Xin Zhao with Kayn
How to Synergize Xin Zhao and Kayn
based on 469 Xin Zhao with Kayn pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Xin Zhao Kayn Synergy Summary
Best Xin Zhao vs Kayn Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Xin Zhao and Kayn
Tips for Playing as Xin Zhao with Kayn
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 Kayn Will Play
Remember that nearby enemies can see which wall you're in.
Look at the line-up of both your team and the enemy's team when picking your form.
Xin Zhao Kayn Synergy Stats
How to Play with Kayn as Xin Zhao in LoL
The Xin Zhao Kayn synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Kayn, 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 very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Kayn. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Kayn helps Xin Zhao perform not as well in ranked LoL matches. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.
When Xin Zhao is an ally to Kayn, he observes a noticable increase in his total damage dealt. This change may signal that Kayn supports by providing cover for him to dish out more damage or that his allyship also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Xin Zhao is played together with Kayn on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Kayn.
Additionally, when Xin Zhao plays with Kayn on the same side, he often receives much less damage than when he fights alone. Taking not as much damage could indicate that Kayn does a decent job of covering Xin Zhao in teamfights.
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Is Xin Zhao better when played alongside Kayn?
There is no ideal synergy for Xin Zhao that will always be his best teammate. However, overall, Kayn is a relatively poor ally for Xin Zhao. By locking into the same team as Xin Zhao, he lowers their win rate by -2.9% to 48.0%. This shows that there is a harmful synergy between Xin Zhao and Kayn that results in them performing worse together than without each other.
Kayn has a much greater difficulty compared to Xin Zhao. That means you must be careful when lining up Kayn comrades to fight alongside, as they will need a much greater level of skill to be able to do well with you.
Playing together, Xin Zhao players will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to destroy wih physical damage. Combined, these champs should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.
Although, by bringing Xin Zhao and Kayn together, you will not be giving your side a great deal of AP. Plan to bring other champs on your team that fills this hole in their playstyle.
Regardless of your Kayn ally's skill level, 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.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To truly master Xin Zhao to work well with Kayn during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends games, you should continue reading to learn additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you mind the build and tips shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly.
The most important finished items to prioritize in your Xin Zhao and Kayn synergy build include Spear of Shojin, Titanic Hydra, and Sundered Sky. When Xin Zhao bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better when fighting alongside Kayn than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Xin Zhao boasted an average winrate of 48.0% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Kayn with these items in his kit.
To have the best chance of defeating your oponents, you should use the Hail of Blades, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Legend: Alacrity, and Triumph runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for this team composition, this combination of runes yielded the top win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 48.0% winrate overall.
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