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How to Win Sejuani vs Xin Zhao Counter MatchupSejuani is in the b tier of champions

Sejuani vs Xin Zhao

How to Beat Xin Zhao as Sejuani in LoLSejuani is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Xin Zhao as Sejuani

based on 1,270 Sejuani vs Xin Zhao matchups
Win Rate
46.9 %
K/D/A
2.69
Pick Rate
3.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup statistics from the millions of rated League of Legends games that we get from Riot Games each and every week. This guide on how to beat Xin Zhao as Sejuani resulted from an examination of 1270 ranked rounds where both champs fought one another. This pairing is somewhat rare. Sejuani is forced to battle against Xin Zhao in only 3.3% of her matches.

Sejuani vs Xin Zhao Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Sejuani does a awful job of beating Xin Zhao. On average, she wins a lowly 46.9% of the time the champions battle each other in. In Sejuani against Xin Zhao matches, Sejuani’s team is 0.1% less probable to get first blood. This implies that she probably won't be able to get first blood versus Xin Zhao.

Best Sejuani vs Xin Zhao Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBami's Cinder

Core Sejuani Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Frozen HeartKaenic RookernForce of NatureHollow Radiance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveAftershockFont of LifeConditioningOvergrowth
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Alacrity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Sejuani's passive ability p
Sejuani's q ability q
Sejuani's w ability w
Sejuani's e ability e
Sejuani's ultimate ability r
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E
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W
3
Q
4
W
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W
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R
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Guide to Countering Xin Zhao as Sejuani

Tips for Playing as Sejuani against Xin Zhao

Melee allies can stack Frost for your Permafrost, keep an eye on who they are attacking.

Save Glacial Prison for encounters where you have teammates present to take advantage of it.

Use Arctic Assault to escape bad situations, interupt channeled spells or chase runners.

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.

Sejuani vs Xin Zhao Counter Stats

Sejuani Image
Win Rate
46.9 %
VS
Win Rate
53.1 %
Xin Zhao Image
4
< Kills >
6.5
5.5
< Deaths >
6.4
10.8
< Assists >
8.2
0.91
< Killing Sprees >
1.54
44
< Minions Killed >
42
1.21
< Dragons Killed >
1.46
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.47
7,332
< Physical Damage >
17,539
6,814
< Magic Damage >
1,398
900
< True Damage >
1,095
15,047
< Damage Dealt >
20,032
33,497
< Damage Taken >
40,535
10,539
< Gold Earned >
11,745
1.35
< Towers >
1.53
0.29
< Baron Takedowns >
0.33
11,531
< Total Healing >
21,329
12,711
< Experience >
13,382
22
< Vision Score >
21
7
< Wards Placed >
6
486
< Time Dealing CC >
472

How to Counter Xin Zhao with Sejuani in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature some influential Sejuani versus Xin Zhao counter statistics that may help us interpret the differences between the two. For instance, Sejuani’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Xin Zhao’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Sejuani may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Xin Zhao..

Sejuani normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her enemy does. Typically, she receives less damage than Xin Zhao. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sejuani and Xin Zhao

Damage Types Compared

Sejuani
Xin Zhao
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sejuani
Xin Zhao

Who is Better, Sejuani or Xin Zhao?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Sejuani usually loses when trying to fight Xin Zhao, with a 46.9% win rate. Therefore, Sejuani makes a bad counter to Xin Zhao.

While Sejuani does have a lower winrate compared to Xin Zhao, when on opposite teams, Sejuani also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more challenging champion to develop with. You may get destroyed when picking Sejuani into Xin Zhao.

Furthermore, Sejuani also has a good 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 lot of burst damage.

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

Sejuani is a terribly counter for Xin Zhao. Focus your tactics on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Sejuani against Xin Zhao.

Other Champion Matchups Against Sejuani

Sejuani Loses Against

SkarnerSkarner38.8% winrateLilliaLillia39% winrateTaricTaric40.9% winrateTrundleTrundle41.1% winrate

Sejuani Wins Against

YuumiYuumi55.4% winrateZeriZeri54.8% winrateLuluLulu54.5% winrateNidaleeNidalee54.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

CorkiCorki+ 53.1% 377 GamesAmumuAmumu+ 53.4% 204 GamesTaricTaric+ 54.5% 301 GamesKalistaKalista+ 54.8% 330 Games

Additional Information for Sejuani Players

How We Calculated Our Sejuani vs Xin Zhao Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xin Zhao as Sejuani, we analyzed 1,270 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 Sejuani 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Sejuani to counter Xin Zhao during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sejuani typically gets a similar amount of CS relative to Xin Zhao. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Sejuani versus Xin Zhao build consist of Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Sejuani included at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better vs. Xin Zhao than with many other common builds. In fact, Sejuani boasted an average win rate of 46.9% when playing against Xin Zhao with these items in her kit.

To have the best probability of crushing Xin Zhao as Sejuani, you should equip the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Legend: Alacrity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for Sejuani vs Xin Zhao face-offs, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 46.9% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Xin Zhao as Sejuani are displayed for all skill levels combined. If you want to scope the statistics and builds to a distinct division, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.