Xin Zhaovs Caitlyn
Xin Zhao vs Caitlyn is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.10. Caitlyn wins with a 80.0% win rate (+60.0%) over Xin Zhao based on 10 games. Caitlyn holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Xin Zhao build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Xin Zhao vs Caitlyn 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.
Caitlyn(20.0%)Who Wins the Xin Zhao vs Caitlyn Matchup?
Xin Zhao vs Caitlyn Matchup Summary
The Xin Zhao vs Caitlyn matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 10 recent matches analyzed, Caitlyn wins with a 80.0% win rate compared to Xin Zhao's 20.0%, giving Caitlyn a 60.0 percentage point advantage. Caitlyn dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Xin Zhao players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Xin Zhao leads by 868 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Caitlyn has a strong advantage in this matchup. Xin Zhao players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Caitlyn overextending. Avoid prolonged trades and wait for team fights where positioning and coordination matter more. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Xin Zhao vs Caitlyn Laning Phase Breakdown
Caitlyn is favored during the laning phase against Xin Zhao, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Caitlyn holds advantages in farming, damage and gold income, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Xin Zhao Build Against Caitlyn
Plated Steelcaps is the optimal boots choice against Caitlyn, providing the mobility and stats Xin Zhao needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Xin Zhao against Caitlyn are Eclipse, Death's Dance and Blade of The Ruined King. This combination gives Xin Zhao an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Xin Zhao vs Caitlyn matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Xin Zhao20.0%Caitlyn80.0%Xin Zhao20.0%Caitlyn80.0%Caitlyn dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 80.0% win rate — a 60.0 percentage point lead over Xin Zhao. This lopsided early game means Caitlyn can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Caitlyn is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 80.0% win rate — 60.0 points above Xin Zhao. Extended games heavily favor Caitlyn, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
Caitlyn holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Xin Zhao players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.
Best Xin Zhao Runes Against Caitlyn
Domination
Precision
The Domination and Precision rune setup gives Xin Zhao the best tools to compete against Caitlyn in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Xin Zhao matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.10. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47.59% | 187 | 1.2 | 659 | 12,070 | 50.0% | 45.7% | |
| 46.24% | 186 | 1.3 | 706 | 12,024 | 41.7% | 50.0% | |
| 43.02% | 179 | 1.1 | 704 | 12,034 | 41.1% | 44.3% | |
| 56.65% | 173 | 1.1 | 742 | 12,126 | 56.0% | 57.3% | |
| 47.90% | 167 | 1.2 | 698 | 12,249 | 42.5% | 52.9% | |
| 50.00% | 132 | 1.4 | 678 | 12,172 | 51.9% | 48.7% | |
| 46.34% | 123 | 1.2 | 712 | 12,022 | 44.2% | 47.9% | |
| 55.17% | 116 | 1.1 | 643 | 12,085 | 47.8% | 60.0% | |
