Paladins - Zhin - Ability Breakdown

Take a look at the abilities for the newest champion to join the realm - Zhin! Available in the OB52 patch.
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[@OnTheHorizonMC]

But can he give Bomb King a big hug???

[@thelaw7772]

thing that would be cool to try out, is ulting with zhin on a dragon punch and on a roll out bk

[@MA-qc3fs]

Watch nuclearsharkheads latest video which shows every ultimate that can be deflected by the new champion Spoiler it's almost everything XD

[@anirbanbhunia8484]

He can with retaliation

[@justinew6728]

But can he challenge makoa ?

[@ElMordo]

I think he can with his ult :v

[@alexandersh86]

And Guillotine legendary. Yep.

[@Lizard-813]

Justine :D If he has the guillotine legendary, he can even challenge PLUSHY MAKOA!

[@jaffersonk.6435]

He can also holdout pretty well with retaliate leg card then whirl and run away for some while. And another thing is that it's really cool to look at cause it looks like a swordfight.

[@kwibee]

He can dude, HE CAN

[@thatfoxxy]

bUT DOES HE NEED HEALING

[@swisher1849]

Cyanthia. VHS VHS VHS

[@WildCharger]

VHS VVVE

[@r0mancedawn]

+nwswisher 02 nah more like X X X X X X X X X X

[@cartoonnationanimation7359]

Those"I need healing" jokes aren't even funny anymore.

[@r0mancedawn]

+Cartoon Nation Animation brony

[@TiltEV]

0:59 Bro that´s more of a Final Smash than an Ultimate.

[@atypicalinternetdweller4997]

Sr Ragequit Maybe Zhin should do it for like a maximum of four times or something to really make it an ultimate.

[@majintrunky6255]

Yeah

[@jasonuy6129]

This character is cool and all but the Paladins world still needs some damn lore! The game feels so lifeless sometimes.

[@jeffpower145]

Idon't Wanttoshowmyname lore is coming this year i think

[@mattexp]

they said that there will be lore this year

[@marvinmejia259]

Idon't Wanttoshowmyname lore is coming, you can also find some interesting things on the champion's voicelines

[@matthewphu4637]

they'll get to that at some point, they took some first steps by adding zhin who they said is their first REAL villain

[@ThiagoHenrique-wh7qr]

It will come. It was said on the Paladins stream that Zhin is the first real Villain in the game, a leader of a group of bandits and murderers.

[@Tazolad]

Loadout delete button

[@theboomboomking4935]

Why even delete a loadout?

[@LegeFles]

Tazolad-f4_ because That is important right now xD

[@Tazolad]

Don't be stupid I dont see why not

[@theboomboomking4935]

Tazolad-f4_ you can just not use that loadout or press the clear button...

[@theinventiveidiot]

Tazolad-f4_ Or just reedit the loadout?????

[@conmanwolf405]

Prince Zuko, is that you?

[@atypicalinternetdweller4997]

ConmanWolf Where's Azula?

[@SgtNoPants]

ConmanWolf zuzu has a nice scar that he doesn't have

[@A1phaz0ne]

Maybe you should go back and look at Avatar again. Because that dude looks nothing like Zuko.

[@SgtNoPants]

Alphazone the only thing in common is fire

[@jivatma9424]

But can he behold the dragon's fury??

[@betabones6095]

Paca G Yes

[@SgtNoPants]

Paca G can he dye his hair?

[@buanenochorvo]

actually his right mouse button ability can stop drogoz ultimate :DD

[@rahuhe4102]

His Ult line is "GREAT AETHER!"

[@Cylix404]

ike your in the wrong game m8

[@SilvaSilver]

I love that overwatch players invade the paladins update comments to just attack the game. Calling the characters rip-offs and such but when Sombra was released I didn't see Paladins players call her a clone of Skye. I personally think both games are lovely. Yes Paladins is buggy and it's been in beta for a while but what can you expect from games nowadays? Some get pushed to the side for polishing (The last guardian). What I'm trying to say is why can't we live in a world where two games can be similar without having to be called copies?

