Talk:Xin Zhao/@comment-24823977-20140924130528/@comment-24343325-20140929041153

Well it's a bit more viable that AP Aatrox. AP Xin is a fun build, yeah, but it can still win you games due to the enemy team not being familiar with how AP Xin operates. Basically because Q has a poor AD ratio but still has nice base damage in small skirmishes you don't lose much by building AP. In fact, once you have a few items under your belt you're actually better at making small picks due to having higher burst damage that normal AD Xin Zhao. Your late game isn't nearly as good in most regards SAVE ONE, which is the point that AP Xin becomes really fun to play. Once you are nearing full build you can solo towers due to AP giving you a massive heal on every third attack on top of your Q being able to hit towers, massive AA steroid and Lich Bane procs. You can win entire games by knowing where the enemy team is and just strolling up to a tower by yourself and taking it. It's not a very accepted build but in it's own wierd way it's a lot more optimal than a lot of other trolly/fun builds. I have a friend that climbed from Silver 5 to Gold 4 pretty much with AP Xin Zhao the entire way.

Tl;Dr It CAN work, but it takes a very long time to hit it's strong points. Not a great build but it is still optimal in terms of ratios and stats.