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Xin Zhao with Thresh

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How to Synergize Xin Zhao and Thresh

based on 4,743 Xin Zhao with Thresh pairs
Win Rate
50.9 %
K/D/A
2.35
Pick Rate
3.8 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers pull data from from millions of League of Legends games directly from Riot Games each week. Xin Zhao has gone into battle with Thresh in 4743 recently played, competitive matches. By amassing so much complete data from the hosts of League of Legends, we have complete confidence that we can showcase high quality, insightful builds to help Xin Zhao play with Thresh. It is relatively rare for Xin Zhao to play with Thresh on the same side. This has only taken place in approximately 3.8% of rounds with Xin Zhao.

Xin Zhao Thresh Synergy Summary

Xin Zhao has done a ok job of synergizing with Thresh. Normally, he wins an acceptable 50.9% of matches the champs fight alongside one another. If you want to maximize your potential as Xin Zhao when fighting on the same team as Thresh by figuring out how to better synergize your gameplay with him, then review the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Xin Zhao vs Thresh Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
TunnelerTiamat

Core Xin Zhao Items

~22 Mins
Experimental HexplateTitanic HydraSundered Sky

Optional Items

Death's DanceSterak's GageBlack CleaverSpear 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
7
W
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E
9
W
10
E
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R
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E
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E
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Synergizing Xin Zhao and Thresh

Tips for Playing as Xin Zhao with Thresh

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 Thresh Will Play

Communication is key when making use of Thresh's lantern. Let your teammates know how you like to use it.

Death Sentence and Flay can be combined in either cast order for powerful combinations.

Thresh can collect souls without needing to kill units himself. Planning your map position to be near the most deaths will help to maximize soul collection.

Xin Zhao Thresh Synergy Stats

Xin Zhao Image
Win Rate
50.9 %
VS
Win Rate
49.1 %
Thresh Image
6.7
< Kills >
6.5
6.3
< Deaths >
6.5
8.1
< Assists >
7.9
1.56
< Killing Sprees >
1.52
42
< Minions Killed >
42
1.54
< Dragons Killed >
1.49
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.46
17,249
< Physical Damage >
17,184
1,341
< Magic Damage >
1,391
955
< True Damage >
969
19,546
< Damage Dealt >
19,545
39,901
< Damage Taken >
40,255
11,785
< Gold Earned >
11,786
1.63
< Towers >
1.57
0.38
< Baron Takedowns >
0.35
21,185
< Total Healing >
20,950
13,420
< Experience >
13,476
22
< Vision Score >
22
6
< Wards Placed >
6
473
< Time Dealing CC >
473

How to Play with Thresh as Xin Zhao in LoL

The Xin Zhao Thresh synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Thresh, 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 Thresh. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Thresh helps Xin Zhao perform not as well in competitive LoL games. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Xin Zhao is paired with Thresh, he sees a little increase in his total damage dealt. This change may demonstrate that Thresh provides protection for him to dish out more damage or that his support also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Xin Zhao is played together with Thresh 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 Thresh.

Additionally, when Xin Zhao plays with Thresh on the same team, he usually receives a little less damage than when he plays alone. Taking not as much damage could mean that Thresh does a decent job of covering Xin Zhao during team fights.

Synergies between Xin Zhao and Thresh

Damage Types Compared

Xin Zhao
Thresh
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Xin Zhao
Thresh

Is Xin Zhao better when played alongside Thresh?

There is no universally accepted best companion for Xin Zhao that will no matter what be his best teammate. However, overall, Thresh is a very typical teammate for Xin Zhao. By being on the same team as Xin Zhao, he has no effect on their win rate by 0.0% to 50.9%. This clearly indicates that there is a weak synergy between Xin Zhao and Thresh that allows them to perform at the same level together than without each other.

Thresh has a much greater difficulty compared to Xin Zhao. That means Xin Zhao players must be very careful when arranging Thresh comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a much higher level of skill to fight well with you.

Fighting together, you should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to destroy wih physical damage. When paired, these champions can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

Conversely, by grouping Xin Zhao and Thresh together, you probably will not be giving your side very much magical damage output. We recommend you pick other champs on your team that fills this relative hole in this pairing's abilities.

Regardless of your Thresh ally's ability, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Xin Zhao Players

How We Calculated Our Xin Zhao Thresh Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Xin Zhao and Thresh, we analyzed 4,743 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 Thresh 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

If you would like to truly master Xin Zhao to work well with Thresh during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League matches, you should continue reading to master some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you should increase your win rate significantly.

The best items to use in your Xin Zhao and Thresh synergy build include Experimental Hexplate, Titanic Hydra, and Sundered Sky. When Xin Zhao included at least these three finished items in his build, he performed a lot better as an ally of Thresh than with many other common builds. In fact, Xin Zhao had an average winrate of 50.9% when playing alongside Thresh with this build.

To have the best likelihood of crushing your oponents, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for this team composition, this blending of runes yielded the top win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 50.9% winrate overall.

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