Xin Zhao·Mid Build
Win rate | 49.2% |
Pick rate | 0.1% |
Ban rate | 0.7% |
Matches | 11 204- |
Xin Zhao Build
Most Popular
Win Rate 53.6% based on 856 matches
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Most Popular
53.6%Highest WR
54.0%Alternative
53.5%Off-Meta
58.3%Top Players ALL
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44.4%champ#1264 OTP
33.3%Matchup Specific
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55.4%Yone
50.0%runes
spells
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items
Starter Items
Time Target@ 15 sec
Early Items
@ 4 min
Core Items
@ 20 min
Full Build
ability order
W
E
Q
Skills
situational items
Xin Zhao Matchups Overview
Xin Zhao General information
Xin Zhao tips and tricks
Keep the wave closer to your side of the map early. You will be able to chase the enemy down with your W and E if you have all the lane to run them down.
Adapt your build to your team’s needs! Xin Zhao’s build path is very versatile and he can either go full damage or tank depending on what you need!
Look for picks in the mid-game to catch out unexpecting targets moving around Summoners Rift alone.
Xin Zhao combos
Every combo you need to master the champion!
The Best Xin Zhao Builds, Runes and Items for Mid in All Ranks
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 Hail of Blades as your keystone, followed by Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection and Relentless Hunter in the primary tree, as well as Legend: Alacrity and Triumph 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 Eclipse as your first item, followed by Mercury's Treads and Sundered Sky. For your last 3 items, you should build Blade of The Ruined King, 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 53.6% winrate over 856 matches played.
Alternative
If you're looking for alternatives, you can use Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells, with runes being Press the Attack 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 Eclipse as your first item, then Plated Steelcaps as a second item and Blade of The Ruined King as a third item. You want to finish the build with Sundered Sky, Ravenous Hydra and Maw of Malmortius. As far as ability max order goes, you want to keep it W - E - Q. This build is currently sitting at a 53.5% win rate across 159 matches played.
Off-Meta
If you want to try an Off-Meta Xin Zhao Mid build in the current patch, try Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells, Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Last Stand as your primary rune tree, and Magical Footwear with Approach Velocity as your secondary tree. Use Attack Speed, Adaptive Force and Health 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 Blade of The Ruined King, Death's Dance and Black Cleaver. The ability order for this build is W - E - Q. As of the current patch, this build has a 58.3% win rate over 103 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.
Probuilds
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In-depth Build Stats
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Xin Zhao Counters - Best and Worst Matchups for Mid in All Ranks
Best Matchups
In Patch 14.20 the best possible matchups for Xin Zhao Mid are:
- vs. Zeri - win rate over games.
- vs. Zilean - 88.9% win rate over 9 games.
- vs. Pyke - 80.0% win rate over 5 games.
- vs. Gwen - 76.5% win rate over 17 games.
- vs. Kalista - 75.0% win rate over 4 games.
Consider picking Xin Zhao into these matches to increase your chance to win a game. These are the most popular Mid 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 Mid matchups:
- vs. Singed - win rate over games.
- vs. Jarvan IV - 11.1% win rate over 9 games.
- vs. Jinx - 14.3% win rate over 7 games.
- vs. Karthus - 20.0% win rate over 10 games.
- vs. Ornn - 22.2% win rate over 9 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.