Xin Zhao - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
50.5%
Pick Rate
4.8%

Xin Zhaovs Samira

BFighterTank
Patch26.10
Matches1,120,787
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedMay 19, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Xin Zhao vs Samira is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.10. Xin Zhao wins with a 80.0% win rate (+60.0%) over Samira based on 5 games. Xin Zhao 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 Samira 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
Samira - 80.0% win rateSamira(80.0%)
Xin Zhao - 80.0% win rate in this matchup
Xin Zhao
80.0% WR
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Samira vs Xin Zhao matchup - 20.0% win rate
Samira
20.0% WR

Who Wins the Xin Zhao vs Samira Matchup?

Xin Zhao wins the Xin Zhao vs Samira matchup
Winner
Xin Zhao
Matches: 5
80.0%
Win Rate
20.0%
5.0
CS / min
4.7
967
DMG / min
665
14,683
Gold / game
13,662
766
Heal / min
348
840
DMG Mitigated / min
567
1.0
CC / min
0.1
100.0%
Early Game WR
0.0%
66.7%
Late Game WR
33.3%

Xin Zhao vs Samira Matchup Summary

The Xin Zhao vs Samira matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 5 recent matches analyzed, Xin Zhao wins with a 80.0% win rate compared to Samira's 20.0%, giving Xin Zhao a 60.0 percentage point advantage. Xin Zhao dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Samira 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 Xin Zhao leads by 0.9s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Xin Zhao players can confidently pick into Samira and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Samira away from CS whenever possible. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Xin Zhao vs Samira Laning Phase Breakdown

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

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

Farming
5.0Xin Zhao
4.7Samira
Xin Zhao edges out Samira 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
967Xin Zhao
665Samira
Xin Zhao heavily out-damages Samira by 302 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Samira 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
14,683Xin Zhao
13,662Samira
Xin Zhao generates a commanding 1,020 more gold per game than Samira. This substantial economic advantage means Xin Zhao consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Samira should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
1.0Xin Zhao
0.1Samira
Xin Zhao brings significantly more crowd control than Samira, with 0.9 more seconds of CC per minute. This large utility gap makes Xin Zhao far more valuable in setting up jungle ganks, controlling objectives, and locking down targets in team fights. Samira should invest in tenacity and position carefully to avoid being chain-CC'd.
Sustain
1,607Xin Zhao
915Samira
Xin Zhao vastly out-sustains Samira, healing and mitigating 692 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Xin Zhao can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Samira is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Samira, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Xin Zhao Build Against Samira

Plated Steelcaps is the optimal boots choice against Samira, providing the mobility and stats Xin Zhao needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Xin Zhao against Samira are Riftmaker, Statikk Shiv 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 Samira. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Xin Zhao vs Samira matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Xin Zhao
100.0%
+100.0% advantage
Xin Zhao early game win rateXin Zhao100.0%
Samira early game win rateSamira0.0%
Late Game
Xin Zhao
66.7%
+33.3% advantage
Xin Zhao late game win rateXin Zhao66.7%
Samira late game win rateSamira33.3%

Xin Zhao dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 100.0% win rate — a 100.0 percentage point lead over Samira. This lopsided early game means Xin Zhao 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 66.7% win rate — 33.3 points above Samira. Extended games heavily favor Xin Zhao, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

Xin Zhao holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Samira players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.

Best Xin Zhao Runes Against Samira

Precision rune tree - Xin Zhao primary runes vs SamiraPrecision
Conqueror - best Xin Zhao rune vs SamiraTriumph - best Xin Zhao rune vs SamiraLegend: Alacrity - best Xin Zhao rune vs SamiraCoup de Grace - best Xin Zhao rune vs Samira
Inspiration rune tree - Xin Zhao secondary runes vs SamiraInspiration
Cosmic Insight - best Xin Zhao rune vs SamiraMagical Footwear - best Xin Zhao rune vs Samira
100.0% WR

