Xin Zhao trash since 6.9

Hey guys, Eyesack here. In case you didn't know, I'm a xin main, and i'm probably one of the more hated people on the boards because of that. But in recent days, i've had to swallow a terrible pill: The fact that xin zhao is no longer a competitive champion for ranked. He never really was, but I was able to take him all the way to d1 before 6.9 dropped with the removal of devourer.

So what am i to do? Stop playing xin? Grow a brain and play something else? Well, yeah, i guess so. I just can't do it anymore. I can't play knowing i'm just a liability to my team, knowing that i could play something else and win 10-15% more often. Can't take actually sitting in d5 because i continue to play a champ that is simply a shitter. A champ that gets outfarmed in the jungle, and doesn't even have notably good teamfight, poke, mobility, or ganks to make up for it. Why bother? He doesn't really have any notable strengths. Name something he can do, a meta champion can and will do it better.

The warrior's spirit is broken, and it's pretty fucking sad. I checked the pbe buffs but 5 hp per level isn't going to solve the problem. He needs a kit change, because his kit currently is garbage. The only actually good ability in his kit is his ult. And the displacement is terribly gated while can do the same thing from range, and has a dash that ISN'T a target ability and knocks people up upon impact to boot.

There is only one thing that could make xin a competitive pick, and thats changing his e to not be a targeted ability. But that won't happen, so the champ is just going to be trash. That's not saying he won't ever be playable, but the only reason you ever play xin with his current linear as fuck kit is when he's actually overpowered. Like 6.3 overpowered. That's how you know the champion is in a permanently garbage state.

Anyway, I'm done playing the champ for now. I only really mained him for his theme and i because i liked making ult+flash 'xinsec' plays alot, but I realize that I'd rather win than play the zhao man.