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How to Win Zed vs Xin Zhao Counter MatchupZed is in the b tier of champions

Zed vs Xin Zhao

How to Beat Xin Zhao as Zed in LoLZed is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Xin Zhao as Zed

based on 4,631 Zed vs Xin Zhao matchups
Win Rate
47.4 %
K/D/A
2.22
Pick Rate
3.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked League games each and every week. In our dataset, Zed engaged Xin Zhao 4631 times. Including so many games with Zed versus Xin Zhao provides us faith in our ability to provide actionable statistics and a pro build to annihilate Xin Zhao. This champ matchup is somewhat rare. Zed has to counter Xin Zhao in only 3.4% of his rounds.

Zed vs Xin Zhao Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Zed has done a below average job of beating Xin Zhao. On average, he wins a lowly 47.4% of matches the champions fight one another in. In Zed against Xin Zhao matches, Zed’s team is 0.1% less expected to earn first blood, implying that he most likely won't get first blood against Xin Zhao.

Best Zed vs Xin Zhao Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Kircheis ShardThe Brutalizer

Core Zed Items

~22 Mins
Serylda's GrudgeAxiom ArcOpportunity

Optional Items

Edge of NightThe CollectorYoumuu's GhostbladeProfane Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Zed to level upq
>
Second ability for Zed to level upe
>
Last skill for Zed to max outw

Runes

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryTranscendenceScorch
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Zed's passive ability p
Zed's q ability q
Zed's w ability w
Zed's e ability e
Zed's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Xin Zhao as Zed

Tips for Playing as Zed against Xin Zhao

Placing a Living Shadow before using Death Mark can give Zed a safe escape from combat.

Saving energy and spell cooldowns until you use your ultimate will maximize Death Mark's damage.

Quickly double tapping Living Shadow will teleport Zed to his shadow immediately for rapid escapes.

Advice to Win Against Xin Zhao

Xin Zhao relies heavily on his Three Talon Strikes for damage and cooldown resets, so preventing him from finishing his combo will have a dramatic effect.

Xin Zhao is a powerful initiator with both his charge and ultimate dealing damage to all units around him. Try having your team stay spread out until he's used his ultimate.

Zed vs Xin Zhao Counter Stats

Zed Image
Win Rate
47.4 %
VS
Win Rate
52.6 %
Xin Zhao Image
8.6
< Kills >
6.8
6.4
< Deaths >
6.5
5.6
< Assists >
7.8
1.98
< Killing Sprees >
1.57
158
< Minions Killed >
44
0.22
< Dragons Killed >
1.51
0.33
< Inhibitors >
0.49
22,288
< Physical Damage >
17,571
1,270
< Magic Damage >
1,443
1,198
< True Damage >
990
24,757
< Damage Dealt >
20,004
22,753
< Damage Taken >
40,905
12,413
< Gold Earned >
12,029
1.59
< Towers >
1.64
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.36
3,752
< Total Healing >
21,309
14,638
< Experience >
13,813
17
< Vision Score >
23
7
< Wards Placed >
6
148
< Time Dealing CC >
485

How to Counter Xin Zhao with Zed in LoL

The stats shown here underscore some important Zed versus Xin Zhao matchup statistics that can help us appreciate the differences and similarities between the pair. Zed’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Xin Zhao’s ratio of NaN, showing that Zed may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Xin Zhao..

Zed often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his counter does. On average, he receives less damage than Xin Zhao. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zed and Xin Zhao

Damage Types Compared

Zed
Xin Zhao
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zed
Xin Zhao

Who is Better, Zed or Xin Zhao?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Zed usually loses when facing off against Xin Zhao, with a 47.4% win rate. Thus, Zed makes a poor counter to Xin Zhao.

While Zed does have a lower winrate than Xin Zhao, when on opposite teams, Zed also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult character to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Zed into Xin Zhaoas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Zed has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Xin Zhao. 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 Zed vs Xin Zhao matchups, Xin Zhao is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Zed is a garbage counter to Xin Zhao. Focus your tactics on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Zed against Xin Zhao.

Additional Information for Zed Players

How We Calculated Our Zed vs Xin Zhao Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xin Zhao as Zed, we analyzed 4,631 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 Xin Zhao as Zed 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Zed in order to counter Xin Zhao 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 shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zed usually accumulates much more CS as Xin Zhao. Champs who typically don't get much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.

The best items to have in your Zed versus Xin Zhao build consist of Serylda's Grudge, Axiom Arc, and Opportunity. When Zed incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better when facing Xin Zhao than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Zed boasted an average win rate of 47.4% battling Xin Zhao with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing Xin Zhao as Zed, Zed players should equip the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Transcendence, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Zed vs Xin Zhao fights, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 47.4% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Xin Zhao as Zed are presented for all ranked divisions. If you want to filter the stats and builds to a distinct division, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.