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


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
47.02%3191.270112,14553.5%41.8%
42.95%3051.369212,05143.4%42.6%
50.83%3041.171012,12354.0%48.6%
56.36%2911.173011,96157.3%55.6%
44.88%2831.268911,85446.4%43.5%
46.15%2471.370011,83247.8%44.8%
50.00%2381.169511,58848.7%51.2%
52.71%2031.167712,30053.3%52.3%
56.61%1891.072811,78951.0%62.6%
52.20%1593.082312,07550.0%54.3%
49.36%1561.372413,10259.3%44.1%
49.01%1512.276811,67550.6%47.3%
37.67%1461.066711,29437.5%37.8%
56.93%1371.274312,75760.0%54.5%
51.11%1352.876011,50054.4%47.8%
47.76%1341.973412,62447.4%48.0%
54.20%1316.390511,77455.4%53.0%
38.40%1253.387812,08445.6%32.4%
48.74%1193.086012,11846.3%50.8%
50.43%1175.085513,06753.2%48.6%
56.03%1161.171212,60949.0%61.2%
53.45%1161.769711,43143.6%62.3%
46.09%1151.174711,88747.2%45.2%
57.01%1076.092212,39861.9%53.9%
44.23%1044.790111,75835.9%52.9%
57.69%1045.282611,99862.0%53.7%
51.46%1036.093111,39659.7%39.0%
47.06%1026.290011,77246.3%47.5%
48.96%964.886412,00345.6%52.0%
41.94%931.069412,03128.2%51.9%
52.17%922.183712,74057.1%48.0%
51.09%925.594812,64756.4%47.2%
44.94%891.373811,82851.1%38.1%
58.62%871.075911,95257.5%59.6%
45.88%856.01,00912,98653.1%41.5%
56.63%831.066311,12154.4%59.5%
55.42%831.168412,28056.8%54.4%
56.63%831.173512,19950.0%62.2%
56.96%793.371211,29358.5%55.3%
45.57%795.891411,63041.9%47.9%
53.85%781.172212,98152.2%54.5%
54.67%754.484211,05857.9%51.4%
48.57%704.01,15812,14651.4%45.7%
59.42%691.375712,72053.6%63.4%
53.73%676.394811,85660.6%47.1%
50.75%673.885211,74548.1%52.5%
60.00%656.799512,72976.7%45.7%
49.23%651.475011,33050.0%48.5%
40.00%653.683812,52439.3%40.5%
45.31%642.681112,05540.5%51.9%
41.27%633.779511,82848.3%35.3%
48.39%626.389711,90152.9%42.9%
51.61%625.786212,37763.2%46.5%
51.61%626.31,00911,55763.6%37.9%
52.46%614.788811,19746.4%57.6%
53.33%606.083211,39156.3%50.0%
56.90%581.573211,15863.0%51.6%
49.12%572.469612,74072.0%31.3%
61.40%575.51,11312,43370.4%53.3%
57.14%565.796212,35458.3%56.3%
56.60%536.094311,95562.5%51.7%
56.60%534.81,00012,43451.7%62.5%
46.15%525.890311,83838.1%51.6%
59.62%526.389812,16572.7%50.0%
57.69%526.41,09511,94364.3%50.0%
54.90%516.881611,88453.9%56.0%
49.02%511.178312,58338.9%54.5%
60.00%501.169211,31157.7%62.5%
42.86%496.593412,12348.1%36.4%
47.83%461.155310,97743.5%52.2%
51.11%454.392411,77446.1%57.9%
42.22%453.784411,43842.9%41.7%
43.18%441.272111,23247.6%39.1%
51.16%436.497312,21763.6%38.1%
53.66%413.884712,33366.7%43.5%
58.54%414.379212,04347.8%72.2%
42.50%403.689812,69616.7%53.6%
55.00%406.591112,11470.6%43.5%
41.03%396.086511,05642.1%40.0%
35.90%395.893610,42631.8%41.2%
50.00%386.280312,17641.2%57.1%
32.43%374.076811,34126.3%38.9%
55.56%360.972911,98553.3%57.1%
55.56%366.392511,92150.0%61.1%
58.33%361.578813,83664.3%54.5%
48.57%356.31,02012,31062.5%36.8%
57.14%356.288311,50372.2%41.2%
40.00%356.01,01911,79445.0%33.3%
64.71%344.097114,26142.9%70.4%
58.82%345.495513,34483.3%45.5%
60.61%336.298911,80566.7%55.6%
68.75%326.31,00212,82857.1%77.8%
32.26%313.87559,39142.1%16.7%
41.94%316.385510,47435.0%54.5%
50.00%306.21,00412,38950.0%50.0%
