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

Xin Zhao vs Lissandra

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

based on 1,608 Xin Zhao vs Lissandra matchups
Win Rate
52.5 %
K/D/A
2.3
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of recently rated LoL rounds that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Lissandra as Xin Zhao resulted from an evaluation of 1608 ranked games where both champs fought each other. This champ matchup is fairly rare. Xin Zhao has to counter Lissandra in only 1.3% of his games.

Xin Zhao vs Lissandra Matchup Summary

Xin Zhao has done a good job of countering Lissandra. Normally, he wins a fantastic 52.5% of matches the champions face off with each other in. In Xin Zhao vs Lissandra rounds, Xin Zhao’s team is 0.1% more likely to obtain first blood, implying that he most likely will get first blood versus Lissandra.

Best Xin Zhao vs Lissandra Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Xin Zhao Items

~22 Mins
Titanic HydraDeath's DanceSundered Sky

Optional Items

Sterak's GageSpear of ShojinExperimental HexplateWit's End

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

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: 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
6
R
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W
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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 Lissandra as Xin Zhao

Tips for Playing as Xin Zhao against Lissandra

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 Lissandra

Lissandra's Ring of Frost has a long cooldown at early ranks; engage her while it's on cooldown.

Lissandra's Ice Shard only slows the first unit it hits. Approach Lissandra from behind your team's minions to avoid being slowed.

The best way to stop Lissandra from moving using her Glacial Path is to immobilize her before she reactivates it.

Xin Zhao vs Lissandra Counter Stats

Xin Zhao Image
Win Rate
52.5 %
VS
Win Rate
47.5 %
Lissandra Image
6.5
< Kills >
5.3
6.4
< Deaths >
6.2
8.2
< Assists >
8.9
1.53
< Killing Sprees >
1.23
41
< Minions Killed >
165
1.55
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.37
17,075
< Physical Damage >
1,141
1,428
< Magic Damage >
18,764
942
< True Damage >
889
19,446
< Damage Dealt >
20,794
40,300
< Damage Taken >
22,035
11,790
< Gold Earned >
10,933
1.63
< Towers >
1.73
0.35
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
21,182
< Total Healing >
3,321
13,453
< Experience >
13,668
22
< Vision Score >
20
6
< Wards Placed >
10
477
< Time Dealing CC >
493

How to Counter Lissandra with Xin Zhao in LoL

The stats provided here feature several valuable Xin Zhao against Lissandra counter stats that may help us distinguish the differences between the two. For instance, Xin Zhao’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Lissandra’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Xin Zhao may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Lissandra..

Xin Zhao often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his foe does. Typically, he takes more damage than Lissandra. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Xin Zhao and Lissandra

Damage Types Compared

Xin Zhao
Lissandra
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Xin Zhao
Lissandra

Who is Better, Xin Zhao or Lissandra?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Xin Zhao usually wins when facing off against Lissandra, with a 52.5% win rate. Thus, Xin Zhao makes a good counter for Lissandra.

While Xin Zhao does have a higher win rate compared to Lissandra, when facing one another, Xin Zhao also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex champion to learn. You should be be fine when picking Xin Zhao into Lissandra.

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

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Xin Zhao vs Lissandra 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 Lissandra. You will do well by focussing your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Xin Zhao against Lissandra.

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 Lissandra Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lissandra as Xin Zhao, we analyzed 1,608 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 Lissandra 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 Lissandra Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Xin Zhao to counter Lissandra during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Xin Zhao often gets a lot less CS compared to Lissandra. Champs who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Xin Zhao versus Lissandra build include Titanic Hydra, Death's Dance, and Sundered Sky. When Xin Zhao incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when fighting Lissandra than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Xin Zhao boasted an average winrate of 52.5% when countering Lissandra with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of annihilating Lissandra as Xin Zhao, Xin Zhao players should take the Lethal Tempo, 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 Lissandra fights, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 52.5% winrate overall.

If you would like to see Xin Zhao vs Lissandra tips and builds for a a distinct player tier, please select one from the selection menu above. By default, the statistics and strategies displayed are computed using all matches completed with these champs.