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How to Win Zyra vs Xin Zhao Counter MatchupZyra is in the s tier of champions

Zyra vs Xin Zhao

How to Beat Xin Zhao as Zyra in LoLZyra is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Xin Zhao as Zyra

based on 5,198 Zyra vs Xin Zhao matchups
Win Rate
50.6 %
K/D/A
2.34
Pick Rate
3.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked League games that we review each and every week. This guide on how to beat Xin Zhao as Zyra resulted from an examination of 5198 ranked matches where both champions clashed against one another. This particular counter matchup is fairly rare. Zyra encounters Xin Zhao in only 3.3% of her games.

Zyra vs Xin Zhao Matchup Summary

Zyra has done a average job of countering Xin Zhao. Typically, she wins a acceptable 50.6% of the time the champions battle one another in. In Zyra against Xin Zhao matches, Zyra’s team is 0.1% less probable to get first blood, implying that she most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Xin Zhao.

Best Zyra vs Xin Zhao Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeHaunting Guise

Core Zyra Items

~22 Mins
Rylai's Crystal ScepterCryptbloomLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

StormsurgeZhonya's HourglassShadowflameVoid Staff

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationElectrocuteCheap ShotEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceArmor
Zyra's passive ability p
Zyra's q ability q
Zyra's w ability w
Zyra's e ability e
Zyra's ultimate ability r
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E
2
Q
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Xin Zhao as Zyra

Tips for Playing as Zyra against Xin Zhao

Seeds grant vision to your team.

Placing a seed in your spell's path after you have cast it gives you the best chance of having a seed in the proper spot.

Zyra is a great ambusher - look for opportunities to set a trap of seeds in brush, then lure enemies in.

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.

Zyra vs Xin Zhao Counter Stats

Zyra Image
Win Rate
50.6 %
VS
Win Rate
49.4 %
Xin Zhao Image
3.5
< Kills >
7
6.2
< Deaths >
6.7
11
< Assists >
7.7
0.76
< Killing Sprees >
1.62
56
< Minions Killed >
45
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
1.47
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.44
993
< Physical Damage >
17,980
20,083
< Magic Damage >
1,471
1,014
< True Damage >
1,003
22,092
< Damage Dealt >
20,455
18,389
< Damage Taken >
42,415
9,634
< Gold Earned >
12,169
1.72
< Towers >
1.49
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.36
2,022
< Total Healing >
21,913
11,405
< Experience >
14,042
60
< Vision Score >
23
25
< Wards Placed >
6
277
< Time Dealing CC >
487

How to Counter Xin Zhao with Zyra in LoL

The stats shown on this page show several significant Zyra versus Xin Zhao counter statistics that may help you understand the distinctions between this set of champions. As an example, Zyra’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Xin Zhao’s ratio of NaN, showing that Zyra may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Xin Zhao..

Zyra normally has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her foe does. Typically, she takes less damage than Xin Zhao. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zyra and Xin Zhao

Damage Types Compared

Zyra
Xin Zhao
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zyra
Xin Zhao

Who is Better, Zyra or Xin Zhao?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Zyra usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Xin Zhao, with a 50.6% win rate. Therefore, Zyra makes an ok counter to Xin Zhao.

While Zyra does have a higher winrate compared to Xin Zhao, when facing one another, Zyra also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes her a more time consuming champion to learn. You should be careful when picking Zyra into Xin Zhaoas her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Zyra has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Xin Zhao. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Zyra vs Xin Zhao matchups, Zyra is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Zyra is a decent counter to Xin Zhao. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Zyra against Xin Zhao.

Other Champion Matchups Against Zyra

Zyra Loses Against

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Zyra Wins Against

KalistaKalista59.4% winrateNidaleeNidalee58% winrateHweiHwei57.6% winrateSejuaniSejuani57.6% winrate

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Additional Information for Zyra Players

How We Calculated Our Zyra vs Xin Zhao Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xin Zhao as Zyra, we analyzed 5,198 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 Zyra 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Zyra 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 listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zyra on average picks up a similar amount of CS as Xin Zhao. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The top items to use in your Zyra versus Xin Zhao build consist of Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Cryptbloom, and Liandry's Torment. When Zyra included at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better when fighting Xin Zhao than with many other typical builds. In fact, Zyra had an average win rate of 50.6% when countering Xin Zhao with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of vanquishing Xin Zhao as Zyra, you should use the Electrocute, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds players used for Zyra vs Xin Zhao battles, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.6% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Xin Zhao as Zyra are given for every ranked division. If you would like to filter the statistics and builds to a particular rank, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.