Gragas - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
48.2%
Pick Rate
1.5%

Gragasvs Xin Zhao

FFighterMage
Patch26.11
Matches776,441
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 6, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Gragas vs Xin Zhao is a very close matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Gragas wins with a 50.0% win rate (+0.0%) over Xin Zhao based on 24 games. Gragas wins the early laning phase while Xin Zhao scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Gragas build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Gragas vs Xin Zhao matchup.

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Gragas Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Gragas performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.

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Gragas - 50.0% win rate in this matchup
Gragas
50.0% WR
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Xin Zhao vs Gragas matchup - 50.0% win rate
Xin Zhao
50.0% WR

Who Wins the Gragas vs Xin Zhao Matchup?

Gragas wins the Gragas vs Xin Zhao matchup
Winner
Gragas
Matches: 24
50.0%
Win Rate
50.0%
4.3
CS / min
4.3
851
DMG / min
893
12,431
Gold / game
12,791
438
Heal / min
782
1,003
DMG Mitigated / min
1,120
1.5
CC / min
1.0
71.4%
Early Game WR
28.6%
41.2%
Late Game WR
58.8%

Gragas vs Xin Zhao Matchup Summary

The Gragas vs Xin Zhao matchup is essentially a coin-flip matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 24 recent matches analyzed, Gragas wins with a 50.0% win rate compared to Xin Zhao's 50.0%, giving Gragas a 0.0 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Gragas controls the early laning stage, but Xin Zhao outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Gragas needs to press advantages before Xin Zhao reaches their power spikes, while Xin Zhao should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Gragas leads by 0.5s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Gragas has a statistical edge, but the margin is close enough that respecting Xin Zhao's strengths is important. Trade when cooldowns are favorable, track the enemy jungler, and build toward your strongest item spikes to convert the slight advantage into a decisive lead. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Gragas vs Xin Zhao Laning Phase Breakdown

Xin Zhao wins the laning phase against Gragas in League of Legends

Xin Zhao is favored during the laning phase against Gragas, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Xin Zhao holds advantages in damage, gold income and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
4.3Gragas
4.3Xin Zhao
Gragas and Xin Zhao farm at nearly identical rates in this matchup, with only a 0.0 CS/min difference. Neither champion holds a meaningful farming advantage, so lane dominance will come from trading and jungle interaction rather than CS leads.
Damage
851Gragas
893Xin Zhao
Xin Zhao deals 42 more champion damage per minute than Gragas. While noticeable in extended trades, this gap can be offset by Gragas choosing favorable fight windows, such as engaging when Xin Zhao's key abilities are on cooldown or trading immediately after dodging a skillshot.
Economy
12,431Gragas
12,791Xin Zhao
Xin Zhao earns 360 more gold per game than Gragas, equivalent to roughly one additional component item. This economic edge comes from a combination of better farming, kill participation, and objective control, giving Xin Zhao slightly faster item completions.
Utility
1.5Gragas
1.0Xin Zhao
Gragas provides 0.5 seconds more crowd control per minute than Xin Zhao, offering better gank setup potential and slightly more team fight utility. This CC advantage helps Gragas coordinate with their jungler and control the pace of skirmishes.
Sustain
1,442Gragas
1,902Xin Zhao
Xin Zhao vastly out-sustains Gragas, healing and mitigating 460 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Xin Zhao can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Gragas is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Gragas, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Gragas Build Against Xin Zhao

Spellslinger's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Xin Zhao, providing the mobility and stats Gragas needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Gragas against Xin Zhao are Morellonomicon, Hextech Rocketbelt and Lich Bane. This combination gives Gragas an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 100.0% win rate across 1 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Xin Zhao. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Gragas vs Xin Zhao matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Gragas
71.4%
+42.9% advantage
Gragas early game win rateGragas71.4%
Xin Zhao early game win rateXin Zhao28.6%
Late Game
Xin Zhao
58.8%
+17.6% advantage
Gragas late game win rateGragas41.2%
Xin Zhao late game win rateXin Zhao58.8%

Gragas dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 71.4% win rate — a 42.9 percentage point lead over Xin Zhao. This lopsided early game means Gragas can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Xin Zhao is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 58.8% win rate — 17.6 points above Gragas. Extended games heavily favor Xin Zhao, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Gragas must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Xin Zhao reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Xin Zhao survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.

