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

Xin Zhao vs Ryze

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

based on 1,123 Xin Zhao vs Ryze matchups
Win Rate
51.9 %
K/D/A
2.48
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked LoL matches each and every week. Within our database, Xin Zhao battled Ryze in 1123 games. Including so many games with Xin Zhao vs Ryze provides us a lot of faith in our capability to prepare useful data and a pro build to shatter your opposition. This champ pairing is fairly rare. Xin Zhao is forced to battle against Ryze in only 0.9% of his games.

Xin Zhao vs Ryze Matchup Summary

Xin Zhao has done a decent job of beating Ryze. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.9% of matches the champions face off with each other in. In Xin Zhao vs Ryze matches, Xin Zhao’s team is 0.1% more probable to get first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Ryze.

Best Xin Zhao vs Ryze Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTunneler

Core Xin Zhao Items

~22 Mins
Spear of ShojinTitanic HydraSundered Sky

Optional Items

Sterak's GageExperimental HexplateWit's EndBlack Cleaver

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
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W
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R
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W
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Guide to Countering Ryze as Xin Zhao

Tips for Playing as Xin Zhao against Ryze

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 Ryze

Ryze is especially dangerous to opponents that are marked with Flux.

Use Realm Warp's windup time to figure out how to deal with what may be coming out of the portal.

Crowd controlling Ryze during Realm Warp's windup will cancel the portal.

Xin Zhao vs Ryze Counter Stats

Xin Zhao Image
Win Rate
51.9 %
VS
Win Rate
48.1 %
Ryze Image
6.9
< Kills >
5.7
6.1
< Deaths >
5.7
8.2
< Assists >
6.4
1.63
< Killing Sprees >
1.29
42
< Minions Killed >
190
1.58
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.46
18,333
< Physical Damage >
993
1,486
< Magic Damage >
22,221
993
< True Damage >
271
20,814
< Damage Dealt >
23,486
40,421
< Damage Taken >
26,213
11,959
< Gold Earned >
11,872
1.63
< Towers >
2.17
0.35
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
21,489
< Total Healing >
4,394
13,667
< Experience >
15,773
23
< Vision Score >
18
6
< Wards Placed >
9
477
< Time Dealing CC >
94

How to Counter Ryze with Xin Zhao in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore some important Xin Zhao vs. Ryze matchup stats that may help you appreciate the differences between the two. For instance, Xin Zhao’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Ryze’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Xin Zhao may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Ryze..

Xin Zhao normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his counter does. Typically, he takes more damage than Ryze. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Xin Zhao and Ryze

Damage Types Compared

Xin Zhao
Ryze
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Xin Zhao
Ryze

Who is Better, Xin Zhao or Ryze?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Xin Zhao usually wins when facing off against Ryze, with a 51.9% win rate. As a result, Xin Zhao makes a good counter to Ryze.

While Xin Zhao does have a higher winrate than Ryze, when they face off with one another, Xin Zhao also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult champion to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Xin Zhao into Ryze.

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

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Xin Zhao vs Ryze 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 allied champions during teamfights.

Xin Zhao is a decent counter to Ryze. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Xin Zhao against Ryze.

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 Ryze Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ryze as Xin Zhao, we analyzed 1,123 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 Ryze 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 Ryze Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Xin Zhao to counter Ryze during both the early game 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 suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Xin Zhao often racks up a lot less CS relative to Ryze. Champions who on average don't get much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.

The most important items to use in your Xin Zhao versus Ryze build include Spear of Shojin, Titanic Hydra, and Sundered Sky. When Xin Zhao included at least these three items in his build, he performed much better vs Ryze than with most other typical builds. In fact, Xin Zhao boasted an average winrate of 51.9% when playing against Ryze with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing Ryze as Xin Zhao, Xin Zhao players should use 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 we have analyed for Xin Zhao vs Ryze face-offs, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 51.9% win rate overall.

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