Xin Zhao the Seneschal of Demacia

Fighter Assassin

XIN ZHAO STATS

Attack
  • Attack Damage
    63 ( + 3 )
  • Attack Speed
    NaN ( +0%)
  • Attack Range
    175
  • Critical Hit Chance
    0 ( + 0 )
Defense
  • HP
    640 ( + 106 )
  • HP Regeneration
    8 ( + 0.7 )
  • Armor
    35 ( + 4.7 )
  • Magic Resistance
    32 ( + 2.05 )
Other
  • Mana
    274 ( + 55 )
  • Mana Regenration
    7.26 ( + 0.45 )
  • Move Speed
    345

XIN ZHAO SPELLS

  • Determination
    Determination

    Every third attack deals bonus damage and heals Xin Zhao.

  • Three Talon Strike
    Three Talon Strike
    • Cost: 30 {{ abilityresourcename }}
    • Range: 375

    Xin Zhao's next 3 standard attacks deal increased damage with the third attack knocking an opponent into the air.

    Xin Zhao's next 3 Attacks deal an additional {{ bonusdamage }} physical damage and reduces his other Ability's Cooldowns by 1 second. The third Attack also Knocks Up for 0.75 seconds.

  • Wind Becomes Lightning
    Wind Becomes Lightning
    • Cost: 60/55/50/45/40 {{ abilityresourcename }}
    • Range: 1000

    Xin Zhao slashes in front of himself with his spear, then thrusts it forward, slowing affected enemies and marking them as Challenged.

    Xin Zhao slashes, dealing {{ slashdamage }} physical damage, then thrusts, dealing {{ thrustdamage }}. Enemies hit by the thrust are Slowed by 50% for 1.5 seconds. Champions and Large Monsters hit by the thrust are marked as Challenged for {{ markduration }} seconds.

  • Audacious Charge
    Audacious Charge
    • Cost: 50 {{ abilityresourcename }}
    • Range: 650

    Xin Zhao charges to an enemy, gaining increased Attack Speed and dealing damage to all enemies in the area, slowing them briefly. Audacious Charge gains increased range against Challenged targets.

    Xin Zhao charges an enemy, dealing {{ chargedamage }} magic damage to nearby enemies and Slowing them by {{ baseslowamount }}% for 0.5 seconds.Xin Zhao also grants himself 40/45/50/55/60% Attack Speed for 5 seconds.Audacious Charge's range is increased on enemies that are Challenged.

  • Crescent Guard
    Crescent Guard
    • Cost: 100 {{ abilityresourcename }}
    • Range: 500

    Xin Zhao challenges an enemy he damaged recently. Xin Zhao deals damage to nearby enemies based on their current Health and knocks non-challenged targets back, becoming impervious to damage dealt by champions outside of the circle created.

    The last champion Xin Zhao damaged with an Attack or Audacious Charge is Challenged for {{ markduration }} seconds.Xin Zhao unleashes a sweep around him that deals {{ totaldamage }} plus {{ percentcurrenthealthdamage*100 }}% current Health physical damage and Knocks Back all non-Challenged enemies. Afterwards, Xin Zhao becomes immune to damage from enemies outside the sweep range for {{ missiledefensebaseduration }} seconds.

XIN ZHAO COUNTER/TIPS

Xin Zhao Ally Tips

  • Xin Zhao is a great initiator to combat. Lead the front to start a fight and use your ultimate to do the most damage possible.
  • Try to position yourself so your ultimate's knockback is most effective.
  • Strong against:

Xin Zhao Enemy Tips

  • Xin Zhao is a powerful initiator with both his charge and ultimate dealing damage to all units around him. Try having your team stay spread out until he's used his ultimate.
  • Xin Zhao relies heavily on his Three Talon Strikes for damage and cooldown resets, so preventing him from finishing his combo will have a dramatic effect.

How to counter Xin Zhao in:

XIN ZHAO Build

XIN ZHAO SUMMONER SPELLS

Flash Smite

XIN ZHAO REFORGED RUNES

Precision

Conqueror Triumph Legend: Alacrity Last Stand

Inspiration

Magical Footwear Cosmic Insight

XIN ZHAO ABILITY ORDER

Three Talon Strike 2 13 15 17 18
Wind Becomes Lightning 3 4 5 7 9
Audacious Charge 1 8 10 12 14
Crescent Guard 6 11 16

XIN ZHAO ITEMS

Starter

Refillable Potion Emberknife Hailblade

Vision Control

Control Ward Oracle Lens

Boots

Plated Steelcaps Mercury's Treads Ionian Boots of Lucidity

Mythics!

