Xin Zhao vs Lux
How to Beat Lux as Xin Zhao
based on 11,870 Xin Zhao vs Lux matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Xin Zhao vs Lux Matchup Summary
Best Xin Zhao vs Lux Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Lux as Xin Zhao
Tips for Playing as Xin Zhao against Lux
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 Lux
When retreating with low health, be prepared to dodge Lux's Final Spark, a red targeting beam fires prior to the main beam, so try to move to the side if possible.
Lux has powerful zone control abilities. Try to spread out and attack from different directions so she cannot lock down a specific area.
Xin Zhao vs Lux Counter Stats
How to Counter Lux with Xin Zhao in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here underscore several critical Xin Zhao versus Lux counter statistics that may help us explain the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Xin Zhao’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Lux’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Xin Zhao may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Lux..
Xin Zhao normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his counter does. On average, he takes more damage than Lux. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.
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Who is Better, Xin Zhao or Lux?
Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Xin Zhao usually wins when playing against Lux, with a 51.3% win rate. As a result, Xin Zhao makes a good counter to Lux.
While Xin Zhao does have a higher winrate than Lux, when facing one another, Xin Zhao also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging champ to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Xin Zhao into Lux.
Additionally, Xin Zhao has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Lux. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Xin Zhao vs Lux matchups, Xin Zhao is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.
Xin Zhao is a decent counter for Lux. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Xin Zhao against Lux.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Xin Zhao to counter Lux during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Xin Zhao most often gets less CS as Lux. Champs who typically don't take much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.
The most crucial items to have in your Xin Zhao versus Lux build include Spear of Shojin, Sundered Sky, and Eclipse. When Xin Zhao incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better vs Lux than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Xin Zhao had an average winrate of 51.3% battling Lux with this counter build.
To have the highest probability of beating Lux as Xin Zhao, Xin Zhao players should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Xin Zhao vs Lux counters, this sequence of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 51.3% winrate overall.
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