MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Xin Zhao vs Zed
How often does Xin Zhao beat Zed in Jungle?
Xin Zhao into Zed in Jungle: 53% observed win rate across 1,155 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 behind by 548 gold.
Xin Zhao at 15:00
- Gold: -548
- CS: -10
- XP: -352
Typical gap to Zed, from 1,152 games that reached 15:00.
Does Xin Zhao counter Zed?
No counter here: Xin Zhao sits at 53% over 1,155 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 Zed: the Xin Zhao game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Xin Zhao at 66% across 409 games. Flip the lead and Xin Zhao falls to 45% across 746.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 66% | 409 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 45% | 746 |
| First blood | 59% | 777 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 64% | 418 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 61% | 339 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 63% | 338 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 74% | 130 |
Someone usually dies here around 7:08 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:16. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Xin Zhao's Jungle build, with receipts
Into Zed specifically, Xin Zhao finishes Sundered Sky first most often: 53.2% over 263 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Sundered Sky, Black Cleaver, Death's Dance: 64.2% across 67 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.