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

Xin Zhao vs Swain

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

based on 4,668 Xin Zhao vs Swain matchups
Win Rate
49.4 %
K/D/A
2.25
Pick Rate
3.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked LoL games each week. Within our database, Xin Zhao fought Swain in 4668 games. With so many matchups for Xin Zhao versus Swain gives us a lot of faith in our ability to provide informative data and a solid build to counter your enemy. This particular matchup is fairly rare. Xin Zhao is forced to battle against Swain in only 3.7% of his rounds.

Xin Zhao vs Swain Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Xin Zhao has done a dismal job of beating Swain. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.4% of games the champs fight one another in. In Xin Zhao versus Swain matches, Xin Zhao’s team is 0.0% more probable to get first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood against Swain.

Best Xin Zhao vs Swain Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
TunnelerTiamat

Core Xin Zhao Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

Black CleaverThe CollectorSterak's GageWit's End

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
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Last skill for Xin Zhao to max outq

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: 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
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R
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W
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Guide to Countering Swain as Xin Zhao

Tips for Playing as Xin Zhao against Swain

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 Swain

Buying an item with Grievous Wounds will make Swain much easier to kill during his Demonic Ascension.

Swain's passive is very potent if you are immobilized. Make sure to be extra careful around enemies who have immobilizing effects.

High mobility counters all of Swain's basic abilities: Death's Hand does more damage the closer he is, Vision of Empire has a very long delay and Nevermove must start returning back to him to be dangerous.

Xin Zhao vs Swain Counter Stats

Xin Zhao Image
Win Rate
49.4 %
VS
Win Rate
50.6 %
Swain Image
6.9
< Kills >
5.3
6.7
< Deaths >
6.4
8.2
< Assists >
10.7
1.57
< Killing Sprees >
1.17
41
< Minions Killed >
101
1.45
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.43
19,119
< Physical Damage >
1,455
1,519
< Magic Damage >
20,362
1,031
< True Damage >
851
21,670
< Damage Dealt >
22,669
41,050
< Damage Taken >
31,307
11,840
< Gold Earned >
10,312
1.51
< Towers >
1.81
0.35
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
21,269
< Total Healing >
9,652
13,425
< Experience >
12,262
22
< Vision Score >
33
6
< Wards Placed >
15
466
< Time Dealing CC >
366

How to Counter Swain with Xin Zhao in LoL

The stats shown here show several vital Xin Zhao against Swain matchup stats that can help us grasp the differences between the pair. As an example, Xin Zhao’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Swain’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Xin Zhao may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Swain..

Xin Zhao often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his counter does. On average, he takes more damage than Swain. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply 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 Swain

Damage Types Compared

Xin Zhao
Swain
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Xin Zhao
Swain

Who is Better, Xin Zhao or Swain?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Xin Zhao usually fairs equally well when taking on Swain, with a 49.4% win rate. Therefore, Xin Zhao makes an ok counter for Swain.

While Xin Zhao does have a lower win rate compared to Swain, when they face off with one another, Xin Zhao also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging champion to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Xin Zhao into Swain.

Furthermore, Xin Zhao has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Swain. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Xin Zhao vs Swain matchups, Swain is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Xin Zhao is a somewhat poor counter to Swain. Make sure you focus your play on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Xin Zhao against Swain.

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 Swain Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Swain as Xin Zhao, we analyzed 4,668 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 Swain 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 Swain Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Xin Zhao to counter Swain during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Xin Zhao usually accumulates less CS relative to Swain. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Xin Zhao versus Swain build include Trinity Force, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Xin Zhao combined at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better vs Swain than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Xin Zhao had an average winrate of 49.4% when countering Swain with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of crushing Swain as Xin Zhao, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Xin Zhao vs Swain LoL games, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.4% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Swain as Xin Zhao are presented for all skill levels combined. If you want to filter the statistics and builds to a particular skill level, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.