Xin Zhao vs Riven
How to Beat Riven as Xin Zhao
based on 4,258 Xin Zhao vs Riven matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Xin Zhao vs Riven Matchup Summary
Best Xin Zhao vs Riven Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Riven as Xin Zhao
Tips for Playing as Xin Zhao against Riven
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 Riven
All of Riven's damage is physical, prioritize high Armor if an opposing Riven gets out of control.
Riven has a great deal of mobility but she cannot move very far with any one skill. Rooting or silencing her during her combo will greatly reduce her effectiveness.
Riven excels at dueling multiple melee attackers at once, as she will be on an almost equal footing damage-wise. If pairing up against Riven, don't go in as double melee until she has expended her full combo.
Xin Zhao vs Riven Counter Stats
How to Counter Riven with Xin Zhao in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify several significant Xin Zhao versus Riven matchup stats that may help you realize the differences and similarities between the pair. Xin Zhao’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Riven’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Xin Zhao may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Riven..
Xin Zhao normally has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. On average, he receives more damage than Riven. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Xin Zhao and Riven
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Who is Better, Xin Zhao or Riven?
Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Xin Zhao usually fairs equally well when facing off against Riven, with a 49.7% win rate. As a result, Xin Zhao makes an ok counter for Riven.
While Xin Zhao does have a lower winrate compared to Riven, when they face off with one another, Xin Zhao also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult character to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Xin Zhao into Riven.
Furthermore, Xin Zhao has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Riven. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Xin Zhao vs Riven matchups, Riven is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Xin Zhao is a somewhat poor counter to Riven. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Xin Zhao against Riven.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Xin Zhao in order to counter Riven during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Xin Zhao usually gets a lot less CS as Riven. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills typically 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, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.
The most crucial items to focus on in your Xin Zhao versus Riven build include Sterak's Gage, Spear of Shojin, and Titanic Hydra. When Xin Zhao included at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better vs. Riven than with many other common builds. In fact, Xin Zhao had an average win rate of 49.7% when countering Riven with this counter build.
To have the best probability of beating Riven as Xin Zhao, you 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 combinations that we analyzed for Xin Zhao vs Riven LoL games, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.7% win rate overall.
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