Lethality Xin Zhao Build

Lethality Xin Zhao Build.

Lethality Xin Zhao build with runes and items. Lethality Xin Zhao guide offers in-depth how-to play, skill order and tips. Play Lethality Xin Zhao build in League of Legends Patch 14.24!

Updated: 2024-12-18 ()

TLDR

Starting items
Tear of the Goddess should be final item in your build.
Long Sword should be final item in your build.
Long Sword should be final item in your build.
Quick Skill Order
Xin Zhao ability Wind Becomes Lightning should be leveled first.
W
Xin Zhao ability Three Talon Strike should be leveled second.
Q
Xin Zhao ability Audacious Charge should be leveled third.
E
Final items
Ionian Boots of Lucidity should be final item in your build.
The Collector should be final item in your build.
Muramana should be final item in your build.
Hubris should be final item in your build.
Profane Hydra should be final item in your build.
Serylda's Grudge should be final item in your build.
Quick Runes
Major rune Hail of Blades from Domination tree.
Minor rune Precision.
Summoner spells
Pick Mark as your Summoner Spell.
Pick Flash as your Summoner Spell.

Lethality Xin Zhao Runes

Domination
Domination major tree Electrocute rune.
Domination major tree Dark Harvest rune.
Domination major tree Hail of Blades rune.
Domination major tree Cheap Shot rune.
Domination major tree Taste of Blood rune.
Domination major tree Sudden Impact rune.
Domination major tree Zombie Ward rune.
Domination major tree Ghost Poro rune.
Domination major tree Eyeball Collection rune.
Domination major tree Treasure Hunter rune.
Domination major tree Relentless Hunter rune.
Domination major tree Ultimate Hunter rune.
Precision
Precision minor tree Absorb Life rune.
Precision minor tree Triumph rune.
Precision minor tree Presence of Mind rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Alacrity rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Haste rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Bloodline rune.
Precision minor tree Coup de Grace rune.
Precision minor tree Cut Down rune.
Precision minor tree Last Stand rune.
Passive
Passive tree Adaptive Force rune (+9 Adaptive Force).
Passive tree Attack Speed rune (+10% Attack Speed).
Passive tree Ability Haste rune (+8 Ability Haste).
Passive tree Adaptive Force rune (+9 Adaptive Force).
Passive tree Move Speed rune (+2 Movement Speed).
Passive tree Health Scaling rune (+10-180 Health (based on level)).
Passive tree Health rune (+65 Health).
Passive tree Tenacity And Slow Resist rune (+10 Tenacity and Slow Resist).
Passive tree Health Scaling rune (+10-180 Health (based on level)).

How to play

General
  1. You build Lethality and wait for a moment to strike enemy squishes.
  2. Snowball / Mark is a crucial cooldown for playing this build. Do not waste it or even wait to hit the enemy at point-blank range to ensure hit (so you follow them, if they Flash).
  3. If an enemy team is full of tanks or bruisers, rush Serylda's Grudge or even Lord Dominik's Regards early (sometimes even #2). Black Cleaver is also an alternative. The key is to adapt to the enemy team.
  4. This build revolves around Hail of Blades and Lethality short bursts of damage.

Tips and Tricks

General
  1. Always keep auto attacking - this gives you great sustain, especially early on.
  2. Always count your Q attacks. You can attack minions twice, then E (combined with Flash) and knock unsuspecting enemies up!
  3. Combo #1: You can cast W and Flash. It works forward/backward and sideways. This lets you get some cool kills.
  4. Combo #2: You can cast W, Flash then use E to reach. That's a super cool combo that lets you catch people off guard and engage from miles away.
  5. Combo #3: You can cast R, then Flash. This way you do some surprise damage, or even throw enemies into your team if used properly (keep track of who is Challenged!)
  6. Combo #4: Prepare your Q to have knock up ready, then you can Flash into an enemy team, use R to knock everyone back and immediately knock your target up to keep him in place. You can follow up with E and Flash if needed.
  7. Combo #5: You can E to a minion + W during dash animation for surprise hits. This is especially cool, when your build revolves around W (Lethality, Crit, AP builds)
Riot
  1. 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.
  2. Try to position yourself so your ultimate's knockback is most effective.

Skill Order

  • Xin Zhao [object Object] ability.
    Q
    Three Talon Strike
  • Xin Zhao [object Object] ability.
    W
    Wind Becomes Lightning
  • Xin Zhao [object Object] ability.
    E
    Audacious Charge
  • Xin Zhao [object Object] ability.
    R
    Crescent Guard

Items

Starting items
Tear of the Goddess item.
Long Sword item.
Long Sword item.
Rush this
The Collector item.
Boots
Plated Steelcaps item.
Ionian Boots of Lucidity item.
Mercury's Treads item.
Good items
Opportunity item.
The Collector item.
Voltaic Cyclosword item.
Youmuu's Ghostblade item.
Serylda's Grudge item.
Profane Hydra item.
Spear of Shojin item.
OK items
Edge of Night item.
Umbral Glaive item.
Axiom Arc item.
For mana problems
Tear of the Goddess item.
Muramana item.
Counter items
Additional considerations for these items is advised!
Executioner's Calling item.
Mercurial Scimitar item.
Serpent's Fang item.
Chempunk Chainsword item.
Anti tank items
Additional considerations for these items is advised!
Blade of The Ruined King item.
Lord Dominik's Regards item.
Black Cleaver item.
Good defensive items
Maw of Malmortius item.
Spirit Visage item.
Death's Dance item.
Anti poke items
Kaenic Rookern item.
Warmog's Armor item.
For the last fight
Additional considerations for these items is advised!
Elixir of Iron item.
Elixir of Wrath item.
Example final build
Ionian Boots of Lucidity item.
The Collector item.
Muramana item.
Hubris item.
Profane Hydra item.
Serylda's Grudge item.