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
  果决

  每第三次攻击造成额外伤害并治疗赵信自身。

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

• Q
  三重爪击

  赵信的下3次普攻将造成额外伤害并且第三次攻击将击飞目标。

  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
  风斩电刺

  赵信用他的长枪斩击他的前方，之后将长枪向前刺击，并使被击中的敌人减速并对其施加被挑战印记。

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

• E
  无畏冲锋

  赵信对一名敌人发起冲锋，获得攻击速度并对范围内的所有敌人造成伤害，并使他们暂时减速。以被挑战的敌人为目标时，这个技能的施放距离会获得提升。

  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
  新月护卫

  赵信被动地挑战一名近期被他造成过伤害的敌人。在主动施放时，赵信对附近的敌人们造成基于其当前生命值的伤害，并击退未被挑战的目标们，且自身变得不会受到来自圆环之外的敌人所造成的伤害。

  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.