[@SlapshotStudios]

Silva Silver paladins players do the same thing so I don’t see why your complaining

[@CarlAnngello]

This is gonna be fun for the Mythbusters series.

[@riscstaken]

Carl Anngello Gaña he can counter all damaging ults except 2, and one of them is Ash's, pretty good huh?

[@yachnasaxena82]

Miguel Gil and the last one drogoz

[@ziadmuhammed4142]

@@riscstaken IDK 4 years ago, but Zhin can counter Ash's ult as well.

[@SavageDroggo]

guys, first of all Zhin is chinese, second of all using sword to block projectiles was not invented by overwatch, it was invented more than 3000 years ago in ancient china and probably other countries around the world. third of all reaper is not the only champion allowed to move in smoke. Stop comparing those characters, if u think u can come up with a 100% original character then u can say whatever u want, if no, then shut up

[@Kwispian]

Technically we think the way OW fanboys here think we can say that Reaper is a rip-off of Delsin (Main character of Infamous: Second Son) because one of his main abilities was smoke-walk.

[@Magwrath-Smith]

Overwatch fanboys take every little bit of detail of a Paladins character and compare it not just to OW but also to other games, if you use that logic then there is no such thing as original characters since every little bit of detail counts as a rip-off of another character.

[@potatolover2965]

Dragon DEMI dude, your like, the most reasonable person in this comment section so far :0

[@rakshar6299]

EVERYTHING IS A DOOM RIPOFF!

[@tuzar359]

why can't we just all get along?

[@benl4304]

This looks like a fun play style, however (although I havent played him yet) I feel his damage might be really weak, if not to weak. Especially when it comes to his ult. His ult didnt even bring Ashe down to half health. So unless his ult charges really quick, he may be kind of squishy

[@atypicalinternetdweller4997]

Benjamin Lock Maybe he's just a buff character(which are basically characters that heavily rely on abilities to do damage, like Genji from Overwatch).

[@ferdy5705]

thrs a legendary card where each hit from his ult deals 25 percent of the targets health.. so 25 x 4 is 100

[@augustomerlo1346]

Benjamin Lock and he cant jump verticaly

[@augustomerlo1346]

Adam Streat thats drogoz ult but with a legendart cars

[@zhinbot2791]

El nacimiento de un grande

[@JetTheProphet]

OW Players:"This is Genji because he can counter peoples shot" But what about his other abilities that are pretty unique? OW Player:"Its obviously Genji. He even has a sword!"

[@monke2438]

Zhin is not unique at all lmao. Primary attack is genji shuriken reskin, counter is genji reflect reskin (literally counters with a sword too), whirl is any warframe character with fire melee doing slide spin (creates aura of fire during slide), billow is reapers wraith form (cant get attacked and is in black smoke) and ult is like genjis ult to a single person (kinda unique looking but at the end with legendary card its just another 1 hit kill ult what is not unique) so please explain how is he unique?

[@tiagosales100]

Andreas Niinimaa And Genji is unique? Blizzard fanboy spotted

[@tiagosales100]

Andreas Niinimaa Genji and Zhin is just Warframe abilities, deflect bullets with a sword? Climb walls? Send energy strikes with the sword? This is Excalibur

[@betabones6095]

Andreas Niinimaa ptttt. do you even have eyes? go get eye surgery or something.

[@jonasalbert7963]

tiagosales100 you are goddamn right!

[@rillafy7966]

its funny how much faster the ow fanboys came to this video than paladins players

[@nmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmn]

XD

[@xibalbagrim]

patricio nick you're right, I came here 13 hours late. I'm seeing a bunch of comments of "I need healing" and Genji.

