Xin Zhao - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
51.1%
Pick Rate
4.6%

Xin Zhaovs Gnar

AFighterTank
Patch26.11
Matches776,441
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 4, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Xin Zhao vs Gnar is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Xin Zhao wins with a 52.8% win rate (+5.6%) over Gnar based on 36 games. Xin Zhao wins the early laning phase while Gnar 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 Gnar matchup.

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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.

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Xin Zhao - 52.8% win rate in this matchup
Xin Zhao
52.8% WR
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Gnar vs Xin Zhao matchup - 47.2% win rate
Gnar
47.2% WR

Who Wins the Xin Zhao vs Gnar Matchup?

Xin Zhao wins the Xin Zhao vs Gnar matchup
Winner
Xin Zhao
Matches: 36
52.8%
Win Rate
47.2%
6.6
CS / min
6.3
1,030
DMG / min
863
12,276
Gold / game
10,914
834
Heal / min
187
1,154
DMG Mitigated / min
1,008
1.0
CC / min
1.2
64.7%
Early Game WR
35.3%
42.1%
Late Game WR
57.9%

Xin Zhao vs Gnar Matchup Summary

The Xin Zhao vs Gnar matchup is a moderate matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 36 recent matches analyzed, Xin Zhao wins with a 52.8% win rate compared to Gnar's 47.2%, giving Xin Zhao a 5.6 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Xin Zhao controls the early laning stage, but Gnar outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Xin Zhao needs to press advantages before Gnar reaches their power spikes, while Gnar should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Xin Zhao leads by 793 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 Gnar'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 Gnar Laning Phase Breakdown

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

Xin Zhao is favored during the laning phase against Gnar, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Xin Zhao holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
6.6Xin Zhao
6.3Gnar
Xin Zhao and Gnar farm at nearly identical rates in this matchup, with only a 0.3 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
1,030Xin Zhao
863Gnar
Xin Zhao heavily out-damages Gnar by 167 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Gnar should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Xin Zhao's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
12,276Xin Zhao
10,914Gnar
Xin Zhao generates a commanding 1,362 more gold per game than Gnar. This substantial economic advantage means Xin Zhao consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Gnar should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
1.0Xin Zhao
1.2Gnar
Both Xin Zhao and Gnar provide similar amounts of crowd control (0.2s/min difference), meaning neither has a significant advantage in locking down opponents for ganks or team fights. Lane ganks are equally effective for both sides.
Sustain
1,989Xin Zhao
1,195Gnar
Xin Zhao vastly out-sustains Gnar, healing and mitigating 793 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Xin Zhao can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Gnar is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Gnar, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Xin Zhao Build Against Gnar

Mercury's Treads is the optimal boots choice against Gnar, providing the mobility and stats Xin Zhao needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Xin Zhao against Gnar are Nashor's Tooth, Statikk Shiv and Spirit Visage. This combination gives Xin Zhao an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 60.0% win rate across 5 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Gnar. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Xin Zhao vs Gnar matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Xin Zhao
64.7%
+29.4% advantage
Xin Zhao early game win rateXin Zhao64.7%
Gnar early game win rateGnar35.3%
Late Game
Gnar
57.9%
+15.8% advantage
Xin Zhao late game win rateXin Zhao42.1%
Gnar late game win rateGnar57.9%

Xin Zhao dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 64.7% win rate — a 29.4 percentage point lead over Gnar. This lopsided early game means Xin Zhao can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Gnar is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 57.9% win rate — 15.8 points above Xin Zhao. Extended games heavily favor Gnar, 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 Gnar reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Gnar 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 Gnar

Precision rune tree - Xin Zhao primary runes vs GnarPrecision
Lethal Tempo - best Xin Zhao rune vs GnarTriumph - best Xin Zhao rune vs GnarLegend: Alacrity - best Xin Zhao rune vs GnarLast Stand - best Xin Zhao rune vs Gnar
Resolve rune tree - Xin Zhao secondary runes vs GnarResolve
Bone Plating - best Xin Zhao rune vs GnarRevitalize - best Xin Zhao rune vs Gnar
60.0% WR

Running Precision primary with Resolve secondary allows Xin Zhao to press their advantage against Gnar, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.


