Xin Zhao

Arena changes

• I: Heal AP ratio changed to 85% AP.
• Q: AD ratio changed to 30% bonus AD.
• Q: Cooldown changed to 8 to 6 seconds.
• E: Damage AP ratio changed to 90% AP.
• E: Bonus attack speed changed to 5% per 100 AP.
• E: Cooldown changed to 13 seconds.²

• Xin Zhao is a strong choice for Hullbreaker among on-hit offtanks.³
• A support build with Xin Zhao and an on-hit carry can be decent.⁴
• A support Xin Zhao build can pair Dusk and Dawn, Sword of Blossoming Dawn, and Echoes of Helia; Fan the Hammer brings the build to full power, though other on-hit augments can work as well.⁵

• Xin Zhao can be effective with Dual Wield.⁶
• A Volibear, Xin Zhao, and Udyr team can run opponents down.⁷

Xin Zhao can be paired with Sword of Blossoming Dawn.⁸

Building armor or magic resistance on Xin Zhao can mean foregoing attack speed.⁹

Earlier formats

• With Fan the Hammer, a full enchanter build with Sword of Blossoming Dawn can be Xin Zhao's highest-damage build.¹² 8x2 duos

Xin Zhao's Q can reduce Puppeteer's cooldown by about 21 seconds after its three attacks when Q is used after Puppeteer triggers.¹³ 8x2 duos

• Mystic Punch is recommended for Xin Zhao.¹⁴ 8x2 duos
• Xin Zhao could jump in early, especially when his teammate could chain crowd control instead of using it at the same time.¹⁵ 8x2 duos
• An early engage with Xin Zhao could win the round if done well, though the right approach depended on the situation.¹⁶ 8x2 duos

Dusk and Dawn pairs well with Xin Zhao because he has auto attack resets and on-hit effects.¹⁷ 8x2 duos

Runecarver reached 53 stacks in a round with an infinitely healing Xin Zhao.¹⁸ 8x2 duos

An AP Xin Zhao with Angel of Retribution did not heal any health and could not complete the quest.¹⁹ 8x2 duos

• With Marksmage, Xin Zhao's Q-enhanced attacks do not apply Marksmage damage.²⁰²¹ 8x2 duos

A Xin Zhao teammate can contribute to a Zaahen build with Twin Mask, Slow and Steady, and triple scaling percentages.²² 8x2 duos

• Xin Zhao was a reason to commit to anvils when choosing between them and items.²³ 8x2 duos

Slow and Steady was selected on Xin Zhao.²⁴ 8x2 duos

• Slow and Steady is listed for Xin Zhao.²⁵ 8x2 duos