[@rillafy7966]

you cant really blame them overwatch has gotten stale and boring

[@Bonney95]

atleast its not p2w like Paladins great developers XD

[@rillafy7966]

Corstarkk how is paladins pay to win could you elaborate

[@WadafakMoments]

VHS VHS VHS VHS

[@WildCharger]

VVVE VVVE VVVE VVVE

[@MaverickPoopsfirstchannel]

VEG VEG VEG VEG

[@WildCharger]

VVN VVN VVN VVN

[@MaverickPoopsfirstchannel]

VVY VVY VVY VVY

[@WildCharger]

VVGQ VVGQ VVGQ VVGQ

[@nickspencerfishingrodd2383]

i imagine what people think when they open the video...probably something like: "ehi! i'm a normal Paladins fan, just here to see the new champion's ability and see what people think about it but all i got is a comment section filled with people talking about overwatch......like always......."

[@nickspencerfishingrodd2383]

***** i don't get what is wrong with the same map and heroes My point is: if people do not like this game, Why they keep leaving a bad comment in the comments section? Your comments will not stop hi-rez from making this game.....so where is the point?

[@nickspencerfishingrodd2383]

*****​​​ I should got the sarcasm from the "Overrated" and "superior" words..... I feel stOOpid

[@GarryYTGames]

Yasuo likes that ultimate.

[@eladkalif3590]

when u think they finally gonna add a meele champ

[@brambleclaw90]

They have already said that they have no intention of adding a melee character. There used to be one or two in the past, Grover used to be one. but they said where the game has become really projectile focused a melee character would not work.

[@SgtNoPants]

Fireheart plushy makoa or whatever

[@brambleclaw90]

That's just a skin. Still not a melee character.

[@darksign1840]

Fireheart grover was once a melee character.

[@brambleclaw90]

Gerard Paradela already said that. see my first comment.

[@ethanl2019]

Hi Rez needs to stop with the untargetable abilities: mal damba, seris, grohk , and now zhin

[@cristianardonmonge836]

mal damba too

[@ferdy5705]

Hi ifkr its so annoying and it literally all counter a certain someone's ultimate....... -.- ahem times ticking ahem

[@scottallen2966]

He cant attack while doing it so id consider it somewhat fair

[@AsassinF]

he cant.

[@WarinTbone]

Raynday sounds like he's going to fall asleep or something

[@juano.c8361]

I like when he dabs when he uses his ult

[@hronick6127]

I gave the idea for this champion in the forums

[@ItsKlovey]

Literally everybody requested a ninja/samurai with a katana

[@MrAnonCunningham]

It's not a katana

[@ratlinggull2223]

and he's not a samurai

[@theshinshi4620]

Its not Genji its Ao Kuang from Smite

[@runaisnothere]

Prince Zuko from the fire nation sure changed a lot since I last saw him...

[@ablooblooblabla9303]

raynday sounding absolutely delighted

[@nemonosbrene5685]

Need Healing

[@tatotahto4409]

Anyone else realise that Zhin is more of... an anime character? Y'know, rather than a hanzo/genji "ripoff".

[@charcharmunr]

If anything, he's from Dynasty Warriors.

[@kappaoppo966]

@@unfortunatezombie DW is chinese

[@_Szymecz]

Nice genji and reaper fusion

[@FakeFlameSprite]

that ult is the kind of ult I want doomfist to have, but chain that across all enemies in an area.

[@Prorok-fe9sw]

SO THAT'S HOW YASUO REWORK LOOKS GG

[@Falkueche]

Lol sucks.

[@YoQ]

that whirlwind seems pointless as hell

[@DoomDragonRider]

Can go in any direction (including vertically), can damage multiple people, deals 400 damage... Lol no, not useless. Not in any way.

