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

Xin Zhao with Xayah

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

based on 1,901 Xin Zhao with Xayah pairs
Win Rate
49.3 %
K/D/A
2.22
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers take in the stats from from millions of League rounds directly from Riot Games each week. Xin Zhao has been on the same team as Xayah in 1901 recently played, competitive games. By amassing so much relevant data from the developers of League of Legends, we have complete confidence that we can give you robust, insightful builds to help Xin Zhao synergize with Xayah. It is relatively rare for Xin Zhao to play alongside Xayah on the same side. This has only taken place in about 1.5% of games with Xin Zhao.

Xin Zhao Xayah Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Xin Zhao has done a dismal job of fighting on the same side as Xayah. Usually, he wins an acceptable 49.3% of rounds the champs try and work together in. If you want to play better as Xin Zhao when fighting on the same team as Xayah by figuring out how to better synergize your gameplay with her, then check out the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Xin Zhao vs Xayah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTunneler

Core Xin Zhao Items

~22 Mins
Spear of ShojinTitanic HydraSundered Sky

Optional Items

Sterak's GageDeath's DanceTrinity ForceBlack Cleaver

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
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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
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W
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Guide to Synergizing Xin Zhao and Xayah

Tips for Playing as Xin Zhao with Xayah

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 Xayah Will Play

Xayah's attacks and abilities leave Feathers on the ground that she can later recall for massive area damage and control.

Xayah can use Featherstorm to dodge almost any ability while also creating a ton of Feathers. Try to utilize the offensive and defensive aspects of this ability.

Xin Zhao Xayah Synergy Stats

Xin Zhao Image
Win Rate
49.3 %
VS
Win Rate
50.7 %
Xayah Image
6.6
< Kills >
6.5
6.5
< Deaths >
6.5
7.8
< Assists >
7.9
1.56
< Killing Sprees >
1.52
41
< Minions Killed >
42
1.4
< Dragons Killed >
1.49
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.46
17,256
< Physical Damage >
17,184
1,389
< Magic Damage >
1,391
988
< True Damage >
969
19,634
< Damage Dealt >
19,545
39,840
< Damage Taken >
40,255
11,711
< Gold Earned >
11,786
1.51
< Towers >
1.57
0.31
< Baron Takedowns >
0.35
20,658
< Total Healing >
20,950
13,307
< Experience >
13,476
22
< Vision Score >
22
6
< Wards Placed >
6
475
< Time Dealing CC >
473

How to Play with Xayah as Xin Zhao in LoL

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

When Xin Zhao is paired with Xayah, he observes a marginal improvement in his complete damage dealt. This change could demonstrate that Xayah helps provide protection for him to dish out more damage or that her participation also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Xin Zhao is played together with Xayah 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 Xayah.

Moreover, when Xin Zhao plays with Xayah on the same side, he often takes a little less damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt not as much damage could mean that Xayah does a decent job of protecting Xin Zhao during team fights.

Synergies between Xin Zhao and Xayah

Damage Types Compared

Xin Zhao
Xayah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Xin Zhao
Xayah

Is Xin Zhao better when played alongside Xayah?

There is no universally accepted best champion pairing for Xin Zhao that will no matter what be his ideal teammate. Yet, Xayah is a not very good teammate for Xin Zhao. By locking into the same side as Xin Zhao, she drops their win rate by -1.6% to 49.3%. This demonstrates that there is a bad bond between Xin Zhao and Xayah that allows them to perform not as well together than without each other.

Xayah has a greater difficulty than Xin Zhao. That means Xin Zhao players should be cautious when finding Xayah teammates to fight alongside, as they will require a greater level of skill to fight well with you.

Playing alongside, Xin Zhao players will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal physical damage. When paired, these two can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

In contrast, by aligning Xin Zhao and Xayah together, you probably will not be giving your other allies a great deal of AP. Plan to pick other champs on your team that offsets this disparity in their capabilities.

Regardless of the ability of your Xayah teammate, you should focus on increasing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Xin Zhao Players

How We Calculated Our Xin Zhao Xayah Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Xin Zhao and Xayah, we analyzed 1,901 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 Xayah 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 pair well with Xayah during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The most crucial finished items to prioritize in your Xin Zhao and Xayah synergy build include Spear of Shojin, Titanic Hydra, and Sundered Sky. When Xin Zhao incorporated at least these three great items in his build, he did significantly better as an ally of Xayah than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Xin Zhao boasted an average winrate of 49.3% helping carry Xayah with this build.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing your oponents, you 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 sets players picked for Xin Zhao and Xayah pairings, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.3% win rate overall.

If you want to get Xin Zhao and Xayah synergy tips and builds for a a specific division rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu provided above. By default, the stats and tips and suggestions shown are calculated using all rounds with data with these champs.