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How to Win Xin Zhao vs Elise Counter MatchupXin Zhao is in the a tier of champions

Xin Zhao vs Elise

How to Beat Elise as Xin Zhao in LoLXin Zhao is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Elise as Xin Zhao

based on 986 Xin Zhao vs Elise matchups
Win Rate
51.6 %
K/D/A
2.13
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends matches that we evaluate each and every week. This guide on how to beat Elise as Xin Zhao came out of an examination of 986 ranked rounds where both champions faced off against one another. This champion matchup is somewhat rare. Xin Zhao fights Elise in only 0.8% of his rounds.

Xin Zhao vs Elise Matchup Summary

Xin Zhao does a decent job of countering Elise. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.6% of the time the champions fight one another in. In Xin Zhao versus Elise rounds, Xin Zhao’s team is 0.1% less probable to obtain first blood. This indicates that he probably won't be able to get first blood versus Elise.

Best Xin Zhao vs Elise Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTiamat

Core Xin Zhao Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageTitanic HydraSundered Sky

Optional Items

Spear of ShojinMaw of MalmortiusTrinity ForceExperimental Hexplate

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Xin Zhao's passive ability p
Xin Zhao's q ability q
Xin Zhao's w ability w
Xin Zhao's e ability e
Xin Zhao's ultimate ability r
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E
2
W
3
Q
4
W
5
W
6
R
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W
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Guide to Countering Elise as Xin Zhao

Tips for Playing as Xin Zhao against Elise

Try to position yourself so your ultimate's knockback is most effective.

Xin Zhao is a great initiator to combat. Lead the front to start a fight and use your ultimate to do the most damage possible.

Advice to Win Against Elise

Rappel has a long cooldown. Elise is vulnerable after she has used it.

Elise's Spider Form is more dangerous when you are at low health, and her Human Form more potent when you are at high health.

Rappel will only move Elise straight up and down unless she can descend upon an enemy unit.

Xin Zhao vs Elise Counter Stats

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

How to Counter Elise with Xin Zhao in LoL

The stats shown here feature some critical Xin Zhao against Elise counter stats that may help you appreciate the differences between the two. As an example, Xin Zhao’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Elise’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Xin Zhao may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Elise..

Xin Zhao typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. Typically, he takes more damage than Elise. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Xin Zhao and Elise

Damage Types Compared

Xin Zhao
Elise
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Xin Zhao
Elise

Who is Better, Xin Zhao or Elise?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Xin Zhao usually wins when facing off against Elise, with a 51.6% win rate. As a result, Xin Zhao makes a good counter to Elise.

While Xin Zhao does have a higher winrate than Elise, when facing one another, Xin Zhao also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming champion to develop with. You should be careful when picking Xin Zhao into Elise.

Furthermore, Xin Zhao has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Elise. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Xin Zhao vs Elise matchups, Xin Zhao is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Xin Zhao is a decent counter to Elise. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Xin Zhao against Elise.

Additional Information for Xin Zhao Players

How We Calculated Our Xin Zhao vs Elise Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Elise as Xin Zhao, 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 Elise as Xin Zhao 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 Xin Zhao to counter Elise during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Xin Zhao usually racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Elise. Champions who on average don't get much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The top items to have in your Xin Zhao versus Elise build consist of Sterak's Gage, Titanic Hydra, and Sundered Sky. When Xin Zhao bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better when facing Elise than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Xin Zhao boasted an average winrate of 51.6% when playing against Elise with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of coming out on top against Elise as Xin Zhao, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for Xin Zhao vs Elise counterpicks, this combo of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 51.6% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Elise as Xin Zhao are presented for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to a particular rank, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.