Xin Zhao - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
50.3%
Pick Rate
4.6%

Xin Zhaovs Taric

BFighterTank
Patch26.10
Matches788,689
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedMay 18, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Xin Zhao vs Taric is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.10. Taric wins with a 66.7% win rate (+33.3%) over Xin Zhao based on 6 games. Taric 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 Taric 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.

Compare against an opponent
Taric - 33.3% win rateTaric(33.3%)
Xin Zhao - 33.3% win rate in this matchup
Xin Zhao
33.3% WR
VS
Taric vs Xin Zhao matchup - 66.7% win rate
Taric
66.7% WR

Who Wins the Xin Zhao vs Taric Matchup?

Taric wins the Xin Zhao vs Taric matchup
Winner
Taric
Matches: 6
33.3%
Win Rate
66.7%
1.1
CS / min
0.8
849
DMG / min
617
16,270
Gold / game
13,758
818
Heal / min
856
1,158
DMG Mitigated / min
2,020
1.1
CC / min
1.9
0.0%
Early Game WR
100.0%
40.0%
Late Game WR
60.0%

Xin Zhao vs Taric Matchup Summary

The Xin Zhao vs Taric matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 6 recent matches analyzed, Taric wins with a 66.7% win rate compared to Xin Zhao's 33.3%, giving Taric a 33.3 percentage point advantage. Taric 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 crowd control, where Taric leads by 0.7s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Taric 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 Taric 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 Taric Laning Phase Breakdown

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

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

Farming
1.1Xin Zhao
0.8Taric
Xin Zhao edges out Taric by 0.3 CS per minute — a moderate farming advantage that adds up to roughly 5 CS over a 15-minute laning phase. This translates to earlier component purchases and slightly faster power spikes for Xin Zhao.
Damage
849Xin Zhao
617Taric
Xin Zhao heavily out-damages Taric by 232 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Taric 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
16,270Xin Zhao
13,758Taric
Xin Zhao generates a commanding 2,512 more gold per game than Taric. This substantial economic advantage means Xin Zhao consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Taric should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
1.1Xin Zhao
1.9Taric
Taric provides 0.7 seconds more crowd control per minute than Xin Zhao, offering better gank setup potential and slightly more team fight utility. This CC advantage helps Taric coordinate with their jungler and control the pace of skirmishes.
Sustain
1,976Xin Zhao
2,875Taric
Taric vastly out-sustains Xin Zhao, healing and mitigating 899 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Taric can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Xin Zhao is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Xin Zhao, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Xin Zhao Build Against Taric

Plated Steelcaps is the optimal boots choice against Taric, providing the mobility and stats Xin Zhao needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Xin Zhao against Taric are Riftmaker, Nashor's Tooth and Statikk Shiv. 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 Taric matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Taric
100.0%
+100.0% advantage
Xin Zhao early game win rateXin Zhao0.0%
Taric early game win rateTaric100.0%
Late Game
Taric
60.0%
+20.0% advantage
Xin Zhao late game win rateXin Zhao40.0%
Taric late game win rateTaric60.0%

Taric dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 100.0% win rate — a 100.0 percentage point lead over Xin Zhao. This lopsided early game means Taric can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Taric is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 60.0% win rate — 20.0 points above Xin Zhao. Extended games heavily favor Taric, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

Taric 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 Taric

Domination rune tree - Xin Zhao primary runes vs TaricDomination
Hail of Blades - best Xin Zhao rune vs TaricSudden Impact - best Xin Zhao rune vs TaricGrisly Mementos - best Xin Zhao rune vs TaricRelentless Hunter - best Xin Zhao rune vs Taric
Precision rune tree - Xin Zhao secondary runes vs TaricPrecision
Legend: Alacrity - best Xin Zhao rune vs TaricTriumph - best Xin Zhao rune vs Taric
100.0% WR

The Domination and Precision rune setup gives Xin Zhao the best tools to compete against Taric 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.

