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How to Synergize Xin Zhao with Nidalee on the Same TeamXin Zhao is in the a tier of champions

Xin Zhao with Nidalee

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How to Synergize Xin Zhao and Nidalee

based on 245 Xin Zhao with Nidalee pairs
Win Rate
44.5 %
K/D/A
2
Pick Rate
0.2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We download the results of from millions of League of Legends games straight from Riot Games each week. Xin Zhao has gone into battle with Nidalee in 245 recently played, competitive matches. By accumulating so much complete data directly from the hosts of League of Legends, we are sure that we can give you robust, usable builds to help Xin Zhao play with Nidalee. It is very rare for Xin Zhao to play alongside Nidalee on the same team. This has only occurred in about 0.2% of rounds with Xin Zhao.

Xin Zhao Nidalee Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Xin Zhao does a terrible job of synergizing with Nidalee. Typically, he wins a poor 44.5% of games the champions appear on the same team. If you want to win more matches as Xin Zhao when fighting on the same team as Nidalee by figuring out how to better synergize your gameplay with her, then look into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Xin Zhao vs Nidalee Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTiamat

Core Xin Zhao Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageTitanic HydraSundered Sky

Optional Items

Spear of Shojin

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Xin Zhao to level upw
>
Second ability for Xin Zhao to level upe
>
Last skill for Xin Zhao to max outq

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Xin Zhao's passive ability p
Xin Zhao's q ability q
Xin Zhao's w ability w
Xin Zhao's e ability e
Xin Zhao's ultimate ability r
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E
2
W
3
Q
4
W
5
W
6
R
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W
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E
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W
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E
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R
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E
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Q
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R

Guide to Synergizing Xin Zhao and Nidalee

Tips for Playing as Xin Zhao with Nidalee

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 Nidalee Will Play

Use brush to your advantage! Moving in and out of brush can heavily alter your effectiveness in battle.

Start team fights by harassing with your Javelin Toss, and then switch to cougar form to chase down Hunted targets.

Bushwhack traps deal damage based on their victim's current Health. Set them up in your team's backline before fights break out during sieges to help your team deal damage to the enemy frontline.

Xin Zhao Nidalee Synergy Stats

Xin Zhao Image
Win Rate
44.5 %
VS
Win Rate
55.5 %
Nidalee Image
6.2
< Kills >
6.5
6.6
< Deaths >
6.5
7
< Assists >
7.9
1.54
< Killing Sprees >
1.52
64
< Minions Killed >
42
1.15
< Dragons Killed >
1.49
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.46
17,216
< Physical Damage >
17,184
1,484
< Magic Damage >
1,391
929
< True Damage >
969
19,630
< Damage Dealt >
19,545
38,313
< Damage Taken >
40,255
11,409
< Gold Earned >
11,786
1.56
< Towers >
1.57
0.2
< Baron Takedowns >
0.35
18,494
< Total Healing >
20,950
13,165
< Experience >
13,476
20
< Vision Score >
22
6
< Wards Placed >
6
438
< Time Dealing CC >
473

How to Play with Nidalee as Xin Zhao in LoL

The Xin Zhao Nidalee synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Nidalee, 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 Nidalee. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Nidalee helps Xin Zhao perform worse in competitive League rounds. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.

When Xin Zhao is paired with Nidalee, he observes a marginal improvement in his complete damage dealt. This difference could signal that Nidalee supports by providing cover for him to dish out more damage or that her participation also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Xin Zhao is played with Nidalee 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 Nidalee.

Moreover, when Xin Zhao plays with Nidalee on the same side, he on average receives a little less damage than when he plays alone. Receiving not as much damage could indicate that Nidalee does a decent job of protecting Xin Zhao during team fights.

Synergies between Xin Zhao and Nidalee

Damage Types Compared

Xin Zhao
Nidalee
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Xin Zhao
Nidalee

Is Xin Zhao better when played alongside Nidalee?

There is no ideal champion pairing for Xin Zhao that will no matter what be his #1 teammate. Yet, Nidalee is a very bad companion for Xin Zhao. By being on the same team as Xin Zhao, she drops their win rate by -6.4% to 44.5%. This clearly indicates that there is a very bad strategic relationship between Xin Zhao and Nidalee that allows them to perform worse together than alone.

Nidalee has a much greater difficulty compared to Xin Zhao. That means Xin Zhao players need to be very careful when enlisting Nidalee teammates to fight alongside, as they will require a much greater level of skill to work well with you.

Fighting alongside, Xin Zhao players should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to destroy wih physical damage. Together, these champions can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

Although, by pairing Xin Zhao and Nidalee together, you may not be providing your other allies much support. Make sure to bring other champions on your team that neutralizes this gap in this pairing's potential.

Regardless of the skill of your Nidalee teammate, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Xin Zhao Players

How We Calculated Our Xin Zhao Nidalee Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Xin Zhao and Nidalee, we analyzed 245 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 Xin Zhao with Nidalee 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 truly master Xin Zhao in order to work well with Nidalee during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL rounds, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you use the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The most important items to have in your Xin Zhao and Nidalee synergy build include Sterak's Gage, Titanic Hydra, and Sundered Sky. When Xin Zhao bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better as an ally of Nidalee than with many other common builds. In fact, Xin Zhao boasted an average win rate of 44.5% helping carry Nidalee with this build.

To have the best probability of vanquishing your oponents, Xin Zhao players should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for this champion pairing, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 44.5% winrate overall.

If you want to see Xin Zhao with Nidalee synergy tips and builds for a an individual division, feel free to choose one from the selection menu shown above. By default, the statistics and guides shown are computed using every match completed with these champs.