56.67%306.399412,09062.5%50.0%
34.48%295.084111,54646.1%25.0%
48.28%291.778911,30438.9%63.6%
53.57%281.379613,08357.1%50.0%
53.57%286.777211,11968.8%33.3%
57.14%285.31,09713,73660.0%55.6%
35.71%285.984911,64250.0%21.4%
48.15%273.880813,46837.5%52.6%
53.85%266.197911,56958.8%44.4%
68.00%253.573412,09787.5%58.8%
48.00%254.583111,36958.8%25.0%
56.00%256.078811,59254.5%57.1%
40.00%256.382411,41954.5%28.6%
48.00%255.81,01414,30650.0%47.1%
58.33%244.789613,76760.0%57.1%
52.17%235.795312,53250.0%53.9%
59.09%221.671113,00858.3%60.0%
40.91%225.771210,58150.0%30.0%
59.09%225.686811,80844.4%69.2%
54.55%225.61,11511,95138.5%77.8%
71.43%216.21,01513,08366.7%75.0%
55.00%205.11,05611,68470.0%40.0%
63.16%196.287810,59963.6%62.5%
50.00%185.690111,72833.3%66.7%
55.56%186.080011,29450.0%62.5%
62.50%166.01,01512,35050.0%75.0%
80.00%152.074112,93785.7%75.0%
66.67%156.31,14713,46371.4%62.5%
42.86%146.31,19512,19733.3%60.0%
50.00%145.91,02712,14357.1%42.9%
35.71%141.977811,70933.3%37.5%
61.54%135.786611,93450.0%80.0%
91.67%126.995112,953100.0%80.0%
25.00%125.374110,56325.0%25.0%
27.27%112.373910,10416.7%40.0%
45.45%113.87639,79666.7%20.0%
70.00%103.98348,99580.0%60.0%
66.67%96.01,01511,86380.0%50.0%
33.33%93.880312,53433.3%33.3%
25.00%82.170011,2710.0%33.3%
37.50%81.077014,27033.3%40.0%
28.57%76.481813,54333.3%25.0%
42.86%72.170010,24950.0%33.3%
71.43%75.598310,93850.0%100.0%
33.33%64.396414,702100.0%0.0%
83.33%62.858510,8350.0%83.3%
100.00%66.91,31016,408100.0%100.0%
60.00%52.479411,265100.0%33.3%
60.00%55.574110,03766.7%50.0%
80.00%55.096714,683100.0%66.7%
60.00%51.178910,31833.3%100.0%

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Xin Zhao vs Samira - Frequently Asked Questions

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

Xin Zhao wins the Xin Zhao vs Samira matchup with a 80.0% win rate compared to Samira's 20.0%, a 60.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 5 recent ranked games in patch 26.10.

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

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

In the late game, Xin Zhao takes over the Xin Zhao vs Samira matchup with a 66.7% win rate compared to 33.3%. Xin Zhao scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Xin Zhao vs Samira matchup?

Xin Zhao wins the matchup against Samira with a 80.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.10. The 60.0 percentage point advantage means Xin Zhao is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 5 games analyzed.

What is the best Xin Zhao build against Samira?

The best Xin Zhao build against Samira includes Riftmaker, Statikk Shiv, Dusk and Dawn with Plated Steelcaps. 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 Samira?

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

Does Xin Zhao counter Samira?

Yes, Xin Zhao has a favorable matchup against Samira with a 80.0% win rate. Xin Zhao strongly counters Samira in lane based on current patch 26.10 data.

How do I play Xin Zhao against Samira?

When playing Xin Zhao against Samira, 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.