Xin Zhao — LoL Classic counters & build

Who beats Xin Zhao in League of Legends: Classic, who Xin Zhao beats, and the Season 3 items, runes and masteries to run jungle. Patch 26.17.

Xin Zhao is weak against

Jax jungle
Counter Strike blocks your passive autos and stuns you out of the dive.
Nasus jungle
Wither strips the attack speed your three-hit passive runs on.
Alistar jungle
Headbutt cancels your charge and displaces you out of the ult.

Xin Zhao is strong against

Evelynn jungle
Audacious Charge plus knockup catches her before stealth resets the fight.
Karthus jungle
Your ult knocks everyone else away and you kill him through the channel alone.
Nidalee jungle
You gap close through cougar mobility and win the duel outright.

Xin Zhao Season 3 build

Start:

Hunter's MacheteHealth Potion ×5

Core:

Wriggle's LanternSpirit of the Elder LizardLast Whisper

Your ult knocks back everyone except your target, so you dive with Elder Lizard damage.

Xin Zhao rune page

9× Mark of Attack Damage9× Seal of Armor9× Glyph of Scaling Magic Resist3× Quintessence of Attack Speed

Attack speed quints are the Season 3 jungle clear stat - the camps take real damage and Wriggle's procs more often. Armor seals are mandatory for monster damage.

Xin Zhao masteries

21/9/0 Offense. Bladed Armor is the jungle-only node: it returns damage to monsters and speeds every clear.

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