Jungle

Xin Zhao Build 26.21

Xin Zhao picks one target and makes the fight about them. Every third strike heals him and hits harder, so his combo has a built-in rhythm: dash in with the charge, knock them up with the third hit of his Q, and lock them into a duel. His ultimate knocks everyone else back and blocks incoming ranged damage, carving out a one-on-one in the middle of a teamfight. A comfortable pick at 52.3% and trending up this patch, and that all-in identity holds up in every role he runs.

#12 of 91 jungle this patch · 5.3k games

Win rate52.3%+3.3Games5.3kPick rate3.6%Ban rate0.7%Last 8 patches+2.7 since 26.14Damage profilei

AP 8%AD 87%True 6%DifficultyiLowForgiving

The 10-second answer standard · 52.3% WR

Plated Steelcaps SkillsW›E›Q Runes

Shards

ClassicModernARAM Counter

173 champions

AatroxTopB49.4%AhriMidA50.9%AkaliMidC49.0%AkshanMidA51.2%AlistarSupportS52.7%AmbessaTopD46.8%AmumuJungleA51.2%AniviaMidB50.2%AnnieMidA51.9%ApheliosAD CarryB50.0%AsheAD CarryB49.8%Aurelion SolMidB50.6%AuroraMidB50.3%AzirMidD46.8%BardSupportC48.9%Bel'VethJungleA51.7%BlitzcrankSupportA51.7%BrandSupportB50.0%BraumSupportB50.0%BriarJungleA51.9%CaitlynAD CarryC48.2%CamilleTopB50.7%CassiopeiaMidC49.1%Cho'GathJungleS52.5%CorkiAD CarryB49.4%DariusTopB50.7%DianaJungleC49.2%Dr. MundoTopA51.1%DravenAD CarryB50.5%EkkoMidA51.7%EliseJungleA51.5%EvelynnJungleB50.5%EzrealAD CarryD47.3%FiddlesticksJungleA51.3%FioraTopA51.9%FizzMidS52.5%GalioMidC49.3%GangplankTopB50.7%GarenTopA52.3%GnarTopC49.2%GragasTopB49.8%GravesJungleC49.0%GwenTopB50.2%HecarimJungleB50.1%HeimerdingerTopB50.2%HweiMidA51.1%IllaoiTopA51.0%IreliaTopB50.4%IvernJungleA52.5%JannaSupportA51.4%Jarvan IVJungleC49.3%JaxTopB50.0%JayceTopC48.5%JhinAD CarryB49.3%JinxAD CarryB50.4%K'SanteTopD46.7%Kai'SaAD CarryB50.7%KalistaAD CarryB49.7%KarmaSupportC48.3%KarthusJungleB50.7%KassadinMidC48.7%KatarinaMidA52.1%KayleTopA51.9%KaynJungleA51.0%KennenTopB50.5%Kha'ZixJungleB50.1%KindredJungleA52.0%KledTopB50.5%Kog'MawAD CarryA50.9%LeBlancMidB50.4%Lee SinJungleC48.0%LeonaSupportA51.7%LilliaJungleA51.5%LissandraMidA51.2%LockeMidB49.2%LucianAD CarryC48.5%LuluSupportB49.4%LuxSupportB49.4%MalphiteTopA51.2%MalzaharMidB50.2%MaokaiSupportB49.6%Master YiJungleB50.2%MelMidD46.2%MilioSupportB49.6%Miss FortuneAD CarryA51.1%MordekaiserTopA50.9%MorganaSupportB50.5%NaafiriJungleC48.4%NamiSupportB50.2%NasusTopB50.5%NautilusSupportB50.0%NeekoSupportC48.1%NidaleeJungleA51.3%NilahAD CarryB50.2%NocturneJungleC48.0%Nunu & WillumpJungleB50.3%OlafTopA51.1%OriannaMidD47.7%OrnnTopA51.1%PantheonTopB49.6%PoppySupportA51.7%PykeSupportB50.0%QiyanaJungleD47.1%QuinnJungleB49.5%RakanSupportB50.8%RammusJungleC48.8%Rek'SaiJungleB50.7%RellSupportS53.1%Renata GlascSupportC48.3%RenektonTopB50.0%RengarJungleB49.3%RivenTopB49.5%RumbleTopD46.0%RyzeMidD46.4%SamiraAD CarryB50.2%SejuaniJungleA51.4%SennaSupportB50.8%SeraphineSupportB49.9%SettTopA51.5%ShacoJungleA52.3%ShenTopA51.4%ShyvanaJungleB50.1%SingedTopA51.1%SionTopB50.3%SivirAD CarryA51.2%SkarnerJungleS53.2%SmolderAD CarryB49.8%SonaSupportA51.8%SorakaSupportB50.1%SwainSupportC48.9%SylasMidB49.3%SyndraMidB50.4%Tahm KenchSupportB50.2%TaliyahJungleS+54.4%TalonJungleB49.6%TaricSupportA51.9%TeemoTopA50.8%ThreshSupportA51.8%TristanaAD CarryB50.6%TrundleTopB50.2%TryndamereTopA51.3%Twisted FateMidA51.8%TwitchAD CarryA52.0%UdyrJungleA51.7%UrgotTopB50.6%VarusAD CarryB49.7%VayneAD CarryC48.1%VeigarMidB50.5%Vel'KozSupportB50.2%VexMidS52.7%ViJungleC49.3%ViegoJungleB49.3%ViktorMidD47.5%VladimirMidB50.1%VolibearTopD47.7%WarwickJungleA52.2%WukongJungleB50.2%XayahAD CarryB50.8%XerathMidA51.2%Xin ZhaoJungleA52.3%YasuoMidA50.9%YoneMidB49.4%YorickTopC49.3%YunaraAD CarryB49.5%YuumiSupportC49.0%ZaahenTopA51.1%ZacJungleB49.7%ZedMidC48.5%ZeriAD CarryA51.8%ZiggsAD CarryB50.8%ZileanSupportA51.7%ZoeMidA51.6%ZyraSupportA52.0%