| 55.79% | 95 | 1.2 | 763 | 12,085 | 51.1% | 60.0% | |
| 54.26% | 94 | 1.3 | 738 | 13,753 | 62.1% | 50.8% | |
| 47.78% | 90 | 2.1 | 760 | 11,841 | 50.0% | 46.0% | |
| 56.67% | 90 | 1.1 | 729 | 13,269 | 53.1% | 58.6% | |
| 55.95% | 84 | 2.6 | 795 | 11,509 | 53.1% | 60.0% | |
| 43.37% | 83 | 2.1 | 724 | 12,178 | 45.0% | 41.9% | |
| 43.21% | 81 | 1.1 | 656 | 11,379 | 38.5% | 47.6% | |
| 53.09% | 81 | 3.1 | 821 | 11,768 | 50.0% | 56.4% | |
| 41.25% | 80 | 3.2 | 877 | 12,451 | 39.4% | 42.5% | |
| 55.41% | 74 | 6.3 | 899 | 11,554 | 65.8% | 44.4% | |
| 41.67% | 72 | 3.0 | 851 | 12,408 | 30.4% | 46.9% | |
| 52.11% | 71 | 1.9 | 673 | 11,103 | 39.4% | 63.2% | |
| 65.22% | 69 | 6.3 | 910 | 12,343 | 77.8% | 57.1% | |
| 51.56% | 64 | 4.3 | 908 | 12,143 | 44.4% | 56.8% | |
| 34.92% | 63 | 1.0 | 726 | 12,266 | 20.0% | 44.7% | |
| 54.10% | 61 | 1.0 | 670 | 12,151 | 50.0% | 57.1% | |
| 46.67% | 60 | 6.5 | 899 | 12,268 | 52.4% | 43.6% | |
| 52.54% | 59 | 5.6 | 910 | 12,365 | 62.5% | 45.7% | |
| 53.45% | 58 | 1.2 | 727 | 12,105 | 38.7% | 70.4% | |
| 48.28% | 58 | 1.4 | 746 | 11,647 | 48.4% | 48.1% | |
| 56.14% | 57 | 4.4 | 870 | 11,977 | 54.2% | 57.6% | |
| 47.37% | 57 | 5.9 | 924 | 12,024 | 58.1% | 34.6% | |
| 40.35% | 57 | 4.8 | 802 | 12,360 | 28.6% | 47.2% | |
| 57.14% | 56 | 5.2 | 859 | 12,512 | 62.5% | 53.1% | |
| 34.55% | 55 | 6.2 | 1,003 | 12,386 | 32.0% | 36.7% | |
| 51.85% | 54 | 1.1 | 801 | 11,881 | 45.5% | 56.3% | |
| 49.06% | 53 | 4.4 | 780 | 11,134 | 35.7% | 64.0% | |
| 52.83% | 53 | 0.9 | 742 | 12,057 | 54.2% | 51.7% | |
| 45.28% | 53 | 1.1 | 670 | 11,917 | 52.2% | 40.0% | |
| 47.06% | 51 | 2.6 | 843 | 13,176 | 55.0% | 41.9% | |
| 46.00% | 50 | 5.7 | 927 | 12,190 | 47.4% | 45.2% | |
| 35.42% | 48 | 4.4 | 828 | 12,441 | 33.3% | 36.7% | |
| 48.94% | 47 | 0.9 | 751 | 11,635 | 40.9% | 56.0% | |
| 45.65% | 46 | 2.9 | 724 | 11,212 | 44.0% | 47.6% | |
| 50.00% | 44 | 3.6 | 730 | 11,908 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 52.27% | 44 | 4.2 | 1,183 | 12,138 | 52.4% | 52.2% | |
| 54.55% | 44 | 1.2 | 748 | 13,253 | 58.3% | 53.1% | |
| 51.16% | 43 | 5.7 | 920 | 13,203 | 57.1% | 48.3% | |
| 60.98% | 41 | 1.4 | 812 | 12,581 | 66.7% | 56.5% | |
| 37.50% | 40 | 3.6 | 889 | 11,372 | 52.6% | 23.8% | |
| 48.72% | 39 | 1.2 | 725 | 11,394 | 42.9% | 52.0% | |
| 38.46% | 39 | 4.2 | 799 | 11,833 | 52.6% | 25.0% | |
| 53.85% | 39 | 2.1 | 701 | 12,080 | 88.2% | 27.3% | |
| 50.00% | 38 | 6.4 | 889 | 11,984 | 59.1% | 37.5% | |
| 51.35% | 37 | 6.3 | 1,015 | 12,924 | 53.3% | 50.0% | |
| 57.14% | 35 | 6.0 | 1,010 | 12,906 | 57.1% | 57.1% | |
| 57.14% | 35 | 5.0 | 1,060 | 13,457 | 56.3% | 57.9% | |
| 51.43% | 35 | 1.5 | 761 | 11,568 | 56.3% | 47.4% | |
| 42.86% | 35 | 3.2 | 746 | 10,913 | 29.4% | 55.6% | |
| 38.24% | 34 | 4.4 | 951 | 12,176 | 38.5% | 38.1% | |
| 42.42% | 33 | 6.2 | 1,006 | 12,263 | 76.9% | 20.0% | |
| 63.64% | 33 | 5.5 | 1,126 | 13,076 | 78.6% | 52.6% | |
| 43.75% | 32 | 5.4 | 872 | 11,285 | 33.3% | 52.9% | |
| 51.61% | 31 | 6.7 | 1,143 | 11,290 | 57.9% | 41.7% | |
| 61.29% | 31 | 6.5 | 955 | 11,653 | 75.0% | 46.7% | |
| 48.39% | 31 | 5.6 | 881 | 11,555 | 50.0% | 46.7% | |
| 70.00% | 30 | 1.1 | 695 | 11,011 | 77.8% | 58.3% | |
| 50.00% | 30 | 6.2 | 947 | 11,652 | 42.9% | 56.3% | |
