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

Xin Zhao vs Heimerdinger

How to Beat Heimerdinger as Xin Zhao in LoLXin Zhao is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Heimerdinger as Xin Zhao

based on 1,843 Xin Zhao vs Heimerdinger matchups
Win Rate
52.3 %
K/D/A
2.23
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of ranked League of Legends matches that we review each week. This guide on how to beat Heimerdinger as Xin Zhao resulted from an analysis of 1843 ranked matches where both champs faced one another. This champ pairing is somewhat rare. Xin Zhao encounters Heimerdinger in only 1.5% of his games.

Xin Zhao vs Heimerdinger Matchup Summary

Xin Zhao does a good job of countering Heimerdinger. Typically, he wins a whopping 52.3% of the time the champions clash against one another in. In Xin Zhao vs Heimerdinger matches, Xin Zhao’s team is 0.2% more probable to obtain first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood against Heimerdinger.

Best Xin Zhao vs Heimerdinger Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLong Sword

Core Xin Zhao Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverTitanic HydraSundered Sky

Optional Items

Maw of MalmortiusSterak's GageSpear of ShojinExperimental 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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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Heimerdinger as Xin Zhao

Tips for Playing as Xin Zhao against Heimerdinger

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 Heimerdinger

Be wary of Heimerdinger's Upgrade!!!, as he can use it to find an answer to most trouble he gets into. Once his ultimate is down, go in for the kill!

It's better to destroy all of Heimerdinger's turrets at once with the help of creeps than to fight them one at a time.

Xin Zhao vs Heimerdinger Counter Stats

Xin Zhao Image
Win Rate
52.3 %
VS
Win Rate
47.7 %
Heimerdinger Image
6.8
< Kills >
4.7
6.6
< Deaths >
6.5
7.9
< Assists >
7.4
1.57
< Killing Sprees >
1.06
44
< Minions Killed >
131
1.41
< Dragons Killed >
0.15
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.45
17,292
< Physical Damage >
824
1,457
< Magic Damage >
24,354
951
< True Damage >
685
19,701
< Damage Dealt >
25,863
42,025
< Damage Taken >
20,595
12,042
< Gold Earned >
10,830
1.54
< Towers >
1.98
0.35
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
21,897
< Total Healing >
2,079
13,920
< Experience >
13,471
22
< Vision Score >
29
6
< Wards Placed >
13
515
< Time Dealing CC >
264

How to Counter Heimerdinger with Xin Zhao in LoL

The stats provided here underscore several valuable Xin Zhao against Heimerdinger matchup stats that can help you grasp the distinctions between the two. For instance, Xin Zhao’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Heimerdinger’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Xin Zhao may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Heimerdinger..

Xin Zhao usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. On average, he takes more damage than Heimerdinger. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Xin Zhao and Heimerdinger

Damage Types Compared

Xin Zhao
Heimerdinger
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Xin Zhao
Heimerdinger

Who is Better, Xin Zhao or Heimerdinger?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Xin Zhao usually wins when facing off against Heimerdinger, with a 52.3% win rate. Thus, Xin Zhao makes a good counter for Heimerdinger.

While Xin Zhao does have a higher winrate compared to Heimerdinger, when facing one another, Xin Zhao also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex champion to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Xin Zhao into Heimerdinger.

Additionally, Xin Zhao also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Heimerdinger. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Xin Zhao vs Heimerdinger matchups, Xin Zhao is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Xin Zhao is an above average counter for Heimerdinger. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Xin Zhao against Heimerdinger.

Other Champion Matchups Against Xin Zhao

Xin Zhao Loses Against

LilliaLillia46.3% winrateKledKled46.8% winrateNilahNilah47.2% winrateIvernIvern47.5% winrate

Xin Zhao Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee57.8% winrateYuumiYuumi56.2% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc55.8% winrateJarvan IVJarvan IV55.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TeemoTeemo+ 54.8% 9357 GamesRammusRammus+ 54.8% 365 GamesZacZac+ 54.9% 1099 GamesLilliaLillia+ 57.2% 1025 Games

Additional Information for Xin Zhao Players

How We Calculated Our Xin Zhao vs Heimerdinger Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Heimerdinger as Xin Zhao, we analyzed 1,843 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 Heimerdinger 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.

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Xin Zhao in order to counter Heimerdinger during both the early game 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 shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Xin Zhao often racks up less CS compared to Heimerdinger. Champs who on average don't take much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The best items to use in your Xin Zhao versus Heimerdinger build include Black Cleaver, Titanic Hydra, and Sundered Sky. When Xin Zhao incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better versus Heimerdinger than with most other typical builds. In fact, Xin Zhao boasted an average winrate of 52.3% when countering Heimerdinger with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of annihilating Heimerdinger as Xin Zhao, Xin Zhao players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Xin Zhao vs Heimerdinger fights, this order of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 52.3% winrate overall.

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