Xin Zhao·Mid Build

Most Popular

If you want to use the most popular Xin Zhao Mid build, you should take Flash and Ignite 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 Magical Footwear and Cosmic Insight in the secondary tree. For rune shards, you want Attack Speed in offense, Health Scaling in flex and Adaptive Force in defense, though it depends on the matchup. Finally, for your items, you should build Eclipse as your first item, followed by Plated Steelcaps and Sundered Sky. For your last 3 items, you should build Black Cleaver, Sterak's Gage and finish with Death's Dance. For the skill order, you want to stick with W - E - Q. Right now, this build has 62.7% winrate over 83 matches played.

Optional

Your second option for Xin Zhao Mid build would be to take Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells. The runes that this build takes advantage of are Hail of Blades as your keystone, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection and Relentless Hunter in the primary tree, and Legend: Alacrity with Triumph 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 Titanic Hydra, Sterak's Gage and Chempunk Chainsword. The skill order for this build is W - E - Q. In the current patch, this build has a 53.7% win rate over 82 matches.

Alternative

If you're looking for alternatives, you can use Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells, with runes being Conqueror as your keystone, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Cut Down in the primary tree, and Magical Footwear with Jack Of All Trades in the secondary tree, as well as Attack Speed, Adaptive Force, and Health as your rune shards. The items that this build incorporates are Youmuu's Ghostblade as your first item, then Plated Steelcaps as a second item and Trinity Force as a third item. You want to finish the build with Lord Dominik's Regards, Sundered Sky 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 64.0% win rate across 50 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.