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How to Win Ezreal vs Xin Zhao Counter MatchupEzreal is in the b tier of champions

Ezreal vs Xin Zhao

How to Beat Xin Zhao as Ezreal in LoLEzreal is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Xin Zhao as Ezreal

based on 7,365 Ezreal vs Xin Zhao matchups
Win Rate
47.2 %
K/D/A
2.45
Pick Rate
3.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of rated League of Legends games that we review every week. Our guide on how to beat Xin Zhao as Ezreal resulted from an analysis of 7365 ranked games where both champs opposed one another. This champion pairing is relatively rare. Ezreal has to counter Xin Zhao in only 3.3% of his matches.

Ezreal vs Xin Zhao Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ezreal has done a dismal job of beating Xin Zhao. On average, he wins a lowly 47.2% of the time the champions face one another in. In Ezreal against Xin Zhao matches, Ezreal’s side is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood, implying that he most likely will get first blood versus Xin Zhao.

Best Ezreal vs Xin Zhao Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
SheenCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Ezreal Items

~22 Mins
MuramanaTrinity ForceHubris

Optional Items

Spear of ShojinVoltaic CycloswordMaw of MalmortiusFrozen Heart

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Ezreal to level upq
>
Second ability for Ezreal to level upe
>
Last skill for Ezreal to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth
Ezreal's passive ability p
Ezreal's q ability q
Ezreal's w ability w
Ezreal's e ability e
Ezreal's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
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Q
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E
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R
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E
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E
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Xin Zhao as Ezreal

Tips for Playing as Ezreal against Xin Zhao

Use Arcane Shift to help line up your other skill shots.

You can line up Trueshot Barrage to hit multiple minion waves or even Monsters.

You can play Ezreal either as a Attack Damage carry or Ability Power carry depending on how you build him.

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.

Ezreal vs Xin Zhao Counter Stats

Ezreal Image
Win Rate
47.2 %
VS
Win Rate
52.8 %
Xin Zhao Image
6.5
< Kills >
6.6
5.5
< Deaths >
6.4
7
< Assists >
7.9
1.51
< Killing Sprees >
1.54
173
< Minions Killed >
43
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
1.51
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.48
16,143
< Physical Damage >
17,484
7,229
< Magic Damage >
1,445
601
< True Damage >
1,004
23,974
< Damage Dealt >
19,934
20,078
< Damage Taken >
40,966
11,721
< Gold Earned >
11,845
2.22
< Towers >
1.6
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.36
5,478
< Total Healing >
21,583
12,518
< Experience >
13,577
16
< Vision Score >
22
8
< Wards Placed >
6
89
< Time Dealing CC >
476

How to Counter Xin Zhao with Ezreal in LoL

The stats provided here show some valuable Ezreal against Xin Zhao counter statistics that can help you appreciate the differences between the two. For instance, Ezreal’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Xin Zhao’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Ezreal may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Xin Zhao..

Ezreal normally has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. On average, he receives less damage than Xin Zhao. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Ezreal and Xin Zhao

Damage Types Compared

Ezreal
Xin Zhao
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ezreal
Xin Zhao

Who is Better, Ezreal or Xin Zhao?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Ezreal usually loses when taking on Xin Zhao, with a 47.2% win rate. As a result, Ezreal makes a bad counter for Xin Zhao.

While Ezreal does have a lower win rate compared to Xin Zhao, when on opposite teams, Ezreal also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Ezreal into Xin Zhaoas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Ezreal also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Xin Zhao. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Ezreal is a trash counter to Xin Zhao. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ezreal against Xin Zhao.

Additional Information for Ezreal Players

How We Calculated Our Ezreal vs Xin Zhao Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xin Zhao as Ezreal, we analyzed 7,365 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 Ezreal 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 Ezreal to counter Xin Zhao during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ezreal on average picks up much more CS relative to Xin Zhao. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Ezreal versus Xin Zhao build consist of Muramana, Trinity Force, and Hubris. When Ezreal included at least these three items in his build, he did much better vs. Xin Zhao than with most other common item sets. In fact, Ezreal had an average winrate of 47.2% battling Xin Zhao with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of crushing Xin Zhao as Ezreal, Ezreal players should use the Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for Ezreal vs Xin Zhao counters, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 47.2% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Xin Zhao as Ezreal are presented for all skill levels combined. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to a distinct division, you should use the selection menu located earlier on the page.