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Elise vs Xin Zhao

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How to Beat Xin Zhao as Elise

based on 986 Elise vs Xin Zhao matchups
Win Rate
48.4 %
K/D/A
2.37
Pick Rate
3.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats 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 Elise came out of an analysis of 986 ranked games where both champions fought one another. This particular matchup is fairly rare. Elise encounters Xin Zhao in only 3.6% of her games.

Elise vs Xin Zhao Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Elise has done a dismal job of beating Xin Zhao. Normally, she wins a lowly 48.4% of matches the champs oppose each other in. In Elise against Xin Zhao matches, Elise’s side is 0.1% more expected to gain first blood. This implies that she most likely will be able to get first blood versus Xin Zhao.

Best Elise vs Xin Zhao Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeDark Seal

Core Elise Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Lich BaneHextech RocketbeltZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationDark HarvestCheap ShotEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
PrecisionTriumphCoup de Grace
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Elise's passive ability p
Elise's q ability q
Elise's w ability w
Elise's e ability e
Elise's ultimate ability r
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Q
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Xin Zhao as Elise

Tips for Playing as Elise against Xin Zhao

Spider Form is most effective at finishing off enemies with low health; Human Form's Neurotoxin does more damage to healthy foes.

Elise's Spider Form and Spider Form abilities do not cost mana and can be prioritized when you are trying to conserve mana.

When in Spider Form, Spiderlings will attack the target that Elise uses Venomous Bite on.

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.

Elise vs Xin Zhao Counter Stats

Elise Image
Win Rate
48.4 %
VS
Win Rate
51.6 %
Xin Zhao Image
7.6
< Kills >
6.4
6.5
< Deaths >
6.7
7.8
< Assists >
7.9
1.77
< Killing Sprees >
1.43
32
< Minions Killed >
41
1.29
< Dragons Killed >
1.44
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.47
1,323
< Physical Damage >
16,422
16,993
< Magic Damage >
1,392
1,359
< True Damage >
908
19,676
< Damage Dealt >
18,723
29,050
< Damage Taken >
39,788
11,472
< Gold Earned >
11,699
1.43
< Towers >
1.59
0.3
< Baron Takedowns >
0.36
12,719
< Total Healing >
20,505
12,682
< Experience >
13,335
25
< Vision Score >
22
7
< Wards Placed >
6
168
< Time Dealing CC >
472

How to Counter Xin Zhao with Elise in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here feature some significant Elise vs. Xin Zhao counter stats that can help you explain the differences between the two. For instance, Elise’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Xin Zhao’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Elise may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Xin Zhao..

Elise normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her enemy does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Xin Zhao. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Elise and Xin Zhao

Damage Types Compared

Elise
Xin Zhao
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Elise
Xin Zhao

Who is Better, Elise or Xin Zhao?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Elise usually loses when taking on Xin Zhao, with a 48.4% win rate. Therefore, Elise makes a bad counter for Xin Zhao.

While Elise does have a lower winrate compared to Xin Zhao, when on opposite teams, Elise also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Elise into Xin Zhaoas her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Elise also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Xin Zhao. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Elise 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 teamfights.

Elise is a somewhat poor counter to Xin Zhao. Focus your tactics on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Elise against Xin Zhao.

Other Champion Matchups Against Elise

Elise Loses Against

XerathXerath42.2% winrateNilahNilah43.3% winrateLeonaLeona43.8% winrateSettSett44% winrate

Elise Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee61.1% winrateYuumiYuumi58.1% winrateKarthusKarthus54.6% winrateOlafOlaf54.4% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Elise Players

How We Calculated Our Elise vs Xin Zhao Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xin Zhao as Elise, we analyzed 986 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 Elise 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.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Elise in order to counter Xin Zhao during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Elise often accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Xin Zhao. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Elise versus Xin Zhao build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Elise used at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better when fighting Xin Zhao than with most other typical builds. In fact, Elise had an average winrate of 48.4% battling Xin Zhao with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of annihilating Xin Zhao as Elise, you should equip the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Coup de Grace, and Triumph runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Elise vs Xin Zhao counterpicks, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 48.4% winrate overall.

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