Xin Zhao·Top Counters

Keeping the wave closer to your side of the map early will help reduce Xin Zhao’s kill pressure in lane and increase your chances of surviving in bad matchups.

Investing in healing reduction will help you a ton against Xin Zhao as he tends to have a lot of sustain in lane and throughout the game.

Xin Zhao is strong in the early game. Expect him to go for aggressive plays in attempts to get an early lead.

Xin is vulnerable to CC during team fights, don’t ignore him. Focus him down when he engages.

As he is a strong skirmishing champion, he will look for picks on enemies who are walking around Summoners Rift alone. Avoid walking in area’s that are unwarded unless you know where Xin Zhao is.

Whenever Xin Zhao’s Ultimate R is on cooldown, he is incredibly vulnerable. Force team fights when his Ultimate R is down to increase your chances of winning the fight.

When Xin Zhao hits level 6, his all-in pressure intensifies. He may look for an aggressive play as soon as he gets the level up.

When Xin has brought his first component item, he will be really strong in 1v1 skirmishes. Keep this in mind when trying to fight him.

Xin is very good in the mid-game. Expect him to frequently look for plays around the map, or look to kill you over and over again.