Xin Zhaovs Azir
Xin Zhao vs Azir is a very close matchup in LoL patch 26.9. Xin Zhao wins with a 50.0% win rate (+0.0%) over Azir based on 8 games. Xin Zhao wins the early laning phase while Azir scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Xin Zhao build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Xin Zhao vs Azir matchup.
Xin Zhao Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Xin Zhao 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.
Azir(50.0%)Who Wins the Xin Zhao vs Azir Matchup?
Xin Zhao vs Azir Matchup Summary
The Xin Zhao vs Azir matchup is essentially a coin-flip matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 8 recent matches analyzed, Xin Zhao wins with a 50.0% win rate compared to Azir's 50.0%, giving Xin Zhao a 0.0 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Xin Zhao controls the early laning stage, but Azir outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Xin Zhao needs to press advantages before Azir reaches their power spikes, while Azir should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Xin Zhao leads by 955 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Xin Zhao has a statistical edge, but the margin is close enough that respecting Azir'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.
Xin Zhao vs Azir Laning Phase Breakdown
Azir is favored during the laning phase against Xin Zhao, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Azir holds advantages in farming, damage and gold income, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Xin Zhao Build Against Azir
Gunmetal Greaves is the optimal boots choice against Azir, providing the mobility and stats Xin Zhao needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Xin Zhao against Azir are Nashor's Tooth, Rabadon's Deathcap and Dusk and Dawn. This combination gives Xin Zhao 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 Azir. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Xin Zhao vs Azir matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Xin Zhao75.0%Azir25.0%Xin Zhao25.0%Azir75.0%Xin Zhao dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 75.0% win rate — a 50.0 percentage point lead over Azir. This lopsided early game means Xin Zhao can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Azir is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 75.0% win rate — 50.0 points above Xin Zhao. Extended games heavily favor Azir, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Xin Zhao must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Azir reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Azir 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 Xin Zhao Runes Against Azir
Precision
Resolve
The Precision primary with Resolve secondary combination helps Xin Zhao maximize their potential in this closely contested matchup, providing the right mix of offensive and defensive tools to edge out Azir.
Xin Zhao matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.9. The table below shows Xin Zhao'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 Xin Zhao build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43.18% | 176 | 1.1 | 713 | 11,654 | 37.8% | 48.8% | |
| 51.28% | 156 | 1.0 | 687 | 12,381 | 47.3% | 54.9% | |
| 44.23% | 156 | 1.1 | 671 | 11,690 | 47.1% | 41.9% | |
| 51.02% | 147 | 1.2 | 733 | 12,192 | 62.7% | 38.9% | |
| 50.34% | 145 | 1.3 | 760 | 12,652 | 51.7% | 49.4% | |
| 52.86% | 140 | 1.1 | 769 | 12,207 | 46.5% | 57.3% | |
| 54.07% | 135 | 1.3 | 754 | 12,360 | 56.4% | 52.5% | |
| 49.21% | 126 | 1.1 | 723 | 12,529 | 44.8% | 52.9% | |
| 47.00% | 100 | 2.2 | 715 | 11,158 | 48.9% | 45.3% | |
| 47.47% | 99 | 1.1 | 700 | 12,085 | 34.9% | 57.1% | |
| 55.06% | 89 | 1.6 | 795 | 12,039 | 56.8% | 53.9% | |
| 51.14% | 88 | 2.6 | 700 | 11,544 | 43.9% | 57.5% | |
| 44.19% | 86 | 1.0 | 678 | 11,541 | 44.2% | 44.2% | |
| 54.12% | 85 | 1.1 | 753 | 12,515 | 40.0% | 66.7% | |
| 63.64% | 77 | 0.9 | 713 | 11,538 | 58.5% | 69.4% | |
| 56.58% | 76 | 1.1 | 878 | 12,583 | 54.5% | 58.1% | |
| 53.95% | 76 | 1.7 | 748 | 11,523 | 52.4% | 55.9% | |
| 41.33% | 75 | 1.1 | 730 | 12,139 | 50.0% | 35.6% | |
| 56.16% | 73 | 1.2 | 809 | 13,634 | 62.1% | 52.3% | |
| 54.41% | 68 | 1.1 | 752 | 12,371 | 57.7% | 52.4% | |
| 46.27% | 67 | 2.4 | 786 | 12,320 | 43.3% | 48.6% | |
