Xin Zhao vs Rammus
How to Beat Rammus as Xin Zhao
based on 2,145 Xin Zhao vs Rammus matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Xin Zhao vs Rammus Matchup Summary
Best Xin Zhao vs Rammus Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Rammus as Xin Zhao
Tips for Playing as Xin Zhao against Rammus
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 Rammus
Rammus often stacks high Armor, leaving him especially vulnerable to caster damage while not in Defensive Ball Curl.
Pay particular attention to when his Defensive Ball Curl is off. Rammus has much lower stats than a normal tank when he's out of the stance.
Xin Zhao vs Rammus Counter Stats
How to Counter Rammus with Xin Zhao in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page show some strategic Xin Zhao versus Rammus counter statistics that may help you understand the differences and similarities between the pair. Xin Zhao’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Rammus’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Xin Zhao may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Rammus..
Xin Zhao usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his enemy does. On average, he receives more damage than Rammus. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Xin Zhao and Rammus
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Who is Better, Xin Zhao or Rammus?
Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Xin Zhao usually wins when playing against Rammus, with a 51.6% win rate. As a result, Xin Zhao makes a good counter to Rammus.
While Xin Zhao does have a higher winrate than Rammus, when they face off with one another, Xin Zhao also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Xin Zhao into Rammus.
Additionally, Xin Zhao has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Rammus. This 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 overall in League of Legends, in Xin Zhao vs Rammus matchups, Xin Zhao is the better champion with a 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 decent counter to Rammus. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Xin Zhao against Rammus.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Xin Zhao in order to counter Rammus during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Xin Zhao on average picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Rammus. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.
The top items to focus on in your Xin Zhao versus Rammus build consist of Black Cleaver, Spear of Shojin, and Titanic Hydra. When Xin Zhao used at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better versus Rammus than with most other common builds. In fact, Xin Zhao had an average winrate of 51.6% battling Rammus with this counter build.
To have the highest chance of coming out on top against Rammus 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 combinations players used for Xin Zhao vs Rammus battles, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 51.6% win rate overall.
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