Xin Zhao vs Vex
How to Beat Vex as Xin Zhao
based on 2,214 Xin Zhao vs Vex matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Xin Zhao vs Vex Matchup Summary
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Guide to Countering Vex as Xin Zhao
Tips for Playing as Xin Zhao against Vex
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 Vex Counter Stats
How to Counter Vex with Xin Zhao in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here show some significant Xin Zhao vs. Vex matchup stats that can help you appreciate the differences between the pair. For instance, Xin Zhao’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Vex’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Xin Zhao may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Vex..
Xin Zhao typically has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Vex. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Xin Zhao and Vex
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Who is Better, Xin Zhao or Vex?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Xin Zhao usually wins when playing against Vex, with a 51.4% win rate. Thus, Xin Zhao makes a good counter to Vex.
While Xin Zhao does have a higher winrate than Vex, when on opposite teams, Xin Zhao also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Xin Zhao into Vex.
Additionally, Xin Zhao has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Vex. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Xin Zhao vs Vex matchups, Xin Zhao is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Xin Zhao is a decent counter for Vex. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Xin Zhao against Vex.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Xin Zhao in order to counter Vex during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Xin Zhao typically gets a lot less CS compared to Vex. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, 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 do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The top items to have in your Xin Zhao versus Vex build include Sterak's Gage, Spear of Shojin, and Titanic Hydra. When Xin Zhao included at least these three items in his build, he did much better when facing Vex than with many other typical builds. In fact, Xin Zhao had an average winrate of 51.4% when countering Vex with this build.
To have the best likelihood of annihilating Vex 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. Of all the rune builds players used for Xin Zhao vs Vex counterpicks, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 51.4% winrate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Vex as Xin Zhao are shown for all skill levels combined. To filter the stats and builds to a distinct division, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.