Xin Zhao ARAM Mayhem Build

The Seneschal of Demacia. One of the strongest picks in ARAM Mayhem on patch 26.21: #5 of 173 champions.

SPatch 26.21FighterTankNo runes in Mayhem

Tier: S
Win rate: 56.0%
Pick rate: 8.9%
Rank: #5 of 173
Games: 2,061,331
Patch: 26.21

How to play Xin Zhao in ARAM Mayhem

Xin Zhao is one of the strongest picks in ARAM Mayhem on patch 26.21: tier S, #5 of 173 champions, with a 56.0% win rate over 2,061,331 games. It is also one of the most picked champions, showing up in 9% of games, so expect to see it on both sides. Riot rates it 2/10 for difficulty: easy to pick up when it lands on your bench.

Xin Zhao's damage is mixed (69% physical, 26% magic), which makes it awkward for the enemy team to itemize against. It soaks 65,912 damage per game and mitigates another 64,339, so it belongs at the front: start fights and absorb the poke your carries can't.

The On-hit build, on-hit attack speed items, is both the most played and the top-ranked path: Statikk Shiv, Dusk and Dawn and Death's Dance, with a 58.4% win rate over 1,037,107 games. On this build 43% of players skip boots and spend the slot on another item.

The cards that do best on Xin Zhao are Take'em Down Down Down, Master of Duality and The Boom and the Bass. Cards built around ability power fill most of the top of its list, followed by attack speed and on-hit. Most of its S-tier cards are prismatic, so a prismatic offer is often the pick that shapes the game. Skip Flash 2 and Pin Cushion when you can: they do worst on Xin Zhao. A pair to look for: Ethereal Weapon with Third Times the Harm.

Take Flash and Mark (95% of players). Max W (Wind Becomes Lightning) first, then E, then Q.

Xin Zhao ARAM Mayhem build

ARAMKit groups every Xin Zhao game by build path. The top-ranked path comes first, with the items most players start with, buy first and add later.

On-hit build · top ranked

58.4% win rate · 60% of Xin Zhao games · 1,037,107 games

Start

Dagger
Dagger
Aether Wisp

Core items, in buying order

Statikk Shiv
Dusk and Dawn
Death's Dance

Boots on the On-hit build for Xin Zhao, top ranked first, with the share of players who buy them
Boots, best first	Players
Gluttonous Greaves	11%
Boots of Swiftness	4%
No boots	43%

Situational, after the core

Nashor's Tooth8% buy it
Spirit Visage42% buy it
Terminus3% buy it
Riftmaker5% buy it
Rabadon's Deathcap7% buy it
Guinsoo's Rageblade3% buy it

Other build paths

Other Xin Zhao build paths with share of games, win rate and core items
Path	Games	Win rate
APStatikk Shiv, Dusk and Dawn, Rabadon's Deathcap	1.7%	59.3%
HybridStatikk Shiv, Dusk and Dawn, Hextech Gunblade	0.3%	57.0%
LethalityHubris, The Collector, Death's Dance	0.2%	56.5%
CritThe Collector, Infinity Edge, Lord Dominik's Regards	0.7%	55.0%

Games: the share of all Xin Zhao games that went this way.

Most bought items

Dusk and Dawn78% of games
Statikk Shiv74% of games
Death's Dance46% of games
Spirit Visage33% of games
Mercury's Treads30% of games
Heartsteel29% of games
Blade of The Ruined King15% of games
Riftmaker11% of games
Nashor's Tooth11% of games
Sundered Sky11% of games

Best augments for Xin Zhao

Every card with enough Xin Zhao games, by tier and best first within each tier. Tiers are Xin Zhao's own: a card can be S tier here and C tier on another champion. As Riot's policy asks, cards are shown by tier and order only, never with a win rate. Click a card for its own page; the augment tier list ranks them over all champions.

