Xin Zhao - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
50.4%
Pick Rate
4.6%

Xin Zhaovs Zed

BFighterTank
Patch26.10
Matches3,169,061
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedMay 30, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Xin Zhao vs Zed is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.10. Xin Zhao wins with a 57.8% win rate (+15.6%) over Zed based on 109 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 Zed 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 - 57.8% win rate in this matchup
Xin Zhao
57.8% WR
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Zed vs Xin Zhao matchup - 42.2% win rate
Zed
42.2% WR

Who Wins the Xin Zhao vs Zed Matchup?

Xin Zhao wins the Xin Zhao vs Zed matchup
Winner
Xin Zhao
Matches: 109
57.8%
Win Rate
42.2%
5.0
CS / min
4.8
918
DMG / min
961
12,774
Gold / game
12,751
761
Heal / min
207
1,004
DMG Mitigated / min
617
0.9
CC / min
0.3
54.0%
Early Game WR
46.0%
61.0%
Late Game WR
39.0%

Xin Zhao vs Zed Matchup Summary

The Xin Zhao vs Zed matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 109 recent matches analyzed, Xin Zhao wins with a 57.8% win rate compared to Zed's 42.2%, giving Xin Zhao a 15.6 percentage point advantage. Xin Zhao dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Zed 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 0.6s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Xin Zhao players can confidently pick into Zed and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Zed 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 Zed Laning Phase Breakdown

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

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

Farming
5.0Xin Zhao
4.8Zed
Xin Zhao and Zed farm at nearly identical rates in this matchup, with only a 0.2 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
918Xin Zhao
961Zed
Zed deals 43 more champion damage per minute than Xin Zhao. While noticeable in extended trades, this gap can be offset by Xin Zhao choosing favorable fight windows, such as engaging when Zed's key abilities are on cooldown or trading immediately after dodging a skillshot.
Economy
12,774Xin Zhao
12,751Zed
Xin Zhao and Zed generate nearly equal gold per game, with just a 23 gold difference. Neither champion has a clear economic advantage, so gold leads will depend on individual play quality, kill participation, and objective contributions.
Utility
0.9Xin Zhao
0.3Zed
Xin Zhao provides 0.6 seconds more crowd control per minute than Zed, offering better gank setup potential and slightly more team fight utility. This CC advantage helps Xin Zhao coordinate with their jungler and control the pace of skirmishes.
Sustain
1,764Xin Zhao
823Zed
Xin Zhao vastly out-sustains Zed, healing and mitigating 941 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Xin Zhao can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Zed is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Zed, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Xin Zhao Build Against Zed

Immortal Path is the optimal boots choice against Zed, providing the mobility and stats Xin Zhao needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Xin Zhao against Zed are Riftmaker, Nashor's Tooth and Statikk Shiv. 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 3 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Zed. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Xin Zhao vs Zed matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Xin Zhao
54.0%
+8.0% advantage
Xin Zhao early game win rateXin Zhao54.0%
Zed early game win rateZed46.0%
Late Game
Xin Zhao
61.0%
+22.0% advantage
Xin Zhao late game win rateXin Zhao61.0%
Zed late game win rateZed39.0%

Xin Zhao dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 54.0% win rate — a 8.0 percentage point lead over Zed. 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 61.0% win rate — 22.0 points above Zed. 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. Zed players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.

Best Xin Zhao Runes Against Zed

Domination rune tree - Xin Zhao primary runes vs ZedDomination
Hail of Blades - best Xin Zhao rune vs ZedSudden Impact - best Xin Zhao rune vs ZedGrisly Mementos - best Xin Zhao rune vs ZedRelentless Hunter - best Xin Zhao rune vs Zed
Precision rune tree - Xin Zhao secondary runes vs ZedPrecision
Legend: Alacrity - best Xin Zhao rune vs ZedTriumph - best Xin Zhao rune vs Zed
78.6% WR

