Xin Zhao Guide
Xin Zhao is a Conqueror bruiser who wins by fighting, and if you want to fight a lot, he is your champion. E is your only dash, your third Q attack is the knock-up, and R throws their team away from the one target you want dead. He is at his strongest early, his clear is only average, and he wants long fights where Q keeps cutting his cooldowns and every third attack heals him. The build is Titanic Hydra into Black Cleaver and Death's Dance: rush the Hydra and Cleaver spike, then play every fight around it.
Runes
Quick Tips
All phases
- •Cosmic Insight is there for Flash: your best plays are Flash with W or R.
- •In Gold, Titanic Hydra only pays off when you weave its reset between attacks, so practice E, attack, Q, attack, Hydra, attack.
- •Zac and Hecarim are your best jungle matchups this patch, so fight them early instead of farming around them.
Skill Priority
Early Game
Before 1st item
- •Clear top to bot.
- •Your first clear should have you level 4 by 3:10, in Emerald and in Master alike.
- •Your clear is only average, so farm first and gank the lane with nobody near to peel: E in and walk the knock-up out.
- •Even as a ganker, aim for at least seven CS per minute; the gold and levels are what make your fights winnable.
First Back
Regular full clear & crab
Core Build Examples
Mid Game
1-3 items
- •Titanic Hydra plus Black Cleaver is your spike; when it lands, play for the next dragon and the fights around it.
- •When Tab says you are stronger, take the fight; refusing it gives away free pressure.
- •After a kill, hit the tower for plates instead of walking back to your camps.
- •Play next to your strongest teammate and fight on their timer.
Situational
Late Game
4+ items
- •Open with W, E onto the priority target and cast R early, while their health is full.
- •Your job is to split their team: R keeps your target next to you and pushes everyone else away.
- •Enter from fog and walk back to your team after the combo; you only win long fights if you stay alive for them.
Xin Zhao Guide
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Runes
Skill Priority
Core Build Examples
First Back
Regular full clear & crab
Situational
Quick Tips
All phases
- •Cosmic Insight is there for Flash: your best plays are Flash with W or R.
- •In Gold, Titanic Hydra only pays off when you weave its reset between attacks, so practice E, attack, Q, attack, Hydra, attack.
- •Zac and Hecarim are your best jungle matchups this patch, so fight them early instead of farming around them.
Early Game
Before 1st item
- •Clear top to bot.
- •Your first clear should have you level 4 by 3:10, in Emerald and in Master alike.
- •Your clear is only average, so farm first and gank the lane with nobody near to peel: E in and walk the knock-up out.
- •Even as a ganker, aim for at least seven CS per minute; the gold and levels are what make your fights winnable.
Mid Game
1-3 items
- •Titanic Hydra plus Black Cleaver is your spike; when it lands, play for the next dragon and the fights around it.
- •When Tab says you are stronger, take the fight; refusing it gives away free pressure.
- •After a kill, hit the tower for plates instead of walking back to your camps.
- •Play next to your strongest teammate and fight on their timer.
Late Game
4+ items
- •Open with W, E onto the priority target and cast R early, while their health is full.
- •Your job is to split their team: R keeps your target next to you and pushes everyone else away.
- •Enter from fog and walk back to your team after the combo; you only win long fights if you stay alive for them.