Great build, great masteries, most people downvote because they believe their own build is better and give a ****ty reason why they down vote. Of course, there are other options for xin, for different teams/situations. Try this build if you are reading this comment, its just as good if not better than "Xin Lets get down to business"

+1

6 quintessences?

Nice build, thumbs up

Thank you for the input and Sheeps I'm glad that you've found it easier to harass with your MRegen masteries. At this point I'm fine if I get downvotes because to have helped the 12,000 people who've read this guide was enough for me.

I appreciate everyone who has upvoted, viewed, and above all gained new knowledge.

Best part of this build is the mastery spec. Before using this one I had mana issues and found myself not being able to score kills if I was laning for too long. With this spec mana regen is much higher and I feel like I can keep going farming consistently while being able to use abilities frequently.

Very good has the 3 main components to a good Xin, Starks, Madrids, and Frozen mallet, the other 2 are just bonus.

confused as to how this is a top rated build...

just fo that comment I feel like +1'n your build.

Still don't like the way you play it though... but guess you are right about that this is a DPS build, and all dps chars are kind of squishy...

@eyCoco: I do see your reasoning behind leveling Audacious Charge in place of Battle cry. I just level it the way I see fit. This is a DPS Zhao and like most DPS characters they are shut down easily. Honestly if you love cleanse then go for it, but it's a pure defensive spell whereas exhaust and ghost can be used both ways. Building tanky items are just a waste on Zhao and they ruin the fun of demolishing anything in your way with Madreds and Red Buff.

I don't know if I posted this on my guide and I will surely check, but I clearly stated that you MUST let the tank initiate in team fight situations. If you didn't read it and just purely downvoted then you have no reason giving input.

The point of a guide is to LEAD someone into the right path and to assist them when they need help, so just because I don't use the items you deem necessary it's not worth the downvote.

Bad build imo.

Against a decent team, with a bit of CC you wont really stand a chance, with that build.
No Cleanse, No Banshee's Veil, No Quicksilver Sash no nothing..
= You can get stunned, do nothing, and get nuked down.
= You can get exhausted, and won't be able to do nothing, and due to squishy items you probably will get nuked down.

Also the thing about maxing your Battle Cry before your Audacious Charge is just wrong. You don't need that extra attack speed early game, and the extra damage and slow you get from Audacious Charge will defiantly grand you a bigger chance of killing the opponent.

Also ^ downvoted.

BEST !!! went 10/0/15 first game and seccond 28/3/13 !! LOVE IT

If that's the reason I'd get downvoted it's really disappointing.
I put the 6x quints because I approve of any of those choices.
I use MS quints for boosted speed late game, but you could also use the Health Quints for a better early game.