Xin Zhao/Strategy

==Strategy==


 * Xin Zhao is a great initiator to combat. Lead the front to start a fight and use to do the most damage possible.
 * You can reduce 's cooldown by using very often.
 * Xin Zhao is an excellent ambusher. Use your to reach an opponent and  to damage them and knock them into the air.
 * Xin Zhao is very good at tower diving enemy Champions who are low on health, even at low levels, use and finish them with  if necessary.
 * Using also gives you the increased armor and magic resist to help you escape when tower diving.
 * slows enemies around him, use that to your advantage. If the enemy is escaping and there is a minion close to him, the minion so that you can slow the enemy champion.
 * does magic damage and slows in an area around the charged target. This will pop on any of the effected targets which is useful if your team has an incoming AoE disable.
 * Always the squishy target, followed by  and  to take them down. Turn on  to reduce your cooldowns and killing enemy champions faster.
 * Note that having active when you start  will lead to a faster knockup, but the cooldown of  doesn't begin until after the third attack so it can be useful to hold off using  to ensure you will refresh cooldowns entirely.
 * Attack speed increasing items greatly benefit Xin Zhao, increasing the speed of his attacks far more then they would for other champions.
 * Attack speed also indirectly yields cooldown reduction through . This makes CDR items not as useful on Xin Zhao. Attack Speed and on-hit items synergize very well with him.
 * Use early in a fight to inflict maximum damage since it's based on current health.
 * The attack speed granted by is great for taking down turrets.
 * Since activating resets the swing timer, you can get an extra fast hit on the turret by activating it right after a normal attack. Note that extra damage is not done to the tower and the three hits are not consumed, so the cooldown of  will not begin until the duration of the buff expires.

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Guides

 * Xin Zhao Champion Spotlight