LoL ClassicSee how Xin Zhao was built in the classic eraXin Zhao Classic Build

When Is Xin Zhao Strongest?

The high point is the late game, so every extra minute helps, and games at this rank average around 27 minutes. Xin Zhao is an early-game bully whose ganks and skirmishes snowball hardest before enemies build defenses. Use that window to isolate weak targets, trade his health into kills, and turn the tempo lead into objectives before the scaling carries come online.

Game timeline · Xin Zhao drag or hover to scrub · space plays · ←/→ step

your power minute by minute · gold = item spikes · small = components · dashed = objectives

Camps1:30Drake / Grubs5:00Herald14:00Baron20:00Avg end27:19

Ambush zone8:06–9:36 Power spike 11:24

16:03

11:24

16:03

19:14

0:00 10:00 20:00 30:00 40:00

At 12:00

Power 58/100 · Even

Core 1/3 items

Gold ~5.3k

Phase Lvl-6 window

Next spike Plated Steelcaps · 16:03

Xin Zhao Item Build

Xin Zhao is an all-in diver who commits to a single target and refuses to let go until it drops. The build blends attack damage, attack speed, and durability so his three-hit combo bursts fast, his healing keeps ticking, and he lives through the return fire.

Standard loadout · Xin Zhao The consensus path — reliable spikes, no dead time.

Starting items 500g

Gustwalker Hatchling×1

Health Potion×1

Stealth Ward×1 Core path · click an item for its recipe ›› Boots

Plated Steelcaps56% · 54.8%

Mercury's Treads44% · 53.9%

Situational items pick an opponent in the bar above — the right swaps light up

vs AP threatsTheir damage is mostly magic — stack magic resist before their second item.M

Maw of Malmortius37360.3%S

Spirit Visage20557.1%

vs AD threatsPhysical threats spike with lethality — armor answers buy the mid game back.G

Guardian Angel66268.4%D

Death's Dance2.1k60.8%

vs stacked resistsWhen resists stack, penetration beats raw stats — swap a damage slot.T

The Collector10957.8%

vision controlFights are decided a minute earlier by the team that sees first.E

Eye of the Herald3778.4%O

Oracle Lens4.6k52.7%S

Stealth Ward56447.9%

Best Xin Zhao Runes

Conqueror is the read here, and every version of it feeds his three-hit rhythm. He wants to land the passive combo and the knockup fast, then keep swinging, and the keystone turns that opening flurry of attacks into real damage. Support it with attack speed and a bit of health so he survives the commit. The page is all about making the dive stick.

