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

Xin Zhao with Kindred

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

based on 296 Xin Zhao with Kindred pairs
Win Rate
46.6 %
K/D/A
1.82
Pick Rate
0.2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we pull data from from millions of League rounds straight from Riot Games each week. Xin Zhao has fought alongside Kindred in 296 recent, ranked games. By accumulating so much great data straight from the publishers of LoL, we are sure that we can give you high-quality, insightful builds to help Xin Zhao synergize with Kindred. It is very rare for Xin Zhao to play alongside Kindred on the same side. This pairing has only taken place in approximately 0.2% of games with Xin Zhao.

Xin Zhao Kindred Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Xin Zhao does a awful job of fighting on the same side as Kindred. On average, he wins a lowly 46.6% of rounds the champions play on the same team. If you want to win more matches as Xin Zhao when fighting on the same team as Kindred by figuring out how to better synergize your play style with them, then look into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Xin Zhao vs Kindred Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalLong Sword

Core Xin Zhao Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageTrinity ForceSpear of Shojin

Optional Items

EclipseSundered SkyTitanic Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Xin Zhao to level upw
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Second ability for Xin Zhao to level upe
>
Last skill for Xin Zhao to max outq

Runes

DominationHail of BladesSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Alacrity
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
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W
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R
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W
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Guide to Synergizing Xin Zhao and Kindred

Tips for Playing as Xin Zhao with Kindred

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 Kindred Will Play

Pick which Hunts you want to pursue carefully; getting many of them is the key to success as the game goes on.

Don't go in first to a large team fight. Wait for your teammates to initiate.

Moving around between attacks while jungling will help you avoid damage and also generate more heals from Wolf's Frenzy.

Xin Zhao Kindred Synergy Stats

Xin Zhao Image
Win Rate
46.6 %
VS
Win Rate
53.4 %
Kindred Image
6.5
< Kills >
6.5
7.1
< Deaths >
6.5
6.4
< Assists >
7.9
1.46
< Killing Sprees >
1.52
95
< Minions Killed >
42
0.68
< Dragons Killed >
1.49
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.46
18,187
< Physical Damage >
17,184
1,503
< Magic Damage >
1,391
928
< True Damage >
969
20,619
< Damage Dealt >
19,545
35,130
< Damage Taken >
40,255
11,415
< Gold Earned >
11,786
1.85
< Towers >
1.57
0.16
< Baron Takedowns >
0.35
15,159
< Total Healing >
20,950
13,185
< Experience >
13,476
19
< Vision Score >
22
7
< Wards Placed >
6
385
< Time Dealing CC >
473

How to Play with Kindred as Xin Zhao in LoL

The Xin Zhao Kindred synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Kindred, 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 Kindred. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Kindred helps Xin Zhao perform poorer in competitive League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Xin Zhao is an ally to Kindred, he sees a little increase in his full damage dealt. This change could demonstrate that Kindred helps provide protection for him to dish out more damage or that their support also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Xin Zhao is played together with Kindred on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Kindred. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Kindred.

Additionally, when Xin Zhao plays with Kindred on the same side, he often takes much less damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt not as much damage could indicate that Kindred does a decent job of protecting Xin Zhao during teamfights.

Synergies between Xin Zhao and Kindred

Damage Types Compared

Xin Zhao
Kindred
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Xin Zhao
Kindred

Is Xin Zhao better when played alongside Kindred?

There is no top synergy for Xin Zhao that will no matter what be his best ally. Yet, Kindred is a terrible teammate for Xin Zhao. By being on the same team as Xin Zhao, they drops their win rate by -4.3% to 46.6%. This shows that there is an easy to overcome and exploit strategic relationship between Xin Zhao and Kindred that allows them to perform worse together than alone.

Kindred has a greater difficulty than Xin Zhao. That means you must be careful when enlisting Kindred allies to play with, as they will have to have a greater level of skill to do well with you.

Fighting cooperatively, Xin Zhao players should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to destroy wih physical damage. Together, these champs should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

Although, by bringing Xin Zhao and Kindred together, you probably will not be providing your other teammates enough magical damage output. We recommend you have other champs on your team that helps cover this gap in this pairing's potential.

Regardless of your Kindred ally's skill level, you should focus on increasing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Xin Zhao Players

How We Calculated Our Xin Zhao Kindred Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Xin Zhao and Kindred, we analyzed 296 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 Kindred 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 work well with Kindred during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL matches, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The most important finished items to have in your Xin Zhao and Kindred synergy build include Sterak's Gage, Trinity Force, and Spear of Shojin. When Xin Zhao used at least these three great items in his build, he did a lot better when paired up with Kindred than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Xin Zhao had an average winrate of 46.6% when playing alongside Kindred with this build.

To have the highest chance of crushing your oponents, you should take the Hail of Blades, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Legend: Alacrity, and Triumph runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune sets players used for this team composition, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 46.6% win rate overall.

If you need to view Xin Zhao with Kindred synergy tips and builds for a a particular division, please choose one from the selection menu above. At first, the stats and build suggestions shown are computed using every game with data with both champs.