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Xin Zhao with Nautilus

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How to Synergize Xin Zhao and Nautilus

based on 4,884 Xin Zhao with Nautilus pairs
Win Rate
47.9 %
K/D/A
2.26
Pick Rate
3.9 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers pull the stats from from millions of LoL rounds straight from Riot Games each and every week. Xin Zhao has fought alongside Nautilus in 4884 recent, competitive games. By pooling so much relevant data directly from the developers of LoL, we are confident that we can present to you high quality, usable builds to help Xin Zhao play with Nautilus. It is relatively rare for Xin Zhao to play alongside Nautilus on the same side. This has only taken place in approximately 3.9% of matches with Xin Zhao.

Xin Zhao Nautilus Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Xin Zhao does a below average job of synergizing with Nautilus. On average, he wins a lowly 47.9% of the time the champions try and work together in. If you want to play better as Xin Zhao when fighting on the same team as Nautilus by learning 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 Nautilus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
TunnelerTiamat

Core Xin Zhao Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

Sterak's GageDeath's DanceRavenous HydraEclipse

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
7
W
8
E
9
W
10
E
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R
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E
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E
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Q
15
Q
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R

Guide to Synergizing Xin Zhao and Nautilus

Tips for Playing as Xin Zhao with Nautilus

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 Nautilus Will Play

While ganking, consider aiming Dredge Line at nearby terrain and following it up with Riptide for a higher hit rate.

Riptide has a delayed blast timing on activation - you can use this while running away or when enemies are incoming to serve as a deterrent.

Xin Zhao Nautilus Synergy Stats

Xin Zhao Image
Win Rate
47.9 %
VS
Win Rate
52.1 %
Nautilus Image
6.7
< Kills >
6.5
6.5
< Deaths >
6.5
8
< Assists >
7.9
1.57
< Killing Sprees >
1.52
42
< Minions Killed >
42
1.49
< Dragons Killed >
1.49
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.46
17,293
< Physical Damage >
17,184
1,355
< Magic Damage >
1,391
962
< True Damage >
969
19,611
< Damage Dealt >
19,545
39,834
< Damage Taken >
40,255
11,790
< Gold Earned >
11,786
1.56
< Towers >
1.57
0.34
< Baron Takedowns >
0.35
20,846
< Total Healing >
20,950
13,293
< Experience >
13,476
22
< Vision Score >
22
6
< Wards Placed >
6
471
< Time Dealing CC >
473

How to Play with Nautilus as Xin Zhao in LoL

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

When Xin Zhao plays on the same team as Nautilus, he observes a marginal improvement in his full damage dealt. This difference may indicate that Nautilus provides cover for him to dish out more damage or that his presence also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Xin Zhao is played together with Nautilus on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Nautilus.

Additionally, when Xin Zhao plays with Nautilus on the same side, he often receives a little less damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt not as much damage may indicate that Nautilus does a decent job of covering Xin Zhao in teamfights.

Synergies between Xin Zhao and Nautilus

Damage Types Compared

Xin Zhao
Nautilus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Xin Zhao
Nautilus

Is Xin Zhao better when played alongside Nautilus?

There is no ideal synergy for Xin Zhao that will no matter what be his top teammate. However, Nautilus is a below average companion for Xin Zhao. By locking into the same side as Xin Zhao, he decreases their win rate by -3.0% to 47.9%. This signals that there is a bad synergy between Xin Zhao and Nautilus that allows them to perform worse together than alone.

Nautilus has a much greater difficulty compared to Xin Zhao. That means Xin Zhao players must be careful when finding Nautilus comrades to fight alongside, as they will require a much greater level of skill to be able to fight well with you.

When playing on the same side, you should expect to witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal physical damage. When paired, these champions can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

In contrast, by pairing Xin Zhao and Nautilus together, you will not be giving your team much crowd control. We recommend you pick other champions on your team that nullifies this hole in this pairing's capabilities.

Regardless of the skill of your Nautilus ally, you should focus on maximizing your income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Xin Zhao Players

How We Calculated Our Xin Zhao Nautilus Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Xin Zhao and Nautilus, we analyzed 4,884 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 Nautilus 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 Nautilus during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League games, you should continue reading to learn some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown here, you should increase your win rate by a lot.

The most important finished items to focus on in your Xin Zhao and Nautilus synergy build include Black Cleaver, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Xin Zhao included at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better as an ally of Nautilus than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Xin Zhao had an average winrate of 47.9% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Nautilus with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing 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 runes players chose for Xin Zhao and Nautilus pairings, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 47.9% win rate overall.

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