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Spells:
Flash
Ignite
Ability Order
Determination (PASSIVE)
Xin Zhao Passive Ability
Introduction

Pros
Youmuu's Ghostblade will allow you to get away from most ganks.
Cons
Youmuu's Ghostblade, unless you can use
Flash or
Ghost effectively.
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- Playing aggressively as soon as you hit level 2 can often reward you with an empty lane or first blood.
- This build is very good against heavy-AP champions, so you will often be able to tank a lot of your lane opponent's burst early-game.
- The damage this build deals is nothing short of crazy. I have been able to kill the enemy carry in an E-Q combo, cutting the other team's burst down by a substantial amount.
- Your

Cons
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- This build is, for the most part, a heavy glass cannon build. If you get focussed in a team fight, you will die.
- If you are against someone with a lot of CC, then it is likely you will not be able to deal your full combo.
- You are often very susceptible to early ganks, before you have a chance to buy your



Runes





The rune page will allow for a good amount of damage from your





You could consider replacing the armour for more magic resist, but I feel that armour is better, especially if you are going to be ganked in the early stages of the game.
greater mark of desolation could also be great, as it will stack with your

I find that Xin has little requirement for more AD in the early game, as runes and masteries grant him a very nice 80+ AD at level 1. Since I play him mid, a
Null-Magic Mantle is very useful, allowing you to buy your
Mercury's Treads really early, and also setting you up for a very aggressive early game.
Wit's End helps solidify your hold on the lane, having over 100 MR without really trying.
I then pick up a
Vampiric Scepter and finish a
Wriggle's Lantern, before building
Youmuu's Ghostblade for some more AD and armour pen, along with the attack speed and movement from the active.
Black Cleaver allows for yet more damage and armour pen, and
Bloodthirster grants some more sustain from lifesteal.
Finishing with a
Frozen Mallet will grant you more health and prevent most enemies from escaping your stupendous damage component.



I then pick up a





Finishing with a

You can go without
Youmuu's Ghostblade if you're bad at remembering actives, and pick up more damage in the form of a
Phantom Dancer or
Infinity Edge, magic resistance with
Quicksilver Sash or
Spirit Visage or armour with
Atma's Impaler or
Madred's Bloodrazor. Also, if you are getting focussed a lot, combine Atma's with a
Warmog's Armor, and you become a high-DPS bruiser, like most champions solo top.
However, I find that the above build is the strongest for the role you are playing, which is ridiculous damage.








However, I find that the above build is the strongest for the role you are playing, which is ridiculous damage.
I find that maxing

Maxing out




A must-have for this build, as it is usually what will pick up the kill in the early game, while you fall back feeling exultant as the "First Blood!" declares your victory. It is just so good in all combat situations, be it damage to take down your lane opponent, or the Grevious Wound to half your target's healing. Just amazingly good for this build.


There are arguments for








Can be a viable choice, but I have found that it does not give a big enough bonus for it to be viable, along with the fact that your target can just use


In my opinion, the only champion on which this is viable is



Not required because you should be picking up your team's blue buff off your jungler at 7 minutes or after.

Granted, it provides you with a big, high-damage tank minion that gives you gold if it kills something, but the issue is it will end up pushing the lane, which is most definitely not what you are wanting to do.

It should be your support's responsibility to take this, and if you are paranoid of being ganked, then just pick up a couple of sight ward, which will not cause any major dent in your gold, and keep you wised up on any ganks that may be heading your way.
When farming throughout the game, you should be using
Audacious Charge for AoE damage, and
Battle Cry to get your cooldowns back faster. When possible, pick up blue buff, as it will allow you to use your abilities even more often, and make even more of a badass. If you have excess mana, then it is not a bad idea to use
Three Talon Strike in your rotation, as it has a slightly increased attack speed, allowing you to decimate any minion wave in a matter of seconds.
Unless in dire situations, do NOT use
Crescent Sweep to farm. It is a very valuable part of your damage component and sustain, so only use it in fights, where it is necessary.



Unless in dire situations, do NOT use

In summary,
Xin Zhao is surprisingly strong in mid, with heavy damage and sustain. This means that aggressive play will often be rewarded, and that you can take fairly heavy damage before giving up the ghost.
Remember to pick up blue when possible and gank lanes as much as you can. You will carve through them like a very sharp thing cutting through a very squishy thing :P
Xin stands ready, do you too?
Cos this game will soon be through.
Go forth, kill and maim,
in mid lane,
You will cause pain,
to those so vain,
Who need to train,
To beat this Xin, in mid lane.
(Personal Apologies, was really bored at the time... :P)

Remember to pick up blue when possible and gank lanes as much as you can. You will carve through them like a very sharp thing cutting through a very squishy thing :P
Xin stands ready, do you too?
Cos this game will soon be through.
Go forth, kill and maim,
in mid lane,
You will cause pain,
to those so vain,
Who need to train,
To beat this Xin, in mid lane.
(Personal Apologies, was really bored at the time... :P)
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