User blog comment:TheTobarMethod/Why Xin Zhao isnt as OP as you think ;)/@comment-209.161.170.138-20121026204932

How the hell do you play xin? He's not supposed to be played squishy, he's tanky dps.

His Q does a stupid amount of damage with a knockup attatched -Funny how you left that out- And knockups are probably the strongest form of cc in the game. On top of the fact that his Q also reduces ALL of his cooldowns with each hit.

The steroid on his W is one of the strongest as steroids in the game, 80%? That's weak? Not even mentioning the amount of sustain and healing he gets, after they moved it to his W, not only did they increase the base amount it heals per level, but they also gave it a ratio.

His E is a strong gap closer, aoe slows make a great initiation for your team to come in and sweep them up.

And his ulti? So freaking strong. 100% of your ad, plus 15% of their current health in damage. You get 25 mr and armor per champion hit, that's 125 when you hit the whole team. AND he has a knockback attatched to it.

And then there's his passive, 15% at level 1. That is stupid.

Xin Zhao is OP because he has the damage of a squishy, but the tankiness and CC of a tank, and the ability to do consistent damage regardless of how tanky you are AND crazy lane/jungle sustain.