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

Xin Zhao vs Sejuani

How to Beat Sejuani as Xin Zhao in LoLXin Zhao is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Sejuani as Xin Zhao

based on 1,270 Xin Zhao vs Sejuani matchups
Win Rate
53.1 %
K/D/A
2.3
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of rated League of Legends rounds that we review every week. Our guide on how to beat Sejuani as Xin Zhao came out of an examination of 1270 ranked rounds where both champs battled each other. This matchup is fairly rare. Xin Zhao encounters Sejuani in only 1.0% of his rounds.

Xin Zhao vs Sejuani Matchup Summary

Xin Zhao does a good job of countering Sejuani. Normally, he wins a terrific 53.1% of the time the champs clash against one another in. In Xin Zhao vs Sejuani games, Xin Zhao’s side is 0.1% more expected to get first blood, implying that he most likely will get first blood versus Sejuani.

Best Xin Zhao vs Sejuani Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTunneler

Core Xin Zhao Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageTitanic HydraSundered Sky

Optional Items

Spear of ShojinBlack CleaverTrinity ForceExperimental Hexplate

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
5
W
6
R
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Sejuani as Xin Zhao

Tips for Playing as Xin Zhao against Sejuani

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 Sejuani

Dodging Arctic Assault and Glacial Prison can give you a huge advantage.

Focus on avoiding the second swing of Winter's Wrath which carries the brunt of the damage.

Melee enemies can also stack Frost for Sejuani, be very careful around them.

Xin Zhao vs Sejuani Counter Stats

Xin Zhao Image
Win Rate
53.1 %
VS
Win Rate
46.9 %
Sejuani Image
6.5
< Kills >
4
6.4
< Deaths >
5.5
8.2
< Assists >
10.8
1.54
< Killing Sprees >
0.91
42
< Minions Killed >
44
1.46
< Dragons Killed >
1.21
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.41
17,539
< Physical Damage >
7,332
1,398
< Magic Damage >
6,814
1,095
< True Damage >
900
20,032
< Damage Dealt >
15,047
40,535
< Damage Taken >
33,497
11,745
< Gold Earned >
10,539
1.53
< Towers >
1.35
0.33
< Baron Takedowns >
0.29
21,329
< Total Healing >
11,531
13,382
< Experience >
12,711
21
< Vision Score >
22
6
< Wards Placed >
7
472
< Time Dealing CC >
486

How to Counter Sejuani with Xin Zhao in LoL

The stats shown here underscore several influential Xin Zhao against Sejuani matchup stats that may help us understand the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Xin Zhao’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Sejuani’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Xin Zhao may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Sejuani..

Xin Zhao usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his foe does. On average, he takes more damage than Sejuani. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Xin Zhao and Sejuani

Damage Types Compared

Xin Zhao
Sejuani
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Xin Zhao
Sejuani

Who is Better, Xin Zhao or Sejuani?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Xin Zhao usually wins when facing off against Sejuani, with a 53.1% win rate. As a result, Xin Zhao makes a great counter for Sejuani.

While Xin Zhao does have a higher win rate compared to Sejuani, when they face off with one another, Xin Zhao also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging champ to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Xin Zhao into Sejuani.

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

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Xin Zhao vs Sejuani matchups, Xin Zhao is the better champ with a noticably 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 great counter for Sejuani. Focus your strategy on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Xin Zhao against Sejuani.

Additional Information for Xin Zhao Players

How We Calculated Our Xin Zhao vs Sejuani Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sejuani as Xin Zhao, we analyzed 1,270 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 Sejuani 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Xin Zhao in order to counter Sejuani during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Xin Zhao usually racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Sejuani. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Xin Zhao versus Sejuani build include Sterak's Gage, Titanic Hydra, and Sundered Sky. When Xin Zhao bought at least these three items in his build, he did much better countering Sejuani than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Xin Zhao had an average winrate of 53.1% battling Sejuani with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Sejuani as Xin Zhao, you should equip 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 picked for Xin Zhao vs Sejuani clashes, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 53.1% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Sejuani as Xin Zhao are given for all skill levels, merged. To filter the stats and builds to a particular division, you may use the selection menu earlier on the page.