Why KR Challengers Love the Reworked Top Xin Zhao

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[@Schoebitz]

As a Top Lane main I love that most players and unusual picks mentioned on this channel are about top lane :)

[@oneobjective5448]

Because it's easy to bully melee champions sadly lol

[@ChilledoutDevil]

It's actually cool for jgl mains if they got autofilled... the jungle role itself is not presented very often here though FeelsRainMan

[@smokyx]

YES

[@ducknation7219]

So u should try morgana. This b**** is killin me.

[@spalon1924]

bot lane is also p easy, just take midlane picks into the bot lane

[@francischil-ang7057]

3:41 sidesteps are clean af

[@davyddocarmocabral2989]

This rework was so unespectaded that i didn't even know it happened

[@zhizhao7915]

unexpected*

[@treeleaf6471]

Unespectaded*

[@thomasalberto613]

I actually tried xin zhao top the same day (except for phase rush)

[@dizknots9357]

is unspectated even a word *unespedaded *unespectaded

[@thomasalberto613]

@@dizknots9357 no lol

[@kabelactomas5957]

Dobby: **makes new video about champion** Me: "OMG THIS WILL BE MY NEW MAIN !!"

[@dacil8319]

Me

[@jesterchester8428]

That’s me when I get a decent skin from chests or reroll 🤣

[@billyjoe8185]

@@jesterchester8428 fr

[@danieldan7713]

@@jesterchester8428 got cosmic xin last season, might start maining him top

[@jesterchester8428]

@@danieldan7713 you too? Can Riot please stop making it so obvious which skins are easily obtained from Chests.

[@smokyx]

Super detailed analysis, amazing video editing and stunning musics.. what else? Too good

[@abubakarmohamedsoderportgy9327]

Love this channel, keep it up bud

[@jakubk.1368]

Yeah this Channel helps me a lot. even when im playing lol for 7 years, i learn new tricks and tips.

[@jspr601]

I'd really like to see more special picks. It doesnt even matter, if it's someone's otp. You just really give someone good hints what you can improve and what to pay attention to.

[@stripeybag6977]

I've played LOL for a long time, it's kind of neat seeing Xin Zhao able to build more or less whatever the flying f#@k he wants again. He kind of needed this win after what happened to J3.

[@zeronothinghere9334]

Uhm. What happened to J3?

[@stripeybag6977]

@@zeronothinghere9334 Spoilers but he's kind of dead now.

[@fuck_anx]

@@stripeybag6977 who is J3?

[@zeronothinghere9334]

@@fuck_anx I assume the one before Jarvan the Fourth

[@fuck_anx]

@@zeronothinghere9334 i cant find him lmao

[@joekenwood4956]

0:36 Holy sh*t thats some next level play

[@dhruvmehta666]

the most perfect flashes

[@LOLzum101]

Are you guys bronze silver lol

[@nephew_]

@@LOLzum101 I am not and I know that it doesnt happen often. So maybe you are?

[@joekenwood4956]

@@LOLzum101 for the record i am diamond but these plays are still impressive and unless you are challenger i dont see this play a reason where this play wont be rare cuz or common are you just so good that flash predictions are just common and boring?

[@LOLzum101]

@@joekenwood4956 he literally knocks him up and flashes when the knock up ends it's not even reaction it's prediction

[@martinraymundo358]

I love your videos Dobby!! Really informative, helpful and just overall fun to watch!!

[@LoLDobby]

Thank you so much !! :>

[@jackyb38]

I'm loving this channel, newly subscribe xD. Thank you for the great content. Also, if possible, would love to see Azir. Love the champ but I fail horrible with him. Anyways, keep it up

[@bryanlawrence8704]

I asked on your other channel for this, Just as I'm a coach and these give me up to date information thanks for this Dobby

[@LoLDobby]

Nice :>

[@hf2618]

This genuinely scares me, he has lee sin Q but through waves :p

[@longdang1119]

Much faster and unexpected too. It doesn't have projectile.

[@brunopruzsi4898]

singed and taliyah: I'm a joke to you?

[@thewolf7668]

@@longdang1119 Its not faster tho, its easy to dodge. Unless you're on NA, Bronze Midlaners here in EU usually step out of the way because they know they're fcked if hit by one. I used to practice the new Xin in midlane with Shieldbow and Nashors, I loved it.