Running Domination primary with Precision secondary allows Xin Zhao to press their advantage against Zed, 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
47.83%3221.172712,19148.9%47.0%
49.52%3151.269411,64850.3%48.6%
57.09%2891.174412,63453.7%59.1%
46.21%2771.471011,54042.4%50.4%
45.16%2481.168311,79145.1%45.2%
49.12%2261.270212,20444.5%52.8%
48.40%2191.375312,31149.5%47.5%
50.23%2171.167111,77649.5%50.9%
54.27%1991.274212,43353.3%55.1%
49.10%1671.372113,02643.9%51.8%
47.90%1671.169312,28042.1%50.9%
41.77%1581.974111,10639.0%44.4%
50.65%1543.083111,98453.3%48.1%
51.05%1431.170911,72154.7%47.1%
51.09%1374.582413,08947.8%52.8%
48.03%1273.184211,51344.9%51.7%
55.56%1262.880112,15755.0%56.1%
43.44%1222.468511,38642.2%44.8%
47.86%1172.576311,60250.8%44.2%
51.75%1146.393411,61549.1%54.4%
54.46%1126.21,02012,29855.9%52.8%
54.05%1116.496312,49564.4%42.3%
57.80%1095.091812,77454.0%61.0%
54.63%1081.477812,41259.3%50.0%
54.63%1081.572712,19251.0%57.9%
47.66%1074.878211,68945.3%50.0%
38.46%1046.190811,67739.6%37.3%
51.02%981.167811,69755.8%45.6%
48.45%971.176311,15450.9%44.7%
55.32%941.177412,93871.8%43.6%
44.09%930.971811,03146.0%41.9%
51.69%894.384111,92651.5%51.8%
51.72%872.277212,11650.0%53.2%
50.00%864.889910,99857.1%43.2%
58.82%851.170512,37651.2%65.9%
52.94%855.085411,44746.9%61.1%
61.18%850.967511,84358.5%63.6%
54.88%822.874911,43754.2%55.9%
51.22%821.279611,57952.3%50.0%
64.94%776.095212,18755.6%73.2%
62.34%776.196311,77759.0%65.8%
53.95%761.370212,59356.8%51.3%
48.57%704.31,12311,43247.5%50.0%
55.07%696.796312,58864.3%48.8%
41.79%671.165511,77640.0%43.2%
49.25%673.075712,26251.9%47.5%
56.45%626.388911,48760.6%51.7%
41.67%604.81,02211,83539.3%43.8%
46.67%601.169512,44256.0%40.0%
39.66%583.884912,00345.8%35.3%
56.14%573.084612,46256.7%55.6%
60.00%556.597112,39255.6%64.3%
49.09%551.573111,65160.0%40.0%
34.55%552.974511,06537.0%32.1%
52.73%554.594612,70375.0%40.0%
42.59%541.572611,49446.4%38.5%
50.00%545.487612,20557.1%45.5%
53.70%544.282712,26450.0%56.3%
46.30%545.995811,75650.0%41.7%
54.72%536.11,04012,53554.5%54.8%
39.62%535.383011,21050.0%33.3%
50.98%516.11,00911,24160.0%38.1%
56.00%504.687612,50847.4%61.3%
59.18%496.388011,55656.5%61.5%
48.98%494.286811,29748.1%50.0%
60.42%483.489811,92057.7%63.6%
54.17%481.069312,12740.0%64.3%
56.25%485.891812,06758.3%54.2%
53.19%476.596512,85152.4%53.9%
48.94%476.395111,63742.9%53.9%
55.32%473.888311,82859.1%52.0%
58.70%461.380612,53357.1%60.0%
43.48%461.161711,85931.3%50.0%
52.27%446.589711,28853.6%50.0%
41.46%415.780810,21335.7%53.9%
31.71%414.590312,00318.2%47.4%
52.50%405.486712,48352.4%52.6%
43.59%391.267212,19641.2%45.5%
55.26%386.388211,61757.7%50.0%
62.16%375.91,02312,11660.0%64.7%
51.35%376.21,05413,00857.1%47.8%
50.00%366.11,01312,46650.0%50.0%
51.43%352.175312,11341.2%61.1%
65.71%356.195811,40066.7%64.3%
57.14%356.487912,11058.8%55.6%
52.94%341.179613,53261.5%47.6%
54.55%335.890811,85721.4%79.0%
57.58%333.975911,77850.0%64.7%
34.38%326.389111,32729.4%40.0%
43.75%325.183412,66446.1%42.1%
50.00%326.198711,51057.1%44.4%
43.75%324.181012,16353.3%35.3%
45.16%313.075612,19553.9%38.9%
43.33%301.278912,30641.7%44.4%
48.28%295.880510,29250.0%46.1%
55.17%296.497212,82456.3%53.9%
60.71%283.782313,39046.1%73.3%
53.57%286.189910,80940.0%69.2%
42.86%285.894411,75440.0%46.1%
55.56%276.080911,45470.0%47.1%
55.56%276.198013,26462.5%52.6%
48.15%276.59689,72950.0%44.4%
53.85%265.783610,82760.0%45.5%
61.54%265.895712,676100.0%33.3%
68.00%256.11,11513,43875.0%61.5%
33.33%244.896010,42136.4%30.8%
47.83%235.390512,04050.0%46.1%
36.36%225.599510,58333.3%40.0%
47.62%216.392913,42966.7%40.0%
23.81%215.664410,02025.0%22.2%
61.90%216.287010,82946.1%87.5%
60.00%206.71,03411,46872.7%44.4%
47.37%196.398211,89044.4%50.0%
52.63%192.070410,65472.7%25.0%
68.42%195.61,01011,72963.6%75.0%
52.63%196.598410,12560.0%44.4%
36.84%196.298812,70137.5%36.4%
36.84%194.371510,10145.5%25.0%
55.56%185.584710,82077.8%33.3%
72.22%185.992712,99883.3%66.7%
66.67%183.593013,95666.7%66.7%
50.00%166.785110,47260.0%33.3%
28.57%146.199111,01233.3%20.0%
71.43%146.192714,494100.0%63.6%
71.43%141.970111,18160.0%100.0%
57.14%144.073210,59440.0%100.0%
64.29%142.897712,56866.7%62.5%
38.46%135.784413,10466.7%14.3%
63.64%115.71,01512,66266.7%60.0%
81.82%116.295114,137100.0%71.4%
30.00%104.986412,24340.0%20.0%
62.50%83.174213,436100.0%50.0%
25.00%82.88229,44540.0%0.0%
50.00%86.11,09812,77475.0%25.0%
57.14%73.374511,85050.0%66.7%
57.14%75.169513,41033.3%75.0%
28.57%74.275111,69425.0%33.3%
83.33%67.31,33415,484100.0%50.0%
50.00%65.392411,46050.0%50.0%
20.00%56.587713,99533.3%0.0%
60.00%51.84838,06275.0%0.0%
80.00%52.379013,1850.0%80.0%
60.00%55.51,36417,1430.0%60.0%
60.00%53.484012,6730.0%75.0%
80.00%54.41,01713,758100.0%50.0%

