MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Xin Zhao vs Zaahen
How often does Xin Zhao beat Zaahen in Jungle?
Xin Zhao into Zaahen in Jungle: 48% observed win rate across 505 ranked games.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has Xin Zhao ahead by 84 gold.
Xin Zhao at 15:00
- Gold: +84
- CS: -4
- XP: -86
Typical gap to Zaahen, from 502 games that reached 15:00.
Does Xin Zhao counter Zaahen?
No counter here: Xin Zhao sits at 48% over 505 games. The swing lives in the spots below, so play the side you know better and chase the row that moves the number the most in this lane, then hold that lead through the first back.
Beating Zaahen: the Xin Zhao game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Xin Zhao at 62% across 274 games. Flip the lead and Xin Zhao falls to 31% across 231.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 62% | 274 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 31% | 231 |
| First blood | 55% | 333 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 59% | 236 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 61% | 233 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 59% | 147 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 65% | 62 |
Someone usually dies here around 6:57 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:01. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Xin Zhao's Jungle build, with receipts
Into Zaahen specifically, Xin Zhao finishes Sundered Sky first most often: 42.9% over 245 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Sundered Sky, Black Cleaver, Death's Dance: 44.1% across 68 games.
The most-finished Xin Zhao core is Sundered Sky, Black Cleaver, Death's Dance: 59.3% across 4,337 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Gustwalker Hatchling + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Sundered Sky (19,145 games).
Skill plan: Xin Zhao players max W first and take E at level 1.