| 51.52% | 66 | 1.0 | 745 | 12,264 | 55.6% | 46.7% | |
| 57.81% | 64 | 2.3 | 821 | 11,785 | 54.3% | 62.1% | |
| 58.73% | 63 | 3.8 | 1,079 | 11,518 | 64.1% | 50.0% | |
| 44.07% | 59 | 1.2 | 829 | 12,491 | 48.3% | 40.0% | |
| 53.45% | 58 | 4.5 | 804 | 12,064 | 55.2% | 51.7% | |
| 42.11% | 57 | 2.1 | 782 | 11,675 | 35.7% | 48.3% | |
| 50.88% | 57 | 1.8 | 792 | 12,818 | 47.8% | 52.9% | |
| 58.93% | 56 | 6.7 | 915 | 12,454 | 56.0% | 61.3% | |
| 48.21% | 56 | 1.1 | 656 | 11,831 | 51.9% | 44.8% | |
| 60.00% | 55 | 0.9 | 747 | 11,460 | 60.0% | 60.0% | |
| 43.14% | 51 | 3.3 | 855 | 12,659 | 38.9% | 45.5% | |
| 45.10% | 51 | 5.1 | 889 | 11,752 | 47.8% | 42.9% | |
| 60.00% | 50 | 3.1 | 730 | 11,476 | 61.5% | 58.3% | |
| 50.00% | 50 | 1.7 | 792 | 12,161 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 57.78% | 45 | 6.4 | 953 | 12,030 | 64.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 45 | 1.0 | 710 | 12,651 | 68.8% | 55.2% | |
| 53.49% | 43 | 4.3 | 853 | 13,062 | 52.6% | 54.2% | |
| 55.81% | 43 | 1.7 | 738 | 11,995 | 70.6% | 46.1% | |
| 47.62% | 42 | 1.0 | 711 | 10,295 | 45.2% | 54.5% | |
| 46.34% | 41 | 4.2 | 916 | 12,376 | 31.6% | 59.1% | |
| 43.90% | 41 | 0.9 | 752 | 10,992 | 34.8% | 55.6% | |
| 36.59% | 41 | 1.7 | 715 | 11,794 | 27.8% | 43.5% | |
| 60.00% | 40 | 2.4 | 801 | 13,096 | 56.3% | 62.5% | |
| 45.00% | 40 | 4.5 | 802 | 10,314 | 53.9% | 28.6% | |
| 52.63% | 38 | 6.3 | 960 | 11,847 | 55.0% | 50.0% | |
| 45.95% | 37 | 1.4 | 785 | 12,425 | 44.4% | 47.4% | |
| 56.76% | 37 | 2.4 | 778 | 12,346 | 56.3% | 57.1% | |
| 44.44% | 36 | 3.2 | 891 | 11,614 | 35.0% | 56.3% | |
| 34.29% | 35 | 5.4 | 866 | 11,617 | 33.3% | 35.3% | |
| 48.57% | 35 | 3.4 | 888 | 12,526 | 54.5% | 45.8% | |
| 50.00% | 34 | 6.2 | 981 | 12,812 | 58.8% | 41.2% | |
| 51.52% | 33 | 1.1 | 640 | 11,539 | 55.0% | 46.1% | |
| 54.84% | 31 | 4.3 | 940 | 12,557 | 46.1% | 61.1% | |
| 48.39% | 31 | 3.6 | 859 | 12,637 | 90.0% | 28.6% | |
| 41.94% | 31 | 5.9 | 1,028 | 12,242 | 38.5% | 44.4% | |
| 43.33% | 30 | 3.7 | 865 | 12,447 | 40.0% | 46.7% | |
| 65.52% | 29 | 1.2 | 766 | 13,368 | 63.6% | 66.7% | |
| 46.43% | 28 | 3.8 | 846 | 11,696 | 41.7% | 50.0% | |
| 60.71% | 28 | 6.2 | 972 | 14,403 | 85.7% | 52.4% | |
| 61.54% | 26 | 5.9 | 789 | 11,793 | 84.6% | 38.5% | |
| 80.00% | 25 | 3.5 | 873 | 13,841 | 70.0% | 86.7% | |
| 56.00% | 25 | 1.1 | 680 | 12,661 | 36.4% | 71.4% | |
| 60.00% | 25 | 5.9 | 1,032 | 13,197 | 63.6% | 57.1% | |
| 52.00% | 25 | 6.4 | 885 | 11,043 | 53.3% | 50.0% | |
| 45.83% | 24 | 6.5 | 998 | 13,121 | 55.6% | 40.0% | |
| 70.83% | 24 | 1.5 | 885 | 14,947 | 83.3% | 66.7% | |
| 45.83% | 24 | 6.5 | 894 | 11,435 | 50.0% | 37.5% | |
| 50.00% | 24 | 5.8 | 876 | 10,025 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 43.48% | 23 | 6.5 | 968 | 12,045 | 63.6% | 25.0% | |
| 47.83% | 23 | 6.5 | 844 | 11,724 | 44.4% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 22 | 6.5 | 887 | 11,280 | 45.5% | 54.5% | |
| 68.18% | 22 | 4.0 | 928 | 13,848 | 87.5% | 57.1% | |
| 71.43% | 21 | 6.0 | 1,049 | 13,230 | 80.0% | 63.6% | |
| 45.00% | 20 | 5.2 | 1,078 | 11,722 | 33.3% | 62.5% | |
| 52.63% | 19 | 6.1 | 985 | 11,625 | 58.3% | 42.9% | |
| 57.89% | 19 | 4.5 | 868 | 12,657 | 57.1% | 58.3% | |
| 55.56% | 18 | 1.2 | 725 | 13,176 | 42.9% | 63.6% | |
| 55.56% | 18 | 3.6 | 906 | 12,166 | 55.6% | 55.6% | |
| 66.67% | 18 | 1.4 | 889 | 12,699 | 33.3% | 83.3% | |
| 18.75% | 16 | 5.9 | 863 | 11,965 | 40.0% | 9.1% | |
| 68.75% | 16 | 4.0 | 922 | 12,974 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 6.5 | 888 | 11,496 | 37.5% | 42.9% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 5.7 | 1,047 | 13,577 | 20.0% | 70.0% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 6.4 | 1,009 | 12,547 | 20.0% | 50.0% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 2.9 | 755 | 11,904 | 57.1% | 37.5% | |
| 33.33% | 15 | 6.3 | 783 | 10,777 | 25.0% | 42.9% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 2.8 | 698 | 12,149 | 50.0% | 44.4% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 7.1 | 1,172 | 14,343 | 33.3% | 58.3% | |
| 33.33% | 15 | 5.8 | 690 | 11,015 | 28.6% | 37.5% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 6.1 | 891 | 11,076 | 44.4% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 13 | 7.0 | 961 | 11,927 | 42.9% | 20.0% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 6.9 | 1,054 | 12,576 | 66.7% | 42.9% | |