[@joenervlus3239]

Most American Mexican You'll encounter haha nope. You can ult and finish your enemy with it or do other combos :0

[@ratlinggull2223]

Whirl cannot go vertically

[@avenz1180]

thanks for making this champion

[@luisvilca4467]

And here I thought he would be the first melee champion

[@InclusiveEddy]

Overwatch players ,do not compare Zhin to Genji plss

[@VlaD-fr6zm]

he is like genji

[@InclusiveEddy]

Vlad10MD nope,hhe is unique in hus own way

[@AtifHaiqal]

Eddy Clay he's not genji....... He's genji + reaper.

[@AtifHaiqal]

Eddy Clay jkjk

[@Pekodes]

So anyone with a sword that can deflect something is genji...?

[@fabulousneet1180]

I think it would be cool to make his ultimate like Achilles’. If he manages to kill an enemy with it then he can repeat it but will take more damage the more he uses it

[@PaladinsHighlights]

Looks awesome can't wait to see him in competetive.

[@CptKritZ]

Love this new Genji update!

[@jancgtb]

WHERE IS THE SQUAD

[@jancgtb]

SOME ONE HAS DEM NUTS

[@tiagosales100]

I am glad to know that playing Overwatch brainwashes you to make you think that everything in Overwatch is 100% original and others things is just a "Overwatch re-skin" and Blizzard should sue the Universe (or God/Gods/Goddess) for ripping off Overwatch. Never going to play it.

[@bananaking1260]

tiagosales100 Yup. That's what happens when you live in your mom's basement begging her for $60 and never going outside.

[@ratlinggull2223]

Let's not forget the League of Legends kids who are actually THE FUCKING SAME, and people who play OW largely originated from, you guessed it, League OF FUCKING L EGENDS. All these years LoL has been ripping off Dota, so LoL/OW kids wants to fucking think that every thing is a ripoff of their games.

[@SlapshotStudios]

tiagosales100 well that’s not really ow fault it’s just players from around the globe being idiots like there are idiots who think paladins is 100% original

[@SlapshotStudios]

tiagosales100 doesn’t paladins do the same ow is not the only game who have a community like this

[@assblaster9552]

To make this comparison,you must play dota beacause you are literally implying the same thing OW players do but different games.First of all,tell me which champs/heroes are the same or resemble the other in the same way then you can make accuses.And if LoL fanbase is in fact kids then you represent dota and their players as toddlers.Please stop making your community look retarded when there are people who play dota and play LoL and are cool and lots of fun to play with i guess unlike you.

[@demispectra9783]

Thanks for the breakdown! Now give him sephiroth skin

[@fernandopm7738]

he is like genji with a repears abbiliti

[@jancgtb]

like rly

[@motionseven9661]

*Genji here, mada mada I NEED HEALING I REQUIRE HEALING SONO TEIDO KA RYUJIN NO KEN O KURE!!!!!!*

[@Pekodes]

I never knew genji had a sword That was on fire And could shoot its flames By flicking the oil off of it.

[@motionseven9661]

I never knew genji had a sword That could deflect everything or dash forward or release his multiple OP sword slashes on someones ass then proceed to try to be reaper aswell

[@charcharmunr]

Deflect = / = Counter. Because reflecting a projectile is not the same as negating a projectile then responding with a melee-range counterattack.

[@matthewphu4637]

Is zhin a ninja? I don't think so. Does he slash dash i don't think so he spins, does he have shurikens i don't think so he has flaming vacuum waves, does genji actually counter attack after he blocks i don't think so, does genji have a yasuo(league of legends) style ultimate i don't think so, can genji become a puff of smoke like ao kuang(smite) can become water i don't think so. They both have swords big deal at least zhin uses it more and honestly he is more related to his Smite counterpart ao kuang in terms of theme and lore(both tyrants), they both hold their swords in a similar style, they both can turn into smoke/water a an escape, they are both eastern inspired, and they both have a dash into an execute ultimate.

[@motionseven9661]

i couldnt care less dude, i just made a meme

[@mrghilliesmadhouse6286]

That ulti makes me think of Ike from super smash bros. Memories...

