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

Xin Zhao vs Rakan

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

based on 3,846 Xin Zhao vs Rakan matchups
Win Rate
50 %
K/D/A
2.27
Pick Rate
3.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds every week. Within our database, Xin Zhao did battle with Rakan 3846 times. With so many games with Xin Zhao versus Rakan provides us faith in our ability to prepare informative data and a solid build to crush Rakan. This particular champ matchup is fairly rare. Xin Zhao has to counter Rakan in only 3.1% of his matches.

Xin Zhao vs Rakan Matchup Summary

Xin Zhao does a average job of beating Rakan. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.0% of games the champs face each other in. In Xin Zhao vs Rakan rounds, Xin Zhao’s side is 0.1% more likely to obtain first blood, implying that he most likely will get first blood versus Rakan.

Best Xin Zhao vs Rakan Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
TunnelerTiamat

Core Xin Zhao Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageTitanic HydraSundered Sky

Optional Items

Death's DanceBlack CleaverWit's EndSpear of Shojin

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 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
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E
2
W
3
Q
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
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E
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W
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Rakan as Xin Zhao

Tips for Playing as Xin Zhao against Rakan

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 Rakan

Champions with crowd control that can be applied quickly excel against Rakan.

Catching Rakan with no allies around severely inhibits his mobility. Try to find him alone.

Rakan's movement abilities forecast their destination. Try to use this to your advantage.

Xin Zhao vs Rakan Counter Stats

Xin Zhao Image
Win Rate
50 %
VS
Win Rate
50 %
Rakan Image
6
< Kills >
1.5
6.3
< Deaths >
5.3
8.3
< Assists >
14.6
1.4
< Killing Sprees >
0.26
41
< Minions Killed >
31
1.49
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.46
16,496
< Physical Damage >
1,283
1,335
< Magic Damage >
5,115
951
< True Damage >
732
18,783
< Damage Dealt >
7,130
39,137
< Damage Taken >
19,632
11,512
< Gold Earned >
8,163
1.59
< Towers >
1.73
0.34
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
20,548
< Total Healing >
5,942
13,091
< Experience >
10,159
22
< Vision Score >
65
6
< Wards Placed >
31
475
< Time Dealing CC >
171

How to Counter Rakan with Xin Zhao in LoL

The stats shown here underscore several strategic Xin Zhao vs. Rakan counter statistics that can help us understand the differences between this pair of champs. Xin Zhao’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Rakan’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Xin Zhao may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Rakan. This observation is in large part fueled by the difference in kills.

Xin Zhao usually has a much larger longest killing spree than his opponent does. On average, he receives more damage than Rakan. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Xin Zhao and Rakan

Damage Types Compared

Xin Zhao
Rakan
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Xin Zhao
Rakan

Who is Better, Xin Zhao or Rakan?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Xin Zhao usually fairs equally well when playing against Rakan, with a 50.0% win rate. As a result, Xin Zhao makes an ok counter to Rakan.

While Xin Zhao does have a higher win rate compared to Rakan, when they face off with one another, Xin Zhao also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming champ to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Xin Zhao into Rakan.

Furthermore, Xin Zhao has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Rakan. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Xin Zhao vs Rakan matchups, Rakan is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Xin Zhao is a decent counter for Rakan. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Xin Zhao against Rakan.

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 Rakan Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rakan as Xin Zhao, we analyzed 3,846 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 Rakan 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 Rakan Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Xin Zhao to counter Rakan 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 tips displayed above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Xin Zhao most often racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Rakan. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Xin Zhao versus Rakan build include Sterak's Gage, Titanic Hydra, and Sundered Sky. When Xin Zhao incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better vs. Rakan than with many other typical builds. In fact, Xin Zhao had an average winrate of 50.0% battling Rakan with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of crushing Rakan 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. Out of all the rune builds players used for Xin Zhao vs Rakan counterpicks, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.0% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Rakan as Xin Zhao are displayed for every ranked division. If you want to filter the statistics and builds to an individual division, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.