Xerath with Xin Zhao
How to Synergize Xerath and Xin Zhao
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Xerath Xin Zhao Synergy Summary
Best Xerath vs Xin Zhao Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Xerath and Xin Zhao
Tips for Playing as Xerath with Xin Zhao
If you stun an enemy with Shocking Orb, follow up with a guaranteed center hit on Eye of Destruction.
It's easier to land Arcanopulse on an enemy when they're moving toward or away from you, rather than side to side.
Eye of Destruction will make landing Arcanopulse easier as the target will be slowed.
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.
Xerath Xin Zhao Synergy Stats
How to Play with Xin Zhao as Xerath in LoL
The Xerath Xin Zhao synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Xin Zhao, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.
Overall, Xerath sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Xin Zhao. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Xin Zhao helps Xerath perform worse in competitive League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Xerath tries to synergize with Xin Zhao, he observes a small decrease in his total damage output. This change could indicate that Xin Zhao doesn't help cover for him to dish out more damage or that his support also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Xerath is played with Xin Zhao on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Xin Zhao.
Additionally, when Xerath plays with Xin Zhao on the same team, he typically takes a little less damage than when he plays alone. Taking not as much damage could indicate that Xin Zhao does a decent job of covering Xerath during teamfights.
Synergies between Xerath and Xin Zhao
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Is Xerath better when played alongside Xin Zhao?
There is no one best ally for Xerath that will no matter what be his ideal teammate. Yet, overall, Xin Zhao is a very typical ally for Xerath. By being on the same side as Xerath, he increases their win rate by 0.6% to 51.2%. This shows that there is not really a strong bond between Xerath and Xin Zhao that allows them to perform better together than alone.
Xin Zhao has a much lower diffuclty than Xerath. That means you don't need to be very careful when finding Xin Zhao allies to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a much lower level of skill to cooperate well with you.
Working alongside, you should see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal magical damage. Together, these champions can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.
Conversely, by grouping Xerath and Xin Zhao together, you may not be granting your other allies a great deal of utility. Plan to bring other champs on your team that fills this relative disparity in their kit.
Regardless of the skill of your Xin Zhao ally, you need to 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.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To learn all of the intricacies of Xerath to synergize with Xin Zhao during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL matches, you should keep reading to pick up additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you mind the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot.
The top finished items to prioritize in your Xerath and Xin Zhao synergy build include Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, Horizon Focus, and Stormsurge. When Xerath incorporated at least these three great items in his build, he performed a lot better when paired up with Xin Zhao than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Xerath had an average winrate of 51.2% when playing alongside Xin Zhao with this build.
To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating your oponents, Xerath players should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for Xerath and Xin Zhao pairings, this combination of runes yielded the top win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 51.2% win rate overall.
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