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

Xin Zhao vs Karthus

How to Beat Karthus as Xin Zhao in LoLXin Zhao is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Karthus as Xin Zhao

based on 1,568 Xin Zhao vs Karthus matchups
Win Rate
52.7 %
K/D/A
2.42
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends rounds that we evaluate each and every week. This guide on how to beat Karthus as Xin Zhao resulted from an evaluation of 1568 ranked matches where both champs engaged one another. This particular champion matchup is relatively rare. Xin Zhao is forced to battle against Karthus in only 1.2% of his matches.

Xin Zhao vs Karthus Matchup Summary

Xin Zhao has done a good job of beating Karthus. Normally, he wins a fantastic 52.7% of games the champs fight each other in. In Xin Zhao against Karthus games, Xin Zhao’s team is 0.1% more likely to obtain first blood, implying that he most likely will get first blood versus Karthus.

Best Xin Zhao vs Karthus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalTiamat

Core Xin Zhao Items

~22 Mins
Spear of ShojinTitanic HydraSundered Sky

Optional Items

Wit's EndSterak's GageBlack CleaverMaw 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
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W
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R
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W
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Guide to Countering Karthus as Xin Zhao

Tips for Playing as Xin Zhao against Karthus

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 Karthus

Karthus can cast spells for a short duration after he is killed. Move away from his corpse to be safe.

Make sure you always have enough health to survive Requiem, even if you have to go back to the base more frequently to heal.

Xin Zhao vs Karthus Counter Stats

Xin Zhao Image
Win Rate
52.7 %
VS
Win Rate
47.3 %
Karthus Image
7.5
< Kills >
6.9
6.5
< Deaths >
7.7
8.2
< Assists >
9.5
1.7
< Killing Sprees >
1.61
44
< Minions Killed >
87
1.64
< Dragons Killed >
0.86
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.27
18,199
< Physical Damage >
243
1,537
< Magic Damage >
29,242
980
< True Damage >
1,997
20,717
< Damage Dealt >
31,484
43,783
< Damage Taken >
29,168
12,507
< Gold Earned >
12,611
1.6
< Towers >
1.01
0.4
< Baron Takedowns >
0.23
23,206
< Total Healing >
9,049
14,402
< Experience >
14,611
23
< Vision Score >
19
6
< Wards Placed >
7
485
< Time Dealing CC >
213

How to Counter Karthus with Xin Zhao in LoL

The stats shown here feature several significant Xin Zhao versus Karthus counter stats that can help us grasp the differences between the two. Xin Zhao’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Karthus’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Xin Zhao may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Karthus..

Xin Zhao normally has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Karthus. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Xin Zhao and Karthus

Damage Types Compared

Xin Zhao
Karthus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Xin Zhao
Karthus

Who is Better, Xin Zhao or Karthus?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Xin Zhao usually wins when trying to fight Karthus, with a 52.7% win rate. As a result, Xin Zhao makes a good counter for Karthus.

While Xin Zhao does have a higher winrate than Karthus, when facing one another, Xin Zhao also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging character to learn. You should be be fine when picking Xin Zhao into Karthus.

Furthermore, Xin Zhao also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Karthus. This 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 for every situation in League of Legends, in Xin Zhao vs Karthus 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 allies during teamfights.

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

Other Champion Matchups Against Xin Zhao

Xin Zhao Loses Against

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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 Karthus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Karthus as Xin Zhao, we analyzed 1,568 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 Karthus 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 Karthus Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Xin Zhao to counter Karthus during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Xin Zhao most often racks up less CS relative to Karthus. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Xin Zhao versus Karthus build include Spear of Shojin, Titanic Hydra, and Sundered Sky. When Xin Zhao included at least these three items in his build, he did much better countering Karthus than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Xin Zhao boasted an average winrate of 52.7% when playing against Karthus with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of defeating Karthus as Xin Zhao, you should use 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 Karthus counterpicks, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 52.7% win rate overall.

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