Best Gragas Runes Against Xin Zhao

Domination rune tree - Gragas primary runes vs Xin ZhaoDomination
Electrocute - best Gragas rune vs Xin ZhaoSudden Impact - best Gragas rune vs Xin ZhaoGrisly Mementos - best Gragas rune vs Xin ZhaoUltimate Hunter - best Gragas rune vs Xin Zhao
Sorcery rune tree - Gragas secondary runes vs Xin ZhaoSorcery
Manaflow Band - best Gragas rune vs Xin ZhaoScorch - best Gragas rune vs Xin Zhao
100.0% WR

The Domination primary with Sorcery secondary combination helps Gragas maximize their potential in this closely contested matchup, providing the right mix of offensive and defensive tools to edge out Xin Zhao.


Gragas matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. The table below shows Gragas's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Gragas build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

Gragas matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.11
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
36.51%636.780310,64245.2%28.1%
54.24%596.075110,93144.0%61.8%
33.96%535.677411,09726.1%40.0%
49.06%536.184211,68137.9%62.5%
53.85%525.887810,69051.9%56.0%
54.90%514.981512,13660.9%50.0%
55.56%456.088211,94258.3%54.5%
34.15%416.481110,76023.8%45.0%
51.22%416.174910,55958.8%45.8%
41.03%396.31,04710,61840.0%42.1%
38.24%346.380411,36738.5%38.1%
45.45%335.979910,28650.0%36.4%
48.39%316.478711,42255.6%38.5%
63.33%305.371210,97168.8%57.1%
56.67%301.774413,84366.7%54.2%
46.67%305.987312,17944.4%47.6%
41.38%296.18609,64358.3%29.4%
58.62%296.487611,62966.7%52.9%
37.93%295.57589,87335.7%40.0%
41.38%295.287812,46066.7%23.5%
44.83%296.881911,88045.5%44.4%
37.04%275.674210,82745.5%31.3%
59.26%275.768910,58553.9%64.3%
51.85%274.979512,69962.5%47.4%
55.56%275.488111,44960.0%50.0%
61.54%266.480411,51866.7%57.1%
53.85%262.072211,74266.7%42.9%
52.00%252.879311,33633.3%62.5%
56.00%255.682011,22150.0%61.5%
50.00%241.171412,99463.6%38.5%
58.33%241.380914,53466.7%55.6%
37.50%244.979911,02428.6%41.2%
50.00%244.385112,43171.4%41.2%
58.33%245.982010,83969.2%45.5%
52.17%231.572412,25461.5%40.0%
28.57%216.07539,48720.0%36.4%
52.38%213.490514,27260.0%50.0%
15.00%202.962611,47328.6%7.7%
36.84%195.676411,64050.0%27.3%
52.63%196.577010,45544.4%60.0%
42.11%195.490211,73150.0%38.5%
57.89%196.173810,63745.5%75.0%
63.16%195.484711,99140.0%71.4%
42.11%195.982711,06233.3%46.1%
57.89%196.076712,20662.5%54.5%
55.56%185.972210,93644.4%66.7%
50.00%186.476510,49750.0%50.0%
55.56%185.872610,89050.0%66.7%
61.11%186.187312,56350.0%66.7%
44.44%186.776711,85357.1%36.4%
50.00%186.088311,54366.7%41.7%
58.82%173.371412,7950.0%66.7%
41.18%175.65679,47960.0%14.3%
37.50%161.367311,72125.0%50.0%
68.75%161.288613,899100.0%58.3%
56.25%165.669911,39542.9%66.7%
37.50%165.391910,99544.4%28.6%
37.50%162.882411,16971.4%11.1%
50.00%161.565712,41362.5%37.5%
46.67%151.35387,80257.1%37.5%
26.67%151.773111,73325.0%27.3%
40.00%151.654510,51825.0%45.5%
28.57%141.265711,09842.9%14.3%
42.86%143.856710,63850.0%40.0%
64.29%145.584910,94760.0%66.7%
71.43%144.569310,42185.7%57.1%
57.14%145.385711,43350.0%62.5%
46.15%135.883510,37557.1%33.3%
61.54%133.276511,11762.5%60.0%
38.46%132.86179,62342.9%33.3%
46.15%136.190112,03950.0%42.9%
76.92%132.676512,32185.7%66.7%
46.15%133.582113,27825.0%55.6%
58.33%124.372412,13475.0%50.0%
33.33%125.46149,93550.0%16.7%
58.33%121.083413,98766.7%55.6%
25.00%121.66127,91437.5%0.0%
41.67%126.176610,57728.6%60.0%
75.00%121.073212,50066.7%77.8%
63.64%112.283711,57833.3%100.0%
54.55%116.491311,84475.0%42.9%
45.45%114.076410,58483.3%0.0%
60.00%101.452610,31733.3%71.4%
30.00%100.964511,7160.0%50.0%
50.00%105.372410,90760.0%40.0%
60.00%103.26589,91250.0%66.7%
22.22%91.971210,62825.0%20.0%
44.44%93.572410,83340.0%50.0%
55.56%91.94988,64225.0%80.0%
33.33%95.266610,7330.0%50.0%
55.56%91.775312,82425.0%80.0%
44.44%95.46038,49016.7%100.0%
44.44%94.981411,1520.0%57.1%
62.50%86.076013,875100.0%50.0%
75.00%85.51,02812,09950.0%83.3%
50.00%80.976413,25075.0%25.0%
75.00%86.36619,28680.0%66.7%
87.50%85.27559,98980.0%100.0%
50.00%81.74859,0680.0%80.0%
28.57%74.387814,530100.0%16.7%
71.43%70.969512,43450.0%80.0%
42.86%73.96879,54025.0%66.7%
28.57%71.653610,1380.0%40.0%
14.29%76.36299,44625.0%0.0%
42.86%71.681912,37666.7%25.0%
57.14%73.466710,06966.7%50.0%
42.86%76.16488,37240.0%50.0%
71.43%76.488512,29850.0%100.0%
57.14%75.487711,30375.0%33.3%
71.43%75.978711,74650.0%80.0%
57.14%76.090410,41460.0%50.0%
50.00%66.292911,884100.0%25.0%
83.33%64.85578,82966.7%100.0%
33.33%60.980713,6640.0%50.0%
50.00%66.078914,3240.0%50.0%
50.00%61.83616,16660.0%0.0%
50.00%61.446410,15850.0%50.0%
66.67%61.661313,62550.0%75.0%
66.67%66.08129,65466.7%66.7%
33.33%61.35208,8040.0%66.7%
100.00%54.95728,651100.0%100.0%
40.00%51.352610,07750.0%0.0%
40.00%53.595011,19650.0%33.3%
40.00%52.962010,16850.0%33.3%
60.00%53.073712,5840.0%75.0%
40.00%56.41,02013,953100.0%25.0%

