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How to Win Zoe vs Xayah Counter MatchupZoe is in the b tier of champions

Zoe vs Xayah

How to Beat Xayah as Zoe in LoLZoe is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Xayah as Zoe

based on 734 Zoe vs Xayah matchups
Win Rate
53.1 %
K/D/A
2.64
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches that we analyze each week. Our guide on how to beat Xayah as Zoe came out of an evaluation of 734 ranked games where both champs faced one another. This particular pairing is somewhat rare. Zoe fights Xayah in only 1.5% of her rounds.

Zoe vs Xayah Matchup Summary

Zoe does a good job of countering Xayah. On average, she wins a terrific 53.1% of the time the champs oppose one another in. In Zoe against Xayah rounds, Zoe’s team is 0.1% more expected to gain first blood, indicating that she probably will get first blood against Xayah.

Best Zoe vs Xayah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeHextech Alternator

Core Zoe Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Horizon FocusShadowflame

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandScorch
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Zoe's passive ability p
Zoe's q ability q
Zoe's w ability w
Zoe's e ability e
Zoe's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
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R
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E
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Xayah as Zoe

Tips for Playing as Zoe against Xayah

Sleepy Trouble Bubble travels further over walls. Find a hiding spot to set up for a long distance kill.

Break Sleep with your biggest damage source, since enemies who are asleep take double damage.

Paddle Star deals more damage the further it has flown. Casting it behind yourself before redirecting can deal tons of damage.

Advice to Win Against Xayah

Xayah's Bladecaller will only root targets hit by 3 or more returning Feathers.

Long fights in the same area with Xayah will allow her to drop a lot of Feathers. Try to stay on the move!

Make sure you are ready when you go for the kill. Untargetability from Featherstorm can quickly turn an ambush in Xayah's favor.

Zoe vs Xayah Counter Stats

Zoe Image
Win Rate
53.1 %
VS
Win Rate
46.9 %
Xayah Image
6.9
< Kills >
6.2
5.5
< Deaths >
6.1
7.6
< Assists >
6.1
1.5
< Killing Sprees >
1.44
130
< Minions Killed >
179
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.29
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.49
1,737
< Physical Damage >
18,312
17,716
< Magic Damage >
340
3,418
< True Damage >
352
22,873
< Damage Dealt >
19,005
18,294
< Damage Taken >
20,172
11,031
< Gold Earned >
11,807
1.88
< Towers >
2.26
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.08
2,221
< Total Healing >
4,544
13,329
< Experience >
12,494
26
< Vision Score >
18
12
< Wards Placed >
9
138
< Time Dealing CC >
52

How to Counter Xayah with Zoe in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here feature several valuable Zoe versus Xayah matchup stats that may help us appreciate the differences and similarities between the pair. Zoe’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Xayah’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Zoe may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Xayah..

Zoe often has a similar longest killing spree as her opponent does. Commonly, she takes a similar amount of damage to Xayah. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zoe and Xayah

Damage Types Compared

Zoe
Xayah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zoe
Xayah

Who is Better, Zoe or Xayah?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Zoe usually wins when playing against Xayah, with a 53.1% win rate. Thus, Zoe makes a great counter for Xayah.

While Zoe does have a higher win rate than Xayah, when facing one another, Zoe also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more challenging character to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Zoe into Xayah.

Moreover, Zoe also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Xayah. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Zoe vs Xayah matchups, Zoe is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Zoe is a great counter for Xayah. Focus your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Zoe against Xayah.

Other Champion Matchups Against Zoe

Zoe Loses Against

ZacZac42.7% winrateMorganaMorgana43.1% winrateUrgotUrgot43.2% winrateZyraZyra43.4% winrate

Zoe Wins Against

YuumiYuumi53.6% winrateRenektonRenekton53.4% winrateXayahXayah53.1% winrateKindredKindred52.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Dr. MundoDr. Mundo+ 51.1% 994 GamesNaafiriNaafiri+ 51.4% 251 GamesSkarnerSkarner+ 51.5% 171 GamesLissandraLissandra+ 52.7% 146 Games

Additional Information for Zoe Players

How We Calculated Our Zoe vs Xayah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xayah as Zoe, we analyzed 734 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 Xayah as Zoe 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

Zoe Build Xayah Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Zoe to counter Xayah during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zoe often accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Xayah. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The most important items to have in your Zoe versus Xayah build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Zoe combined at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better vs. Xayah than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Zoe boasted an average win rate of 53.1% when countering Xayah with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of beating Xayah as Zoe, you should take the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Zoe vs Xayah LoL games, this mixture of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 53.1% winrate overall.

If you want to view Zoe x Xayah tips and counter builds for a a specific skill level, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. At first, the statistics and guides given are calculated using every match run with both champs.