Xin Zhao's new role in the meta! could Devourer change Xin's lifestile in more than we think?
so you thought yi would be good with the new item? yes thats true. but what about shyvanna? ALSO TRUE! volibear? it can be yes! what about warwick and Aatrox and all those other poor losers that want this item?
WELL LOOK NO FARTHER! THE KING IS HERE BABY AND ITS NOT YOU FREAKIN JAX ITS XIN TO THE FREAKEN ZHAO BABY!
worried your three talon strike wont land because 3 auto attacks is too much? PROBLEM SOLVED BITCHES! HE KNOCKS UP YOUR MOTHER IN TWO THRUSTS NOW!
worried your W is lack luster for sustain? PROBLEM SOLVED! I GOT MORE HEALS THAN YOUR 5 LIFESTEAL BUILD CARRY NOOBS!
worried about stacking black cleaver? does it take too long? armor putting you down in the dumps? WHAT PROBLEMS? SHITS UP IN 3 SWINGS! NO ARMOR FOR YOU!
need more magic damage because physical wont cut it this game? WORRY NOT MY LOVES! AP ZHAO IS READY TO IMPREGNATE YOU WITH HIS CHARGING THRUST! SPEARS AND HEALZ.......... AND THEN MORE SPEARS!
on a serious note, this item is your new overload on xin zhao, the benefits from the proc is really great and adds a pseudo tanking effect via self healing should you build a BotRK and SV like most xin's do anyway. his CC is now even more reliable to land since it takes much less time to activate and his short term burst is greatly increased.
Only thing i might be worried about is xin's overall balance with this.
before this patch, xin was possibly the most balanced champion across the board with a steady 50% winrate, a moderate pick rate and a very low banrate with many item choices.
Now we have a new item that can become a core for xin on typically any game and has slightly no drawbacks since it still enables his ganking kit but allows him that steam roll potential for late game should he need it.
only thing i can see going wrong is that with this new item, AP xin is actually a viable thing and that both builds can have a wide variety of items after 1-2 core pieces which are not that hard to gain.
could we see a rise in xin's winrate to a dramatic level? possibly. would it be because he is overpowered? i dont think so. if anything, this large build diversity and viability through the entire stage of the game means that a straight counter to xin might no longer be an option. this alone could be a big issue. another problem that this has is a almost non-counter-able kit since there is almost no delay in his strong burst and crowd control combo.
overall i would say im very excited about xin and this new item and cannot wait to see how this folds out into the LCS. xin can make some pretty big #lcsbigplays with that ult dont cha know :P
