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How to Win Xin Zhao vs Vel'Koz Counter MatchupXin Zhao is in the a tier of champions

Xin Zhao vs Vel'Koz

How to Beat Vel'Koz as Xin Zhao in LoLXin Zhao is in the a tier of champions
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Mage

How to Beat Vel'Koz as Xin Zhao

based on 2,610 Xin Zhao vs Vel'Koz matchups
Win Rate
50.9 %
K/D/A
2.21
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked League of Legends matches each and every week. Within our database, Xin Zhao engaged Vel'Koz 2610 times. Using so many matchups for Xin Zhao vs Vel'Koz gives us faith in our ability to provide useful stats and a pro build to suppress Vel'Koz. This champion pairing is somewhat rare. Xin Zhao fights Vel'Koz in only 2.1% of his rounds.

Xin Zhao vs Vel'Koz Matchup Summary

Xin Zhao has done a average job of beating Vel'Koz. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.9% of the time the champions fight each other in. In Xin Zhao versus Vel'Koz rounds, Xin Zhao’s side is 0.1% more probable to earn first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood against Vel'Koz.

Best Xin Zhao vs Vel'Koz Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
TunnelerTiamat

Core Xin Zhao Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

Blade of The Ruined KingWit's EndMaw of MalmortiusBlack 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

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
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W
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R
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W
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Guide to Countering Vel'Koz as Xin Zhao

Tips for Playing as Xin Zhao against Vel'Koz

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 Vel'Koz

Vel'Koz has fairly low mobility and is vulnerable to ganks.

Vel'Koz is very dangerous if left alone in a fight. Try to focus him down early.

Life Form Disintegration Ray can be interrupted by stuns, silences and knockups.

Xin Zhao vs Vel'Koz Counter Stats

Xin Zhao Image
Win Rate
50.9 %
VS
Win Rate
49.1 %
Vel'Koz Image
6.9
< Kills >
5.3
6.6
< Deaths >
6
7.7
< Assists >
9.1
1.6
< Killing Sprees >
1.21
43
< Minions Killed >
91
1.47
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.43
17,407
< Physical Damage >
542
1,456
< Magic Damage >
18,066
977
< True Damage >
5,938
19,841
< Damage Dealt >
24,547
41,926
< Damage Taken >
17,741
12,040
< Gold Earned >
10,355
1.52
< Towers >
1.67
0.36
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
21,719
< Total Healing >
1,735
13,861
< Experience >
12,339
22
< Vision Score >
44
6
< Wards Placed >
20
476
< Time Dealing CC >
206

How to Counter Vel'Koz with Xin Zhao in LoL

The stats shown here highlight several critical Xin Zhao versus Vel'Koz counter stats that may help you explain the distinctions between this set of champs. As an example, Xin Zhao’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Vel'Koz’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Xin Zhao may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Vel'Koz..

Xin Zhao typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his counter does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Vel'Koz. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Xin Zhao and Vel'Koz

Damage Types Compared

Xin Zhao
Vel'Koz
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Xin Zhao
Vel'Koz

Who is Better, Xin Zhao or Vel'Koz?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Xin Zhao usually fairs equally well when facing off against Vel'Koz, with a 50.9% win rate. As a result, Xin Zhao makes an ok counter for Vel'Koz.

While Xin Zhao does have a higher winrate than Vel'Koz, when on opposite teams, Xin Zhao also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Xin Zhao into Vel'Koz.

Additionally, Xin Zhao also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Vel'Koz. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing 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 Vel'Koz 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 team members during team fights.

Xin Zhao is a decent counter to Vel'Koz. Focus your play on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Xin Zhao against Vel'Koz.

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 Vel'Koz Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vel'Koz as Xin Zhao, we analyzed 2,610 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 Vel'Koz 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 Vel'Koz Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Xin Zhao in order to counter Vel'Koz 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 pay attention to the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Xin Zhao typically picks up less CS as Vel'Koz. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Xin Zhao versus Vel'Koz build consist of Sterak's Gage, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Xin Zhao combined at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better when facing Vel'Koz than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Xin Zhao had an average winrate of 50.9% when playing against Vel'Koz with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of defeating Vel'Koz as Xin Zhao, Xin Zhao players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for Xin Zhao vs Vel'Koz clashes, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 50.9% win rate overall.

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