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How to Win Ashe vs Xin Zhao Counter MatchupAshe is in the b tier of champions

Ashe vs Xin Zhao

How to Beat Xin Zhao as Ashe in LoLAshe is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Xin Zhao as Ashe

based on 8,287 Ashe vs Xin Zhao matchups
Win Rate
48.6 %
K/D/A
2.3
Pick Rate
3.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked League rounds that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Xin Zhao as Ashe came out of an evaluation of 8287 ranked matches where both champions faced one another. This champ matchup is fairly rare. Ashe encounters Xin Zhao in only 3.1% of her rounds.

Ashe vs Xin Zhao Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ashe has done a below average job of countering Xin Zhao. Normally, she wins a acceptable 48.6% of games the champs battle one another in. In Ashe versus Xin Zhao games, Ashe’s team is 0.1% more probable to get first blood. This indicates that she most likely will get first blood against Xin Zhao.

Best Ashe vs Xin Zhao Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowNoonquiver

Core Ashe Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceRunaan's HurricaneTerminus

Optional Items

Guardian AngelBloodthirsterAxiom ArcPhantom Dancer

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Ashe to level upw
>
Second ability for Ashe to level upq
>
Last skill for Ashe to max oute

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearApproach Velocity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Ashe's passive ability p
Ashe's q ability q
Ashe's w ability w
Ashe's e ability e
Ashe's ultimate ability r
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W
2
Q
3
E
4
W
5
W
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R
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W
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Guide to Countering Xin Zhao as Ashe

Tips for Playing as Ashe against Xin Zhao

Hawkshot reveals units in brush. If a team fight is occuring in the jungle it can give you a significant advantage.

Volley arrows are blocked by the first enemy they hit, so keep your distance to avoid having them all absorbed by enemy frontliners.

Try to fire Enchanted Crystal Arrow in the same direction enemies are moving, so it is more likely to hit.

Advice to Win Against Xin Zhao

Xin Zhao relies heavily on his Three Talon Strikes for damage and cooldown resets, so preventing him from finishing his combo will have a dramatic effect.

Xin Zhao is a powerful initiator with both his charge and ultimate dealing damage to all units around him. Try having your team stay spread out until he's used his ultimate.

Ashe vs Xin Zhao Counter Stats

Ashe Image
Win Rate
48.6 %
VS
Win Rate
51.4 %
Xin Zhao Image
5.3
< Kills >
6.6
6.4
< Deaths >
6.5
9.4
< Assists >
7.8
1.25
< Killing Sprees >
1.54
138
< Minions Killed >
44
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
1.46
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.47
15,141
< Physical Damage >
17,052
2,544
< Magic Damage >
1,393
578
< True Damage >
956
18,265
< Damage Dealt >
19,401
19,188
< Damage Taken >
40,123
10,946
< Gold Earned >
11,804
2.04
< Towers >
1.59
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.34
3,687
< Total Healing >
20,815
12,031
< Experience >
13,546
30
< Vision Score >
22
12
< Wards Placed >
6
608
< Time Dealing CC >
471

How to Counter Xin Zhao with Ashe in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature some influential Ashe vs. Xin Zhao counter stats that can help us grasp the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Ashe’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Xin Zhao’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Ashe may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Xin Zhao..

Ashe typically has a similar longest killing spree as her enemy does. Typically, she takes less damage than Xin Zhao. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ashe and Xin Zhao

Damage Types Compared

Ashe
Xin Zhao
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ashe
Xin Zhao

Who is Better, Ashe or Xin Zhao?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Ashe usually loses when taking on Xin Zhao, with a 48.6% win rate. As a result, Ashe makes a poor counter to Xin Zhao.

While Ashe does have a lower win rate compared to Xin Zhao, when they face off with one another, Ashe also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more difficult champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Ashe into Xin Zhao.

Furthermore, Ashe has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Xin Zhao. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Ashe vs Xin Zhao matchups, Xin Zhao is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Ashe is a somewhat poor counter to Xin Zhao. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Ashe against Xin Zhao.

Additional Information for Ashe Players

How We Calculated Our Ashe vs Xin Zhao Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xin Zhao as Ashe, we analyzed 8,287 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Xin Zhao as Ashe comes from real 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 the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Ashe to counter Xin Zhao during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ashe on average accumulates much more CS as Xin Zhao. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Ashe versus Xin Zhao build include Trinity Force, Runaan's Hurricane, and Terminus. When Ashe incorporated at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better vs. Xin Zhao than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Ashe boasted an average win rate of 48.6% when playing against Xin Zhao with this counter build.

To have the best chance of vanquishing Xin Zhao as Ashe, Ashe players should use the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Approach Velocity runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Ashe vs Xin Zhao fights, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 48.6% win rate overall.

If you want to view Ashe x Xin Zhao tips and counter builds for a a particular player tier, feel free to choose one from the selection menu above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and strategies shown are calculated using all rounds finished with both champs.