Xin ZhaoVSZac
What decides the jungle matchup: Xin Zhao vs Zac in League of Legends
What decides the jungle
A tactical read of the jungle matchup, written from LaneDiff's champion notes: what each champion threatens, and the one thing to do about it before three minutes. It is analysis, not a match sample, so there is no win rate on this page.
Both are early ganker champions in this lane: Hunts kills at levels two to four, so the first wards and a safe wave decide the lane.
Xin Zhao
jungle · Early ganker
He all-ins hard at level three. Hold your dash for his charge and ward river early.
Window: before four minutes
Xin Zhao's three-hit knock-up plus W slow wins any early skirmish he reaches; escapes spent before he arrives are deaths.
Zac
jungle · Early ganker
His jump comes from deep fog. Ward inside his jungle, not just the river mouth.
Window: before four minutes
Zac's E launches from over walls far beyond normal ward lines; a deep ward on the jump spot is worth two river wards.
Xin Zhao vs Zac: Common Questions
- Who wins Xin Zhao vs Zac?
- LaneDiff has not analysed enough ranked jungle games of Xin Zhao against Zac to publish a win rate, and does not estimate one. What decides the lane is which player respects the other's threat first. Xin Zhao: He all-ins hard at level three. Hold your dash for his charge and ward river early. Zac: His jump comes from deep fog. Ward inside his jungle, not just the river mouth.
- How do you play the Xin Zhao Zac matchup?
- Xin Zhao and Zac are both early ganker champions in the jungle matchup: Hunts kills at levels two to four, so the first wards and a safe wave decide the lane. Xin Zhao's three-hit knock-up plus W slow wins any early skirmish he reaches; escapes spent before he arrives are deaths. Zac's E launches from over walls far beyond normal ward lines; a deep ward on the jump spot is worth two river wards.
- What should I know about Zac vs Xin Zhao?
- Zac and Xin Zhao are both early ganker champions: Hunts kills at levels two to four, so the first wards and a safe wave decide the lane. What separates them is what each one does with it. Zac: His jump comes from deep fog. Ward inside his jungle, not just the river mouth. Xin Zhao: He all-ins hard at level three. Hold your dash for his charge and ward river early.
- How do I beat Zac as Xin Zhao?
- Zac's E launches from over walls far beyond normal ward lines; a deep ward on the jump spot is worth two river wards. His jump comes from deep fog. Ward inside his jungle, not just the river mouth. LaneDiff's live scan then tells you which Zac you have drawn: their recent form on the champion, whether they are on a loss streak, and whether they are smurfing, because the player in front of you moves the odds more than the matchup does.