[@megaxd7622]

@@thewolf7668 im mono and xin ap only works in top lane (in my opinion) in mid i use some ad build(without eclipse)

[@thewolf7668]

@@megaxd7622 I tried Essence Reaver, Shieldbow, Hourglass on him in top lane. Apparently "korean players use it", I see it popular there, they even take phase rush for extra stickines since in higher elos u can get kited easier. It was decent, I like the sheen proc tho, gives u extra oomph.

[@SlyI42]

I'm grateful that you put the songs in the description.

[@lore_wa]

Do Syndra next, please! Love your videos, quick, easy to follow and most important useful! (Even to learn a champion that you don't use)

[@huy4410]

I’ve been playing xin zhao top before he got the buff and quite frankly get a lot of kills because people often undermined his early kp, I still like rushing bork into nashor tho

[@griszrox]

been playing him top for a year now and i always rush Eclipse. lethality to burst squishier targets and lifesteal to sustain in tank matchup. Eclipse helps a lot Since I've seen People building steelcaps the moment they saw I'm playing top

[@yersaltycaptain8167]

Not one of the plays on the montage were running the recommended build tho... Would like to see plays with the items you suggest in next guides O.O

[@WuyuziYYDS]

Can you cover more of those offmeta builds, they are really fun to play. Love your vids

[@peterozx]

Could you make a video about something related with Tryndamere? I love your research about every champion you make video with. Thanks for your content!

[@Flare3500]

I've been using Xin as top occasionally , his ultimate is the best 1 v 1 to shove away other people , them buffing the W and E was the tipping point

[@Jasongy827]

I use to main zhao when he was released, him fiddle sticks and vi when they were jungle viable. Didn’t know they reworked him, I still want to play him. I switch roles now I only main adc and mid

[@Sn1ckels]

Grande Evandro do dende

[@Spolchen]

thank you, I went 1/10/3 and then went afk I would recommend this build

[@akalaiderxd9686]

Try to make a video on xin zhao mid. I have been playing it a lot and with the rework it's a lot better now.

[@jonathanmvkhai]

We need two flash to get away from him. (Only Zoe will pull it off)

[@Morganaplays]

or build bramble hard counters him

[@jonathanmvkhai]

@@Morganaplays True. But in the later teamfight, one catch/one dash is all you need. I main supp so it's just a pain to peel and to ward.

[@pulldisedits7978]

zed

[@Aralent]

Talon

[@jonathanmvkhai]

@@Aralent @morgana plays Sure we have specific champions that can out run in laning, but rather looking at mid-late teamfight prowess.

[@Flikanik]

Xin zhao top: exists* Poppy mains: :)))) Btw Dobby I am glad you are starting to get recognition :) I am happy to see your subs going up Keep up the amazing work

[@stj333]

yay :D

[@iammegan6626]

Me who played HoB AD Xin jg pre rework now: *1100 unit point and click dash*

[@longlifetometal1995]

It's such a breath of fresh air honestly, even with the runes pre-rework, considering the number of champs that can kite and dash for ages

[@connorchung3819]

Hi Dobby :) can you do a SECRET Rengar Tips & Tricks?

[@monstergarou3848]

I love how everyone thought this was a nerf, and know xin is one of the top junglers in pro play and in solo queue. Its similar to thing that happened with Lucian back then when riot nerfed his range/damage but buffed his e cooldown and passive synergy: utility > damage. The W and E range increase makes Xin so strong, and it makes his range of engage much longer. This is probably the best mini rework they've done in my opinion

[@MrAaeron]

With phase rush's cd having been increased early game, is conqueror or hob better now ?

[@4LaNyt]

HAIL EVANDR!AO PORRA DENDE E NOIS

[@Sadboizz-tw2dy]

Bring xinzhao to his good old days, aye !!!

[@matheusdeluna1409]

For some strange reason, i think that this Xin is from my hood ( here in Brasil). His name is just to specific ... ( EVANDRO = a commom brazilian name , "DO"= preposition, " DENDE " = name of a famous favela here in Rio de Janeiro, and also my hood.)

[@josejuliannunez9437]

How would this still work in this season or any hope for xin top is over since the tank changes because I miss that tho maybe just ww/Olaf top is better

[@MrVevo73]

A little bit like lee sin, the dash and the repel from r

[@Isaac-bc3nr]

Would xin work well in the midlane too?

