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

Xin Zhao vs Senna

How to Beat Senna as Xin Zhao in LoLXin Zhao is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Senna as Xin Zhao

based on 9,360 Xin Zhao vs Senna matchups
Win Rate
50.4 %
K/D/A
2.22
Pick Rate
7.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Senna as Xin Zhao resulted from an evaluation of 9360 ranked matches where both champs faced each other. This particular pairing is somewhat uncommon. Xin Zhao is forced to battle against Senna in only 7.4% of his games.

Xin Zhao vs Senna Matchup Summary

Xin Zhao has done a ok job of countering Senna. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.4% of the time the champions battle one another in. In Xin Zhao vs Senna games, Xin Zhao’s team is 0.1% more probable to get first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood versus Senna.

Best Xin Zhao vs Senna Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordPickaxe

Core Xin Zhao Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelTitanic HydraSundered Sky

Optional Items

Death's DanceSterak's GageSpear of ShojinEclipse

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
1
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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E
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R
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E
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Senna as Xin Zhao

Tips for Playing as Xin Zhao against Senna

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.

Xin Zhao vs Senna Counter Stats

Xin Zhao Image
Win Rate
50.4 %
VS
Win Rate
49.6 %
Senna Image
6.6
< Kills >
4.6
6.4
< Deaths >
6.1
7.6
< Assists >
12
1.53
< Killing Sprees >
1.04
42
< Minions Killed >
62
1.53
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.54
16,958
< Physical Damage >
17,626
1,388
< Magic Damage >
309
933
< True Damage >
490
19,280
< Damage Dealt >
18,426
39,980
< Damage Taken >
18,642
11,741
< Gold Earned >
10,490
1.56
< Towers >
2.3
0.36
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
20,786
< Total Healing >
9,824
13,461
< Experience >
11,424
22
< Vision Score >
49
6
< Wards Placed >
20
471
< Time Dealing CC >
212

How to Counter Senna with Xin Zhao in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore some influential Xin Zhao against Senna matchup statistics that can help us understand the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Xin Zhao’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Senna’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Xin Zhao may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Senna..

Xin Zhao typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his foe does. Typically, he receives more damage than Senna. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Xin Zhao and Senna

Damage Types Compared

Xin Zhao
Senna
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Xin Zhao
Senna

Who is Better, Xin Zhao or Senna?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Xin Zhao usually fairs equally well when taking on Senna, with a 50.4% win rate. Therefore, Xin Zhao makes an ok counter for Senna.

While Xin Zhao does have a higher winrate than Senna, when facing one another, Xin Zhao also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less complex champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Xin Zhao into Senna.

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

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Xin Zhao vs Senna matchups, Xin Zhao is the better champion 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 Senna. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Xin Zhao against Senna.

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 Senna Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Senna as Xin Zhao, we analyzed 9,360 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 Senna 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 Senna Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Xin Zhao in order to counter Senna during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Xin Zhao often gets a similar amount of CS as Senna. Champions who on average don't get much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. 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 require many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Xin Zhao versus Senna build include Guardian Angel, Titanic Hydra, and Sundered Sky. When Xin Zhao included at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better when fighting Senna than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Xin Zhao had an average win rate of 50.4% battling Senna with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of annihilating Senna as Xin Zhao, Xin Zhao players should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Xin Zhao vs Senna counters, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 50.4% winrate overall.

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