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How to Synergize Xin Zhao with Kalista on the Same TeamXin Zhao is in the a tier of champions

Xin Zhao with Kalista

How to Win With Xin Zhao and Kalista Paired TogetherXin Zhao is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Xin Zhao and Kalista

based on 1,147 Xin Zhao with Kalista pairs
Win Rate
46.8 %
K/D/A
2.19
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we pull the results of from millions of League rounds straight from Riot Games each and every week. Xin Zhao has gone into battle with Kalista in 1147 recent, competitive matches. By pooling so much accurate data from the makers of League of Legends, we have complete confidence that we can give you robust, accurate builds to help Xin Zhao synergize with Kalista. It is very rare for Xin Zhao to play alongside Kalista as teammates. This has only occurred in about 0.9% of rounds with Xin Zhao.

Xin Zhao Kalista Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Xin Zhao has done a terrible job of playing alongside Kalista. Normally, he wins a dismal 46.8% of games the champions appear on the same team. If you want to maximize your potential as Xin Zhao when fighting on the same team as Kalista by learning how to better synergize your strategy with her, then dig into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Xin Zhao vs Kalista Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalTiamat

Core Xin Zhao Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverTitanic HydraSundered Sky

Optional Items

Sterak's GageExperimental HexplateEclipseSpear of Shojin

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

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: 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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Guide to Synergizing Xin Zhao and Kalista

Tips for Playing as Xin Zhao with Kalista

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 Understand How Kalista Will Play

Rend is a valuable last hitting aid, since its cooldown resets if it kills a target.

Entering a move order once to trigger Martial Poise will not clear Kalista's basic attack target.

Due to her passive, Kalista's Move Speed is effectively increased by Attack Speed.

Xin Zhao Kalista Synergy Stats

Xin Zhao Image
Win Rate
46.8 %
VS
Win Rate
53.2 %
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6
< Kills >
6.5
6.4
< Deaths >
6.5
8
< Assists >
7.9
1.4
< Killing Sprees >
1.52
39
< Minions Killed >
42
1.36
< Dragons Killed >
1.49
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.46
16,387
< Physical Damage >
17,184
1,303
< Magic Damage >
1,391
956
< True Damage >
969
18,647
< Damage Dealt >
19,545
39,522
< Damage Taken >
40,255
11,457
< Gold Earned >
11,786
1.56
< Towers >
1.57
0.28
< Baron Takedowns >
0.35
20,639
< Total Healing >
20,950
13,085
< Experience >
13,476
22
< Vision Score >
22
6
< Wards Placed >
6
477
< Time Dealing CC >
473

How to Play with Kalista as Xin Zhao in LoL

The Xin Zhao Kalista synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Kalista, 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 large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Kalista. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Kalista helps Xin Zhao perform poorer in competitive LoL matches. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Xin Zhao is paired with Kalista, he gets a small decrease in his total damage dealt. This change may demonstrate that Kalista does not help protection for him to dish out more damage or that her allyship also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Xin Zhao is played with Kalista on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Kalista.

Moreover, when Xin Zhao plays with Kalista on the same side, he often receives a little less damage than when he fights alone. Receiving not as much damage may mean that Kalista does a decent job of covering Xin Zhao during team fights.

Synergies between Xin Zhao and Kalista

Damage Types Compared

Xin Zhao
Kalista
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Xin Zhao
Kalista

Is Xin Zhao better when played alongside Kalista?

There is no top companion for Xin Zhao that will 100% of the time be his ideal teammate. However, Kalista is a terrible companion for Xin Zhao. By playing on the same side as Xin Zhao, she drops their win rate by -4.1% to 46.8%. This proves that there is an easy to overcome and exploit strategic relationship between Xin Zhao and Kalista that results in them performing not as well together than alone.

Kalista has a much greater difficulty compared to Xin Zhao. That means you need to be careful when lining up Kalista teammates to fight alongside, as they will need a much higher level of skill to cooperate well with you.

Working cooperatively, you will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal physical damage. Together, these champs can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

Conversely, by bringing Xin Zhao and Kalista together, you will not be giving your other allies very much support. We recommend you include other champs on your team that nullifies this gap in their potential.

Regardless of the skill of your Kalista ally, you should focus on increasing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Xin Zhao Players

How We Calculated Our Xin Zhao Kalista Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Xin Zhao and Kalista, we analyzed 1,147 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 Xin Zhao with Kalista 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 Xin Zhao to pair well with Kalista during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends games, you should keep reading to master some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The top finished items to have in your Xin Zhao and Kalista synergy build consist of Black Cleaver, Titanic Hydra, and Sundered Sky. When Xin Zhao combined at least these three great items in his build, he performed much better when fighting alongside Kalista than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Xin Zhao had an average winrate of 46.8% helping carry Kalista with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of crushing your oponents, Xin Zhao players should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets that we analyzed for this champion pairing, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 46.8% winrate overall.

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