By GamGem ResearchLast updated 18 Oct 2026
the Seneschal of Demacia
Patch 26.20 · Stats from the 26.18 Master+ sample (1,797 games).
Xin Zhao, the Seneschal of Demacia, charges in with Audacious Charge and knocks up with the third strike of Three Talon Strike. Counted Master+ Xin Zhaos ran Conqueror and built AD, Titanic Hydra into Black Cleaver. Graves, Vi and Wukong beat him most often. Viego and Jarvan IV were pairs he fared better against.
FighterTank
Patch 26.18 · Jungle · Ranked Solo/Duo · Master+ · EUW · KR · NA · 1,797 games · Preview sample
1,797
Games
High
Confidence
60.9%Win Rate
Flash
Smite65.8%Win Rate
Flash
Ignite
This exact page: taken in 23.2% of games·46.0% win rate over 417 games.
Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.
Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health and grant an additional 20 gold.
Takedowns on enemies grant permanent Attack Speed.
Deal more damage to low health enemy champions.
+18 Summoner Spell Haste+10 Item Haste
You get free boots at 12 min but you cannot buy boots before then. Each takedown you get makes your boots come 45s sooner.
Hail of Blades5.8% taken · 44.2% win104 games
Lethal Tempo2.4% taken · 52.3% win44 games
Stormraider's Surge1.9% taken · 64.7% win34 gamesPrecision + Inspiration88.1% taken · 46.8% win1,584 games
Domination + Precision3.3% taken · 35.6% win59 games
Domination + Sorcery1.7% taken · 54.8% win31 gamesWhich ability to max first, and the level each point goes in — Xin Zhao's most common path.
QXin Zhao's next 3 standard attacks deal increased damage with the third attack knocking an opponent into the air.
Cooldown 7/6.5/6/5.5/5s · 30 Mana
WXin Zhao slashes in front of himself with his spear, then thrusts it forward, slowing affected enemies and marking them as Challenged.
Cooldown 12/11/10/9/8s · 60 Mana
EXin Zhao charges to an enemy, gaining increased Attack Speed and dealing damage to all enemies in the area, slowing them briefly.
Cooldown 11s · 60 Mana
RXin Zhao passively challenges an enemy he damaged recently.
Cooldown 120/110/100s · 100 ManaMax W first, then E, then Q. Take R whenever available (6 / 11 / 16).
| Ability | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QThree Talon Strike | Q | Q | Q | Q | Q | |||||||||||||
| WWind Becomes Lightning | W | W | W | W | W | |||||||||||||
| EAudacious Charge | E | E | E | E | E | |||||||||||||
| RCrescent Guard | R | R | R |
How Xin Zhao performs against enemy jungle laners
Recommended items by enemy team composition
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Avoid extended fights — its sustain grows with every trade it survives
Build percentage damage — flat penetration falls off against the stats it stacks
Punish the cooldown — Xin Zhao is exposed while its rotation is down
Ward the flank — vision is what turns its best opening into a worse one
Respect the spike — Riot rates the kit 2/10, so a practised player gets more out of it than the average
PDetermination
Every third attack deals bonus damage and heals Xin Zhao.
Passive — never cast
QThree Talon Strike
Xin Zhao's next 3 standard attacks deal increased damage with the third attack knocking an opponent into the air.
Cost 30 ManaCooldown 7/6.5/6/5.5/5sRange 375
WWind Becomes Lightning
Xin Zhao slashes in front of himself with his spear, then thrusts it forward, slowing affected enemies and marking them as Challenged.
Cost 60 ManaCooldown 12/11/10/9/8sRange 1000
EAudacious Charge
Xin Zhao charges to an enemy, gaining increased Attack Speed and dealing damage to all enemies in the area, slowing them briefly. This Ability gains increased range against Challenged targets.
Cost 60 ManaCooldown 11sRange 650
RCrescent Guard
Xin Zhao passively challenges an enemy he damaged recently. When activated, Xin Zhao deals damage to nearby enemies based on their current Health and knocks non-challenged targets back, becoming impervious to damage dealt by champions outside of the circle created.
