Xin Zhao vs Kayn
How to Beat Kayn as Xin Zhao
based on 5,871 Xin Zhao vs Kayn matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Xin Zhao vs Kayn Matchup Summary
Best Xin Zhao vs Kayn Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Kayn as Xin Zhao
Tips for Playing as Xin Zhao against Kayn
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 Kayn
When Kayn is in terrain near you, you will get a visual warning on the edge of the terrain he's in.
Umbral Trespass requires Kayn to damage a target first. Try to dodge Blade's Reach to deny him a long range cast of Umbral Trespass.
Damage Kayn while he's in Shadow Step to shorten its duration, or apply hard crowd control (stun, charm, knockup, etc) to end Shadow Step immediately.
Xin Zhao vs Kayn Counter Stats
How to Counter Kayn with Xin Zhao in LoL
The stats provided here feature some significant Xin Zhao against Kayn counter statistics that can help you interpret the distinctions between the two. As an example, Xin Zhao’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kayn’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Xin Zhao may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Kayn..
Xin Zhao typically has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Kayn. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Xin Zhao and Kayn
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Who is Better, Xin Zhao or Kayn?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Xin Zhao usually wins when taking on Kayn, with a 51.7% win rate. Therefore, Xin Zhao makes a good counter for Kayn.
While Xin Zhao does have a higher win rate than Kayn, when facing one another, Xin Zhao also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Xin Zhao into Kayn.
Furthermore, Xin Zhao has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kayn. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Xin Zhao vs Kayn 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 teammates during team fights.
Xin Zhao is a decent counter for Kayn. Focus your tactics on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Xin Zhao against Kayn.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Xin Zhao to counter Kayn during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Xin Zhao typically picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Kayn. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.
The most crucial items to use in your Xin Zhao versus Kayn build include Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Titanic Hydra. When Xin Zhao included at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better vs. Kayn than with many other typical builds. In fact, Xin Zhao boasted an average winrate of 51.7% when countering Kayn with this build.
To have the best probability of defeating Kayn 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 rune combinations players picked for Xin Zhao vs Kayn battles, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 51.7% winrate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Kayn as Xin Zhao are presented for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to scope the stats and builds to a specific division, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.