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How to Synergize Irelia with Xin Zhao on the Same TeamIrelia is in the b tier of champions

Irelia with Xin Zhao

How to Win With Irelia and Xin Zhao Paired TogetherIrelia is in the a tier of champions
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How to Synergize Irelia and Xin Zhao

based on 2,870 Irelia with Xin Zhao pairs
Win Rate
50.2 %
K/D/A
1.76
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We download the stats from from millions of LoL matches directly from Riot Games each week. Irelia has fought alongside Xin Zhao in 2870 recently played, ranked matches. By pooling so much complete data directly from the hosts of League of Legends, we are totally sure that we can present to you high quality, accurate builds to help Irelia play with Xin Zhao. It is relatively rare for Irelia to play alongside Xin Zhao as teammates. This has only taken place in about 2.8% of rounds with Irelia.

Irelia Xin Zhao Synergy Summary

Irelia has done a average job of teaming up with Xin Zhao. On average, she wins an acceptable 50.2% of the time the champs try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to win more matches as Irelia when fighting on the same team as Xin Zhao by figuring out how to better synergize your strategy with him, then dig into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Irelia vs Xin Zhao Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeVampiric Scepter

Core Irelia Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelWit's EndBlade of The Ruined King

Optional Items

Titanic HydraTrinity ForceRavenous HydraSterak's Gage

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorPresence of MindLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Irelia's passive ability p
Irelia's q ability q
Irelia's w ability w
Irelia's e ability e
Irelia's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Irelia and Xin Zhao

Tips for Playing as Irelia with Xin Zhao

Defiant Dance is not interrupted by crowd control, try timing it for incoming disables.

Flawless Duet does not have a maximum travel distance, try using it in creative ways.

Use Bladesurge to cover great distances by targeting low life minions on your way to champion targets.

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.

Irelia Xin Zhao Synergy Stats

Irelia Image
Win Rate
50.2 %
VS
Win Rate
49.8 %
Xin Zhao Image
7.2
< Kills >
7.3
6.8
< Deaths >
7
4.8
< Assists >
5
1.66
< Killing Sprees >
1.66
205
< Minions Killed >
206
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.47
15,737
< Physical Damage >
16,208
6,108
< Magic Damage >
6,139
705
< True Damage >
751
22,550
< Damage Dealt >
23,099
30,713
< Damage Taken >
31,302
12,790
< Gold Earned >
12,894
2.3
< Towers >
2.3
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
10,588
< Total Healing >
10,768
14,812
< Experience >
15,027
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
115
< Time Dealing CC >
113

How to Play with Xin Zhao as Irelia in LoL

The Irelia 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, Irelia sees a very large drop in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Xin Zhao. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Xin Zhao helps Irelia perform poorer in ranked League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.

When Irelia plays on the same team as Xin Zhao, she observes a small decrease in her complete damage output. This difference could demonstrate that Xin Zhao does not provide cover for her to dish out more damage or that his allyship also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Irelia is played alongside Xin Zhao on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing with Xin Zhao.

Moreover, when Irelia plays with Xin Zhao on the same side, she on average takes a little less damage than when she plays alone. Receiving not as much damage could mean that Xin Zhao does a decent job of protecting Irelia during teamfights.

Synergies between Irelia and Xin Zhao

Damage Types Compared

Irelia
Xin Zhao
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Irelia
Xin Zhao

Is Irelia better when played alongside Xin Zhao?

There is no perfect ally for Irelia that will always be her ideal synergy. However, Xin Zhao is a very typical ally for Irelia. By playing on the same side as Irelia, he increases their win rate by 0.4% to 50.2%. This signals that there is a weak synergy between Irelia and Xin Zhao that allows them to perform better together than alone.

Xin Zhao has a much lower diffuclty than Irelia. That means you don't need to be careful when finding Xin Zhao comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a much lower level of skill to be able to do well with you.

When playing alongside, you will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to dish out massive AD. When paired, these champions can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

In contrast, by grouping Irelia and Xin Zhao together, you probably will not be giving your side a great deal of utility. Make sure to include other champs on your team that helps cover this relative disparity in their abilities.

Regardless of the ability of your Xin Zhao teammate, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Irelia Players

How We Calculated Our Irelia Xin Zhao Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Irelia and Xin Zhao, we analyzed 2,870 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 Irelia 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Irelia in order to pair well with Xin Zhao during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League, you should continue reading to master a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The best finished items to focus on in your Irelia and Xin Zhao synergy build include Guardian Angel, Wit's End, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Irelia bought at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better as an ally of Xin Zhao than with many other typical builds. In fact, Irelia had an average winrate of 50.2% when playing alongside Xin Zhao with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing your oponents, Irelia players should take the Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for Irelia and Xin Zhao pairings, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 50.2% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to pair Xin Zhao with Irelia are presented for every ranked division. If you would like to filter the stats and builds to a specific player tier, you can use the selection menu above.