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Xin Zhao with Kassadin

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How to Synergize Xin Zhao and Kassadin

based on 1,905 Xin Zhao with Kassadin pairs
Win Rate
50.6 %
K/D/A
2.1
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We take in data from from millions of League rounds directly from Riot Games each and every week. Xin Zhao has been on the same team as Kassadin in 1905 recent, ranked games. By accumulating so much accurate data straight from the publishers of League of Legends, we have complete confidence that we can showcase high-quality, insightful builds to help Xin Zhao synergize with Kassadin. It is relatively rare for Xin Zhao to play alongside Kassadin on the same team. This has only occurred in about 1.5% of matches with Xin Zhao.

Xin Zhao Kassadin Synergy Summary

Xin Zhao has done a average job of synergizing with Kassadin. Normally, he wins an acceptable 50.6% of the time the champions appear on the same team. If you want to maximize your potential as Xin Zhao when playing alongside Kassadin by figuring out how to better synergize your tactics with him, then look into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Xin Zhao vs Kassadin Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalTiamat

Core Xin Zhao Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageTitanic HydraSundered Sky

Optional Items

Spear of ShojinExperimental HexplateBlack CleaverTrinity Force

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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Guide to Synergizing Xin Zhao and Kassadin

Tips for Playing as Xin Zhao with Kassadin

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 Kassadin Will Play

Kassadin's ultimate has many uses and is on a shorter cooldown than most, use it often.

Kassadin has multiple item paths; he can go caster via Mana and Ability Power or anti-caster with Cooldown Reduction and Magic Resist.

Try to get the Ancient Golem buff to counteract Riftwalk's increasing Mana cost.

Xin Zhao Kassadin Synergy Stats

Xin Zhao Image
Win Rate
50.6 %
VS
Win Rate
49.4 %
Kassadin Image
6.1
< Kills >
6.5
6.7
< Deaths >
6.5
8
< Assists >
7.9
1.4
< Killing Sprees >
1.52
37
< Minions Killed >
42
1.39
< Dragons Killed >
1.49
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.46
16,581
< Physical Damage >
17,184
1,316
< Magic Damage >
1,391
918
< True Damage >
969
18,815
< Damage Dealt >
19,545
39,821
< Damage Taken >
40,255
11,522
< Gold Earned >
11,786
1.49
< Towers >
1.57
0.36
< Baron Takedowns >
0.35
20,664
< Total Healing >
20,950
13,250
< Experience >
13,476
22
< Vision Score >
22
6
< Wards Placed >
6
476
< Time Dealing CC >
473

How to Play with Kassadin as Xin Zhao in LoL

The Xin Zhao Kassadin synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Kassadin, 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 Kassadin. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Kassadin helps Xin Zhao perform not as well in competitive LoL games. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Xin Zhao is an ally to Kassadin, he observes a barely noticable drop in his total damage output. This could demonstrate that Kassadin does not support by providing cover for him to dish out more damage or that his presence on the team also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Xin Zhao is played together with Kassadin on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Kassadin. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Kassadin.

Moreover, when Xin Zhao plays with Kassadin on the same side, he often takes a little less damage than when he plays alone. Taking not as much damage could mean that Kassadin does a decent job of covering Xin Zhao in team fights.

Synergies between Xin Zhao and Kassadin

Damage Types Compared

Xin Zhao
Kassadin
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Xin Zhao
Kassadin

Is Xin Zhao better when played alongside Kassadin?

There is no perfect synergy for Xin Zhao that will 100% of the time be his best teammate. However, Kassadin is a very typical ally for Xin Zhao. By being on the same team as Xin Zhao, he drops their win rate by -0.3% to 50.6%. This clearly indicates that there is only a small bond between Xin Zhao and Kassadin that allows them to perform not as well together than alone.

Kassadin has a much greater difficulty compared to Xin Zhao. That means you must be very careful when lining up Kassadin teammates to fight alongside, as they will have to have a much greater level of skill to be able to do well with you.

Working together, Xin Zhao players will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal physical damage. Combined, these two should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

In contrast, by bringing Xin Zhao and Kassadin together, you will not be providing your side enough utility. We recommend you have other champions on your team that neutralizes this gap in their kit.

Regardless of the ability of your Kassadin teammate, you need to focus on maximizing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Xin Zhao Players

How We Calculated Our Xin Zhao Kassadin Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Xin Zhao and Kassadin, we analyzed 1,905 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 Kassadin 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 learn all of the intricacies of Xin Zhao in order to pair well with Kassadin during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends games, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you mind the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The best items to include in your Xin Zhao and Kassadin synergy build include Sterak's Gage, Titanic Hydra, and Sundered Sky. When Xin Zhao combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better when paired up with Kassadin than with many other common builds. In fact, Xin Zhao boasted an average winrate of 50.6% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Kassadin with this build.

To have the greatest probability of crushing your oponents, you 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 runes players picked for this champion pairing, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.6% winrate overall.

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