[@subatomica5669]

guy looks like an Earth Kingdom Warlord

[@helloyoutube1110]

Genji+Reaper+Yasuo from Lol=Zhin

[@Juan14221]

Hello KZbin Italia ths mecanics will do the champion

[@johnhavering3543]

Hello KZbin he looks more like hanzo than genji

[@helloyoutube1110]

John Havering Haha, I was talking about the skillset, looks like they copied Hanzo's face too 😂

[@charcharmunr]

Bearded Japanese man with short hair = clean-shaven Chinese man with long hair?

[@piousthepious]

imagine being so lonely and socially disabled that you do some serious mental gymnastics to somehow come up with another way that Paladins copied other games (they didn't).

[@firkinflamer8604]

Paladins has less hyped abilities Genji: Deflect; Everything in an unlimited amount of whatever it is he's deflecting Zhin: Block then stab

[@kosu75]

Wow I wonder where I've seen this guy before...

[@p.rivates5549]

"You will learn respect! And suffering will be your teacher..."

[@13Okuni1]

Side note: CC-immune champions can make him waste his ult cuz it counts as a stun. Survived it as Maeve, with CC-cleanse legendary and avoided it completely as Inara using the mother's grace legendary and hitting right click before he hit. Grover using his OB53 ult would probably be safe too.

[@Passtronaut]

he didn't attack seris because he knows what's up DAM RIGHT

[@WreckingCHeckProd]

morale boost is gonna be fun to use on this guy...

[@SoupsSB]

Slow down! I haven't got enough money for ash yet! I'm also trying to save up my coins for that cosmic skin for drogoz!

[@nmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmn]

I get the feeling that hi-rez really likes to play with fire

[@Vampyink]

his name reminds me of a league of legends champion for some reason

[@HarrySia]

hanzo looks + genji ultimate = this guy...

[@escanorlionsinofpride6147]

Harrykyle99 NOPE !!!!!!!!

[@HarrySia]

Escanor Lion Sin of Pride YEEEP

[@escanorlionsinofpride6147]

Harrykyle99 Nope, now shut up

[@maxmakinen2692]

Its first gonna be so overpowered.

[@grimreaper7342]

his ultimate gives me ne zha vibes

[@CicloopeVesgo]

Awesome champion.... but, when will you release more maps?

[@bubble.boy22]

It sounds like this was recorded in the middle of the night and he had to be very quiet. :P

[@kahlilugsad942]

Now we need his brother.

[@jigthh]

He looks like Warring kingdoms Xin Zhao and he has Yasuo ultimate.

[@tanasirobert9157]

He's got a dash and a counter. The only thing we need now is if you actually get to kill people WITH the sword in his ultimate...

[@LiViD999x]

That Yasuo ult tho

[@flower2456]

I can already feel the nerf complaints

[@julioanderson8104]

but i will not die, yet amigo

[@NinjaGamer820]

so you gave him a sword, but his basic attack is flinging burning oil and *not* slicing people? guys what are you doing

[@mauromauricio3458]

This is the combination of genji and reaper

[@haiderps4248]

LET THE FLAMING BLADE COMSUME YOUR POWER

[@anchyi1202]

So basically he's like Smite's Prince... guy... *KEWL*

[@johansebastian836]

Spite needs invulnerability while the attack lasts

[@forbidden2557]

seems like the have a little bit of league of legendes and overwatch in there:yasuo(ult),genji(deflect),spin through(tryndamere)

[@Belarhos]

actually tried him out his right click doesn't "deflect" it just blocks attacks and does a melee counter, so basically compared to androxus's reversal it doesn't get the damage back

[@motivatedshcum8854]

Apparently Zhin never heard of SPEED IS KEY cuz he moves slower than Makoa... And he's supposed to be a flank..

[@swagit4174]

my god counter for a champion is best thing for me

[@CausticFoil]

He has a sword... Genji has a sword.

[@CausticFoil]

Anything else?

