Xin Zhao Build Guide by How ya doin mon

*Ekhem* glasscannon = squishy = dies instantly = no damage dealt
Especially for melees.

Audacious Charge is VERY important skill for Xin, I usually level it up over Battle Cry as Audacious Charge benefits MUCH MORE from leveling up. It's not onyl huge burst (which you need in order to rape squishies) but also it's huge slow, and lower cooldown on it is ALWAYS wanted. Battle Cry gets small upgrads upon leveling, just few more attackspeeds, it's not what you need. You need to kill squishies in less than 2 seconds, with Audacious Charge you do it better.

Phage is key item for Xin, he needs it BADLY as after Audacious Charge he has no other way to ensure a kill, but with his huge attackspeed, and free 4-5 hits after Charge->3 Talon combo are like "slow-must-proc". Also it's extremly cost efficent and fixes survivability issues. I always grab it for Xin, usually right after The Black Cleaver because after that point, the only thing he needs it targets to not escape, and Phage does it for very low cost.
Afterall you can always upgrade it to Trinity Force to have even higher burst with Audacious Charge. Think about it.



But I'm not here to judge your build, it's just few of my advices for you.
I judge the content of guide, not the build itself.

And here we have everything correct: informative (but could be more), readable and clear, not long and not boring.


For you it's +1 from me, for a good start.
Good luck.

@glizdka, i think you're wrong.
Adacious charge deals pretty nothing. It's used only to close the gap between you and your enemy. It isn't worth your points in it. You sacrifice the one of most important things on melee character like Xin Zhao - the attack speed.
See:, If you will max Adacious Charge you will score:
240 dmg + 2 basics = 540 dmg
Maxing Battle Cry (which also lowers Adacious Charge's cooldown)
70 dmg + 4 basics or even 5 = 670/820

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