
Xin Zhao·Jungle Build





Win rate | 50.7% |
Pick rate | 5.2% |
Ban rate | 1.7% |
Matches | 53 459- |

Xin Zhao Build
Most Popular
Win Rate 52.6% based on 14 562 matches
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Most Popular
52.6%

2nd Most Popular
53.1%

Alternative
54.6%

Off-Meta
53.6%Top Players ALL
An Angry Cupcake OTP
70.0%IntoDaJungle OTP
57.5%Wolfang#04092 OTP
58.1%Matchup Specific

Lee Sin
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spells

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items
Starter Items
Time Target


@ 14 sec
Early Items


@ 5 min
Core Items



@ 20 min
Full Build






ability order
W
E
Q
Skills





situational items






Maw of Malmortius
Good choice against burst mages like LeBlanc, Syndra, and Annie who can quickly take you down. It's also effective against sustained damage mages like Cassiopeia and Ryze who rely on consistent damage over time.

Xin Zhao Matchups Overview
Xin Zhao General information
Xin Zhao tips and tricks
Xin Zhao is a good Jungler in the early game. Use your early strengths to invade the enemies jungle and steal away camps when you spot them on the opposite side of the map.
Avoid team fighting unless your Ultimate R is up. Without it, you’ll be vulnerable and relatively easy to kill.
Don’t be afraid to repeatedly gank lanes. Xin Zhao is really good at ganking and can do so over and over again.
Xin Zhao combos
Every combo you need to master the champion!
The Best Xin Zhao Builds, Runes and Items for Jungle in Emerald +
Most Popular
If you want to use the most popular Xin Zhao Jungle build, you should take Flash and Smite as your Summoner Spells. For runes, you should pick Conqueror as your keystone, followed by Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Coup de Grace in the primary tree, as well as Cosmic Insight and Magical Footwear in the secondary tree. For rune shards, you want Attack Speed in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health Scaling in defense, though it depends on the matchup. Finally, for your items, you should build Sundered Sky as your first item, followed by Plated Steelcaps and Black Cleaver. For your last 3 items, you should build Sterak's Gage, Death's Dance and finish with Guardian Angel. For the skill order, you want to stick with W - E - Q. Right now, this build has 52.6% winrate over 14 562 matches played.
Optional
Your second option for Xin Zhao Jungle build would be to take Flash and Smite as your Summoner Spells. The runes that this build takes advantage of are Conqueror as your keystone, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Coup de Grace in the primary tree, and Cosmic Insight with Magical Footwear in the secondary tree. The shards used in this build are Attack Speed in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health Scaling in defense. The items for the build are Eclipse, which you should build first, followed by Plated Steelcaps as your second item and Sundered Sky as your third item. The rest of the items in order are Black Cleaver, Sterak's Gage and Death's Dance. The skill order for this build is W - E - Q. In the current patch, this build has a 53.1% win rate over 8 328 matches.
Alternative
If you're looking for alternatives, you can use Flash and Smite as your Summoner Spells, with runes being Conqueror as your keystone, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Coup de Grace in the primary tree, and Cosmic Insight with Magical Footwear in the secondary tree, as well as Attack Speed, Adaptive Force, and Health Scaling as your rune shards. The items that this build incorporates are Titanic Hydra as your first item, then Plated Steelcaps as a second item and Sundered Sky as a third item. You want to finish the build with Black Cleaver, Sterak's Gage and Death's Dance. As far as ability max order goes, you want to keep it W - E - Q. This build is currently sitting at a 54.6% win rate across 5 102 matches played.
Off-Meta
If you want to try an Off-Meta Xin Zhao Jungle build in the current patch, try Flash and Smite as your Summoner Spells, Hail of Blades, Sudden Impact, Grisly Mementos and Relentless Hunter as your primary rune tree, and Legend: Alacrity with Triumph as your secondary tree. Use Attack Speed, Adaptive Force and Health Scaling as your shards. For items in this build, you want to complete Eclipse as your first item, then finish Plated Steelcaps as your second item, and Sundered Sky as third item. The last 3 options are Black Cleaver, Death's Dance and Sterak's Gage. The ability order for this build is W - E - Q. As of the current patch, this build has a 53.6% win rate over 1 062 matches played.
Situational Xin Zhao Runes and Items
Depending on the context of your game, your matchup, and enemy champions, you might want to consider building some situational items or take specific runes. Carefully examine your team, enemy team, game state , and your matchup to plan your Xin Zhao build accordingly! For example, when it comes to rune shards, you might want to take either Armor or Magic Resist, depending on which champion you are about to lane against.
Furthermore, if you want a more detailed breakdown, you should also check out Xin Zhao runes page.

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In-depth Build Stats
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Xin Zhao Counters - Best and Worst Matchups for Jungle in Emerald +
Best Matchups
In Patch 15.6 the best possible matchups for Xin Zhao Jungle are:
- vs. Skarner - 58.9% win rate over 246 games.
- vs. Nidalee - 55.9% win rate over 896 games.
- vs. Karthus - 55.1% win rate over 483 games.
- vs. Zed - 54.8% win rate over 1 074 games.
- vs. Ivern - 54.2% win rate over 297 games.
Consider picking Xin Zhao into these matches to increase your chance to win a game. These are the most popular Jungle matchups that currently are in favor of Xin Zhao.
Worst Matchups
We highly recommend avoiding picking Xin Zhao in the current patch into the following Jungle matchups:
- vs. Gwen - 44.3% win rate over 1 129 games.
- vs. Shyvana - 45.3% win rate over 362 games.
- vs. Amumu - 46.9% win rate over 672 games.
- vs. Naafiri - 47.4% win rate over 3 029 games.
- vs. Pantheon - 47.8% win rate over 965 games.
These champions are considered as Xin Zhao counters in the current patch, and playing such a matchup will decrease your chances of winning a game.
Additional Notes
If you want to find out more about best and worst matchups, as well as specific matchup statistics, we highly encourage you to check our Xin Zhao counters page. Keep in mind that while the champion may counter or be countered, it also comes down to your individual skill, the skill of your opponent, your team, and enemy team compositions.