Cost 100 ManaCooldown 120/110/100sRange 500
Riot's notes from patch 25.S1.1 to 26.20 change Xin Zhao in 7 patches. The latest is patch 26.12, published 2026-06-09.
PDetermination
WWind Becomes Lightning
EAudacious Charge
AP Xin Zhao continues being far too strong in mid lane. We are following up last patch's adjustment with a straight nerf this time to his ability to sustain both his health and mana in lane.
PDetermination
While AP Xin builds are not OP per se, the sheer amount of healing has been eye popping in an extremely expectation breaking way. Tamping that down with some compensation in the form of sustained damage.
P - Determination
WWind Becomes Lightning
EAudacious Charge
Our fourth lost playstyle is centered around Xin Zhao—particularly attack speed and AP Xin Zhao. Over the years Xin has moved off of auto attack builds solidly into bruiser AD-caster builds buying items like Sundered Sky or Black Cleaver. We think more attack speed-centric Xin Zhao builds offered an enjoyable melee fighter experience, and we want to bring it back. Whether it's full AP builds revolving around drain tanking, heavy attack speed on-hit carry builds, or just some minor pivots into Stridebreaker, Titanic Hydra, and Triforce, we want to see a bit more build options.
PDetermination
EAudacious Charge
Xin Zhao just can't catch a break. First he dies to Atakhan, now he's underpowered in solo queue? When will these tragedies cease? Today. They cease today. Xin Zhao buff time! Much like Vi's changes in this patch, we want to play up Xin Zhao's ability to stick up for himself and scrap with enemy champions in long-term fights.
Base Stats
QThree Talon Strike
Xin Zhao is currently one of, if not, the best junglers in the game, so we’re taking away some of his damage against champions and monsters as well as some of his deceptively strong durability.
Base Stats
Xin Zhao is strong both in pro and soloqueue. Cutting down some armor growth so that he's a bit less tanky lategame without feeling super different for his players.
QThree Talon Strike
Xin Zhao hasn't been keeping up with other jungles, making him less appealing to other AD fighters, so we're giving him a small boost to get him back in the game.
Riot's data lists 13 looks for Xin Zhao with their own art, the base skin included and 46 chroma variants.
Best ARAM build
This champion’s win rate on each patch the preview sample spans, over its own games there. What actually changed each patch is in Riot’s own notes.
| Stat | Xin Zhao | Rank | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base health | 620 | =85th | 620 |
| Health per level | 106 | =66th | 104 |
| Base armor | 35 | =31st | 30 |
| Armor per level | 4.4 | =114th | 4.6 |
| Base magic resist | 32 | =32nd | 32 |
| Magic resist per level | 2.05 | =4th | 1.55 |
| Base attack damage | 63 | =41st | 59 |
| Base attack speed | 0.645 | =94th | 0.656 |
| Attack speed per level | 3.5% | =11th | 2.5% |
| Move speed | 345 | =9th | 335 |
| Attack range | 175 | =87th | 175 |
| Stat | Level 1 | Per level | Level 18 | Rank at 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 620 | +106 | 2422 | 72nd of 173 |
| Mana | 274 | +55 | 1209 | 37th of 145 |
| Armor | 35 | +4.4 | 109.8 | 69th of 173 |
| Magic resist | 32 | +2.05 | 66.85 | =5th of 173 |
Riot Data Dragon 16.20.1. Growth curve: League of Legends Wiki — Champion statistic.
Xin Zhao, the Seneschal of Demacia, is a Fighter and Tank champion in League of Legends. Riot rates the kit 2/10 for difficulty, 8/10 for attack, 6/10 for defense and 3/10 for magic. Xin Zhao spends Mana and has 13 skins with their own art.
Xin Zhao is a resolute warrior loyal to the ruling Lightshield dynasty. Once condemned to the fighting pits of Noxus, he survived countless gladiatorial bouts, but after being freed by Demacian forces, he swore his life and allegiance to these brave liberators. Armed with his favored three-talon spear, Xin Zhao now fights for his adopted kingdom, audaciously challenging any foe, no matter the odds.
