# Xin Zhao Counters Who counters Xin Zhao? Best and worst picks against Xin Zhao by win rate, plus the lane counters that lead Xin Zhao in gold at 15 minutes. Ranked solo data by role and rank. Canonical HTML: https://baronbuff.com/champions/xinzhao/counters/ Markdown URL: https://baronbuff.com/champions/xinzhao/counters.md Language: en ## Breadcrumbs - [Baron Buff](https://baronbuff.com/) - [Champion Tier List](https://baronbuff.com/champions/) - [Xin Zhao](https://baronbuff.com/champions/xinzhao/) ## Page Content [Xin Zhao guide](https://baronbuff.com/champions/xinzhao/) [Play against Xin Zhao](https://baronbuff.com/champions/xinzhao/how-to-play-against/) [Xin Zhao counters](https://baronbuff.com/champions/xinzhao/counters/) Best and worst picks against Xin Zhao in Jungle at Gold+, ranked by win rate and by gold lead at 15 minutes. Trundle, Warwick and Fiddlesticks beat Xin Zhao most often. Briar, Kha'Zix and Talon win the laning phase against Xin Zhao by the widest gold margin. ## Best picks against Xin Zhao Highest win rate versus Xin Zhao in Jungle. - 1 [Trundle](https://baronbuff.com/champions/trundle/) 129 games 58.1% - 2 [Warwick](https://baronbuff.com/champions/warwick/) 325 games 56.9% - 3 [Fiddlesticks](https://baronbuff.com/champions/fiddlesticks/) 187 games 56.7% - 4 [Briar](https://baronbuff.com/champions/briar/) 575 games 55.8% - 5 [Ekko](https://baronbuff.com/champions/ekko/) 236 games 55.5% - 6 [Maokai](https://baronbuff.com/champions/maokai/) 298 games 53.4% - 7 [Wukong](https://baronbuff.com/champions/wukong/) 237 games 53.2% - 8 [Sejuani](https://baronbuff.com/champions/sejuani/) 175 games 53.1% - 9 [Bel'Veth](https://baronbuff.com/champions/belveth/) 161 games 52.8% - 10 [Dr. Mundo](https://baronbuff.com/champions/drmundo/) 381 games 52.8% - 11 [Lillia](https://baronbuff.com/champions/lillia/) 533 games 52.7% - 12 [Nidalee](https://baronbuff.com/champions/nidalee/) 181 games 52.5% - 13 [Shyvana](https://baronbuff.com/champions/shyvana/) 670 games 52.4% - 14 [Shaco](https://baronbuff.com/champions/shaco/) 323 games 52.3% - 15 [Pantheon](https://baronbuff.com/champions/pantheon/) 157 games 52.2% ## Worst picks against Xin Zhao Lowest win rate versus Xin Zhao in Jungle. - 1 [Karthus](https://baronbuff.com/champions/karthus/) 105 games 37.1% - 2 [Udyr](https://baronbuff.com/champions/udyr/) 101 games 42.6% - 3 [Graves](https://baronbuff.com/champions/graves/) 672 games 44.8% - 4 [Evelynn](https://baronbuff.com/champions/evelynn/) 190 games 46.3% - 5 [Rengar](https://baronbuff.com/champions/rengar/) 203 games 46.8% - 6 [Zac](https://baronbuff.com/champions/zac/) 164 games 47.0% - 7 [Vi](https://baronbuff.com/champions/vi/) 500 games 47.2% - 8 [Naafiri](https://baronbuff.com/champions/naafiri/) 433 games 48.0% - 9 [Master Yi](https://baronbuff.com/champions/masteryi/) 636 games 48.1% - 10 [Jax](https://baronbuff.com/champions/jax/) 361 games 48.2% - 11 [Jarvan IV](https://baronbuff.com/champions/jarvaniv/) 506 games 48.2% - 12 [Amumu](https://baronbuff.com/champions/amumu/) 347 games 48.7% ## Best lane counters vs Xin Zhao Largest gold lead over Xin Zhao at 15 minutes in Jungle. - 1 [Briar](https://baronbuff.com/champions/briar/) 382 games +721 - 2 [Kha'Zix](https://baronbuff.com/champions/khazix/) 166 games +715 - 3 [Talon](https://baronbuff.com/champions/talon/) 151 games +493 - 4 [Ekko](https://baronbuff.com/champions/ekko/) 152 games +431 - 5 [Lee Sin](https://baronbuff.com/champions/leesin/) 761 games +378 - 6 [Graves](https://baronbuff.com/champions/graves/) 483 games +355 - 7 [Zyra](https://baronbuff.com/champions/zyra/) 107 games +346 - 8 [Viego](https://baronbuff.com/champions/viego/) 589 games +334 - 9 [Rengar](https://baronbuff.com/champions/rengar/) 113 games +317 - 10 [Ambessa](https://baronbuff.com/champions/ambessa/) 163 games +317 - 11 [Naafiri](https://baronbuff.com/champions/naafiri/) 284 games +302 - 12 [Nocturne](https://baronbuff.com/champions/nocturne/) 617 games +264 - 13 [Master Yi](https://baronbuff.com/champions/masteryi/) 399 games +238 - 14 [Shyvana](https://baronbuff.com/champions/shyvana/) 400 games +209 - 15 [Volibear](https://baronbuff.com/champions/volibear/) 166 games +191 ## How to play against Xin Zhao Lane and teamfight rules that hold regardless of your pick. ### In lane and in teamfights - Ward his early route and lean to the covered side of lane. Avoid extended trades when your main escape or R is down. - Thin waves before he can gank through a long lane. He needs time to stack autos and force the knock-up. - Track him before pushing side waves. If he is missing and strong, catch the wave from safety instead of giving him an isolated pick. - Collapse on him before objective damage starts. Removing the enemy jungler turns Baron or dragon from a fight into a secure take. - Kite out his R zone instead of dumping damage into it. Re-engage once the protection falls and his dash is spent. ## Where Xin Zhao is weak Exploit these in draft and in lane. - Xin Zhao needs direct access to one target, so slows and peel break the extended duel he wants. - Xin Zhao's early skirmish identity loses value when fights stretch out around protected carries and layered disengage. ## Xin Zhao counters: questions ### Who counters Xin Zhao in Jungle? At Gold+, Trundle (58.1%), Warwick (56.9%) and Fiddlesticks (56.7%) have the highest win rates against Xin Zhao. ### Who does Xin Zhao counter? Xin Zhao wins most often against Karthus (37.1%), Udyr (42.6%) and Graves (44.8%). ### Who wins lane against Xin Zhao? By gold lead at 15 minutes, Briar (+721), Kha'Zix (+715) and Talon (+493) come out of the laning phase furthest ahead of Xin Zhao. ### How is the counter list ranked? Best and worst picks use same-lane win rate; lane counters use the average gold difference at 15 minutes between the two laners. Both come from Ranked Solo/Duo at the selected rank with at least 100 games per matchup, and are not adjusted for champion strength. - [Jungle Tier List](https://baronbuff.com/champions/jungle/) - [Briar counters](https://baronbuff.com/champions/briar/counters/) - [Kha'Zix counters](https://baronbuff.com/champions/khazix/counters/) ## Machine-Readable References - [LLM index](https://baronbuff.com/llms.txt) - [Full LLM reference](https://baronbuff.com/llms-full.txt) - [Sitemap](https://baronbuff.com/sitemap.xml)