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Xin Zhao
the Seneschal of Demacia

Xin Zhao

Passive · Determination

Every 3rd attack, Xin Zhao deals bonus true damage and heals for a portion.

DamageDurabilityMagicDifficultyMobilityCC
Champion profile (Riot)
  • Damage8
  • Durability6
  • Magic3
  • Difficulty2
  • Mobility8
  • CC8
Counters by laneEach lane has counters + tips
Top

How to play as Xin Zhao

Top: hold CS, run TP or Ghost depending on the matchup.

How to beat Xin Zhao

Top: punish wave-states and ward river/jungle to dodge ganks.

Jungle
Primary

How to play as Xin Zhao

Jungle: track Scuttle, gank weak lanes, scale to objectives.

How to beat Xin Zhao

Jungle: ward objectives, never walk blind into brush.

Mid

How to play as Xin Zhao

Mid: shove wave fast and roam to side lanes.

How to beat Xin Zhao

Mid: watch for roams and save Flash for the next gank.

Strong against

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Weak against

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ADC

How to play as Xin Zhao

ADC: kite the frontline, hit the closest tank then the carries.

How to beat Xin Zhao

ADC: stay behind minions and focus the enemy ADC in fights.

Strong against

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Weak against

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Support

How to play as Xin Zhao

Support: keep vision + peel for ADC, build Locket Enchant + Knight's Vow.

How to beat Xin Zhao

Support: dodge hooks/engages, buy Mikael's into heavy CC.

Strong against

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Weak against

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Abilities

Determination

PC
Passive

Innate: Xin Zhao's basic attacks and Wind Becomes Lightning strikes generate a stack of Determination, stacking up to 3 times. The third stack consumes them all to deal 15 to 60 for 4% AD bonus physical damage and heal Xin Zhao for 3 to 4% of his maximum health (+ 65% AP).

Three Talon Strike

PC
Q

Active: Xin Zhao empowers his next three basic attacks on-attack within 5 seconds to each have an uncancellable windup, deal bonus physical damage and reduce his other abilities' current cooldowns by 1 second. Each attack refreshes the duration.

The third attack airborne the target for 0.75 seconds.

Three Talon Strike's bonus damage is affected by critical strike modifiers.

Cooldown7 to 5

Wind Becomes Lightning

PC
W

Active: Xin Zhao slashes in an arc and, after the cast time, thrusts his spear in a line in the target direction. Each strike deals physical damage to enemies hit, modified to 50 to 100 for 16% against minions. The thrust deals increased damage, further by %, and slows enemies hit by 50% for 1.5 seconds. Enemy champions and monsters hit are also marked 24px|link=Challenged for 3 seconds, during which they are standard sight.

The durations of Three Talon Strike, Audacious Charge bonus attack speed, and Crescent Guard are delayed relative to Wind Becomes Lightning's cast time after 0.2 seconds of its activation.

Wind Becomes Lightning's damage healing Xin Zhao for 33.3% of his life steal.

Cooldown12 to 8Range1000 / 940

Audacious Charge

PC
E

Active: Xin Zhao dashes to the target enemy's location, dealing magic damage to enemies near them and slow them by 30% for 0.5 seconds. Audacious Charge's range is increased against 24px|link=Challenged targets.

Xin Zhao then gains bonus attack speed for 5 seconds.

Three Talon Strike and Crescent Guard can be cast during the dash.

Cooldown11

Crescent Guard

PC
Ultimate

Passive - Challenge: The last enemy champion hit by Xin Zhao's basic attacks or Audacious Charge is marked Challenged for 3 seconds.

Active: Xin Zhao sweeps his spear around him, dealing physical damage to nearby enemies, capped at 600 against monsters, and airborne all non-Challenged targets hit up-to 700 units over 0.75 seconds, as well as stun them for the same duration.

For the next 4 seconds, Xin Zhao is invulnerable against enemy champions far away from him.

Cooldown120 to 100