Xin Zhao vs LeBlanc
How to Beat LeBlanc as Xin Zhao
based on 2,132 Xin Zhao vs LeBlanc matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Xin Zhao vs LeBlanc Matchup Summary
Best Xin Zhao vs LeBlanc Counter Build
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Guide to Countering LeBlanc as Xin Zhao
Tips for Playing as Xin Zhao against LeBlanc
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 LeBlanc
LeBlanc's ultimate can create fake LeBlancs during her spellcast or, rarely, at a distant position.
The fake LeBlanc created at a distance will always run at the nearest Champion, cast a harmless spell, then immediately disappear.
Attacking LeBlanc first avoids most of her tricks, especially if she's recently used her dash, Distortion.
Stunning or silencing LeBlanc will prevent her from activating the return part of Distortion.
Xin Zhao vs LeBlanc Counter Stats
How to Counter LeBlanc with Xin Zhao in LoL
The stats provided here underscore several influential Xin Zhao vs. LeBlanc matchup statistics that may help you realize the differences between the pair. As an example, Xin Zhao’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than LeBlanc’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Xin Zhao may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than LeBlanc..
Xin Zhao usually has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. Typically, he takes more damage than LeBlanc. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Xin Zhao and LeBlanc
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Who is Better, Xin Zhao or LeBlanc?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Xin Zhao usually wins when facing off against LeBlanc, with a 55.8% win rate. Therefore, Xin Zhao makes a fantastic counter to LeBlanc.
While Xin Zhao does have a much higher win rate compared to LeBlanc, when on opposite teams, Xin Zhao also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less complex champion to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Xin Zhao into LeBlanc.
Additionally, Xin Zhao has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to LeBlanc. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Xin Zhao vs LeBlanc 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 team members during teamfights.
Xin Zhao is a great counter for LeBlanc. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Xin Zhao against LeBlanc.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Xin Zhao to counter LeBlanc during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Xin Zhao usually gets a lot less CS compared to LeBlanc. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.
The most crucial items to have in your Xin Zhao versus LeBlanc build include Black Cleaver, Titanic Hydra, and Sundered Sky. When Xin Zhao included at least these three items in his build, he did much better versus LeBlanc than with most other common builds. In fact, Xin Zhao had an average winrate of 55.8% battling LeBlanc with this build.
To have the highest chance of annihilating LeBlanc as Xin Zhao, Xin Zhao players should use 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 builds players picked for Xin Zhao vs LeBlanc counter picks, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 55.8% win rate overall.
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