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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 25,240 matches
Win Rate
49.3 %
Pick Rate
2.4 %
Ban Rate
0.3 %

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 Domination Precision. Adding the highlighted runes shown below in your Xin Zhao build will give you the additional bonuses to help him play well through the laning phase of the match and into the late game. You should focus on leveling up his w ability first.

Best vsAll Build for Xin Zhao

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Caulfield's WarhammerSerrated Dirk

Core Xin Zhao Items

~22 Mins
EclipseGuardian AngelDeath's DanceMercury's Treads

Optional Items

Lord Dominik's RegardsSpear Of ShojinSterak's GageRavenous Hydra

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

DominationHail of BladesSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Alacrity
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
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W
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Q
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W
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W
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R
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W
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E
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W
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R
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E
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E
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Q
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Q
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R

Xin Zhao Matchups Overview

Xin Zhao is Weak Against

RammusRammus43.1% winrateMaokaiMaokai43.2% winrateBel'VethBel'Veth43.4% winrateSkarnerSkarner44.3% winrate

Xin Zhao is Strong Against

SylasSylas57.6% winrateNaafiriNaafiri55.4% winrateNidaleeNidalee55% winrateLee SinLee Sin55% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Karthusbottom+ 53.8% 169 GamesRumblemiddle+ 55.4% 101 GamesTrundletop+ 57.2% 201 GamesGaliosupport+ 58.3% 84 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

League of Legends Xin Zhao players may find him to be a challenging character to build out properly. You will see that his build changes when he is fighting either generic or specialized team comps, meaning you should not take the same Xin Zhao build every round of League of Legends

The best items to incorporate into your champion's build include: Eclipse, Guardian Angel, and Death's Dance. Players who included these pieces in their builds had a higher winrate than players who used other builds for Xin Zhao. Moreover, if you are playing a varied enemy team arrangement, you should really consider grabbing him the Domination, and Precision runes. In recent games, he won the greatest number of his rounds when equipped with these runes.

We came up with our Xin Zhao build suggestions by examining 25,240 recently ranked League games with him selected. We only recommend the best winrate Xin Zhao builds that were used by ranked gamers enough times for us to advise them. With so many matches in our data, we are very confident in our recommended builds.