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Illaoi with Xin Zhao

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How to Synergize Illaoi and Xin Zhao

based on 2,049 Illaoi with Xin Zhao pairs
Win Rate
50.9 %
K/D/A
1.42
Pick Rate
2.9 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We download the stats from from millions of LoL games directly from Riot Games each and every week. Illaoi has been on the same team as Xin Zhao in 2049 recently played, competitive matches. By accumulating so much relevant data directly from the makers of League of Legends, we are confident that we can showcase robust, accurate builds to help Illaoi play with Xin Zhao. It is relatively rare for Illaoi to play with Xin Zhao on the same team. This has only occurred in approx. 2.9% of games with Illaoi.

Illaoi Xin Zhao Synergy Summary

Illaoi has done a ok job of teaming up with Xin Zhao. Normally, she wins an acceptable 50.9% of matches the champions play on the same team. If you want to win more matches as Illaoi when playing alongside Xin Zhao by learning how to better synergize your strategy with him, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Illaoi vs Xin Zhao Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Illaoi Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

ThornmailSpirit VisageTrinity ForceBlack Cleaver

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Illaoi to level upe
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Second ability for Illaoi to level upq
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Last skill for Illaoi to max outw

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishBone PlatingOvergrowth
PrecisionPresence of MindLast Stand
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Illaoi's passive ability p
Illaoi's q ability q
Illaoi's w ability w
Illaoi's e ability e
Illaoi's ultimate ability r
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W
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E
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Guide to Synergizing Illaoi and Xin Zhao

Tips for Playing as Illaoi with Xin Zhao

Vessel

Tentacles are an immense source of power. Don't fight without them.

Spirits inherit their target's current health. If making a

is your goal, try whittling your opponent's health down a bit first to make killing the spirit easier.

Leap of Faith is best used to follow-up a strong engage or when being engaged upon. Be careful about being the first one into a fight.

Advice to Understand How Xin Zhao Will Play

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.

Illaoi Xin Zhao Synergy Stats

Illaoi Image
Win Rate
50.9 %
VS
Win Rate
49.1 %
Xin Zhao Image
5.2
< Kills >
5.3
6.6
< Deaths >
6.7
4.2
< Assists >
4.4
1.2
< Killing Sprees >
1.21
189
< Minions Killed >
190
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.57
< Inhibitors >
0.57
24,066
< Physical Damage >
24,827
810
< Magic Damage >
835
385
< True Damage >
407
25,262
< Damage Dealt >
26,070
34,800
< Damage Taken >
35,928
11,878
< Gold Earned >
12,040
2.8
< Towers >
2.79
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
8,603
< Total Healing >
8,841
15,053
< Experience >
15,333
16
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
423
< Time Dealing CC >
432

How to Play with Xin Zhao as Illaoi in LoL

The Illaoi Xin Zhao synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Xin Zhao, compared to her overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how her gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Illaoi sees a large worsening in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Xin Zhao. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Xin Zhao helps Illaoi perform poorer in competitive League games. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Illaoi plays on the same team as Xin Zhao, she observes a little decrease in her complete damage output. This could demonstrate that Xin Zhao does not provide protection for her to deal more damage or that his support also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Illaoi is played alongside Xin Zhao on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing synergisticly with Xin Zhao.

Moreover, when Illaoi plays with Xin Zhao on the same team, she typically receives a little less damage than when she plays alone. Taking not as much damage could indicate that Xin Zhao does a decent job of covering Illaoi during team fights.

Synergies between Illaoi and Xin Zhao

Damage Types Compared

Illaoi
Xin Zhao
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Illaoi
Xin Zhao

Is Illaoi better when played alongside Xin Zhao?

There is no one best ally for Illaoi that will no matter what be her top ally. However, overall, Xin Zhao is a decent companion for Illaoi. By locking into the same side as Illaoi, he improves their win rate by 1.3% to 50.9%. This clearly indicates that there is pretty good bond between Illaoi and Xin Zhao that allows them to perform stronger together than alone.

Xin Zhao has a lower difficulty than Illaoi. That means you don't need to be careful when enlisting Xin Zhao allies to play with, as they will have to have a lower level of skill to be able to cooperate well with you.

Playing on the same side, Illaoi players will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to destroy wih physical damage. Combined, these champs can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

Conversely, by grouping Illaoi and Xin Zhao together, you will not be granting your other allies much crowd control. Plan to bring other champions on your team that offsets this gap in this pairing's playstyle.

Regardless of the ability of your Xin Zhao teammate, you should focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Illaoi Players

How We Calculated Our Illaoi Xin Zhao Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Illaoi and Xin Zhao, we analyzed 2,049 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Illaoi with Xin Zhao comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to truly master Illaoi to synergize with Xin Zhao during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to master additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you mind the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The top items to have in your Illaoi and Xin Zhao synergy build consist of Sterak's Gage, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Illaoi included at least these three finished items in her build, she performed much better when paired up with Xin Zhao than with many other common builds. In fact, Illaoi had an average winrate of 50.9% when playing alongside Xin Zhao with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest chance of defeating your oponents, you should use the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Bone Plating, Overgrowth, Last Stand, and Presence of Mind runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for this team composition, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.9% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to synergize Xin Zhao with Illaoi are given for all ranked divisions. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to a specific division, you may use the selection menu located above.