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

Xin Zhao vs Zac

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

based on 2,868 Xin Zhao vs Zac matchups
Win Rate
48.9 %
K/D/A
2.2
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked League of Legends games each and every week. Within our data, Xin Zhao faced Zac in 2868 games. With so many matchups for Xin Zhao vs Zac provides us faith in our capacity to produce useful stats and a pro build to crush your enemy. This particular champion matchup is somewhat rare. Xin Zhao fights Zac in only 2.3% of his matches.

Xin Zhao vs Zac Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Xin Zhao has done a below average job of countering Zac. Typically, he wins a acceptable 48.9% of the time the champions face each other in. In Xin Zhao vs Zac games, Xin Zhao’s side is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood versus Zac.

Best Xin Zhao vs Zac Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalTiamat

Core Xin Zhao Items

~22 Mins
Maw of MalmortiusTitanic HydraSundered Sky

Optional Items

Spear of ShojinExperimental HexplateBlack CleaverEclipse

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
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W
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R
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W
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Guide to Countering Zac as Xin Zhao

Tips for Playing as Xin Zhao against Zac

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 Zac

Kill all of Zac's bloblets when he splits apart to stop him from reforming.

Silences, stuns, roots and knockups will all interrupt Zac when he is charging Elastic Slingshot.

Zac heals from the goo that separates from him. You can crush the goo pieces by stepping on them.

Xin Zhao vs Zac Counter Stats

Xin Zhao Image
Win Rate
48.9 %
VS
Win Rate
51.1 %
Zac Image
6.3
< Kills >
4.7
6.5
< Deaths >
4.9
8
< Assists >
11.1
1.48
< Killing Sprees >
1.08
43
< Minions Killed >
62
1.44
< Dragons Killed >
0.92
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.4
17,799
< Physical Damage >
1,523
1,436
< Magic Damage >
15,715
1,598
< True Damage >
1,110
20,834
< Damage Dealt >
18,348
40,564
< Damage Taken >
40,498
11,641
< Gold Earned >
10,685
1.53
< Towers >
1.54
0.34
< Baron Takedowns >
0.23
21,205
< Total Healing >
42,221
13,195
< Experience >
12,954
22
< Vision Score >
22
6
< Wards Placed >
8
480
< Time Dealing CC >
449

How to Counter Zac with Xin Zhao in LoL

The stats provided here feature several critical Xin Zhao against Zac counter stats that may help you understand the differences between the pair. As an example, Xin Zhao’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Zac’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Xin Zhao may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Zac..

Xin Zhao normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his foe does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Zac. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Xin Zhao and Zac

Damage Types Compared

Xin Zhao
Zac
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Xin Zhao
Zac

Who is Better, Xin Zhao or Zac?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Xin Zhao usually loses when facing off against Zac, with a 48.9% win rate. Therefore, Xin Zhao makes a bad counter for Zac.

While Xin Zhao does have a lower winrate than Zac, when on opposite teams, Xin Zhao also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Xin Zhao into Zac.

Furthermore, Xin Zhao also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Zac. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Xin Zhao vs Zac matchups, Zac is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Xin Zhao is a somewhat poor counter for Zac. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Xin Zhao against Zac.

Additional Information for Xin Zhao Players

How We Calculated Our Xin Zhao vs Zac Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zac as Xin Zhao, we analyzed 2,868 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 Zac 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 learn all of the intricacies of Xin Zhao to counter Zac during both the laning 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 mind the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Xin Zhao usually accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Zac. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly 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 displayed here to do well.

The top items to use in your Xin Zhao versus Zac build include Maw of Malmortius, Titanic Hydra, and Sundered Sky. When Xin Zhao combined at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Zac than with most other typical builds. In fact, Xin Zhao boasted an average win rate of 48.9% battling Zac with this build.

To have the best likelihood of vanquishing Zac as Xin Zhao, you should take 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 Zac fights, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 48.9% winrate overall.

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