[@TamTam-nt6kc]

he is actually a fearless fighter in the storyline, glad this rework making a statement about him

[@randomusername1735]

Gotta hand it to riot, this is a very succesful minirework to make him up to date with other champions

[@xingx355]

In every game during the montage you were building different items. do you have any tips of his itemization?

[@LoLDobby]

The item build hasn't been decided yet. I just recommended the one that's used the most :)

[@stephenwong6337]

it takes me back to S3 where Xin top was a thing

[@Austin_V]

Thanks dobby.

[@xpedrox23]

The range is ridiculously OP

[@broclaw1729]

Hail of blades sounds pretty good too

[@jimmykudo11]

Its good to see Xin Zhao in the Top lane again...

[@nocsu4850]

I'm a bit confused about the build. The clips are stacked with xin also building stridebreaker into cleaver

[@ShriBalaMukundam]

3: 43 Que alegria saber que esse xin zhao e o heroi maozinhas fofas

[@renansantos8645]

10:56 Evandro do dende ahahhahahahahhahqhqhq

[@Ace-Vincent-Arevalo]

XZ getting lotsa love again.

[@shyei6395]

Famoso Evandro do dende né guys.

[@Izai305]

this honestly looks so fun i need to try this top. Does anyone have any discord or group links to information on xin zhao top match ups, item match ups and so on?

[@gustavomasaki6705]

7:49 this guy is clearly a Brazilian tho salve salve Evandro do Dendê

[@justandrewthings1841]

As a support main, I'm waiting for the day a support video is uploaded

[@fadedup]

High elo macro trick spreading across chinese super server Lose lane and tilt roam mid and top must abuse doinb new technique

[@Shacoloban]

@@fadedup btw roaming is really op. Even if you leave your adc and she goes 0/6 it doesnt matter if u get some kills for top mid jungle. Really annoying but hella true

[@hf2618]

He did one on moakai sup

[@mpmppmpm5807]

@@Shacoloban salty OP role ADC main

[@rivenyasuo8633]

Xin is now enjoyable to watch and to play. Good job developer. Now we can enjoy playing with new xin. 👍👍👍

[@aclips6612]

Damn I was thinking why he can jump on this range under my turret till im recalling

[@IntrovertShiro2704]

Nice channel

[@zhunjiang5718]

Time to play xin zhao top again since the previous rework.

[@-tinyang6867]

How about top nunu? Push with W and roam, or do free trades with phase rush and Presence of Mind

[@LoLDobby]

In fact, there were users like that before :>

[@user-zj7xo9wz3t]

hey dobby can you make vidio about viktor i just started playing viktor and i know that best place to learn champ i at youre chanel

[@user-zo5ly5sh3i]

can you do a video about mid lane

[@treka123654789]

❤️

[@Dan-hn8op]

boom

[@shinsha_]

can you make gangplank tips?

[@t.t1660]

the small rework feels great but i still dont understand the ap ratios. We already had an ap-as-tank(volibear). The w rework alone i think it would be more than enough. So you can focus in stridebraker etc which feels great

[@t.t1660]

i m just saying that ap ratios are overcorection

[@haoxuan7909]

Riot experimenting with ap now that magic resist items are dead

[@rackthejipper6282]

Anybody else who noticed the bug that when you use q, the hail of blades is not proccing?

[@STRIKERZADA]

Xin top is so broken, free elo. Thanks for the video!!

[@khurgar8120]

Even though I think that the W E ranges are a bit absurd I still think xin needed this. Previously he's just been this pick that kind of gets outdone in every stage of the game by every other champ. He is supposed to be strong early game but even picks such as shaco is better than him, and in mid to late you'd much rather have a stronger pick. So I like the change, even though I havent met it top yet.

[@brixmagdua1329]

Now, wheres my heart? ♥ haha ♥

[@hiimkwan]

League of movement speed :D

[@Proxterms]

I didn't like simple champions like xin but it seems he is much more complicated and I like that!

[@thebanable7721]

Most characters that are quite easy also have higher skill ceilings than what they seem. In the end who cares play what you enjoy

[@Variosdiego]

there was some xins with trinity, black cleaver and stridebreaker

[@LoLDobby]

The item build hasn't been decided yet. I just recommended the one that's used the most :)

[@daemoon9525]

bro what is the full build ???