| 76.92% | 13 | 1.4 | 867 | 12,765 | 80.0% | 75.0% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 6.7 | 1,043 | 13,406 | 57.1% | 33.3% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 5.9 | 934 | 11,237 | 44.4% | 75.0% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 6.3 | 781 | 10,216 | 22.2% | 100.0% | |
| 69.23% | 13 | 5.0 | 937 | 13,528 | 75.0% | 66.7% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 5.9 | 757 | 10,684 | 62.5% | 60.0% | |
| 38.46% | 13 | 2.6 | 788 | 12,402 | 33.3% | 42.9% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 5.7 | 1,027 | 14,505 | 60.0% | 57.1% | |
| 66.67% | 12 | 5.8 | 974 | 13,168 | 60.0% | 71.4% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 2.5 | 700 | 12,940 | 40.0% | 57.1% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 5.7 | 1,102 | 12,947 | 66.7% | 20.0% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 6.5 | 1,005 | 12,488 | 66.7% | 37.5% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 2.7 | 900 | 12,437 | 57.1% | 0.0% | |
| 80.00% | 10 | 5.2 | 1,103 | 13,174 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 4.7 | 727 | 9,401 | 75.0% | 33.3% | |
| 80.00% | 10 | 7.2 | 976 | 11,833 | 85.7% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 5.0 | 997 | 14,965 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 10.00% | 10 | 6.1 | 1,053 | 13,941 | 0.0% | 14.3% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 6.3 | 688 | 9,830 | 57.1% | 33.3% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 6.1 | 795 | 10,237 | 40.0% | 100.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 6.8 | 866 | 12,340 | 75.0% | 20.0% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 6.2 | 997 | 11,669 | 60.0% | 75.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 5.6 | 1,048 | 12,528 | 60.0% | 66.7% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 4.2 | 1,037 | 13,140 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 6.8 | 910 | 11,603 | 75.0% | 25.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 5.8 | 882 | 11,255 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 6.5 | 1,137 | 12,684 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 5.7 | 799 | 10,497 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 6.7 | 840 | 10,754 | 60.0% | 0.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 3.5 | 677 | 12,536 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 1.7 | 789 | 11,436 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 6.1 | 1,087 | 14,338 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
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Xin Zhao vs Azir - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Xin Zhao do against Azir in League of Legends?
Xin Zhao wins the Xin Zhao vs Azir matchup with a 50.0% win rate compared to Azir's 50.0%, a 0.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 8 recent ranked games in patch 26.9.
How does Xin Zhao do against Azir in the early game?
In the early game, Xin Zhao has the advantage against Azir with a 75.0% win rate versus 25.0%. Xin Zhao players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Xin Zhao do against Azir in the late game?
In the late game, Azir takes over the Xin Zhao vs Azir matchup with a 75.0% win rate compared to 25.0%. Azir scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Xin Zhao vs Azir matchup?
Xin Zhao wins the matchup against Azir with a 50.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.9. The 0.0 percentage point advantage means Xin Zhao is slightly favored in this lane matchup based on 8 games analyzed.
What is the best Xin Zhao build against Azir?
The best Xin Zhao build against Azir includes Nashor's Tooth, Rabadon's Deathcap, Dusk and Dawn with Gunmetal Greaves. 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 Xin Zhao runes against Azir?
The best Xin Zhao runes against Azir use the Precision primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Xin Zhao vs Azir matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Xin Zhao counter Azir?
Yes, Xin Zhao has a favorable matchup against Azir with a 50.0% win rate. Xin Zhao slightly edges out Azir in lane based on current patch 26.9 data.
How do I play Xin Zhao against Azir?
When playing Xin Zhao against Azir, 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.