How to beat Xin Zhao

Common role: Jungle

A sticky diver who locks onto a carry and isolates the fight.

What makes Xin Zhao dangerous

Xin Zhao lunges in, hits a three-strike knock-up (Q), slows and pokes with his spear (W), dashes to a marked target (E), and his ultimate knocks away everyone except his target while blocking ranged damage — isolating a carry for the kill. He is extremely sticky once he commits.

How to play against Xin Zhao

• 1His ult blocks ranged damage and knocks others away — melee him or wait it out.
• 2Peel with hard CC before his three-hit knock-up lands.
• 3He struggles to reach you without his E dash — kite once it's down.
• 4Disengage tools and terrain break his chase.

Weaknesses to exploit

• ✓His ult isolates one target but shuts him out of the rest of the fight.
• ✓No sustained ranged threat — kite him when E is down.
• ✓Weak to disengage and peel for the carry.
• ✓Squishy for a diver if the fight turns on him.

Abilities & how to counter them

What each of Xin Zhao's abilities does — and how to play around it.

• P
  Entschlossenheit

  Jeder 3. Angriff verursacht zusätzlichen Schaden und heilt Xin Zhao.

  Strong: every third hit deals bonus damage and heals him. Weak: interrupt his rhythm with CC before the third strike lands.

• Q
  Drei-Krallen-Schlag

  Xin Zhao verursacht mit seinen nächsten 3 normalen Angriffen erhöhten Schaden, wobei der 3. Angriff den getroffenen Gegner in die Luft schleudert.

  Strong: a three-strike combo that ends in a knock-up. Weak: peel or dash away before the third strike to deny the knock-up.

• W
  Wind zu Blitz

  Xin Zhao schwingt seinen Speer vor sich und stößt ihn dann nach vorne. Getroffene Gegner werden verlangsamt und als herausgefordert markiert.

  Strong: a slowing spear that pokes and sets up his dash. Weak: a narrow, slow skillshot — sidestep it.

• E
  Kühner Angriff

  Xin Zhao stürmt auf einen Gegner zu, erhöht sein Angriffstempo, fügt allen Gegnern im Bereich Schaden zu und verlangsamt sie kurzzeitig. Die Reichweite der Fähigkeit ist gegen herausgeforderte Ziele erhöht.

  Strong: a dash to a target with a slow that makes him sticky. Weak: it's his only gap-closer — kite him once it's down.

• R
  Sichelschutz

  Xin Zhao fordert einen Gegner passiv heraus, dem er vor kurzem Schaden zugefügt hat. Wenn aktiviert, verursacht Xin Zhao an Gegnern in der Nähe Schaden abhängig von ihrem aktuellem Leben und stößt nicht herausgeforderte Ziele zurück. Er wird immun gegenüber Schaden, den Champions außerhalb des erschaffenen Kreises verursachen.

  Strong: knocks away everyone but his target and blocks ranged damage, isolating a carry. Weak: it shuts him out of the rest of the fight — melee him or wait it out.

Itemization

Peel and disengage counter him; his ult blocks ranged damage, so melee back or wait it out. Kite once his E dash is on cooldown.

This guide covers Xin Zhao's core kit and playstyle — advice that holds up across patches.