How to win the jungle race as Udyr against Xin Zhao · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
Read from Udyr's seat: the race windows this plan plays for against Xin Zhao.
| Stage | Read | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 Clear | Udyr Favoured | A double stance point gives an instant trade pattern most junglers can't answer. The margin is thin: Three Talon Strike's knock-up plus passive healing wins the first buff-pit duel, and one slow camp on your side hands the window straight back, so keep the trade short. Respect the river bushes and disengage before the third Q hit lands. |
| Level 2 Skirmish | Udyr Favoured | Blazing Stampede's stun plus Wingborne Storm shred wins any straight fight. Wind Becomes Lightning (W) challenge poke starts trades they finish for free, so this is an edge and not a blowout — take the level-2 skirmish only with the HP and cooldown lead. |
| Level 3 Route | Udyr Favoured | Four stance points are online and your awakened trades hit their hardest window, but the full knock-up combo with W slow is among the top three level-3 duels. You still win the straight exchange at the opening scuttle; keep it short, keep it decisive, and keep the scuttle line yours. |
| Levels 4-5 Macro | Udyr Favoured — Take Duels | Through levels 4-5 you remain the stronger duelist — keep taking short, decisive trades vs Xin Zhao, but only with the HP and cooldown lead. |
| Level 6 Breakpoint | Even Ult Window | Both sixes are real: awakened stance rotations on four points hit harder than most actual ultimates, while Crescent Guard makes the 1v1 literal. Whoever lands their ultimate first wins the window — track the level race and never be the one caught at five and a half. |
| First Item Spike | Trinity / Liandry Spike | Completing your core item triggers a massive damage and clear speed multiplier that completely overpowers traditional brawlers or isolated targets. Xin Zhao's first item is a sharp jump — the knock-up combo goes from a strong trade to a kill on most junglers. |
| 2+ Items Scaling | Udyr Favoured — Wins Late | Xin Zhao falls off relative to you — from two items on you win the raw stat check, even though he isolates one target with Crescent Guard and wins the 1v1 he just created. Drag the game long and force the 1v1s. |
Start your clear at the Raptors or Red Buff utilizing Wingborne Storm (R) to maximize early clear speed. Xin Zhao clears fast and heals off Determination, so he reaches three healthy and looking for the first fight.
Ranked by the race windows in Udyr's plans — the jungle race carries no win-rate sample.
The full Udyr vs Xin Zhao report continues with scuttle & dragon rules, invade windows and safety boundaries, the top-side objective fight, macro rotations and the win condition — plus the live enemy-jungle tracker that shows their start, clear and gank timers in game.
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Udyr's race plan controls 6 of the 7 windows — Udyr holds the tempo advantage in this jungle matchup.
Not exactly — Udyr's race plan controls 6 of the 7 windows, so Xin Zhao is playing catch-up and has to lean on the map.
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