Xin Zhao matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. 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.

Xin Zhao 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
53.45%2321.473212,54661.0%47.2%
47.51%2211.271911,73753.5%42.6%
59.91%2122.280312,68260.2%59.7%
51.89%1851.671311,92149.4%54.2%
41.53%1831.169611,56745.4%38.1%
54.29%1751.166011,29451.7%57.0%
46.79%1561.370211,58741.8%52.0%
52.29%1531.373512,54345.2%58.8%
48.00%1501.269411,46950.7%45.3%
55.48%1461.269012,52254.0%56.6%
49.58%1191.273512,69532.6%60.3%
52.63%1145.582312,68256.5%50.0%
56.14%1142.987112,42555.1%56.9%
44.55%1101.070112,42644.7%44.4%
53.00%1006.597012,37654.0%52.0%
53.13%963.477711,86747.6%57.4%
54.74%953.281211,95255.6%53.7%
55.32%946.398412,63654.9%55.8%
53.76%936.293511,61250.0%57.5%
60.87%922.381512,37965.9%56.3%
57.78%903.079012,13960.5%55.3%
54.55%884.691212,39058.7%50.0%
51.81%831.369112,64150.0%52.8%
45.12%823.085012,30743.8%46.0%
52.50%801.368911,07452.3%52.8%
43.75%801.161511,99457.9%30.9%
54.55%775.392112,25555.3%53.9%
53.95%766.190411,79251.2%57.6%
55.26%765.894011,68160.5%50.0%
48.00%755.493011,61848.8%47.1%
54.79%731.274113,29064.0%50.0%
56.16%735.51,00612,71961.3%52.4%
47.22%725.382411,54843.2%51.4%
59.09%661.278612,85464.0%56.1%
54.69%646.01,03811,63757.6%51.6%
43.55%626.388410,96132.4%57.1%
47.54%613.281612,33953.6%42.4%
61.67%606.394111,92065.5%58.1%
53.33%603.583111,58062.1%45.2%
50.00%605.61,19310,71051.4%47.8%
46.55%581.373012,25040.7%51.6%
44.83%583.888311,84233.3%57.1%
48.21%561.376712,95755.0%44.4%
59.26%546.399712,73160.0%58.6%
57.41%546.287811,67480.0%37.9%
57.41%546.698012,95133.3%76.7%
45.28%532.984411,20248.0%42.9%
50.94%531.475213,04357.1%46.9%
60.38%535.991511,55862.5%58.6%
63.46%527.11,00311,98664.3%62.5%
52.94%515.683812,35150.0%54.8%
50.98%516.41,05411,65757.1%43.5%
56.00%506.81,01712,67265.6%38.9%
61.22%494.881411,72862.5%60.0%
52.08%486.288712,52445.8%58.3%
52.08%481.179412,56648.0%56.5%
47.92%481.686012,92347.1%48.4%
42.55%475.51,04111,47322.7%60.0%
46.81%471.371712,71650.0%44.8%
44.68%471.270812,42441.2%46.7%
57.45%471.072511,21462.5%52.2%
68.09%471.066111,89073.1%61.9%
57.78%455.21,05512,06755.6%61.1%
68.18%444.61,03212,79760.0%72.4%
58.14%436.392311,17073.7%45.8%
59.52%424.980711,70457.1%61.9%
36.59%415.984810,63334.6%40.0%
47.50%404.381211,94060.0%40.0%
61.54%391.380112,52766.7%58.3%
50.00%384.186613,20144.4%55.0%
37.84%374.886111,66433.3%40.9%
52.78%366.61,03012,27664.7%42.1%
33.33%366.491211,88835.0%31.3%
25.71%355.685210,32522.2%29.4%
54.29%354.290712,43060.0%50.0%
58.82%344.690112,00365.0%50.0%
73.53%346.093412,95981.3%66.7%
55.88%346.398212,75968.4%40.0%
45.45%331.578812,46050.0%42.1%
42.42%331.165710,14838.9%46.7%
57.58%336.390212,46864.7%50.0%
27.27%334.082612,39830.8%25.0%
48.48%336.095413,35357.1%42.1%
59.38%325.490912,27257.9%61.5%
53.13%326.097212,36456.3%50.0%
58.06%316.495413,33654.5%60.0%
46.67%305.782111,27437.5%57.1%
58.62%296.296412,64562.5%53.9%
65.52%296.01,10612,52575.0%44.4%
64.29%286.295411,12466.7%61.5%
50.00%286.01,02412,72044.4%52.6%
53.57%286.087611,71754.5%52.9%
48.15%275.597411,05553.3%41.7%
51.85%275.477511,77746.1%57.1%
76.92%266.087811,01382.3%66.7%
76.92%266.71,04813,11486.7%63.6%
68.00%256.595011,51378.6%54.5%
66.67%246.11,18614,06062.5%68.8%
50.00%244.389312,79128.6%58.8%
47.83%231.570713,31733.3%57.1%
52.17%234.690811,37453.3%50.0%
45.45%225.792210,54241.7%50.0%
45.45%226.399311,34053.3%28.6%
45.45%226.51,03813,82333.3%50.0%
50.00%221.890611,53260.0%28.6%
38.10%215.588812,21057.1%28.6%
33.33%212.369511,89122.2%41.7%
52.38%216.289612,69257.1%50.0%
60.00%201.455411,78466.7%54.5%
47.37%195.394812,83250.0%45.5%
50.00%186.686111,94266.7%41.7%
55.56%186.51,19913,58275.0%40.0%
33.33%154.47429,57033.3%33.3%
80.00%156.291410,99880.0%80.0%
60.00%156.598112,11171.4%50.0%
50.00%141.382712,21450.0%50.0%
42.86%146.384410,98655.6%20.0%
53.85%135.196412,80825.0%100.0%
53.85%131.973011,82042.9%66.7%
41.67%122.581113,94733.3%44.4%
54.55%115.890110,82250.0%60.0%
36.36%116.31,08713,35150.0%20.0%
54.55%112.564412,03966.7%50.0%
60.00%106.683112,00660.0%60.0%
40.00%104.096613,48125.0%50.0%
40.00%106.01,10013,15333.3%42.9%
70.00%105.586911,02950.0%100.0%
77.78%94.780112,71675.0%80.0%
55.56%96.41,01113,30350.0%57.1%
25.00%86.085711,07966.7%0.0%
71.43%75.898313,652100.0%60.0%
71.43%73.57379,821100.0%0.0%
71.43%75.687611,57375.0%66.7%
71.43%76.21,02214,540100.0%50.0%
83.33%66.690813,85266.7%100.0%
40.00%55.377610,42050.0%0.0%
80.00%56.11,28214,83166.7%100.0%
40.00%53.96248,24033.3%50.0%
80.00%54.29289,782100.0%66.7%

