Talk:Xin Zhao/@comment-27386364-20160131013628

Okay, so I've had a chance to play the new Xin in the PBE. Here's what I know about his new W and E, and the effects items and masteries have on him.

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1. Every third auto-attack now does bonus damage equal to 60/70/80/90/100% of his AD, but does not make bonus damage from items or his Q crit.

2. The new bonus damage from W is NOT a huge increase to his DPS unless you make him full AD, which is basically brings up the same argument of either "getting blown up in exchange for huge damage" or "getting tanky but falling off in damage late game" that Xin Zhao. Overall though, his DPS has improved.

3. Sated Devourer DOES NOT MAKE YOU CRIT EVERY 2ND HIT. Critical Strike is not an on-ht effect. RIP dreams of Crit-God Jungle Xin.

4. The bonus damage counts as crit-damage, and is affected by Infinity Edge's passive, and crit-damage runes. That said, Infinity Edge's passive seems to increase your bonus damage to 110/120/130/140/150% and not 90/105/120/135/150% as I originally thought. Infinity Edge feels like it is now a viable item on him due to it's passive, but other crit chance items are still suboptimal aside from the new Trinity Force.

5. The healing from his W is increased by .3 Bonus AD, which I've noticed give him a slightly better laning phase against poke champions and squishy DPS top laners. The tank toplaners with insane damage like Volibear and Yorick still shit on him. The healing is a bit higher when in mid game once you have some damage items, but you aren't going to win trades you wouldn't have won anyway before this buff.

6. His new E has a static cooldown now of 12 seconds, making it more of a one-point wonder now, since a big part of putting points in E was to have it up more often.

7. Fervor of Battle is better on Xin Zhao than Thunderlord's because Thunderlord's boosts early game but falls off in late game. Xin Zhao already has a very good early game, and he NEEDS a boost late game to keep up with the enemy. Fervor of Battle Bonus Damage is applied by Sated Devourer but does not crit.

8. Warlord's Bloodlust now gives you an extra 5-25% lifesteal and 30% attack-speed every third auto-attack. Whether it is worth it giving up Fervor of Battle's high damage (with Sated Devourer) for that extra lifesteal and attack speed is up to personal preference.

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I'll just add to this comment if I discover more.