Trinity Force Divine Sunderer Immortal Shieldbow Kraken Slayer Stridebreaker Eclipse Goredrinker Everfrost Riftmaker Night Harvester Prowler's Claw Frostfire Gauntlet

HOB Assassin

Oracle Lens Plated Steelcaps Eclipse Axiom Arc Serpent's Fang The Collector Guardian Angel

META

Oracle Lens Mercury's Treads Goredrinker Sterak's Gage Death's Dance Wit's End Guardian Angel

Eclipse 1

Oracle Lens Plated Steelcaps Eclipse Blade of The Ruined King Sterak's Gage Black Cleaver Guardian Angel

Eclipse 2

Oracle Lens Mercury's Treads Eclipse Blade of The Ruined King Ravenous Hydra Guardian Angel Sterak's Gage

Critical Shieldbow

Oracle Lens Ionian Boots of Lucidity Immortal Shieldbow Essence Reaver Lord Dominik's Regards The Collector Infinity Edge

Eclipse 3

Oracle Lens Plated Steelcaps Eclipse Wit's End Sterak's Gage Death's Dance Chempunk Chainsword

Eclipse 4

Oracle Lens Mercury's Treads Eclipse Essence Reaver Sterak's Gage Death's Dance Guardian Angel

Trinty Force 1

Oracle Lens Plated Steelcaps Trinity Force Blade of The Ruined King Wit's End Sterak's Gage Death's Dance

Eclipse 5

Oracle Lens Plated Steelcaps Eclipse Mortal Reminder Spirit Visage Sterak's Gage Death's Dance

Goredrinker + Titanic

Oracle Lens Mercury's Treads Goredrinker Black Cleaver Titanic Hydra Sterak's Gage Silvermere Dawn

Prowler's Claw

Oracle Lens Plated Steelcaps Prowler's Claw The Collector Sterak's Gage Wit's End Death's Dance

Shieldbow

Oracle Lens Plated Steelcaps Immortal Shieldbow The Collector Wit's End Guardian Angel Death's Dance

Trinity Force 2

Oracle Lens Plated Steelcaps Trinity Force Sterak's Gage Wit's End Death's Dance Randuin's Omen

Eclipse 6

Oracle Lens Plated Steelcaps Eclipse Nashor's Tooth Blade of The Ruined King Lich Bane Sterak's Gage

Divine Sunderer (VS Tanks) Build 1

Oracle Lens Mercury's Treads Divine Sunderer Blade of The Ruined King Death's Dance Wit's End Chempunk Chainsword

Stridebreaker Build

Oracle Lens Plated Steelcaps Stridebreaker Blade of The Ruined King Black Cleaver Serylda's Grudge Force of Nature

AP Build - Ability Haste

Oracle Lens Ionian Boots of Lucidity Riftmaker Nashor's Tooth Cosmic Drive Zhonya's Hourglass Banshee's Veil

Kraken Slayer

Oracle Lens Plated Steelcaps Kraken Slayer Nashor's Tooth Lich Bane Blade of The Ruined King Sterak's Gage

Frostfire

Oracle Lens Ionian Boots of Lucidity Frostfire Gauntlet Sterak's Gage Spirit Visage Thornmail Gargoyle Stoneplate

Hybrid Build

Oracle Lens Ionian Boots of Lucidity Night Harvester Blade of The Ruined King Nashor's Tooth Lich Bane Sterak's Gage

Hit or Heat Build

Oracle Lens Mercury's Treads Sunfire Aegis Wit's End Sterak's Gage Death's Dance Spirit Visage

XIN ZHAO SUMMONER SPELLS

Flash Smite

XIN ZHAO REFORGED RUNES

Domination

Hail of Blades Sudden Impact Zombie Ward Relentless Hunter

Precision

Triumph Legend: Alacrity

XIN ZHAO ABILITY ORDER

Three Talon Strike 2 8 10 12 13
Wind Becomes Lightning 1 4 5 7 9
Audacious Charge 3 14 15 17 18
Crescent Guard 6 11 16

XIN ZHAO ITEMS

I still won't play the game competitively like I used to (I can't be bothered to reach Diamond+ again after all these years) but felt a small update to the guide might help some people!

