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Mentlegen, its time for Xin Zhao

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Chapter 1: Introduction

Mentlegen, Its time for Xin Zhao

Introduction:

Hi, this is Phionex from the NA servers, also known as AlexanderTheMeh in the asian Garena servers.

Before we start, I would like to know:
1. I am not the best League of Legends player.
2. You can modify this as much as you want.
3. Please don't hate on this guide for no reason D:

"But wait now, If you such at LoL and don't expected to be hated, what is up with your mid?" My answer to that is: I want to share my experiences on certain champions in hopes of helping other players getting better at LoL. Please, I do not expect everyone to like this guide, but please leave constructive criticism, and at least try to see the effort I put into this guide.

Oh and, I AM ASIAN!

Thanks guys, I hope you find this guide helpful!

Chapter 2: Who is Xin Zhao?

Who is Xin Zhao?

Xin Zhao was the first character that I absolutely loved at first glance. With a gap closer, great sustain, the ability to jungle and lane, he was perfect for me. Xin is one of the most powerful AD characters in the game. Early game, quick bursts will take care of your enemies, while late game, you carry or tank your way to victory. With a flexible way of building and playing I have included five different builds, each to fit your situation and playstyle.

Although this video is quite old and is pre-rework, I believe the champion spotlight does give a little foretaste of this great champion:

Chapter 3: Summoner Spells

Summoner Spells

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Exhaust definitely deserves to be in the god tier of Summoner Spells. Exhaust is key to 's success. As I pointed out earlier in the Pros/Cons sections, 's key weakness is being kited/or keeping your enemies from running so you can burst them down. Along with your , , and , PLUS , the enemy basicaly CANNOT escape. Exhaust also shuts down powerful AD carries like or and can ultimately save your life when being chased because as I mentioned earlier, has no escape mechaism. Paired along with runes and masteries, you will shred the enemy's armor and deal nearly true damage!

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There are just unavoidable situations where you need something to save your ***. The answer to that is definitely . can get over walls, get away from enemies that are constantly applying slows (), and can also be a distance closer against the enemy. Although already has a gap closer (), who said there couldn't be two? xD. Even after the range nerf, Flash still deserves to be in the God Tier of Summoner spells.

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is one of those champions that I feel like and are ranked on the same tier. DEFINITELY deserves to be in the god tier as it is as good as, of not better than on . Not only does it cover more distance than , your 35% extra movement speed makes chasing a breeze. It lasts longer than and the speed gets rid of the slow. HOWEVER... The reasoning behind why I put on most of the builds EXCEPT for the jungle build are for three reasons: One, is over time, so it lacks the ability to suddenly get in range for your or getting away from for example, , cannot go over walls, and lacks the element of surprise gives so it is much less effective for tower diving.

Reasoning behind putting for the jungler:. In early game ganks, is very slow without boots, and after the initial burst of , if the enemy has boots, they can easily get away. If, on the other hand, you have + Red Buff, you can keep the pressure up on the enemy. Additionally, the first thing that happens to you when you get close to an enemy while ganking is you get CC'ed all over. However, is much more capable of recovering from over time CC's (like ) and since your boots are so slow, there would be no chance of killing the enemy. With , you will at least have a better chance.

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Summoner Spells

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is one of my personal favorite summoner spells. It is great at early levels to get first blood. It also deals true damage, and with the buff, it is pretty OP. It is also good for getting rid of Dr.Mundo's and 's health regaining ultimates. If the enemy gets away with little to no health, tag them with and then they die! Replace with this if you want.

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As you know, after the huge buff of heal, it has become a standard for squishy AD carries like or . Since the glass cannon build for Xin Zhao is basically the equivalent to an AD carry like [Vayne]] or , I suggest while running it. As tank, I feel like is great for survivability that might need while being focused.

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I cannot stress the importance of smite! Here is a section copied out of Xenasis's guide "Jungling 101: What you need to know"

EVERY JUNGLER NEEDS SMITE

There is NO jungler than can "Jungle without Smite", and don't let anybody tell you different. Advantages of Smite
+ Securing of buffs/dragon/baron
+ Much harder for you to be counter jungled
+ Faster (in some cases, by a huge amount) jungle times
+ More ganks, due to needing less time in the jungle for XP
+ Ability to counter jungle a LOT easier, you can steal their buffs with Smite
+ You only need a lower level to kill Dragon
+ More/faster gold, for items

Without Smite, you're not jungling at all. You're simply roaming around the map and killing creeps along the way. Smite is THE jungling spell, you'd be a fool not to take it. Without it, you'll have your creeps, dragon, and baron stolen, will be under-levelled, and can't properly counter jungle. Take . No exceptions.

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OK Summoner Spells

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is a great spell, especially if you are Mid or Solo top. Tower getting beaten down? Nope.avi teleport. Enemies escaping from allies? Nope, chuck testa teleport to ward. Its really a nice spell to take, but I would much rather take another spell. If you like this spell a lot, consider replacing (I suggest you to keep / because you will be needing mobility)

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The cooldown is a little too long, but I still think it is a great spell to take if the enemy has a lot of CC or all of them are running /. Because you have to time it very well, I find it a difficult spell to use. consider replacing (I suggest you to keep / because you will be needing mobility)

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Its an obvious No-No. The cooldown is ridiculously long, and if you are dying enough to make this a useful summoner spell, something is going wrong :|.

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A very underused spell, and rightly so: the bonuses it gives you really doesn't serve any purpose as it has a very short duration. Compared to other summoner spells, its quite lackluster.

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I really do not think this spell is good for anyone. Yeah, it gives you a ****ing huge minion with a lot of health, but it nevertheless dies pretty quickly. Plus, is a great farmer/pusher and doesn't need this.

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This is a great spell, with short cooldowns, etc, but keep it for your supports.

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's spells don't really use that much mana anyways. If you find yourself running out of mana a lot, consider farming with autoattacks rather than spamming your abilities.

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