PrismaticBest prismatic cards

GoldBest gold cards

SilverBest silver cards

1Escape PlanTier A
2Lich BrainTier A
3ZealotTier A

S- and A-tier cards for Xin Zhao

4 S tier and 41 A tier, best first.

The S- and A-tier augments for Xin Zhao in ARAM Mayhem, best first, with their rarity and what they do
Augment	Rarity	Tier	What it does
Take'em Down Down Down	Gold	Tier S	Attacks and Abilities apply a stack to enemy champions for 5 seconds and deal Melee (5–30 (by level) +35% Bonus Attack Damage+15% Ability…
Master of Duality	Prismatic	Tier S	Your Attacks grant you 6–18 (by level) Ability Power and your Abilities that damage enemies grant you 3–9 (by level) Attack Damage. This…
The Boom and the Bass	Gold	Tier S	After casting an Ability, your next Attack within 6 seconds is faster, deals Melee (50–200 (by level) +50% Bonus Attack Damage+30% Ability…
Third Times the Harm	Prismatic	Tier S	–
Phenomenal Evil	Gold	Tier A	Permanently gain 1 Ability Power when you damage enemy champions with Abilities. If taken as your second Augment, starts with 40 Ability…
Ethereal Weapon	Gold	Tier A	Your Abilities apply On-Hit Effects On-Hit effects. 1 second Cooldown per target.
Escape Plan	Silver	Tier A	Gain a massive (65% Max Health) decaying Shield, decaying 150% Movement Speed, and a decaying shrink effect upon reaching 35% Health (75…
Clown College	Prismatic	Tier A	Backstab: You deal (20–35 (by level) +35% Ability Power +50% Bonus Attack Damage) bonus physical damage when striking from behind. Deceive…
Urf's Champion	Prismatic	Tier A	QUEST: Score 18 takedowns. REWARD: Gain The Golden Spatula.
Mad Scientist	Prismatic	Tier A	On each Revive, you grow large (gaining 30% Adaptive Force and 20% Health) or tiny (gaining 70 Ability Haste and 40% Movement Speed).
Titan's Resolve	Prismatic	Tier A	Dealing and receiving champion damage grants you 1 stack of Juggernauting for 6 seconds. For every 10 stacks of Juggernauting you gain 25–75…
Wooglet's Witchcap	Prismatic	Tier A	QUEST: Possess Rabadon's Deathcap and Zhonya's Hourglass. REWARD: Get Wooglet's Witchcap.
Dual Wield	Prismatic	Tier A	When you Attack, fire a bolt that deals 40% damage and applies your On-Hit Effects On-Hit effects at 40% effectiveness. Gain 10% total…
Back To Basics	Prismatic	Tier A	Your Ultimate Ability is sealed. Gain 35% Ability Damage, Healing, Shielding, and 70 Ability Haste.
Lich Brain	Silver	Tier A	Gain (30+4% Bonus Health) Ability Power.
Heavy Is The Crown	Gold	Tier A	Gain 10 Attack Damage, 25 Ability Power, and increase your Bonus Attack Damage, Bonus Ability Power, and Total Attack Speed by 10%. Decrease…
Zealot	Silver	Tier A	Gain (25%+5% Ability Power) Critical Strike Chance and (35%+5% Ability Power) Attack Speed.
Tooth Fairy	Gold	Tier A	When you deal more than 25% of an enemy champion's Health in less than 2.5 seconds, they drop a Tooth. 4 seconds cooldown per target
Blue Barrier	Silver	Tier A	Gain 200–450 (by level) % of the Max Mana Mana you spend as a Shield for 1.5 seconds. Shields up to 300–800 (by level)
