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Spells:
Ghost
Ignite
Ability Order
Determination (PASSIVE)
Xin Zhao Passive Ability
Introduction
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I'm not a pro player, so if any of you think there's something I should add or change, just put it in the comment box!
Don't downvote without a reason.
Don't even upvote without a reason.
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You want to be able to take down anyone, anytime.
You want to excel at one v ones.
You want to snowball when fed.
You want to have ridiculous attack speed.
You want to chew on squishies and supports.
You like Asians.
You are new and want a easy champion to play.
You are experienced and want to roll some noobs.
You need an offtank that still does damage.
You want to be an unorthodox jungler.
You want to HAVE FUN!
Xin Zhao is an easy to play, melee dps carry. The skill level required lets beginners at LoL excel with him. He is definitely good for anyone.
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I get
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Other viable options
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No... Just no...
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Strategy
- Use this to knock up an opponent that is chasing a low health teammate.
- Use this to chase.
- With
Battle Cry activated, these three hits will lower your cooldown by around three seconds.
- Use this to farm after your
Audacious Charge
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Strategy
- activate this before your other abilities so that it reduces your cooldowns.
- When farming, W --> E --> Q
- It increases your attack speed MORE. Make use of it.
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Strategy
- Use this to chase low-health enemies.
- Use this to farm.
- If running away,
Audacious Charge to nearby enemy minions.
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Strategy
- Use this as soon as possible in a team fight in order to deal the most damage.
- Try to hit as many people within your range.
- If a gigantic minion wave is threatening your inner turrets, you could technically use
Crescent Sweep to wipe them out. It's kinda a waste of an ult, but its cooldown is low enough so that you can risk it.
- Needless to say, level this up anytime it's available (6,11,16)
Skill Sequence
1v1: W --> E --> R --> Q
Start by activating
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Team fight: E --> R --> W --> Q
You want to go in after your tank. Get in the middle with
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Good People
Supports are great for Xin. Heals, extra CC, things like that are great-- just as they are on any other character. They do not need too much farm so you have the minions to yourself. Support tanks are particularly welcome
These characters, among other similar ones, are great partners too.
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Do not lane with AD carries, since they need the farm just as much as you do.
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The same goes for AP carries, and they might outfarm you, so you will be deprived of gold.
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Remember, people I did not mention are not bad laning partners. It's just that others mentioned can give something to Xin to make him better.
Enemies
I hate laning against these people, because
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In general, you do not want to lane against people with a variety of CC and/or ranged attacks. You should be fine with just about anything else.
If you think there is someone I should add, don't hesitate to tell me!
Early Game
Start with
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Mid Game
You should have
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If team fights break out, BE THERE.
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When enemies are recalling or dead, and your lane is not is danger, you can get dragon with a friend or gank mid.
By the end of Mid game, you should have
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Late Game
This is my favorite part of the game. At this stage, if your team is winning the majority of fights and pushed more into enemy territory, you should go for baron. If you are losing, hang in there and be aggressive when minions/champions push too far.
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You will need flash/ghost and smite. Start with
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For a full
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CORE ITEMS
These are the items I get every game, without fail.
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As you can see, there are only two core items, since games can vary widely.
This a pretty standard AD carry build. I'll have some highlights for each item.
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This increases Xin's attack speed even more, so that he can heal quicker. I will suggest alternatives later.
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CORE item. This will give you a sick 55 attack speed, along with movement speed and crit change
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CORE item. Gives you some nice damage, along with MORE attack speed. Usually, I get
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I like this item because it gives you more damage and lifesteal. Better yet, if you get fed,
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This is the ultimate AD carry item. nice 80 AD, along with a huge crit strike chance. I also love how this psychologically messes with your enemy if you are doing well. "Oh no! He's got an
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These are among the best boots in the game. With magic resist and tenacity, you will be less susceptible to CC. I just don't like how expensive they are $.$
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This is a great survivability item. Not only does it give you 700 health, but it also slows opponents! SCORE!
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I know this may not seem like the best item for
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I like this item in that it gives health, mana, and magic resist. In addition, its passive block a negative spell every 45 seconds! Now you can escape with 30 health when
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Second most armor in the game, more mana, cooldown reduction, enemy debuff. U mad, bro?
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If you are facing against heavy AP casters like
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This is the CORE jungling item, letting you place wards every three minutes.
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This is more of a survivability item, but I like to take this when jungling. It gives me good sustain.
I saw another Xin build this once (but with two
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Um, all I can say is that some people are weird. The AP does stack with
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Total AP:
140+60+80+70=350
350+(350*.3)=455 AP
damage of
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Nice (snort) damage for a regular ability, but I'd only do this if I was trolling.
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I usually get this item with a
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This is a popular item, giving health, lifesteal, and damage. Pretty good.
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I get this when I jungle. It will build into
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I wouldn't get this unless your team was full of high-damage people and they needed a tank.
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Good if you are up against skill-shot people in your lane (ex.
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These boots are just about the only ones that seem to fit
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Other miscellaneous Items
I ranked these from 1 to 5 stars.
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This is inching closer and closer to being in my regular builds. The highest attack speed in the game (correct me if I'm wrong), extra damage every fourth attack, and an active that does not allow that pesky
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I like the boosts and the aura this gives. I usually can't find a spot for this in my build, though. Highly recommended.
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This is great for taking down those tanks that built
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Armor, magic resist, cool passive. Get this if you are getting focused too much.
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Good stats, great active and passive. Usually I just don't have space to put that in.
If you think there is something else I should considers, feel free to ask.
high CC/shutdown team:
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The last two champions had CC, yes, but
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Items:
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As you can see, I sacrificed 2 item slots for survivability items. CC is the bane of
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AD-dominant team
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This team is slightly unlikely to actually exist, but for our purposes, they are all high AD characters.
Items:
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The trick is to kill them before they kill you.
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AP-dominant
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This is a huge burst damage team of AP nukers (mostly) . Again, not likely to happen, but this is a scenario.
Items:
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I really can't think of a way you could possible survive under the onslaught of nuke after nuke except for magic resist and tank items. That
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Tank Dominant
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I know
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items:
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Well-balanced team
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This team is very well balanced, with a support, AP nuker, jungler, tank, and AD carry.
Item:
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This, more or less, is the most common type of team scenario, so I usually go with my standard build.
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Thanks to jhoijoi for her awesome Making a guide!
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2/8/12: Added "you should play xin zhao if..." section
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