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Xin Zhao with Katarina

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How to Synergize Xin Zhao and Katarina

based on 4,592 Xin Zhao with Katarina pairs
Win Rate
50.5 %
K/D/A
2.29
Pick Rate
3.6 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We pull data from from millions of LoL games straight from Riot Games each week. Xin Zhao has fought alongside Katarina in 4592 recent, competitive games. By accumulating so much accurate data from the developers of League of Legends, we are confident that we can showcase high quality, insightful builds to help Xin Zhao synergize with Katarina. It is relatively rare for Xin Zhao to play with Katarina as teammates. This has only happened in approx. 3.6% of games with Xin Zhao.

Xin Zhao Katarina Synergy Summary

Xin Zhao does a ok job of playing alongside Katarina. Typically, he wins an acceptable 50.5% of rounds the champs appear on the same team. If you want to win more matches as Xin Zhao when playing with Katarina by learning how to better synergize your play style with her, then look into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Xin Zhao vs Katarina Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
TunnelerTiamat

Core Xin Zhao Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageSpear of ShojinTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernBlack CleaverExperimental HexplateMaw of Malmortius

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
7
W
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E
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W
10
E
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R
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E
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Synergizing Xin Zhao and Katarina

Tips for Playing as Xin Zhao with Katarina

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 Katarina Will Play

Picking up Daggers will significantly reduce Shunpo's cooldown.

Try waiting until the other team is distracted with fighting your team, and use Shunpo to teleport into the fray and unleash a devastating Death Lotus.

Using Shunpo on an allied Champion, Dagger, or minion can be a great escape tactic.

Xin Zhao Katarina Synergy Stats

Xin Zhao Image
Win Rate
50.5 %
VS
Win Rate
49.5 %
Katarina Image
6
< Kills >
6.5
6.3
< Deaths >
6.5
8.4
< Assists >
7.9
1.4
< Killing Sprees >
1.52
39
< Minions Killed >
42
1.52
< Dragons Killed >
1.49
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.46
16,440
< Physical Damage >
17,184
1,304
< Magic Damage >
1,391
918
< True Damage >
969
18,663
< Damage Dealt >
19,545
39,677
< Damage Taken >
40,255
11,558
< Gold Earned >
11,786
1.54
< Towers >
1.57
0.34
< Baron Takedowns >
0.35
20,966
< Total Healing >
20,950
13,337
< Experience >
13,476
22
< Vision Score >
22
6
< Wards Placed >
6
472
< Time Dealing CC >
473

How to Play with Katarina as Xin Zhao in LoL

The Xin Zhao Katarina synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Katarina, 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 Katarina. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Katarina helps Xin Zhao perform not as well in ranked League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Xin Zhao is paired with Katarina, he observes a little decrease in his total damage dealt. This change may demonstrate that Katarina doesn't help protection for him to deal more damage or that her support also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Xin Zhao is played together with Katarina on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Katarina. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Katarina.

Additionally, when Xin Zhao plays with Katarina on the same team, he often takes a little less damage than when he fights alone. Taking not as much damage may mean that Katarina does a decent job of protecting Xin Zhao in team fights.

Synergies between Xin Zhao and Katarina

Damage Types Compared

Xin Zhao
Katarina
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Xin Zhao
Katarina

Is Xin Zhao better when played alongside Katarina?

There is no universally accepted best champion pairing for Xin Zhao that will no matter what be his top synergy. Yet, overall, Katarina is a very typical ally for Xin Zhao. By being on the same team as Xin Zhao, she drops their win rate by -0.4% to 50.5%. This shows that there is only a small synergy between Xin Zhao and Katarina that results in them performing worse together than alone.

Katarina has a much greater difficulty compared to Xin Zhao. That means you need to be very careful when finding Katarina comrades to play with, as they will need a much greater level of skill to be able to work well with you.

Playing together, Xin Zhao players should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal physical damage. Combined, these champions should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

Although, by pairing Xin Zhao and Katarina together, you probably will not be providing your other teammates much crowd control. Make sure to include other champions on your team that nullifies this relative gap in their abilities.

Regardless of your Katarina ally's ability, you should focus on maximizing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Xin Zhao Players

How We Calculated Our Xin Zhao Katarina Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Xin Zhao and Katarina, we analyzed 4,592 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 Katarina 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 in order to synergize with Katarina during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL rounds, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The best finished items to get in your Xin Zhao and Katarina synergy build include Sterak's Gage, Spear of Shojin, and Titanic Hydra. When Xin Zhao used at least these three finished items in his build, he performed significantly better as an ally of Katarina than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Xin Zhao had an average win rate of 50.5% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Katarina with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of beating your oponents, Xin Zhao players 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 builds players chose for Xin Zhao and Katarina pairings, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.5% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to team up Katarina with Xin Zhao are displayed for every ranked division. To filter the statistics and builds to a specific player tier, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.