Mystic Punch	Prismatic	Tier A	On-Hit Effects On-Hit reduce the cooldown of your abilities by 1.25 seconds Ability Haste.
Hellbent	Prismatic	Tier A	Striking enemy champions with Attacks or Abilities grants you a stack of Revivemaxxing for 6 seconds (max: 10). At max stacks become…
Circle of Death	Prismatic	Tier A	Your healing and Health Regen deal 70% of the value magic damage to the nearest enemy champion.
ADAPt	Silver	Tier A	Convert Bonus Attack Damage to Ability Power, and gain (15%) Ability Power. Converts at a rate of 1.67 Ability Power per point of Attack…
Ultra Hydra	Prismatic	Tier A	Gain a Tiamat when completing a Hydra Item. QUEST: Possess Titanic Hydra, Ravenous Hydra and Profane Hydra. REWARD: Get Ultra Hydra.
Typhoon	Silver	Tier A	Your Attacks shoot a missile at an additional target, dealing 30% damage and applying On-Hit Effects On-Hit effects.
Armored Impact	Gold	Tier A	After casting an Ability, your next Attack deals (50–125 (by level) +250% Bonus Armor) bonus physical damage to nearby enemies.
BEES!!!	Gold	Tier A	Every 15–10 (by level) seconds, your next Ability hit against an enemy champion throws a beehive at the target. Upon arriving, the hive…
Weapon of Destiny	Gold	Tier A	Your first Legendary Item becomes the Weapon of Destiny. When a champion you damaged within the last 3 seconds dies, increase the Weapon of…
Infinite Recursion	Prismatic	Tier A	Gain 60 Ability Haste, plus 3 Ability Haste per takedown.
Leg Day	Silver	Tier A	Gain 50 Movement Speed and 50% Slow Resist.
Hand of Baron	Prismatic	Tier A	Gain 25% Adaptive Force. Nearby allied minions are greatly empowered.
Forged By The Master	Silver	Tier A	Your Item and Augment damage are increased by 45%.
Shadow Runner	Silver	Tier A	After using a Dash, Blink, or Teleport Ability or exiting Stealth, gain 300 Movement Speed for 2 seconds.
Goliath	Prismatic	Tier A	Become large, gaining 35% Health and 15% Adaptive Force.
Transmute: Prismatic	Gold	Tier A	Gain a random Augment Tier Prismatic Augment.
Witchful Thinking	Silver	Tier A	Gain Ability Power 20–80 (by level) Ability Power.
Twin Fire	Silver	Tier A	On ability damage, fire 1 plus (3% Critical Strike Chance) missiles that deal (10–30 (by level) +7% Bonus Attack Damage+7% Ability Power)…
Stats!	Silver	Tier A	Gain 2 Stat Anvils!
Symphony of War	Prismatic	Tier A	Gain the Lethal Tempo and Conqueror Keystone Runes. Lethal Tempo - Attacking champions grants Attack Speed, stacking up to 6 times. At 6…
Flow of Spirit	Silver	Tier A	Casting selected ability grants you 60–120 (by level) % Attack Speed for 4 seconds.
Giant Slayer	Prismatic	Tier A	Become tiny, gain 20% Movement Speed, and deal between 10% and 30% bonus damage to champions based on how much larger they are than you.
Juiced	Silver	Tier A	On-Hit Effects On-Hit deal Melee (7% Max Mana) / Ranged (5.6% Max Mana) magic damage, this damage can Critically Strike.
Stats on Stats!	Gold	Tier A	Gain 3 Stat Anvils, with a higher chance of Gold and Prismatic Anvils!
Heavy Hitter	Silver	Tier A	Your Attacks deal additional (3.5% Max Health) physical damage.
Donation	Gold	Tier A	Receive 1750 Gold. Thanks chat!:)

