Xin Zhao with Alistar
How to Synergize Xin Zhao and Alistar
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Xin Zhao Alistar Synergy Summary
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Guide to Synergizing Xin Zhao and Alistar
Tips for Playing as Xin Zhao with Alistar
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.
Advice to Understand How Alistar Will Play
Using Flash can allow you catch your target off guard to knock them back into your allies with Pulverize and Headbutt.
Move Speed is very important on Alistar. Consider which boots to buy carefully.
Using Pulverize can allow you to establish better positioning for Headbutt.
Xin Zhao Alistar Synergy Stats
How to Play with Alistar as Xin Zhao in LoL
The Xin Zhao Alistar synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Alistar, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.
Overall, Xin Zhao sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Alistar. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Alistar helps Xin Zhao perform worse in competitive League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.
When Xin Zhao is paired with Alistar, he observes a small decrease in his complete damage output. This may signal that Alistar does not provide protection for him to dish out more damage or that his participation also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Xin Zhao is played together with Alistar 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 synergisticly with Alistar.
Additionally, when Xin Zhao plays with Alistar on the same team, he often receives a little less damage than when he fights alone. Taking not as much damage could indicate that Alistar does a decent job of covering Xin Zhao during team fights.
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Is Xin Zhao better when played alongside Alistar?
There is no one best ally for Xin Zhao that will always be his best synergy. Yet, overall, Alistar is a relatively poor companion for Xin Zhao. By being on the same side as Xin Zhao, he lowers their win rate by -2.3% to 48.6%. This demonstrates that there is a negative bond between Xin Zhao and Alistar that allows them to perform worse together than alone.
Alistar has a much greater difficulty compared to Xin Zhao. That means Xin Zhao players must be cautious when enlisting Alistar teammates to fight alongside, as they will have to have a much higher level of skill to be able to fight well with you.
Playing cooperatively, Xin Zhao players will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to tank a lot of damage. When paired, these champions might be able to provide enough cover for their team's carries.
Although, by bringing Xin Zhao and Alistar together, you will not be giving your team a lot of AP. Make sure to pick other champs on your team that neutralizes this hole in their potential.
Regardless of your Alistar ally's ability, you need to focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To truly master Xin Zhao to synergize with Alistar during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League, you should continue reading to learn additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you use the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot.
The best items to focus on in your Xin Zhao and Alistar synergy build include Sterak's Gage, Titanic Hydra, and Sundered Sky. When Xin Zhao bought at least these three great items in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting alongside Alistar than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Xin Zhao boasted an average winrate of 48.6% when playing alongside Alistar with these items in his kit.
To have the highest probability of vanquishing your oponents, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for this champion pairing, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 48.6% winrate overall.
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