Xin Zhao with Lucian
How to Synergize Xin Zhao and Lucian
based on 7,972 Xin Zhao with Lucian pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Xin Zhao Lucian Synergy Summary
Best Xin Zhao vs Lucian Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Xin Zhao and Lucian
Tips for Playing as Xin Zhao with Lucian
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 Lucian Will Play
For optimal burst, try to combine Relentless Pursuit into Piercing Light.
Ardent Blaze actually explodes in a star pattern. Try to line it up so the spokes hit enemy champions.
Because of Lightslinger, Lucian benefits more from Attack Damage than he does from Attack Speed.
Once you have chosen an angle for The Culling, you cannot change it. Pick your moment well!
Xin Zhao Lucian Synergy Stats
How to Play with Lucian as Xin Zhao in LoL
The Xin Zhao Lucian synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Lucian, 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 Lucian. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Lucian helps Xin Zhao perform poorer in ranked LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.
When Xin Zhao tries to synergize with Lucian, he gets a little decrease in his total damage output. This could demonstrate that Lucian does not support by providing cover for him to deal more damage or that his support also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Xin Zhao is played with Lucian on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Lucian.
Moreover, when Xin Zhao plays with Lucian on the same team, he on average takes a little less damage than when he fights alone. Receiving not as much damage could indicate that Lucian does a decent job of protecting Xin Zhao in teamfights.
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Is Xin Zhao better when played alongside Lucian?
There is no universally accepted best champion pairing for Xin Zhao that will always be his ideal synergy. Yet, overall, Lucian is a below average ally for Xin Zhao. By playing on the same side as Xin Zhao, he lowers their win rate by -2.1% to 48.8%. This demonstrates that there is a harmful bond between Xin Zhao and Lucian that allows them to perform not as well together than without each other.
Lucian has a much greater difficulty compared to Xin Zhao. That means you need to be cautious when enlisting Lucian comrades to play with, as they will have to have a much greater level of skill to be able to play well with you.
Working alongside, Xin Zhao players should witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to destroy wih physical damage. When paired, these champs can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.
Although, by pairing Xin Zhao and Lucian together, you will not be giving your team much support. Make sure to have other champs on your team that nullifies this gap in this pairing's abilities.
Regardless of the ability of your Lucian teammate, you need to focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to truly master Xin Zhao to work well with Lucian during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL, you should keep reading to learn additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and stats displayed above, you should grow your win rate significantly.
The top items to have in your Xin Zhao and Lucian synergy build include Experimental Hexplate, Titanic Hydra, and Sundered Sky. When Xin Zhao used at least these three finished items in his build, he did a lot better as an ally of Lucian than with many other typical builds. In fact, Xin Zhao had an average win rate of 48.8% when playing alongside Lucian with these items in his kit.
To have the best likelihood of vanquishing your oponents, you should equip 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 rune builds that we analyzed for Xin Zhao and Lucian pairings, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 48.8% winrate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to team up Lucian with Xin Zhao are given for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to filter the statistics and builds to a particular skill level, you can use the selection menu at the top of this page.