Haha, ***** =P, was distracted by something else at the time I guess. But yeah, you're right.

It's "Three Talon Strike" there chief :)

TTS = True Talon Strike, Xin Zhao's Q-skill =)

What item is TTS?

Are you talking about the stinger?

solid, like it, good work+1

Heh, yeah, it's a much better choice - hands down.

I'll give your guide a +1, apart from the smite "issue", and not maxing TTS first (which you're going to fix) it's looking pretty good!

I think I went for making TTS when I first started playing Xin but later opted for both W and E first. I'll go back to maxing TTS first now for a few games to get a feel for it again =)

To be honest I wouldn't even mention jungling without Smite... jungling without it would mean you may aswell not be jungling, but meh. Xin's a pretty fast jungler, I'll give him that, but he can succeed in routes that otherwise wouldn't work, counter jungle, secure his buffs, level faster, be more unpredictable, etc, with it. Even suggesting it as being viable is incorrect in my opinion.

Not only does TTS speed up jungling, but it can put some insane pressure on champions you're focussing.
35% AS (Less than a 40% AS Bow which costs 1k gold) vs 75 AD (Roughly 2.6k gold from a Pickaxe/B.F. Sword), that's 1.6k difference. Not to mention the MUCH smaller cooldown on Q that's lowered further by your W active.
Imo, that's too big of a difference to ignore. 75 AD is amazing and way over 2k gold's worth!

I suppose the Cloth Armour would work if you opt for Wriggle's, but I personally go with a Dagger/Boots and build them right into Zerker's - since I don't build Wriggle's.

Edit: You mentioned them knowing you'll jungle if you have smite, this is incorrect. They will notice that you don't turn up in lane, and with smite you should really start at Golems anyway, and people only ever check Blue Buff.

There we go:

Added some text about jungling without Smite

Added a new section about item build in the part about laning

Updated the quick info at the start

I do agree with the part about never jungling without Smite though I tried to make it clear it's possible in less serious games but far from a viable strategy. Hence why I dedicated a chapter about it and also reaching the conclusion that jungling without Smite should be avoided. I guess I should stress that point even more though.

About maxing TTS I'm not entirely sure actually. It does speed the jungling up but by the time when a low cooldown on both the charge and the battle cry is important you don't want to have 4 points "wasted" into TTS. I guess both ways work but they excel either early game or late game.

Regarding the laning phase I'm sort of unsure. Grabbing pots and cloth armor has given me more success than starting with a Doran's Shield. The reason I want to grab a Wriggle's Lanter ASAP is, like I mentioned before, the incredible diversity in the item.

Obviously these are just guidelines and are meant for people to deviate from. I'd suggest trying the build out exactly how it's written then make small changes to it to find a perfectly suited build for your playstyle =D. All the feedback is appreciated though and it's really fun hearing where the build actually starts to deviate.

The jungling build is good, but the second, laning build, the items just don't seem right...
Imo you shouldn't start with cloth armor and pots or build it into a Wriggle's.

I'd recommend maxing TTS first on both of your builds too, +75 AD is amazing, and it really helps for jungling. You should NEVER advise people to jungle without Smite. EVER. It's terrible, and you should never do it.