| 53.33% | 30 | 6.4 | 1,003 | 12,078 | 50.0% | 56.3% | |
| 46.67% | 30 | 6.2 | 1,009 | 13,540 | 58.3% | 38.9% | |
| 41.38% | 29 | 1.0 | 537 | 10,268 | 35.3% | 50.0% | |
| 48.15% | 27 | 6.5 | 828 | 10,958 | 56.3% | 36.4% | |
| 37.04% | 27 | 6.4 | 997 | 12,490 | 38.5% | 35.7% | |
| 53.85% | 26 | 6.1 | 785 | 10,592 | 53.3% | 54.5% | |
| 73.08% | 26 | 6.6 | 971 | 13,075 | 80.0% | 68.8% | |
| 52.00% | 25 | 1.1 | 733 | 11,833 | 50.0% | 53.9% | |
| 44.00% | 25 | 1.6 | 722 | 11,792 | 45.5% | 42.9% | |
| 45.83% | 24 | 3.6 | 864 | 12,609 | 40.0% | 50.0% | |
| 45.83% | 24 | 4.4 | 815 | 12,134 | 50.0% | 42.9% | |
| 30.43% | 23 | 4.2 | 791 | 10,835 | 30.8% | 30.0% | |
| 60.87% | 23 | 0.8 | 712 | 11,780 | 55.6% | 64.3% | |
| 43.48% | 23 | 3.7 | 864 | 11,884 | 30.0% | 53.9% | |
| 45.45% | 22 | 6.2 | 998 | 12,055 | 60.0% | 33.3% | |
| 57.14% | 21 | 6.3 | 990 | 13,028 | 44.4% | 66.7% | |
| 52.38% | 21 | 6.9 | 816 | 11,389 | 60.0% | 45.5% | |
| 38.10% | 21 | 6.0 | 850 | 10,102 | 35.7% | 42.9% | |
| 65.00% | 20 | 6.1 | 1,024 | 12,549 | 55.6% | 72.7% | |
| 45.00% | 20 | 6.1 | 807 | 10,328 | 41.7% | 50.0% | |
| 35.00% | 20 | 6.1 | 996 | 12,189 | 50.0% | 20.0% | |
| 50.00% | 20 | 6.7 | 783 | 10,899 | 63.6% | 33.3% | |
| 45.00% | 20 | 5.9 | 986 | 13,547 | 66.7% | 35.7% | |
| 65.00% | 20 | 4.1 | 716 | 11,413 | 72.7% | 55.6% | |
| 35.00% | 20 | 5.8 | 955 | 12,266 | 16.7% | 42.9% | |
| 73.68% | 19 | 5.6 | 968 | 12,919 | 75.0% | 72.7% | |
| 73.68% | 19 | 1.6 | 788 | 13,527 | 75.0% | 72.7% | |
| 57.89% | 19 | 1.4 | 790 | 13,764 | 71.4% | 50.0% | |
| 47.37% | 19 | 3.6 | 779 | 13,568 | 33.3% | 53.9% | |
| 38.89% | 18 | 6.2 | 782 | 11,813 | 37.5% | 40.0% | |
| 66.67% | 18 | 4.8 | 960 | 14,721 | 40.0% | 76.9% | |
| 38.89% | 18 | 3.3 | 853 | 10,306 | 44.4% | 33.3% | |
| 41.18% | 17 | 6.5 | 939 | 12,567 | 57.1% | 30.0% | |
| 58.82% | 17 | 5.8 | 1,212 | 11,825 | 45.5% | 83.3% | |
| 47.06% | 17 | 4.6 | 983 | 12,313 | 71.4% | 30.0% | |
| 47.06% | 17 | 1.2 | 674 | 10,723 | 27.3% | 83.3% | |
| 50.00% | 16 | 6.5 | 840 | 12,183 | 66.7% | 28.6% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 5.4 | 731 | 11,615 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 6.8 | 805 | 12,668 | 66.7% | 22.2% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 5.8 | 959 | 13,036 | 0.0% | 70.0% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 6.6 | 986 | 11,048 | 37.5% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 2.2 | 926 | 12,940 | 33.3% | 54.5% | |
| 71.43% | 14 | 6.0 | 897 | 10,101 | 42.9% | 100.0% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 6.3 | 1,036 | 13,552 | 83.3% | 28.6% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 5.9 | 963 | 13,355 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 5.9 | 893 | 11,098 | 66.7% | 42.9% | |
| 38.46% | 13 | 5.9 | 984 | 12,814 | 33.3% | 42.9% | |
| 76.92% | 13 | 4.3 | 715 | 10,187 | 85.7% | 66.7% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 5.2 | 936 | 12,262 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 66.67% | 12 | 5.7 | 929 | 11,759 | 83.3% | 50.0% | |
| 80.00% | 10 | 2.0 | 730 | 14,503 | 75.0% | 83.3% | |
