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
  결심

  세 번째 기본 공격 시마다 추가 피해를 입히고 자신의 체력을 회복합니다.

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

• Q
  삼조격

  신 짜오의 다음 세 번의 기본 공격이 더 큰 피해를 입히고, 세 번째 공격에서 상대를 공중으로 띄웁니다.

  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
  풍전참뢰

  신 짜오가 창으로 앞을 가른 뒤 그대로 찌릅니다. 적중당한 적은 둔화되며 도전 받은 상태가 됩니다.

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

• E
  무쌍돌격

  신 짜오가 적에게 돌격하여 공격 속도를 얻고 그 지점에 있던 모든 적에게 피해를 입히며 잠시 둔화시킵니다. 도전 받은 상태인 대상에게는 이 스킬의 사거리가 증가합니다.

  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
  현월수호

  기본 지속 효과로 신 짜오가 자신이 최근에 피해를 입힌 적에게 도전합니다. 사용 시, 신 짜오가 주위 적들에게 각 유닛의 현재 체력에 비례한 피해를 입히고 도전 받지 않은 대상을 뒤로 밀어내며 일정 거리 밖에 있는 적 챔피언에게 피해를 받지 않는 상태가 됩니다.

  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.