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Xin ZhaoD

Xin Zhao

Build for Jungle
DeterminationPThree Talon StrikeQWind Becomes LightningWAudacious ChargeECrescent GuardR
Updated 17 minutes ago · Patch 26.19
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Tier
D
Win rate
46.7%
Win rate change
+2.3%
Pick rate
1.9%
Ban rate
0.4%
Games
490
High-elo games

Runes

47.3% (222)

Precision

Press the AttackLethal TempoFleet FootworkConqueror
Absorb LifeTriumphPresence of Mind
Legend: AlacrityLegend: HasteLegend: Bloodline
Coup de GraceCut DownLast Stand

Inspiration

Hextech FlashtraptionMagical FootwearCash Back
Triple TonicTime Warp TonicBiscuit Delivery
Cosmic InsightApproach VelocityJack Of All Trades
Adaptive ForceAttack SpeedAbility Haste
Adaptive ForceMove SpeedHealth Scaling
HealthTenacity and Slow ResistHealth Scaling

Summoner spells

FlashSmite
46.8% 485

Skill priority

Wind Becomes LightningWAudacious ChargeEThree Talon StrikeQ
51.6% 306

Start

Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion48.7%
Gustwalker Hatchling50.9%

Boots

Plated Steelcaps47.5%
Mercury's Treads51.3%

Vision

Oracle Lens1.3 control wards / game

First back usually around 4:02

Long SwordLong Sword40.4%11%
Tiamat54.3%8%

Build order

  1. Long Sword
  2. Tiamat
  3. Ruby Crystal
  4. Tunneler
  5. Long Sword
  6. Titanic Hydra
  7. Giant's Belt

Completed items

  1. Titanic Hydra149.4%11:22
  2. Sundered Sky242.5%13:38
  3. Plated Steelcaps347.5%14:47
  4. Black Cleaver446.6%19:50
  5. Death's Dance557.0%24:19
When items get finished
051015202530
Titanic Hydra
Sundered Sky
Plated Steelcaps
Black Cleaver
Death's Dance

Median finish time in minutes, from the games that built each item.

Situational

  • Statikk Shiv51.1%
  • Dusk and Dawn51.3%
  • Spirit Visage61.9%
  • Guardian Angel63.9%
  • Sterak's Gage48.3%
  • Maw of Malmortius65.4%
  • Nashor's Tooth45.0%
  • The Collector40.0%

Skill path

Wind Becomes LightningWAudacious ChargeEThree Talon StrikeQMost popular leveling order
Skill path
Three Talon StrikeQ314151718
Wind Becomes LightningW24579
Audacious ChargeE18101213
Crescent GuardR61116

Toughest matchups

These champions counter Xin Zhao

Best matchups

Xin Zhao beats these champions

Jungle path

How Xin Zhao players start and clear, from 489 games
Blue Sentinel1Gromp2Wolves3Raptors4Red Brambleback5Krugs6
Typical full clear: Blue Sentinel › Gromp › Wolves › Raptors › Red Brambleback › KrugsFirst camp and clear style come from real games; Riot records positions once a minute, so the camps in between follow the standard route.
Red side start44%
Blue side start56%
Path styleFull clear about 3:30
Full clear 66%3-camp gank 27%Invade 7%
First gankusually around 4:00
Bot 45%Top 32%Mid 23%

Win rate by game length

Xin Zhao holds up at every stage
< 25 min150 games25-30 min157 games30-35 min108 games35+ min75 games

Average gold vs the lane opponent at 15:00: -345 (405 games)

Damage breakdown

Physical83%Magic10%True7%

Similar champions

Playing as Xin Zhao

  • 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.

Playing against Xin Zhao

  • 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.

Official tips from Riot