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Champion guide

What the Rift Lab holds on this champion: the kit as Riot publishes it, the build the lab reviewed, and the matchups it has documented. Anything the dataset does not record is left out rather than filled in.

In-game title
the Seneschal of Demacia
Official role
FIGHTER, TANK
Lane
Jungle
Difficulty
Low
Source tier
A

Abilities

Riot's own text for each slot, in the order the champion learns them.

PASSIVE Determination

Every third attack deals bonus damage and heals Xin Zhao.

1 Three Talon Strike

Xin Zhao's next 3 standard attacks deal increased damage with the third attack knocking an opponent into the air.

2 Wind Becomes Lightning

Xin Zhao slashes in front of himself with his spear, then thrusts it forward, slowing affected enemies.

3 Audacious Charge

Xin Zhao charges to an enemy, dealing damage to all enemies in the area and slowing them briefly.

ULTIMATE Crescent Guard

Xin Zhao deals damage to nearby enemies based on their current Health and knocks non-challenged targets back. Xin Zhao is impervious to damage dealt by champions outside of the circle created.

Reviewed build

The reviewed purchase order and rune page for this champion. Every entry that has a page of its own is linked to it; an item the catalogue holds no page for is printed as a name rather than pointed at a page that does not exist.

Core build order

  1. Trinity Force
  2. Serpent's Fang
  3. Mortal Reminder
  4. Gluttonous Greaves
  5. Goredrinker

Runes

Matchups

  • 5reviewed counter links
  • 5reviewed synergy links

Harder matchups

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Ability text and the in-game title follow Riot's official Wild Rift champion pages. The tier letter is the external snapshot shown on the tier list, and the build is the Nexus reviewed snapshot — neither is a win rate.