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League of Legends Champion Xin ZhaoXin Zhao is in the b tier of champions

Xin Zhao

FighterAssassin
Xin Zhao is a fighterRolefighter
DifficultyEasy
Power SpikeEarly-Game
Determination abilityp
Three Talon Strike abilityq
Wind Becomes Lightning abilityw
Audacious Charge abilitye
Crescent Guard abilityr
StatsBuildCounters
Runes
Synergies
jungle

Xin Zhao Build

based on 47,015 matches
Win Rate
50.1 %
Pick Rate
3.2 %
Ban Rate
0.4 %

How We Come Up with Our Xin Zhao Builds

We process over 1 Million League of Legends games every day to bring you the most accurate Xin Zhao build so you can destroy your enemies and improve you win rate. We've broken down our Xin Zhao builds by rank, position, and enemy team type, so you can find the most accurate set of Xin Zhao core items and runes for any situation.

Xin Zhao Build Summary

Xin Zhao is a an average jungle champ in League of Legends. His best rune sets are Precision Inspiration. Incorporating the specific runes shown below in your Xin Zhao build will give you the bonus stats to help him play well through the laning phase of the round and into the late game. You should focus on building up his w ability first.

Best vsAll Build for Xin Zhao

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PhageIronspike Whip

Core Xin Zhao Items

~22 Mins
EclipseGuardian AngelDeath's DanceMercury's Treads

Optional Items

Sterak's GageFrozen HeartTitanic HydraWit's End

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Xin Zhao to level upw
>
Second ability for Xin Zhao to level upe
>
Last skill for Xin Zhao to max outq

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearApproach Velocity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Xin Zhao's passive ability p
Xin Zhao's q ability q
Xin Zhao's w ability w
Xin Zhao's e ability e
Xin Zhao's ultimate ability r
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E
2
W
3
Q
4
W
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W
6
R
7
W
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E
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W
10
E
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R
12
E
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E
14
Q
15
Q
16
R

Xin Zhao Matchups Overview

Xin Zhao is Weak Against

TaliyahTaliyah43.7% winrateMaokaiMaokai45.4% winrateSkarnerSkarner46% winrateUdyrUdyr46.4% winrate

Xin Zhao is Strong Against

WukongWukong59% winrateGragasGragas55.1% winrateRengarRengar54.7% winrateKha'ZixKha'Zix53.4% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Illaoitop+ 55.7% 1387 GamesTahm Kenchsupport+ 56% 184 GamesRumblemiddle+ 57.1% 191 GamesKarthusbottom+ 57.8% 268 Games

More Gameplay Tips for Xin Zhao Players

Tips and Tricks

Every third strike of Determination heals Xin Zhao, so use it to maintain lane presence.

Use Three Talon Strike last to knock up your opponent and reduce your other cooldowns.

Additional Xin Zhao Build Insights

LoL Xin Zhao players could find him to be a confusing champion to build out properly. You'll notice that his build varies when he is up against either well-rounded or homogenous team comps, meaning you should not select the same Xin Zhao build every game of League of Legends

The best items to use in your champion's build are: Eclipse, Guardian Angel, and Death's Dance. Those who included these pieces in their gear had a significantly better win rate than those who utilized other Xin Zhao builds. Likewise, if you are battling a mixed enemy team composition, you should strongly consider getting yourself the Precision, and Inspiration runes. In recent games, he won the largest fraction of his rounds when built with these runes.

We calculated our Xin Zhao build guidance by examining 47,015 recently ranked League of Legends rounds with him in them. We only advise the highest winrate Xin Zhao builds that have been used by ranked League players enough times for us to reccomend them. With so many rounds in our data, we are confident in our recommended builds.