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Xin Zhao with K'Sante

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How to Synergize Xin Zhao and K'Sante

based on 1,910 Xin Zhao with K'Sante pairs
Win Rate
46.6 %
K/D/A
2.21
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers take in the results of from millions of League games straight from Riot Games each and every week. Xin Zhao has fought alongside K'Sante in 1910 recent, competitive matches. By gathering so much complete data from the hosts of LoL, we are totally sure that we can present to you high quality, accurate builds to help Xin Zhao synergize with K'Sante. It is relatively rare for Xin Zhao to play with K'Sante on the same side. This has only taken place in approx. 1.5% of rounds with Xin Zhao.

Xin Zhao K'Sante Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Xin Zhao does a awful job of synergizing with K'Sante. On average, he wins a dismal 46.6% of rounds the champs fight together on the same side. If you want to do better as Xin Zhao when fighting on the same team as K'Sante by learning how to better synergize your tactics with them, then check out the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Xin Zhao vs K'Sante Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTunneler

Core Xin Zhao Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

Black CleaverMaw of MalmortiusEclipseTitanic Hydra

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
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E
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R
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E
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R

Guide to Synergizing Xin Zhao and K'Sante

Tips for Playing as Xin Zhao with K'Sante

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 K'Sante Will Play

Take advantage of Flurry by weaving in basic attacks between spell casts - this maximizes damage output and minimizes Energy loss.

Use Sonic Wave before Dragon's Rage so you can chase the target with Resonating Strike.

Self-casting Safeguard and using Iron Will are powerful tools for killing neutral monsters (in the jungle).

Xin Zhao K'Sante Synergy Stats

Xin Zhao Image
Win Rate
46.6 %
VS
Win Rate
53.4 %
K'Sante Image
6.6
< Kills >
6.5
6.6
< Deaths >
6.5
8
< Assists >
7.9
1.56
< Killing Sprees >
1.52
37
< Minions Killed >
42
1.56
< Dragons Killed >
1.49
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.46
17,510
< Physical Damage >
17,184
1,441
< Magic Damage >
1,391
987
< True Damage >
969
19,939
< Damage Dealt >
19,545
41,172
< Damage Taken >
40,255
11,833
< Gold Earned >
11,786
1.53
< Towers >
1.57
0.36
< Baron Takedowns >
0.35
21,588
< Total Healing >
20,950
13,400
< Experience >
13,476
23
< Vision Score >
22
6
< Wards Placed >
6
492
< Time Dealing CC >
473

How to Play with K'Sante as Xin Zhao in LoL

The Xin Zhao K'Sante synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with K'Sante, 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 K'Sante. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that K'Sante helps Xin Zhao perform worse in competitive League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Xin Zhao tries to synergize with K'Sante, he sees a small increase in his total damage output. This change could signal that K'Sante helps provide cover for him to dish out more damage or that their support also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Xin Zhao is played together with K'Sante 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 alongside K'Sante.

Additionally, when Xin Zhao plays with K'Sante on the same team, he usually takes a little more damage than when he fights alone. Taking more damage may indicate that K'Sante does a poor job of covering Xin Zhao during team fights.

Synergies between Xin Zhao and K'Sante

Damage Types Compared

Xin Zhao
K'Sante
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Xin Zhao
K'Sante

Is Xin Zhao better when played alongside K'Sante?

There is no one best champion pairing for Xin Zhao that will no matter what be his #1 teammate. However, overall, K'Sante is a terrible ally for Xin Zhao. By playing on the same side as Xin Zhao, they lowers their win rate by -4.3% to 46.6%. This demonstrates that there is a terrible bond between Xin Zhao and K'Sante that allows them to perform worse together than without each other.

K'Sante has a much greater difficulty compared to Xin Zhao. That means Xin Zhao players should be cautious when lining up K'Sante teammates to play with, as they will require a much higher level of skill to be able to work well with you.

Working on the same side, you should see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal physical damage. Combined, these champs should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

Although, by pairing Xin Zhao and K'Sante together, you may not be providing your team a lot of crowd control. Plan to pick other champs on your team that helps cover this relative gap in this pairing's abilities.

Regardless of the ability of your K'Sante ally, you should focus on increasing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Xin Zhao Players

How We Calculated Our Xin Zhao K'Sante Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Xin Zhao and K'Sante, we analyzed 1,910 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 K'Sante 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 to pair well with K'Sante during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you use the build and suggestions shown above, you should increase your win rate by a lot.

The ideal finished items to include in your Xin Zhao and K'Sante synergy build consist of Sterak's Gage, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Xin Zhao used at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better as an ally of K'Sante than with most other common builds. In fact, Xin Zhao had an average winrate of 46.6% when playing alongside K'Sante with this build.

To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against your oponents, Xin Zhao players should take 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 used for this team composition, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 46.6% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to pair K'Sante with Xin Zhao are presented for all ranked divisions. If you would like to scope the statistics and builds to a particular skill level, you can use the selection menu earlier on the page.