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Xin Zhao combos

the Seneschal of Demacia

3 Xin Zhao combos explained key by key: in which order to cast the abilities, when to use them and what each step does. The main combo is W › E › Q › AA › AA › AA. Further down: every ability's cooldown, cost and range, and the skill max order measured over ranked games.

Xin Zhao combos

The trade

W › E › Q › AA AA › AA AA › AA AA

When: An enemy is within charge range.

Wind Becomes Lightning marks as challenged while slowing, Audacious Charge charges with more range, Three Talon Strike: the 3rd attack knocks up.

The duel

R › Q › AA AA › AA AA › AA AA

When: You are fighting a single champion.

Crescent Guard deals damage based on the current health of nearby enemies, pushes back the non-challenged and makes you immune to damage from champions outside the circle.

The chase

E › Q › AA AA

When: A challenged enemy is fleeing.

Audacious Charge has increased range against challenged enemies and raises your attack speed.

Common mistakes

• Using the ultimate in the middle of a team brawl: its defensive effects are against champions outside the circle.
• Not counting your attacks: your passive triggers every 3 hits.
• Charging without having marked with Wind Becomes Lightning.

Cooldowns, costs and ranges

A combo only comes back once its abilities are off cooldown: these values (rank 1 to max rank, in seconds) tell how long to wait between two combos. Source: Data Dragon 16.19.1.

Ability	Cooldown (s)	Cost	Range
Q · Three Talon Strike	7/6.5/6/5.5/5	30 Mana	375
W · Wind Becomes Lightning	12/11/10/9/8	60 Mana	1000
E · Audacious Charge	11	60 Mana	650
R · Crescent Guard	120/110/100	100 Mana	500

Official ability descriptions

PassiveDetermination

Every third attack deals bonus damage and heals Xin Zhao.

QThree Talon Strike

Xin Zhao's next 3 standard attacks deal increased damage with the third attack knocking an opponent into the air.

WWind Becomes Lightning

Xin Zhao slashes in front of himself with his spear, then thrusts it forward, slowing affected enemies and marking them as Challenged.

EAudacious Charge

Xin Zhao charges to an enemy, gaining increased Attack Speed and dealing damage to all enemies in the area, slowing them briefly. This Ability gains increased range against Challenged targets.

RCrescent Guard

Xin Zhao passively challenges an enemy he damaged recently. When activated, Xin Zhao deals damage to nearby enemies based on their current Health and knocks non-challenged targets back, becoming impervious to damage dealt by champions outside of the circle created.

Skill order

Max order: W > E > Q43.2% · 37 games

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Q			●											●	●
W		●		●	●		●		●
E	●							●		●		●	●
R						●					●

The order shows which abilities reach rank 5 first; the grid shows the most-played level-up sequence with that order (measured over 58 games).

Riot's official tips for playing Xin Zhao

• Xin Zhao is a great initiator to combat. Lead the front to start a fight and use your ultimate to do the most damage possible.
• Try to position yourself so your ultimate's knockback is most effective.

How to play around Xin Zhao's combos

• Xin Zhao is a powerful initiator with both his charge and ultimate dealing damage to all units around him. Try having your team stay spread out until he's used his ultimate.
• Xin Zhao relies heavily on his Three Talon Strikes for damage and cooldown resets, so preventing him from finishing his combo will have a dramatic effect.

Frequently asked questions

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