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Xin Zhao vs Zed - Frequently Asked Questions

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

Xin Zhao wins the Xin Zhao vs Zed matchup with a 57.8% win rate compared to Zed's 42.2%, a 15.6 percentage point difference. This data is based on 109 recent ranked games in patch 26.10.

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

In the early game, Xin Zhao has the advantage against Zed with a 54.0% win rate versus 46.0%. 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 Zed in the late game?

In the late game, Xin Zhao takes over the Xin Zhao vs Zed matchup with a 61.0% win rate compared to 39.0%. Xin Zhao scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Xin Zhao vs Zed matchup?

Xin Zhao wins the matchup against Zed with a 57.8% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.10. The 15.6 percentage point advantage means Xin Zhao is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 109 games analyzed.

What is the best Xin Zhao build against Zed?

The best Xin Zhao build against Zed includes Riftmaker, Nashor's Tooth, Statikk Shiv with Immortal Path. 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 Zed?

The best Xin Zhao runes against Zed use the Domination primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 78.6% win rate in the Xin Zhao vs Zed matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Xin Zhao counter Zed?

Yes, Xin Zhao has a favorable matchup against Zed with a 57.8% win rate. Xin Zhao strongly counters Zed in lane based on current patch 26.10 data.

How do I play Xin Zhao against Zed?

When playing Xin Zhao against Zed, 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.