Standard Starting Items

Emberknife Refillable Potion

Standard Speed Bruiser 40% CD, Balanced Resistance

Plated Steelcaps Eclipse Sterak's Gage Black Cleaver Wit's End Death's Dance

Offensive Options

Blade of The Ruined King Silvermere Dawn Trinity Force

Deffensive Options

Randuin's Omen Dead Man's Plate Force of Nature Spirit Visage

Anti Tank Build

Blade of The Ruined King Spirit Visage Dead Man's Plate Titanic Hydra

Duelist Build

Trinity Force Phantom Dancer Titanic Hydra Sterak's Gage

Hypercarry Healing/Sustain Build

Blade of The Ruined King Dead Man's Plate Spirit Visage

Defensive Situationals

Spirit Visage Randuin's Omen Dead Man's Plate Mercury's Treads Locket of the Iron Solari Sunfire Aegis

Offensive Situationals

Mercurial Scimitar Maw of Malmortius Wit's End Blade of The Ruined King Titanic Hydra Berserker's Greaves

Full Build Standard Combo 4

Trinity Force Titanic Hydra Guardian Angel Maw of Malmortius

High Resistance Attack Speed

Black Cleaver Blade of The Ruined King Thornmail Wit's End

Berserker Healing Build

Blade of The Ruined King Spirit Visage Death's Dance Guinsoo's Rageblade

Full Build Standard Combo 2

Blade of The Ruined King Spirit Visage Black Cleaver Warmog's Armor

Full Build Standard Combo

Blade of The Ruined King Spirit Visage Black Cleaver Death's Dance

Full Build Standard Combo 3

Blade of The Ruined King Spirit Visage Black Cleaver Guinsoo's Rageblade

The Major Confliction

Black Cleaver Blade of The Ruined King Thornmail Spirit Visage

Bruiser Supportive Build for 8.12+

Trinity Force Randuin's Omen Zeke's Convergence Knight's Vow

Hybrid Early-Late Standard + Situationals

Black Cleaver Blade of The Ruined King Spirit Visage Randuin's Omen Guardian Angel Sterak's Gage Guinsoo's Rageblade

Extreme Bruiser

Trinity Force Titanic Hydra Sterak's Gage

Utility Overlord Build [Current Meta]

Trinity Force Sterak's Gage Guardian Angel Gargoyle Stoneplate

XIN ZHAO SUMMONER SPELLS

Flash Smite

XIN ZHAO REFORGED RUNES

Precision

Conqueror Triumph Legend: Alacrity Coup de Grace

Inspiration

Magical Footwear Cosmic Insight

XIN ZHAO ABILITY ORDER

Three Talon Strike 2 14 15 17 18
Wind Becomes Lightning 3 4 5 7 9
Audacious Charge 1 8 10 12 13
Crescent Guard 6 11 16

XIN ZHAO ITEMS

Starting items

Emberknife Refillable Potion

Early Game

Goredrinker

Boots

Plated Steelcaps Mercury's Treads

Mid Game

Sterak's Gage Guardian Angel

Situational Items

Black Cleaver Death's Dance Thornmail Spirit Visage Chempunk Chainsword Essence Reaver Wit's End

Example Full Build

Goredrinker Plated Steelcaps Sterak's Gage Guardian Angel Black Cleaver Chempunk Chainsword

Build VS Mixed Damage

Goredrinker Mercury's Treads Sterak's Gage Guardian Angel Thornmail Death's Dance

Build VS Heavy AD

Goredrinker Plated Steelcaps Guardian Angel Sterak's Gage Thornmail Death's Dance

Build VS HEAVY AP

Goredrinker Mercury's Treads Wit's End Spirit Visage Sterak's Gage Black Cleaver

Snowballing

Goredrinker Plated Steelcaps Essence Reaver Sterak's Gage Guardian Angel Wit's End

Lethality

Eclipse Ionian Boots of Lucidity The Collector Youmuu's Ghostblade Guardian Angel Edge of Night

XIN ZHAO SKINS

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XIN ZHAO LORE

Xin Zhao is a resolute warrior loyal to the ruling Lightshield dynasty. Once condemned to the fighting pits of Noxus, he survived countless gladiatorial bouts, but after being freed by Demacian forces, he swore his life and allegiance to these brave liberators. Armed with his favored three-talon spear, Xin Zhao now fights for his adopted kingdom, audaciously challenging any foe, no matter the odds.