[@joaquinjamesrabauliman5566]

Ive been playing him for a while now I think xin top is great

[@thanhtupham5436]

Why in combat XZ he go on front line not back line ?

[@unleashed7664]

1:28 first point in w 1:58 "lv 1 trade with e" oook....

[@georgear_rd7494]

There is a thing called matchups my guy. There are matchups that you lvl up E first to abuse enemy toplaner but most cases you just lvl W first. W is always maxed anyway.

[@LoLDobby]

Oops In most cases, E is taken first.

[@thewolf7668]

W for poke, E for getting in your enemies face. I used to start W, his poke dmg is kinda too much not gonna lie, but you can miss it very easily.

[@Bollter_Slideston]

Would it be possible to make a video on Wukong? Best Wukong world plays in NA server and goes by the name of Airflash/airflash3z

[@junjieyang7800]

If the guy is from NA then he cannot be the best in the world XD

[@LoLDobby]

I'll keep an eye on him ! :>

[@yeetsin560]

best on a champion and plays in na? Doesn't make sense everyone knows that players are better in general in korea, china then euw below them

[@IYPITWL]

I love Xin in ARAM nobody understands his ult and I useit to block a ton of projectiles.

[@imrafa0572]

One of canyon's nida Would be really sick pls

[@Malzaharable]

How about hail of blades to fast proc q knock up?

[@LoLDobby]

I think That's good too !

[@mylifeisfunny8911]

sweet

[@maiconjogos]

Please Dobby, give us a Renekton guide :)

[@SmithRamone1]

evandro do dende kkkkkkkk

[@pauloazuela8488]

Xin's third skill range in Wildrift is hella long though but it aint the reworked one like this which he had long range when you use W on the enemy

[@patrikgasparik8686]

Now it is and we need ban system asap, he is just beyond broken with phase rush

[@featuresnobodyaskedfor]

Xin basically has a Lee q that passes through minions

[@pawepajak7142]

that gives him attack speed and slows

[@hpl4096]

any suggestions for who to ban/strong counters against him?

[@garethsentry]

it literally has counters at the end of the vid my man

[@garethsentry]

or lady

[@miguelramos8874]

New xin look like lee sin but easily​

[@isaiahepps9475]

Can you do gangplank please

[@ahmnc5911]

He is the new lee sin

[@minglin2814]

1:02 mejais oml

[@victorlee7561]

Me who played Xin Zhao top before they even announced his rework: I am four parallel universes ahead of you

[@iN_Vz]

so smart such wow

[@rinx853]

Is the rework already added in now patch?

[@LoLDobby]

Sure :>

[@t.z.6994]

At 3:30 why does it look like his auto animation started before he flashed?

[@LoLDobby]

It's a Spectation bug :>

[@rthulesscalculus117]

No in game that shiit fucking happens

[@aveigor9188]

how we can 'have a solid trade lvl 1 from E's slow + bonus AS' if we start with W??

[@LoLDobby]

It depends on the situation, Usually, take E first :) I made you confused about the picture.. Sorry

[@aveigor9188]

@@LoLDobby No problem honey

[@leo72192]

Had a top xin in my ranked. He went 3/20

[@joshfredrichpablo9861]

Tbh hail of blades are much more convenient u can easily proc ur Q faster than usual.

[@IYPITWL]

Is boom good or bad?

[@LoLDobby]

It means Popular(Good) :>

[@joekenwood4956]

Is it read as Shin zhao Or Zin zhao?

[@inky8323]

zin zhao

[@kabelactomas5957]

Call me weird ,but I read it as I see it. [ Ksin Zhao ]

[@inky8323]

Kay-sin Zhao? or Ke-sin Zhao? It ok bro, I fuck up pronunciations too.

[@perilousloki4712]

Neither. In chinese Xin is pronounced 'Jin' Jin Is pronounced like the word gin, the drink.

[@kapucchi]

Jhin zhao

[@RazorWinter]

Xin Zhao Top. Counters: Olaf Warwick. Xin Zhao Olaf and Warwick top. We Season 2 now bois

[@AbdouMok-ik1oi]

Plz akali tips and thx for the great job

[@joaquinamaropintonunez7165]

Bro JANNA please :(