[@ingamesniperr]

I bet people thought his ult was op at first but then it turned out to be so bad that people just use it as an extra movement ability

[@mau228]

InGameSniperr unless you use Guillotine then yeah it’s just a way for me to flick around the map

[@sherilyrosetta4480]

Hanzo's and Genji's lost brother

[@Skoshtwo]

The fact that you are self silenced while using "counter" is beyond ultra annoying. And how it keeps you silenced even after the counter animation stops for half a second longer is even more annoying because it means the enemy has the upper hand and a free hit on you before you can even activate billow. I am surprised this went past the testing phase.

[@zorthehedgehog]

wait but his basics are melee?

[@AverageXennpai]

we need support that can fly so I can recreate PhaMercy in Paladins

[@Zeradias]

His primary fire reminds me of reinhardt's fire strike. His counter is similar to genji's but different. (clearly) His billow is similar to Reaper's wraith. His whirl is similar to genji's dash. And his ultimate reminds me of Ne Zha's ultimate. Also, to me, he looks like Hanzo with the young Hanzo or master skin.

[@jaffersonk.6435]

Young Andro genji's dash skill is more similar to maeve's pounce tbh.

[@Zeradias]

Jafferson K. you right, after rewatching it looks like a fusion of susanoo's spin and dash in 1 of his abilities, can't remember which though.

[@DjKlzonez]

I'm not an expert in balancing, but i think it would be better to make his main attack have a shorter range, but extra damage at point blank.

[@PotatoOnFire]

warwick and yasuo ults together = zhin ult XD

[@RainyRainbow8]

His ult is just a weak version of Drogoz's ult though

[@thecommentguy9380]

Zhin needs a buff to his ult you know

[@frez8824]

Reaper at it's finest.

[@wawelskapodsuszana7855]

This is what happened when Reaper and Genji have kid

[@username-tx7xb]

If Shishio from Rurouni Kenshin became a video game character, this is the closest thing to it

[@DaxterL]

I see yasuo is making a career.

[@sabaum1215]

He is a yasuo / genji with some differences

[@LordOfWinter]

yasuo + genji + reaper + xin + jhin = Zhin Finally. as a trashsuo main also a fan of genji and reaper its my time to shine.

[@escanorlionsinofpride6147]

Eltacore Nope

[@trashpanda5869]

Firelord Ozai in his glory days.

[@JingJorke1145]

When I saw zhin ult am thinking about yasuo in lol.

[@marvinradermacher5781]

my brother says everytime when i play this, its an ow copy.... and he screams that in my face....and hes fking 18....

[@failedabortion1894]

Has the mindset of a child though

[@marvinradermacher5781]

Yeahx thats what i think too

[@marvinradermacher5781]

And he just says its a copy cuz his ping is high lol

[@lucasbela9822]

Klengans Freundin Bist du echt Klengans Freundin??? :D

[@marvinradermacher5781]

XD klar doch, ne isn insider, gibt auch klengans stift , stuhl usw., wollt mal mimachen:)

[@anjello1705]

RYUJINO KEN WO.. Whoa, wrong game.

[@TaimurZulqarnain]

Reinhardt's Fire Strike, Reaper's Wraith Form, Genji's Deflect. Nuff said

[@vampragon4386]

Taimur Zulqarnain Are you joking or actually stupid?

[@TaimurZulqarnain]

What's there to be joking or be stupid about

[@vampragon4386]

Last I checked, Reinhardt didn't invent fire, Reaper didn't invent smoke, and Genji didn't invent counterattacks.

[@comedyovergold1]

Why you release this video after all the other KZbinrs you should do it before them (Character skill breakdowns)

[@douvik8615]

The third Shimada

[@atypicalinternetdweller4997]

Douvik That's actually a pretty good joke. -Or is it a joke?-

[@SlapshotStudios]

Jackie Chang of course it’s not a joke because when ever there’s a “I need healing” pal players would get mad over it