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.
Using Blitzcrank's grab to pull an enemy into your tower range followed by a Power Fist will allow the tower to get several hits on them.
The 1-2-3 combo of Rocket Grab, Power Fist, and Static Field can devastate an individual opponent.
The Xin Zhao Blitzcrank synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Blitzcrank, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.
Overall, Xin Zhao sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Blitzcrank. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Blitzcrank helps Xin Zhao perform worse in competitive League matches. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.
When Xin Zhao plays on the same team as Blitzcrank, he sees a marginal improvement in his total damage dealt. This change could indicate that Blitzcrank provides protection for him to deal more damage or that his support also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Xin Zhao is played alongside Blitzcrank on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Blitzcrank.
Additionally, when Xin Zhao plays with Blitzcrank on the same team, he often receives a little less damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt not as much damage could indicate that Blitzcrank does a decent job of protecting Xin Zhao in team fights.
There is no perfect ally for Xin Zhao that will no matter what be his top teammate. Yet, overall, Blitzcrank is a very typical ally for Xin Zhao. By locking into the same side as Xin Zhao, he improves their win rate by 0.4% to 51.3%. This proves that there is a weak bond between Xin Zhao and Blitzcrank that results in them performing stronger together than alone.
Blitzcrank has a greater difficulty than Xin Zhao. That means you should be careful when finding Blitzcrank allies to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a greater level of skill to be able to work well with you.
Fighting cooperatively, Xin Zhao players should observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to to cover for your other teammates. Together, these champs might be able to provide enough cover for their team's carries.
Conversely, by bringing Xin Zhao and Blitzcrank together, you probably will not be providing your side a great deal of magic damage. Plan to have other champions on your team that helps cover this relative hole in their playstyle.
Regardless of the ability of your Blitzcrank teammate, you need to focus on increasing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well anyway.
If you would like to truly master Xin Zhao to synergize with Blitzcrank during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL games, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly.
The most crucial finished items to have in your Xin Zhao and Blitzcrank synergy build include Trinity Force, Titanic Hydra, and Sundered Sky. When Xin Zhao included at least these three items in his build, he did much better when fighting alongside Blitzcrank than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Xin Zhao boasted an average win rate of 51.3% helping carry Blitzcrank with this build.
To have the greatest chance of crushing your oponents, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for this team composition, this sequence of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 51.3% win rate overall.
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