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Xin Zhao - It shall be done!

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Spells:

Heal

Flash

Ability Order

Xin Zhao Passive Ability

Introduction

Welcome to my Xin Zhao build/guide. Hope you like it, if you liked it, please hit that green vote button, and enjoy.

Links to my builds

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Pros / Cons

Pros / Cons

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Pros

+ // High sustain
+ // Great burst damage
+ // Good defense, and damage.

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Cons

- // Weak against CC.
- // Have no special escape tool,
- // So weak against champs with high mobility like

Runes

Runes

Greater Quintessence of Life Steal: // This rune gives me lifesteal, and is very good!
Greater Mark of Attack Damage: // This rune gives me Attack damage, and is great for Xin Zhao
Greater Glyph of Attack Speed: // This rune gives me attack speed. ;)
Greater Seal of Magic Resist: // This rune gives me magic resist, so i can counter strong ap casters like Karthus easiere.

Masteries

Mastery Explanations

Offense Tree

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Tier 1 // I take one point at because i need it to continue to tier 2, next i take 3 points at because it gives attack damage, and we need that ;)

Tier 2 // I take 4 points at because it gives me attack speed. ;)

Tier 3 // I take 4 points at because it gives me attack damage per level, and i take one point at because it gives me armor penetration, so its easiere to kill tanks.

Tier 4 // i take one point at because it gives me critical strike damage, and i take 3 points at because it gives me life-steal.

Tier 5 // i take one point at because it gives me armor penetration, so it even more easiere to kill tanks.

Tier 6 // i take one point at because it increases my damage, when enemies are below 40% health.

Defense Tree

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Tier 1 // I take 3 points at because it gives me magic resist, and i take 3 point at because it gives me armor.

Utility Tree

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Tier 1 // I take 3 points at because it gives me mana.

Items

Starting items

You got 2 choices here

Choice 1

is a great item for . It gives you damage, health, and lifesteal, which is a great starter item for .

Choice 2

is also a great starter item. It gives you the movement you need. It almost impossible for enemies without boots, to escape from you, in early game.

gives you health you need. s is also a great starter item, because you dont have to leave your lane, due to low health.

Mid-game Items

gives a huge amount of attack speed, that will make you dominate your lane, and make it much easiere to last-hit minions.

is cheap, and a very strong item. It gives you attack speed, and damage. It also got a great passive, basically what it does, is, your basic attacks reduce the enemies armor, that is perfect with because has same effect.

gives you a HUGE amount of attack speed, and movement speed. This item is just awesome!

Late-game items

is a very good item. And with your phantom dancer its just incredible. It gives you damage, and lifesteal.

gives you a really really high amount of damage. And your crit will damage 250% instead of 200%.

Other Great Items

is also a great item for . It also have a great passive, what the passive does, is that your basic attacks slows the enemy, and + = almost unmoveable :D

is a great item, because it makes your basic attacks splash, and deal damage.

is a great item, when playing against an fed AP caster.

is basically a all-in-1 item. It gives a bit of everything.

Summoner Spells

i always pick Heal, because its very usefull, when you are about to die in a 1v1 fight, and you can help you teammates by healing them, in several situations ;)

i always pick Flash because, when i want to engage (gang) i can just flash through the wall, and Flash is perfect for survival ;)

Skill Sequence

This is the combination i use for Xin Zhao ^^

"E" > "Q" > "W" > "R"

"E" is perfect for starting fight.

"Q" your Q ability, is very good, when you are IN a fight, because when its activated, you third hit, will knock your enemy, in the air, so they cant do **** ^^

"W" is also perfect when you are fighting 1v1, or even a team fight, because when its activated, ever hit, will desincrease your cooldown, on your spells, with 1 second, each hit ;)

"R" is usefull, when you are in the middle of a teamfight, every one that is very near you, will be damaged.

In-depth info, about Xin Zhao's abilities

Passive
// Xin Zhao's basic attacks, Three Talon Strike and Audacious Charge will reduce the target's armor by 15% for 3 seconds.

Knocks enemy up in the air
// Xin Zhao prepares to unleash a fearsome combo, causing his next 3 standard attacks to deal bonus damage with the final attack knocking his opponent into the air.

Xin Zhao passively heals himself for the third basic attack.
// Active: Xin Zhao unleashes a battle cry, granting him attack speed for 5 seconds.

Xin Zhao rushes to his enemy
// Xin Zhao charges an enemy, dealing magic damage and slowing them and all other enemies in the area for 2 seconds.

Sweep's his spear, and damage all nearby enemy's
// Xin Zhao executes a fierce spear sweep on targets around him, dealing a base amount + 15% of their current health in physical damage. His armor and magic resistance are boosted for 6 seconds by a bonus per enemy champion hit. In addition, this ability knocks back enemies that are not challenged (passive).

Tips & Tricks

+ is effective against turrets.

+ is immune to all disables when is cast.

+ will damage s

+ is good when you want to escape a fight.

The end!

Summary

// Well. This was it. Hope you liked this build, if you did, hit that green vote button ;)

// Thanks for the help jhoijhoi! It really helped me out!

Credits to jhoijhoi for the template, which you can find here.