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

Xin Zhao with Veigar

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

based on 4,271 Xin Zhao with Veigar pairs
Win Rate
51.7 %
K/D/A
2.15
Pick Rate
3.4 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers pull the stats from from millions of League of Legends rounds directly from Riot Games each and every week. Xin Zhao has been on the same team as Veigar in 4271 recent, competitive games. By accumulating so much complete data directly from the developers of LoL, we are confident that we can give you high quality, insightful builds to help Xin Zhao play with Veigar. It is relatively rare for Xin Zhao to play alongside Veigar as teammates. This has only happened in approx. 3.4% of rounds with Xin Zhao.

Xin Zhao Veigar Synergy Summary

Xin Zhao has done a decent job of playing alongside Veigar. Normally, he wins an acceptable 51.7% of rounds the champs fight alongside one another. If you want to play better as Xin Zhao when playing alongside Veigar by figuring out how to better synergize your strategy with him, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Xin Zhao vs Veigar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
TunnelerTiamat

Core Xin Zhao Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

Guardian AngelBlack CleaverEclipseDeath's Dance

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
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W
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W
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Guide to Synergizing Xin Zhao and Veigar

Tips for Playing as Xin Zhao with Veigar

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 Veigar Will Play

Veigar is extremely Mana and Cooldown Reduction dependent. Try buying items with these stats in order to increase the effectiveness of your passive and Baleful Strike.

Veigar is very fragile. It is valuable to select at least one summoner spell that can be used defensively.

Use Event Horizon to increase your chances of landing Dark Matter.

Xin Zhao Veigar Synergy Stats

Xin Zhao Image
Win Rate
51.7 %
VS
Win Rate
48.3 %
Veigar Image
6.4
< Kills >
6.5
6.7
< Deaths >
6.5
8
< Assists >
7.9
1.49
< Killing Sprees >
1.52
41
< Minions Killed >
42
1.46
< Dragons Killed >
1.49
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.46
17,545
< Physical Damage >
17,184
1,377
< Magic Damage >
1,391
988
< True Damage >
969
19,911
< Damage Dealt >
19,545
41,195
< Damage Taken >
40,255
11,870
< Gold Earned >
11,786
1.51
< Towers >
1.57
0.33
< Baron Takedowns >
0.35
21,397
< Total Healing >
20,950
13,726
< Experience >
13,476
22
< Vision Score >
22
6
< Wards Placed >
6
475
< Time Dealing CC >
473

How to Play with Veigar as Xin Zhao in LoL

The Xin Zhao Veigar synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Veigar, 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 Veigar. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Veigar helps Xin Zhao perform worse in ranked League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Xin Zhao is paired with Veigar, he sees a small increase in his total damage output. This change could indicate that Veigar supports by providing cover for him to dish out more damage or that his presence on the team also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Xin Zhao is played with Veigar on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Veigar.

Additionally, when Xin Zhao plays with Veigar on the same side, he often takes a little more damage than when he plays alone. Taking more damage may mean that Veigar does a poor job of covering Xin Zhao in teamfights.

Synergies between Xin Zhao and Veigar

Damage Types Compared

Xin Zhao
Veigar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Xin Zhao
Veigar

Is Xin Zhao better when played alongside Veigar?

There is no universally accepted best synergy for Xin Zhao that will always be his #1 teammate. However, overall, Veigar is a very typical ally for Xin Zhao. By playing on the same team as Xin Zhao, he raises their win rate by 0.8% to 51.7%. This signals that there is not really a strong bond between Xin Zhao and Veigar that results in them performing stronger together than without each other.

Veigar has a much greater difficulty compared to Xin Zhao. That means Xin Zhao players should be careful when finding Veigar allies to fight alongside, as they will have to have a much greater level of skill to cooperate well with you.

Playing on the same side, you should observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal magic damage. Together, these champs are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.

Although, by aligning Xin Zhao and Veigar together, you will not be giving your other teammates very much engage potential. Plan to have other champs on your team that helps cover this relative hole in this pairing's kit.

Regardless of your Veigar ally's ability, you need to focus on maximizing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Xin Zhao Players

How We Calculated Our Xin Zhao Veigar Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Xin Zhao and Veigar, we analyzed 4,271 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 Veigar 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 work well with Veigar during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League matches, you should continue reading to gather some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The best items to have in your Xin Zhao and Veigar synergy build include Sterak's Gage, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Xin Zhao incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better when fighting alongside Veigar than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Xin Zhao had an average winrate of 51.7% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Veigar with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating your oponents, Xin Zhao players should take 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 rune sets that we analyzed for this team composition, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 51.7% winrate overall.

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