Xin Zhao Item Build
ON-HIT LOADOUT · XIN ZHAOXin Zhao fights from the front line, charging in with Audacious Charge, chaining Three Talon Strike into a knock-up and sweeping nearby enemies back with Crescent Sweep. In the jungle, Feral Flare and Trinity Force keep his spells and swings feeding into each other.
This is the main jungle Xin Zhao, built to gank early and stay in the middle of fights. Feral Flare gives attack speed, life steal and armor for the clear, and its bonus damage grows with each takedown. The Black Cleaver shreds armor as his hits land, Trinity Force adds a bonus hit after each spell, and Ravenous Hydra cleaves through groups. Frozen Mallet adds a large pool of health and a slow, so targets cannot walk away from him.
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Xin Zhao Masteries Classic
21 / 9 / 0
Xin Zhao Runes Classic
~16,500 IP
9×Seals
9×Glyphs
9×Quints
3×
Xin Zhao Stats by Level Calculator
LeveliXin Zhao Classic Abilities
- Audacious Charge cannot target structures or wards, so a tower or a ward cannot be used as a dash target
- The charge can be started from 650 units away, slightly beyond the 600 unit range indicator
- The charge itself Challenges the target, so the Armor reduction is in place before Xin Zhao's first basic attack lands
The full Xin Zhao build guide
Build guide · every build, explainedThese are the Xin Zhao builds our editors keep coming back to, all in the one lane the pick supports. Each entry: the full loadout in game order, then the case for it.
Primary roleJungleXin Zhao Jungle Build
This is the main jungle Xin Zhao, built to gank early and stay in the middle of fights.On the board
On-Hit Xin Zhao Build
On-Hit
Audacious Charge takes the early ranks because it is the engage, so each gank opens with a charge that slows everyone in the area while 
Challenge cuts the target's armor.
Feral Flare carries the clear and grows with every large monster and takedown, which is why it comes before any damage item. 
The Black Cleaver then layers its own armor shred on top of Challenge, so the target softens the longer you stay on it.
Trinity Force rewards weaving a spell between attacks, and 
Three Talon Strike lowers your other cooldowns, so the charge returns sooner.
Ravenous Hydra cleaves enemies bunched around your target, and its life steal applies to that splash.
Frozen Mallet slows with every hit, so whoever survives the dive cannot walk out of reach.
Mercury's Treads shorten the stuns and slows thrown back at you once you are inside their team.
AD Xin Zhao Build
ADFeral Flare speeds up the clear, and Blade of the Ruined King adds damage based on the target's health plus an active that slows a fleeing enemy. Trinity Force and The Black Cleaver then add burst and armor shred, while Ravenous Hydra gives cleave and more life steal. 
Berserker's Greaves push his attack speed higher than the other jungle builds.
Bruiser Xin Zhao Build
BruiserFeral Flare carries the clear, and 
Randuin's Omen adds armor, health and an active slow that punishes auto attackers. Trinity Force, Ravenous Hydra and The Black Cleaver keep enough damage in the build to threaten kills. 
Ninja Tabi lower the damage he takes from basic attacks.
AP Xin Zhao Build
APFeral Flare carries the clear, while 
Malady and 
Nashor's Tooth add magic damage to every hit, and Nashor's Tooth also lowers his cooldowns. 
Rabadon's Deathcap multiplies that ability power, and 
Spirit Visage adds health, magic resist and stronger healing. 
Ionian Boots of Lucidity add more cooldown reduction, so his engage comes back sooner.
Xin Zhao Classic Patch History
Patch 26.19
Sep 10, 2026- Xin Zhao's Imperial Classic chroma name now shows in champion selectFix
Patch 26.18
Aug 26, 2026- Joins the Classic rosterNew