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How to Win Xayah vs Qiyana Counter MatchupXayah is in the b tier of champions

Xayah vs Qiyana

How to Beat Qiyana as Xayah in LoLXayah is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Qiyana as Xayah

based on 737 Xayah vs Qiyana matchups
Win Rate
52.2 %
K/D/A
2.16
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked League of Legends matches each and every week. Within our dataset, Xayah battled Qiyana in 737 matches. With so many games with Xayah versus Qiyana gives us a lot of confidence in our capacity to prepare actionable statistics and a recommended build to smash your rival. This counter pairing is somewhat rare. Xayah fights Qiyana in only 1.2% of her rounds.

Xayah vs Qiyana Matchup Summary

Xayah has done a good job of beating Qiyana. Typically, she wins a whopping 52.2% of matches the champions clash against one another in. In Xayah versus Qiyana matches, Xayah’s side is 0.1% more likely to obtain first blood. This indicates that she probably will get first blood against Qiyana.

Best Xayah vs Qiyana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerNoonquiver

Core Xayah Items

~22 Mins
Lord Dominik's RegardsBloodthirsterNavori Quickblades

Optional Items

Phantom DancerKraken SlayerStormrazor

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Xayah to level upe
>
Second ability for Xayah to level upw
>
Last skill for Xayah to max outq

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
DominationTaste of BloodUltimate Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Xayah's passive ability p
Xayah's q ability q
Xayah's w ability w
Xayah's e ability e
Xayah's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
3
W
4
E
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E
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R
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Guide to Countering Qiyana as Xayah

Tips for Playing as Xayah against Qiyana

Xayah's attacks and abilities leave Feathers on the ground that she can later recall for massive area damage and control.

Xayah can use Featherstorm to dodge almost any ability while also creating a ton of Feathers. Try to utilize the offensive and defensive aspects of this ability.

Xayah vs Qiyana Counter Stats

Xayah Image
Win Rate
52.2 %
VS
Win Rate
47.8 %
Qiyana Image
6.8
< Kills >
8.2
6.3
< Deaths >
6.7
6.8
< Assists >
6.1
1.56
< Killing Sprees >
1.92
182
< Minions Killed >
149
0.29
< Dragons Killed >
0.21
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.37
19,841
< Physical Damage >
20,345
386
< Magic Damage >
1,900
378
< True Damage >
989
20,605
< Damage Dealt >
23,235
20,933
< Damage Taken >
24,415
12,133
< Gold Earned >
12,337
2.35
< Towers >
1.58
0.1
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
4,783
< Total Healing >
3,757
12,816
< Experience >
14,263
18
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
7
54
< Time Dealing CC >
106

How to Counter Qiyana with Xayah in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify several strategic Xayah versus Qiyana counter stats that may help you understand the differences and similarities between this set of champions. As an example, Xayah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Qiyana’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Xayah may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Qiyana..

Xayah normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her matchup does. Typically, she receives less damage than Qiyana. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Xayah and Qiyana

Damage Types Compared

Xayah
Qiyana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Xayah
Qiyana

Who is Better, Xayah or Qiyana?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Xayah usually wins when playing against Qiyana, with a 52.2% win rate. Therefore, Xayah makes a good counter for Qiyana.

While Xayah does have a higher win rate than Qiyana, when they face off with one another, Xayah also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less time consuming champ to learn. You don't need to be too worried when picking Xayah into Qiyana.

Furthermore, Xayah also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Qiyana. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Xayah vs Qiyana matchups, Xayah is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Xayah is a good counter for Qiyana. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Xayah against Qiyana.

Additional Information for Xayah Players

How We Calculated Our Xayah vs Qiyana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Qiyana as Xayah, we analyzed 737 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 Qiyana as Xayah 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Xayah to counter Qiyana during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Xayah often racks up a similar amount of CS as Qiyana. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Xayah versus Qiyana build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Bloodthirster, and Navori Quickblades. When Xayah incorporated at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better when fighting Qiyana than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Xayah boasted an average winrate of 52.2% battling Qiyana with these items in her kit.

To have the best likelihood of crushing Qiyana as Xayah, Xayah players should equip the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Taste of Blood, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Xayah vs Qiyana battles, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 52.2% winrate overall.

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