- Win Rate
- 46.7%
- Pick Rate
- 1.1%
- Ban Rate
- 0.6%
Xin Zhao Jungle Build: Items & Boots
- Patch
- 26.20
- Games
- 805
- Lane
- Jungle
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 11, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
The most-played Patch 26.20 Xin Zhao build is Mercury's Treads, Death's Dance, Titanic Hydra, Black Cleaver, Sterak's Gage, Guardian Angel, Oracle Lens: 7.35% of games, 62% win rate. Below are the boots, first items, starting items and summoner spells players pick most, each with its own win rate and game count.
Best Xin Zhao Build - Highest Win Rate Items
Full Build
Early Build Order
Top Summoner Spells
Flash + Smite62.0%Win Rate100.0%Pick Rate
Build Stats
This Xin Zhao build focuses on a balanced mix of offense and defense. Build the core items first for your power spike, then adapt with situational items based on enemy team composition.
The core items for this Xin Zhao build are Death's Dance, Titanic Hydra, and Black Cleaver. This item combination achieves a 62.0% win rate across 100 matches analyzed.
At full build, Xin Zhao gains a total of 200 AD, 1400 Health, 95 Armor, and 20 MR, giving a strong power profile for physical damage.
Best Xin Zhao Runes
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Xin Zhao Abilities
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Xin Zhao build strength based on the items chosen in the build when compared to all builds across every champion. Strongest in: Physical Resistance, Health, Gold Efficiency. Lower in: Magic Damage.
The most popular starting items for Xin Zhao are Scorchclaw Pup, Health Potion, Stealth Ward with a 50.0% win rate and 16.0% pick rate.
- Death's Dance S Tier
Death's Dance
3,30050.00%Win Rate+3.29%WR Diff37.27%Pick Rate - Titanic Hydra S Tier
Titanic Hydra
3,30051.41%Win Rate+4.70%WR Diff43.98%Pick Rate - Black Cleaver S Tier
Black Cleaver
3,00051.99%Win Rate+5.28%WR Diff46.83%Pick Rate
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Test any item combination — even off-meta — against thousands of real Xin Zhao matches. See win rate, KDA, damage, and every item's real impact before you ever lock in.
- Any item combo — even off-meta
- Thousands of real matches
- Win rate by rank & game length
Xin Zhao players complete Gustwalker Hatchling first in 41% of games, winning 48.3% of them. The median first item is finished at 0:12 (25th to 75th percentile: 0:06 to 0:18).
First item
| Build | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Done at | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 48.3% | 40.9% | 0:12 | 329 |
 | 47.2% | 45.9% | 0:12 | 369 |
 | 40.6% | 13.2% | 0:12 | 106 |
First two items
| Build | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Done at | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 55.1% | 21.7% | 11:24 | 167 |
 | 50.6% | 10.5% | 11:18 | 81 |
| 48.2% | 14.8% | 11:30 | 114 |
Three-item core
| Build | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Done at | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 53.6% | 16.0% | 19:54 | 110 |
| 51.9% | 11.5% | 19:30 | 79 |
 | 53.6% | 4.1% | 18:36 | 28 |
Stages keep purchase order, so "A then B" and "B then A" are counted separately. Completion time is the minute the last item of the stage was bought. Boots are tracked separately.
Xin Zhao players max W > E > Q in 78% of games, winning 47.7% of the 604 games that followed that order. The grid shows the most common ability at every level.
W
E
Q| Level | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| W | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| R | 1 | 2 | 3 |
- W > Q > E: 9% of games, 43.7% win rate
- Q > W > E: 4% of games, 37.1% win rate
- Sterak's Gage S Tier
Sterak's Gage
3,20064.29%Win Rate+17.58%WR Diff5.22%Pick Rate - Guardian Angel S Tier
Guardian Angel
3,20060.61%Win Rate+13.90%WR Diff8.20%Pick Rate
- Mercury's Treads S Tier
Mercury's Treads
1,25050.00%Win Rate+3.29%WR Diff36.52%Pick Rate
- Oracle Lens S Tier
Oracle Lens
048.58%Win Rate+1.87%WR Diff52.67%Pick Rate
Combined statistics from all items in this Xin Zhao build.