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Xin Zhao vs Gnar - Frequently Asked Questions

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

Xin Zhao wins the Xin Zhao vs Gnar matchup with a 52.8% win rate compared to Gnar's 47.2%, a 5.6 percentage point difference. This data is based on 36 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.

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

In the early game, Xin Zhao has the advantage against Gnar with a 64.7% win rate versus 35.3%. 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 Gnar in the late game?

In the late game, Gnar takes over the Xin Zhao vs Gnar matchup with a 57.9% win rate compared to 42.1%. Gnar scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Xin Zhao vs Gnar matchup?

Xin Zhao wins the matchup against Gnar with a 52.8% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 5.6 percentage point advantage means Xin Zhao is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 36 games analyzed.

What is the best Xin Zhao build against Gnar?

The best Xin Zhao build against Gnar includes Nashor's Tooth, Statikk Shiv, Spirit Visage with Mercury's Treads. This build achieves a 60.0% 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 Gnar?

The best Xin Zhao runes against Gnar use the Precision primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 60.0% win rate in the Xin Zhao vs Gnar matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Xin Zhao counter Gnar?

Yes, Xin Zhao has a favorable matchup against Gnar with a 52.8% win rate. Xin Zhao strongly counters Gnar in lane based on current patch 26.11 data.

How do I play Xin Zhao against Gnar?

When playing Xin Zhao against Gnar, 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.