Xin Zhao matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.10
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
47.56%2461.267511,99352.7%43.3%
48.12%2391.369711,94446.0%50.0%
45.58%2271.169511,91846.3%45.0%
44.80%2211.168812,01541.3%48.2%
56.16%2191.174111,79956.8%55.6%
46.59%1761.470312,24751.4%43.3%
48.26%1721.168511,61845.0%51.1%
56.58%1521.065412,01956.5%56.6%
57.69%1301.175211,87954.7%60.6%
51.64%1221.372513,41759.0%48.2%
57.63%1181.173113,15560.0%56.2%
47.86%1172.175411,74847.3%48.4%
53.51%1143.083611,79545.8%61.8%
42.11%1141.167611,59938.0%45.3%
53.10%1132.777711,45050.8%56.3%
43.69%1032.074412,58546.7%41.4%
45.45%993.086012,24740.0%49.1%
39.58%963.186612,32339.0%40.0%
54.74%956.387811,34463.3%45.6%
56.04%911.969411,51645.2%65.3%
46.67%906.289511,69550.0%44.6%
52.87%871.169212,63443.8%58.2%
61.90%846.493312,41171.4%55.1%
44.58%831.373611,48645.6%43.2%
50.60%835.183512,46147.4%53.3%
47.56%821.177011,65348.7%46.5%
50.63%794.693512,16640.5%59.5%
52.56%785.083512,21156.8%48.8%
55.84%774.485311,80954.3%57.1%
38.16%761.072812,38323.3%47.8%
50.68%735.992211,88264.1%35.3%
53.42%735.593312,33563.6%45.0%
51.39%721.165111,76760.6%43.6%
54.93%711.073411,84456.3%53.9%
55.71%701.274812,44441.2%69.4%
41.43%706.21,03912,82134.6%45.5%
48.57%702.379812,76755.2%43.9%
45.59%685.792211,96046.1%45.2%
52.24%671.073011,87656.3%48.6%
54.55%661.174613,03352.6%55.3%
49.21%634.578511,16640.6%58.1%
50.79%633.370111,21748.4%53.1%
36.21%584.382812,37237.5%35.3%
47.37%576.398712,46452.2%44.1%
63.64%551.381912,63166.7%61.3%
42.59%542.773011,47141.4%44.0%
58.49%531.474811,64357.1%59.4%
52.83%535.688712,55964.7%47.2%
49.06%534.11,20012,32450.0%48.3%
51.92%522.168612,24886.4%26.7%
49.02%511.677811,94850.0%48.1%
54.90%516.390012,12363.3%42.9%
42.00%503.886911,65052.2%33.3%
36.73%494.078712,13047.6%28.6%
43.75%484.391411,92338.9%46.7%
61.36%444.81,00212,45062.5%60.0%
59.09%446.695012,51579.0%44.0%
61.36%445.31,12812,95572.2%53.9%
60.47%436.086511,72963.6%57.1%
46.51%435.691411,90841.2%50.0%
57.14%426.01,02512,87761.1%54.2%
50.00%425.689611,36750.0%50.0%
45.24%423.075310,69838.1%52.4%
46.34%416.21,03212,23273.7%22.7%
45.00%406.398412,60050.0%40.0%
48.72%391.155010,61042.9%55.6%
57.89%386.51,08811,24166.7%42.9%
68.42%381.069010,85573.9%60.0%
48.65%371.177512,28843.8%52.4%
45.95%376.598612,69252.9%40.0%
51.35%376.297311,75852.9%50.0%
62.16%376.589912,15866.7%59.1%
41.67%361.369811,53637.5%45.0%
58.33%367.081311,91461.1%55.6%
54.29%356.689811,62463.2%43.8%
51.43%354.083412,51757.1%47.6%
52.94%346.292311,35447.1%58.8%
62.50%323.975312,07561.1%64.3%
45.16%313.485612,64333.3%52.6%
41.94%316.095010,58640.0%45.5%
31.03%294.582311,39726.7%35.7%
62.07%296.297212,92254.5%66.7%
50.00%283.883811,87838.5%60.0%
66.67%276.21,02812,12260.0%75.0%
44.44%276.386410,81541.2%50.0%
48.15%276.198012,09566.7%33.3%
40.74%274.790112,42654.5%31.3%
61.54%260.971812,15755.6%64.7%
50.00%265.897713,35877.8%35.3%
36.00%256.195811,31046.7%20.0%
40.00%253.282910,13853.9%25.0%
70.83%245.894912,99470.0%71.4%
37.50%246.376311,68136.4%38.5%
58.33%244.593514,17133.3%66.7%
58.33%241.479513,30763.6%53.9%
43.48%235.995512,45028.6%50.0%