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Gragas vs Xin Zhao - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Gragas do against Xin Zhao in League of Legends?

Gragas wins the Gragas vs Xin Zhao matchup with a 50.0% win rate compared to Xin Zhao's 50.0%, a 0.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 24 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.

How does Gragas do against Xin Zhao in the early game?

In the early game, Gragas has the advantage against Xin Zhao with a 71.4% win rate versus 28.6%. Gragas players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Gragas do against Xin Zhao in the late game?

In the late game, Xin Zhao takes over the Gragas vs Xin Zhao matchup with a 58.8% win rate compared to 41.2%. Xin Zhao scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Gragas vs Xin Zhao matchup?

Gragas wins the matchup against Xin Zhao with a 50.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 0.0 percentage point advantage means Gragas is slightly favored in this lane matchup based on 24 games analyzed.

What is the best Gragas build against Xin Zhao?

The best Gragas build against Xin Zhao includes Morellonomicon, Hextech Rocketbelt, Lich Bane with Spellslinger's Shoes. This build achieves a 100.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Gragas runes against Xin Zhao?

The best Gragas runes against Xin Zhao use the Domination primary tree with Sorcery secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Gragas vs Xin Zhao matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Gragas counter Xin Zhao?

Yes, Gragas has a favorable matchup against Xin Zhao with a 50.0% win rate. Gragas slightly edges out Xin Zhao in lane based on current patch 26.11 data.

How do I play Gragas against Xin Zhao?

When playing Gragas against Xin Zhao, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. You have early game priority — look for kills and zone control before first recall. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.