My opinion on the 2 reworks. Plz read it
Less skill and you're literally doing the rengar treatment to him, giving him more tankiness in trade of less damage..
Yes Xin zhao is a diver but still, DO WE NEED HIM TO BE ANOTHER BRUISER? As someone whose played a variety of champs (like 427 mastery points, doesnt mean Im good at them), I feel like Xin zhao's identity is more of a duelist, that's why i have a 100% winrate on him rn in ranked(xin top), you can crush lane EASILY AF, legit even a darius sux against u,
Now lets talk about the rework
The passive portion of Battlecry (every third hit deals bonus damage and heals Xin) was transferred to the overall passive for his kit. This makes his jg clear even more stupid than ww's in my opinion.
New W - “Wind Becomes Lightning”
This is a 2 part flowing attack with his spear that includes a sweeping slash in front of Xin, followed by a long-range thrust. Slash - deals damage in a cone in front of Xin. Thrust - deals higher damage at long range and slows targets hit for 1.5 seconds.
This is just stupid, idk what kind of idea u had. It's slow and it doesnt even do that much damage, THIS IS LITERALLY THE LEAST FAVORITE PART OF THE REWORK KIT FOR ME, IT"S SOOOOOO SLOW WHEN I WATCHED IT, (https://youtu.be/gO4rtqUrTio?t=20m12s) IT"S SO BAD LMFAO, I CANT EVEN DESCRIBE HIS W. Sejuani's W at least helps proc her E, xin's W is straight up like really bad, plz change this part, I feel like this will ruin him.
E modified
The attack speed steroid that Battlecry provided is now rewarded after dashing to targets with E (Audacious Charge) You will literally max this, no Im crs YOU WILL LITERALLY MAX THIS TO ABUSE THE HEALING LMFAO, Im fine with it as you moved the old W and nerfed it and gave it to different parts of his kit in order for him to recieve a new W.
R modified- now called “Crescent Guard”
Xin Zhao’s ultimate is still an instant cast sweeping circle that knocks enemies back and deals damage. The knockback still excludes the last target he dashed to or attacked. NEW: For 3 seconds after casting Crescent Guard, Xin Zhao creates a zone around himself and will block damage dealt to him from champions outside of his guard area. The duration of this stance is extended slightly every time Xin Zhao attacks an enemy champion.
Cleaver game is too obivious, you will build cleaver trust me, you will just attack tanks and during the 3 seconds, you will ignore the backline damage, if they walk up, QEW zzz.
Xin rn has an tank killling passive, his Q is for aa resets and cc and ability resetes, his W rn is a stereoid that makes u just attack faster and heal more, his E is a slow/gap closer, his ult is a disengage or isolation.
I dont want him to become a freaking juggernaut with a single gap closer, riot plz change his W, it's just REALLY CLUNKY
Now lets talk about azir,
His range is reduced in exchange for more atk spd. What will this mean?
in my opinion, he will be more of a tank killer where u just sit in the back and be a kog maw without a range stereoid, I like it but the range is maybe too short.