Magic Resistance:20
Movement Speed:45
Armor:95
Attack Damage:200
Health:1400
Build Comparison
MRSpeedArmorADHealth
This Xin Zhao physical damage dealer build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. Its 62.0% win rate comes from only 100 games, so treat it as an observation rather than a proven edge. The build's key strengths include exceptional physical damage output with 200 total attack damage from items, strong physical damage mitigation, and substantial health pool for survivability. This tanky Xin Zhao build works best when your team lacks frontline presence. You can absorb damage and create opportunities for your carries to deal damage. The armor in this build makes it effective against AD-heavy enemy compositions with champions like assassins or marksmen. With a total gold cost of 17,250, this Xin Zhao build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your Death's Dance, Titanic Hydra, and Black Cleaver power spike before taking major fights. For optimal results with this Xin Zhao build, focus on proper itemization timing, positioning in teamfights, and adapting your situational items based on the specific challenges each game presents.
Strengths
- Exceptional physical damage output with 200 total attack damage from items
- Strong physical damage mitigation
- Substantial health pool for survivability
Xin Zhao Jungle Boots, Starting Items & Summoner Spells (Patch 26.20)
778 gamesMost Xin Zhao Jungle players rush Scorchclaw Pup first (46% of games), finished at a median of 0.2 minutes. Plated Steelcaps are the usual boots (46%). The standard summoner spells are Flash + Smite (96%). The game usually starts with Scorchclaw Pup + Health Potion + Stealth Ward.
Xin Zhao boots
| Option | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
 Plated SteelcapsMost played | 45.9% | 45.7% | 357 |
 Mercury's Treads | 37.8% | 50.0% | 294 |
Xin Zhao starting items
| Option | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
   Scorchclaw Pup + Health Potion + Stealth WardMost played | 23.4% | 47.3% | 182 |
 Gustwalker Hatchling + Health Potion + Stealth Ward | 15.7% | 50.0% | 122 |
| Scorchclaw Pup | 8.6% | 41.8% | 67 |
| Gustwalker Hatchling | 8.2% | 51.6% | 64 |
Xin Zhao summoner spells
| Option | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
  Flash + SmiteMost played | 96.1% | 47.1% | 748 |
Every option is listed with its own pick rate, win rate and game count from ranked games this patch. Options under 40 games are left out.
Xin Zhao First Item and Core Build Timing
Which item Xin Zhao players finish first and which three-item core they build, with the median completion minute and the middle 50% of games — the timing to beat if you want to spike before your opponent.
First completed item
| Items | Finished | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scorchclaw Pup | 0.2 min 0.1-0.3 min | 45.9% | 46.2% | 357 |
| Gustwalker Hatchling | 0.2 min 0.1-0.3 min | 40.7% | 48.9% | 317 |
 Mosstomper Seedling | 0.2 min 0.1-0.3 min | 13.4% | 41.3% | 104 |
Three-item core
| Items | Finished | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
  Gustwalker Hatchling → Titanic Hydra → Black Cleaver | 19.9 min 18.4-21.6 min | 16.0% | 53.6% | 110 |
| Scorchclaw Pup → Titanic Hydra → Black Cleaver | 19.5 min 17.9-22.0 min | 11.5% | 51.9% | 79 |
  Scorchclaw Pup → Statikk Shiv → Dusk and Dawn | 20.2 min 17.9-21.8 min | 7.7% | 47.2% | 53 |
Every Xin Zhao Jungle Item by Win Rate
The completed items Xin Zhao players build most this patch, with the share of games each one appears in and its win rate. Situational items sit low in pick rate for a reason — read the win rate next to the game count.
| Option | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black CleaverMost played | 48.5% | 52.0% | 377 |
| Titanic Hydra | 45.5% | 51.4% | 354 |
 Death's Dance | 38.6% | 50.0% | 300 |
 Sundered Sky | 25.1% | 48.7% | 195 |
| Statikk Shiv | 22.8% | 44.6% | 177 |
| Dusk and Dawn | 21.0% | 49.7% | 163 |
 Spirit Visage | 9.3% | 52.8% | 72 |
 Guardian Angel | 8.5% | 60.6% | 66 |
 Maw of Malmortius | 6.6% | 33.3% | 51 |
 Sterak's Gage | 5.4% | 64.3% | 42 |
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- Attack Damage
- 85
- Health
- 1,000
- Armor
- 25
- Ability Haste
- 20
- Move Speed
- 45