Kayn vs Xin Zhao
How to Beat Xin Zhao as Kayn
based on 5,871 Kayn vs Xin Zhao matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kayn vs Xin Zhao Matchup Summary
Best Kayn vs Xin Zhao Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Xin Zhao as Kayn
Tips for Playing as Kayn against Xin Zhao
Remember that nearby enemies can see which wall you're in.
Look at the line-up of both your team and the enemy's team when picking your form.
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.
Kayn vs Xin Zhao Counter Stats
How to Counter Xin Zhao with Kayn in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here highlight several significant Kayn versus Xin Zhao matchup statistics that can help us appreciate the distinctions between this set of champions. Kayn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Xin Zhao’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Kayn may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Xin Zhao..
Kayn usually has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. Typically, he receives less damage than Xin Zhao. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Kayn and Xin Zhao
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Who is Better, Kayn or Xin Zhao?
Both League champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Kayn usually loses when playing against Xin Zhao, with a 48.3% win rate. As a result, Kayn makes a poor counter to Xin Zhao.
While Kayn does have a lower winrate than Xin Zhao, when on opposite teams, Kayn also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging character to develop with. You should be careful when picking Kayn into Xin Zhaoas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Kayn has almost no amount of utility and CC, 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 is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Kayn 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 teammates during teamfights.
Kayn is a somewhat poor counter for Xin Zhao. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kayn against Xin Zhao.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Kayn 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 tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kayn usually picks up a similar amount of CS as Xin Zhao. Champions who typically don't get much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.
The best items to prioritize in your Kayn versus Xin Zhao build include Serylda's Grudge, Axiom Arc, and Profane Hydra. When Kayn used at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better against Xin Zhao than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Kayn had an average win rate of 48.3% when playing against Xin Zhao with this counter build.
To have the highest likelihood of beating Xin Zhao as Kayn, Kayn players should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Kayn vs Xin Zhao counterpicks, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 48.3% winrate overall.
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