Average on Xin Zhao
64 cards, best first

Below average on Xin Zhao
48 cards, best first

Weakest on Xin Zhao
6 cards, best first

Best first augment for Xin Zhao

Your first card decides the early fights, and a card that is great as a first pick can be a weak fourth. ARAMKit ranks Xin Zhao's cards for each pick on its own; these are the top five per pick, with their tier in that pick. For the first pick, Take'em Down Down Down, Master of Duality and Urf's Champion come out on top.

The best augments for Xin Zhao in each pick of an ARAM Mayhem game, best first, with their tier in that pick
#	First pick	Second pick	Third pick	Fourth pick
1	Take'em Down Down DownTier S	Take'em Down Down DownTier S	Take'em Down Down DownTier S	Take'em Down Down DownTier S
2	Master of DualityTier S	Master of DualityTier S	Master of DualityTier S	Master of DualityTier S
3	Urf's ChampionTier S	The Boom and the BassTier S	The Boom and the BassTier S	The Boom and the BassTier S
4	Armored ImpactTier S	Clown CollegeTier S	Ethereal WeaponTier S	Blue BarrierTier S
5	The Boom and the BassTier S	Phenomenal EvilTier S	Titan's ResolveTier S	Ethereal WeaponTier S

Strong card pairs

Two cards that do especially well together on Xin Zhao, best pair first.

Summoner spells and skill order

Summoner spells

Flash + Mark95% of players · 56.2% win rate
Ghost + Mark0% of players · 56.0% win rate
Flash + Ghost4% of players · 54.1% win rate

Skill order

WWind Becomes Lightning
EAudacious Charge
QThree Talon Strike

Max W first. 49% of players use this order (57.7% win rate); put points in R whenever you can.

Xin Zhao in an average Mayhem game

Averages per game over every game on this patch.

K / D / A: 11.7 / 12.9 / 23.9
KDA: 2.96
Damage to champions: 42,669
Damage taken: 65,912
Self-mitigated: 64,339
Healing on allies: 4
Shielding on allies: 0
Crowd control: 32 s
Kill participation: 65%
Game length: 16:22

Damage type

Physical 69%Magic 26%True 5%

Questions and answers

What is the best Xin Zhao build in ARAM Mayhem?

On patch 26.21 ARAMKit ranks the On-hit build first for Xin Zhao: Statikk Shiv, Dusk and Dawn and Death's Dance. It is also the most played build.

What are the best augments for Xin Zhao in ARAM Mayhem?

The S-tier cards for Xin Zhao, best first: Take'em Down Down Down, Master of Duality, The Boom and the Bass and Third Times the Harm. The full list by tier is on this page.

Is Xin Zhao good in ARAM Mayhem?

Xin Zhao is tier S on patch 26.21, #5 of 173 champions, with a 56.0% win rate over 2.1 million games. That makes it one of the strongest picks in ARAM Mayhem right now.

What is the best first augment for Xin Zhao in ARAM Mayhem?

For Xin Zhao's first pick on patch 26.21: Take'em Down Down Down, Master of Duality, Urf's Champion, Armored Impact and The Boom and the Bass, best first. Cards rank differently in later picks; the table on this page has all four.

Other Fighters in ARAM Mayhem

Get Xin Zhao's build and card tiers in your game

LazyElo is a free Windows app that sits next to the League client. In the Mayhem lobby it shows which champion on your bench is strongest; in the game you type the three cards you're offered and see their tier for Xin Zhao side by side, with this build in the overlay.

Download LazyElo for Windows

Free plan, no ads. For Windows 10 and 11.

Plans and pricing The ARAM Mayhem overlay

ARAM Mayhem tier list
Every champion by tier on patch 26.21.
ARAM Mayhem augment tier list
Every card from S to D over all champions.
All Mayhem builds
Pick a champion from the full list.
ARAM Mayhem rules
Augment levels, rerolls and why there are no runes.
ARAM Mayhem guide
How the mode, the cards and the picks work.
Xin Zhao counters
Its lane matchups on Summoner's Rift.
ARAM Mayhem overlay
The card picker and build in the app.

Source: ARAMKit, used with permission. Patch 26.21, 23,177,263 ARAM Mayhem games, data of October 28, 2026. Riot keeps Mayhem games out of its public match API, so these aggregates come from ARAMKit. Card tiers are shown without win rates, as Riot's developer policy asks.