The pre-game page Conqueror · Precision + Inspiration · keystone + 5 runes + 3 shards

Precision Primary

ConquerorGain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.

Triumph98% · 52.3%

Legend: Alacrity97% · 52.5%

Coup de Grace63% · 52.1%

Keystone plus three minors from Precision, two from Inspiration, then three shards — no runebook, no masteries.

Inspiration Secondary

Cosmic Insight81% · 52.5%

Magical Footwear85% · 52.6%

Stat shards Offense

Attack Speed+10% Attack Speed

Flex

Adaptive Force+9 Adaptive Force

Defense

Health Scaling+10–180 Health (by level)

Shards give +10%Attack Speed+9Adaptive Force+10–180 Health (by level)

Build toward Titanic Hydra into Black Cleaver and commit to the dueling plan. Falling behind early is recoverable on this scaling curve. Black Cleaver comes online by roughly 19 minutes, and his all-in stops trading evenly and starts flat-out winning the one target he jumps on. He is built to dive and stay in, so durability and sustained damage matter more to him than any flashy burst item.

Xin Zhao Skill Order

The heavy lifting falls to one ability: Wind Becomes Lightning, ranked at 2, 4, 5, 7 and 9. Three Talon Strike holds a single point from level 3 to level 14, so the knock-up finisher stays at its floor.

Skill order · Xin Zhao R at 6 / 11 / 16 — always

PriorityR

R›W

W›E

E›Q

QMax W first; E at level 1.

Lv 123456789101112131415161718

Q314151718max 18

W24579max 9

E18101213max 13

R61116max 16

Xin Zhao Changes This Patch

Stat & ability changesPatch 26.21

Q Bonus Damage ratio40% bonus AD 45% bonus ADBuff

Xin Zhao Abilities

Wind Becomes Lightning does more than slow, it marks whoever it clips as Challenged, and that tag is what stretches Audacious Charge into a longer gap-closer against the same target. Reading that link, W then E, is the sequencing that turns a chase into a guaranteed catch.

Abilities · Xin Zhaopatch 26.21 base numbers · click an ability · all ranks shown

DeterminationPassiveP

Three Talon StrikeMax lastQ

Wind Becomes LightningMax 1stW

Audacious ChargeMax 2ndE

Crescent GuardUltRRank-up levels here match the skill order below.

Wind Becomes LightningPhysical damageMax 1stStatLV 2rank 1LV 4rank 2LV 5rank 3LV 7rank 4LV 9MAXSlash Damage+10 per rank+30% ADlv 230lv 440lv 550lv 760lv 970Cooldown-1 per ranklv 212slv 411slv 510slv 79slv 98sConstant at every rankCost60same at all ranks

Xin Zhao Base Stats

Base stats · Xin ZhaoPatch 26.21

Base statslevel 1 · +per levelAD63+3AS0.645+3.5%MS345Range175HP620+106HP58+0.7Armor35+4.4MR32+2.05MP274+55MP57.25+0.45

Xin Zhao Matchups

Xin Zhao wants to isolate someone, so his ultimate that pushes everyone else away rewards fighting in tight spaces and punishes teams built on peel and disengage. Slippery, ranged, or heavily mobile enemies who kite his charge give him trouble, while grounded targets he can pin down feed his snowball.

Lane matchups · Xin Zhao click any opponent to retune the console

Hardest lanes · click to tune

Best hunting

How to lane vs carry junglers 01Invade and skirmish early while your E-Q all-in outpaces their scaling02Track their farm path and countergank, forcing fights before they spike03In fights E onto the carry and ult to isolate them Win rate by game lengthXin Zhao overall · all matchupsUnder 20 min48.1%20–28 min53.4%28–35 min51.8%Over 35 min54.9%

Take care against Taliyah, Nunu & Willump, and Shyvana, the kite-heavy champions who can dance out of his combo and whittle him from range, so wait for their dash or mobility to be down before you jump. His ultimate shutting off ranged damage helps once you are in. He shreds Sejuani, Zed, and Jayce, isolating and killing anyone who cannot survive a committed one-on-one.

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