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Ahri with Xin Zhao

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How to Synergize Ahri and Xin Zhao

based on 3,578 Ahri with Xin Zhao pairs
Win Rate
49.2 %
K/D/A
2.45
Pick Rate
3.2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We pull the stats from from millions of LoL rounds directly from Riot Games each and every week. Ahri has been on the same team as Xin Zhao in 3578 recent, ranked matches. By amassing so much relevant data straight from the developers of League of Legends, we are totally sure that we can produce high quality, usable builds to help Ahri synergize with Xin Zhao. It is relatively rare for Ahri to play with Xin Zhao as teammates. This has only happened in approximately 3.2% of matches with Ahri.

Ahri Xin Zhao Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Ahri has done a poor job of teaming up with Xin Zhao. On average, she wins an acceptable 49.2% of the time the champions appear on the same team. If you want to maximize your potential as Ahri when fighting on the same team as Xin Zhao by figuring out how to better synergize your play style with him, then look into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Ahri vs Xin Zhao Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Ahri Items

~22 Mins
Zhonya's HourglassStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameMalignanceLiandry's Torment

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Ahri to level upq
>
Second ability for Ahri to level upw
>
Last skill for Ahri to max oute

Runes

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Ahri's passive ability p
Ahri's q ability q
Ahri's w ability w
Ahri's e ability e
Ahri's ultimate ability r
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W
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Q
3
E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Synergizing Ahri and Xin Zhao

Tips for Playing as Ahri with Xin Zhao

Initiate team fights using Charm, and chase down stragglers with Spirit Rush.

Spirit Rush enables Ahri's abilities, it opens up paths for Charm, helps double hitting with Orb of Deception, and closes to make use of Fox-Fire.

Use Charm to set up your combos, it will make landing Orb of Deception and Fox-Fire dramatically easier.

Advice to Understand How Xin Zhao Will Play

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.

Ahri Xin Zhao Synergy Stats

Ahri Image
Win Rate
49.2 %
VS
Win Rate
50.8 %
Xin Zhao Image
6.3
< Kills >
6.2
5.5
< Deaths >
5.6
7.2
< Assists >
7.5
1.48
< Killing Sprees >
1.42
164
< Minions Killed >
165
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.44
1,480
< Physical Damage >
1,467
14,635
< Magic Damage >
14,762
4,971
< True Damage >
5,130
21,087
< Damage Dealt >
21,360
19,922
< Damage Taken >
20,314
11,157
< Gold Earned >
11,211
1.93
< Towers >
1.91
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
4,762
< Total Healing >
4,865
14,004
< Experience >
14,227
20
< Vision Score >
20
9
< Wards Placed >
10
70
< Time Dealing CC >
71

How to Play with Xin Zhao as Ahri in LoL

The Ahri Xin Zhao synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Xin Zhao, compared to her overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how her gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Ahri sees a large worsening in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Xin Zhao. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Xin Zhao helps Ahri perform worse in ranked League matches. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Ahri is an ally to Xin Zhao, she observes a little drop in her complete damage dealt. This could demonstrate that Xin Zhao does not support by providing cover for her to dish out more damage or that his presence also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Ahri is played with Xin Zhao on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing alongside Xin Zhao.

Additionally, when Ahri plays with Xin Zhao on the same team, she on average takes a little less damage than when she fights alone. Receiving not as much damage could mean that Xin Zhao does a decent job of protecting Ahri in teamfights.

Synergies between Ahri and Xin Zhao

Damage Types Compared

Ahri
Xin Zhao
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Ahri
Xin Zhao

Is Ahri better when played alongside Xin Zhao?

There is no ideal companion for Ahri that will always be her ideal synergy. Yet, overall, Xin Zhao is a decent teammate for Ahri. By playing on the same team as Ahri, he improves their win rate by 1.0% to 49.2%. This proves that there is a potentially meaningful bond between Ahri and Xin Zhao that allows them to perform at the top of their game together than without each other.

Xin Zhao has a much lower diffuclty than Ahri. That means Ahri players don't need to be very careful when enlisting Xin Zhao allies to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a much lower level of skill to work well with you.

Playing on the same side, Ahri players should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to destroy wih physical damage. Together, these two can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

In contrast, by grouping Ahri and Xin Zhao together, you probably will not be giving your side a great deal of crowd control. Make sure to pick other champs on your team that neutralizes this relative disparity in this pairing's playstyle.

Regardless of the skill of your Xin Zhao ally, you should focus on increasing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Ahri Players

How We Calculated Our Ahri Xin Zhao Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Ahri and Xin Zhao, we analyzed 3,578 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Ahri with Xin Zhao comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Ahri to pair well with Xin Zhao during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL rounds, you should keep reading to learn additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you use the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The best items to build first in your Ahri and Xin Zhao synergy build include Zhonya's Hourglass, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Ahri bought at least these three great items in her build, she did a lot better as an ally of Xin Zhao than with most other typical builds. In fact, Ahri had an average win rate of 49.2% when playing alongside Xin Zhao with this build.

To have the greatest chance of beating your oponents, you should take the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for this champion pairing, this combination of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.2% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to team up Xin Zhao with Ahri are shown for all ranked divisions combined. To narrow the statistics and builds to a particular skill level, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.