| 20.00% | 10 | 5.0 | 803 | 11,008 | 20.0% | 20.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 5.2 | 791 | 13,798 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 80.00% | 10 | 7.0 | 905 | 12,175 | 83.3% | 75.0% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 1.4 | 728 | 14,224 | 75.0% | 60.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 6.5 | 986 | 12,617 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 5.8 | 927 | 11,964 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 6.3 | 842 | 11,572 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 6.5 | 1,096 | 14,762 | 100.0% | 57.1% | |
| 87.50% | 8 | 6.9 | 1,348 | 15,704 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
| 85.71% | 7 | 6.1 | 1,058 | 13,594 | 100.0% | 83.3% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 3.2 | 802 | 10,680 | 25.0% | 33.3% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 2.3 | 696 | 11,596 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 5.8 | 1,039 | 10,954 | 75.0% | 66.7% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 6.5 | 1,056 | 10,236 | 20.0% | 50.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 3.8 | 937 | 13,476 | 100.0% | 16.7% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 5.8 | 1,032 | 11,848 | 25.0% | 66.7% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 6.3 | 834 | 10,580 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 1.9 | 589 | 9,088 | 75.0% | 0.0% | |
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Xin Zhao vs Caitlyn - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Xin Zhao do against Caitlyn in League of Legends?
Caitlyn wins the Xin Zhao vs Caitlyn matchup with a 80.0% win rate compared to Xin Zhao's 20.0%, a 60.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 10 recent ranked games in patch 26.10.
How does Xin Zhao do against Caitlyn in the early game?
In the early game, Caitlyn has the advantage against Xin Zhao with a 80.0% win rate versus 20.0%. Caitlyn 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 Caitlyn in the late game?
In the late game, Caitlyn takes over the Xin Zhao vs Caitlyn matchup with a 80.0% win rate compared to 20.0%. Caitlyn scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Xin Zhao vs Caitlyn matchup?
Caitlyn wins the matchup against Xin Zhao with a 80.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.10. The 60.0 percentage point advantage means Caitlyn is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 10 games analyzed.
What is the best Xin Zhao build against Caitlyn?
The best Xin Zhao build against Caitlyn includes Eclipse, Death's Dance, Blade of The Ruined King with Plated Steelcaps. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Xin Zhao runes against Caitlyn?
The best Xin Zhao runes against Caitlyn use the Domination primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Xin Zhao vs Caitlyn matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Xin Zhao counter Caitlyn?
No, Xin Zhao struggles against Caitlyn with only a 20.0% win rate. Caitlyn has the advantage in this matchup. Xin Zhao players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Caitlyn's lead.
How do I play Xin Zhao against Caitlyn?
When playing Xin Zhao against Caitlyn, play cautiously and avoid Caitlyn's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Caitlyn has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.