stats shown here show several strategic Xin Zhao against Kai'Sa counter stats that can help us grasp the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Xin Zhao’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kai'Sa’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Xin Zhao may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Kai'Sa..

Xin Zhao typically has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Kai'Sa. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Xin Zhao and Kai'Sa

Damage Types Compared

Xin Zhao
Kai'Sa
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Xin Zhao
Kai'Sa

Who is Better, Xin Zhao or Kai'Sa?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Xin Zhao usually wins when trying to fight Kai'Sa, with a 54.6% win rate. Thus, Xin Zhao makes a great counter for Kai'Sa.

While Xin Zhao does have a much higher win rate than Kai'Sa, when on opposite teams, Xin Zhao also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming champ to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Xin Zhao into Kai'Sa.

Moreover, Xin Zhao has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kai'Sa. 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 one best champion in League of Legends, in Xin Zhao vs Kai'Sa 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 late stage team fights.

Xin Zhao is a great counter for Kai'Sa. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Xin Zhao against Kai'Sa.

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 Kai'Sa Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kai'Sa as Xin Zhao, we analyzed 5,358 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 Kai'Sa 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 Kai'Sa Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Xin Zhao to counter Kai'Sa during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Xin Zhao often racks up a lot less CS as Kai'Sa. Champs who typically don't get much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require 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 ideal items to have in your Xin Zhao versus Kai'Sa build include Sterak's Gage, Titanic Hydra, and Death's Dance. When Xin Zhao included at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better versus Kai'Sa than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Xin Zhao had an average winrate of 54.6% battling Kai'Sa with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of defeating Kai'Sa as Xin Zhao, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Xin Zhao vs Kai'Sa battles, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 54.6% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Kai'Sa as Xin Zhao are given for all ranked divisions. To scope the statistics and builds to a particular division, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.