43.48%233.980313,54237.5%46.7%
65.22%231.676813,42770.0%61.5%
54.55%226.484811,40776.9%22.2%
50.00%226.778810,93666.7%30.0%
45.45%221.368210,87335.7%62.5%
45.00%205.794913,5840.0%60.0%
40.00%206.493912,75662.5%25.0%
75.00%206.289610,70263.6%88.9%
45.00%205.61,01313,81042.9%46.1%
40.00%205.772810,98855.6%27.3%
57.89%195.71,18711,94345.5%75.0%
50.00%186.395510,89754.5%42.9%
76.47%173.874711,65885.7%70.0%
58.82%176.51,15014,49583.3%45.5%
41.18%175.293811,66045.5%33.3%
52.94%175.999213,60050.0%53.9%
62.50%161.570712,74955.6%71.4%
68.75%165.598812,78883.3%60.0%
46.67%154.784613,89040.0%50.0%
40.00%156.880512,66866.7%22.2%
60.00%155.785810,95471.4%50.0%
50.00%142.292612,94033.3%54.5%
64.29%146.31,02113,35550.0%70.0%
76.92%136.31,18613,56566.7%85.7%
46.15%136.51,24312,73337.5%60.0%
50.00%123.886711,26080.0%28.6%
66.67%126.385111,68475.0%50.0%
83.33%126.996112,70287.5%75.0%
16.67%125.176710,52414.3%20.0%
81.82%112.275614,23180.0%83.3%
54.55%116.696711,13166.7%40.0%
50.00%105.994912,01433.3%75.0%
77.78%96.01,00912,66366.7%83.3%
55.56%95.892711,96460.0%50.0%
66.67%96.01,01511,86380.0%50.0%
75.00%85.71,0319,65280.0%66.7%
25.00%82.268010,7570.0%40.0%
28.57%73.280210,68025.0%33.3%
42.86%76.479812,16750.0%33.3%
33.33%61.184916,2700.0%40.0%
66.67%62.16669,69475.0%50.0%
83.33%65.61,16912,05450.0%100.0%
40.00%52.76798,80666.7%0.0%
100.00%57.41,36716,253100.0%100.0%

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Xin Zhao vs Taric - Frequently Asked Questions

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

Taric wins the Xin Zhao vs Taric matchup with a 66.7% win rate compared to Xin Zhao's 33.3%, a 33.3 percentage point difference. This data is based on 6 recent ranked games in patch 26.10.

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

In the early game, Taric has the advantage against Xin Zhao with a 100.0% win rate versus 0.0%. Taric 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 Taric in the late game?

In the late game, Taric takes over the Xin Zhao vs Taric matchup with a 60.0% win rate compared to 40.0%. Taric scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Xin Zhao vs Taric matchup?

Taric wins the matchup against Xin Zhao with a 66.7% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.10. The 33.3 percentage point advantage means Taric is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 6 games analyzed.

What is the best Xin Zhao build against Taric?

The best Xin Zhao build against Taric includes Riftmaker, Nashor's Tooth, Statikk Shiv with Plated Steelcaps. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Xin Zhao runes against Taric?

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

Does Xin Zhao counter Taric?

No, Xin Zhao struggles against Taric with only a 33.3% win rate. Taric has the advantage in this matchup. Xin Zhao players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Taric's lead.

How do I play Xin Zhao against Taric?

When playing Xin Zhao against Taric, play cautiously and avoid Taric's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Taric has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.