Xin Zhao Patch History
Every buff and nerf, with the numbers, 3.8 to 26.16
Xin Zhao has been touched in 38 of the 305 patches tracked here, across 91 individual values: 51 moved in their favour, 39 against. Most recent change: patch 26.11.
38Patches touched
91Values changed
51Buffed
39Nerfed
26.11Last change
The abilities Riot keeps touching
StatsBase stats
Health, attack damage, armour, magic resist, movement speed, attack range and their per-level growth.
STATS
Base stats
7 changed3▲ 4▼
PDetermination
Every third attack deals bonus damage and heals Xin Zhao.
P
Determination
7 changed5▲ 2▼
QThree Talon Strike
Xin Zhao's next 3 standard attacks deal increased damage with the third attack knocking an opponent into the air.
Q
Three Talon Strike
19 changed11▲ 8▼
WWind Becomes Lightning
Xin Zhao slashes in front of himself with his spear, then thrusts it forward, slowing affected enemies and marking them as Challenged.
W
Wind Becomes Lightning
34 changed18▲ 16▼
EAudacious Charge
Xin Zhao charges to an enemy, gaining increased Attack Speed and dealing damage to all enemies in the area, slowing them briefly. This Ability gains increased range against Challenged targets.
E
Audacious Charge
17 changed9▲ 7▼
RCrescent Guard
Xin Zhao passively challenges an enemy he damaged recently. When activated, Xin Zhao deals damage to nearby enemies based on their current Health and knocks non-challenged targets back, becoming impervious to damage dealt by champions outside of the circle created.
R
Crescent Guard
7 changed5▲ 2▼
The kit this replaced
Reworked in patch 7.19. Icons are the originals, still served by Data Dragon at version 3.7.9.
P
Challenge
Q
Three Talon Strike
W
Battle Cry
E
Audacious Charge
R
Crescent Sweep
Every change, newest first
Patch 26.11nerfMay 27, 2026
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 7.19 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Effect 2 | 0.75/0.75/0.75/0.75/0.75 | → | ▲ 6/9/12/15/18 |
Patch 26.9buffApril 28, 2026
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 7.19 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | AP Ratio | 0.6/0.6/0.6/0.6/0.6 | → | ▲ 1.2/1.2/1.2/1.2/1.2 100% |
Patch 25.16nerfAugust 12, 2025
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 7.19 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base HP | 640 | → | ▼ 620 3% | ||
| Q | Bonus Damage | 20/35/50/65/80 | → | ▼ 15/30/45/60/75 10% |
Patch 25.10nerfMay 13, 2025
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 7.19 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armor per level | 5 | → | ▼ 4.4 12% |
Patch 25.6buff
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 7.19 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Bonus Damage | 16/29/42/55/68 | → | ▲ 20/35/50/65/80 19% |
Patch 14.18buffSeptember 10, 2024
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 7.19 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armor per level | 4.7 | → | ▲ 5 6% | ||
| Q | Bonus Damage | 16/25/34/43/52 | → | ▲ 16/29/42/55/68 24% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 7.19 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Cast range | 25000/25000/25000/25000/25000 | → | ▼ 1000/1000/1000/1000/1000 96% | |
| W | Cooldown | 0/0/0/0/0 | → | ▼ 12/11/10/9/8 |
Patch 12.21buffNovember 1, 2022
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 7.19 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | Total Healing Coefficient | 0.55 | → | ▲ 0.65 18% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 7.19 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Cost | 60/60/60/60/60/60 | → | ▲ 60/55/50/45/40/40 19% | |
| W | Thrust Base Damage | 40/75/110/145/180 | → | ▲ 50/85/120/155/190 9% | |
| W | Thrust Damage Coefficient | 0.5 | → | ▲ 0.65 30% |
Patch 12.10tweak
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 7.19 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armor per level Class-wide | 3.5 | → | ▲ 4.7 34% | ||
| Base HP Class-wide | 570 | → | ▲ 640 12% | ||
| HP per level Class-wide | 92 | → | ▲ 106 15% | ||
| MR per level Class-wide | 1.25 | → | ▲ 2.05 64% | ||
| P | Cast range | 625 | → | ▼ 0 100% | |
| Q | Cast range | 20/20/20/20/20 | → | ▲ 375/375/375/375/375 | |
| Q | Cooldown | 16/15/14/13/12 | → | ▲ 7/6.5/6/5.5/5 57% | |
| Q | Cost | 40/40/40/40/40/40 | → | ▲ 30/30/30/30/30/30 25% | |
| Q | Effect 2 | 6/9/12/15/18 | → | ▼ 0.75/0.75/0.75/0.75/0.75 94% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 7.19 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | Cast range | 0 | → | ▲ 625 | |
| Q | Cast range | 375/375/375/375/375 | → | ▼ 20/20/20/20/20 95% | |
| Q | Cooldown | 7/6.5/6/5.5/5 | → | ▼ 16/15/14/13/12 133% | |
| Q | Cost | 30/30/30/30/30/30 | → | ▼ 40/40/40/40/40/40 33% | |
| Q | Effect 2 | 0.75/0.75/0.75/0.75/0.75 | → | ▲ 6/9/12/15/18 |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 7.19 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | Missile Defense Base Duration | 5/5/5 | → | ▼ 4/4/4 20% |
Patch 11.16nerfAugust 10, 2021
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 7.19 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base AD | 66 | → | ▼ 63 5% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 7.19 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | Total Healing Coefficient | 0.4 | → | ▲ 0.55 38% | |
| Q | Bonus Damage | 20/28/36/44/52 | → | ▼ 16/25/34/43/52 6% | |
| W | Cost | 45/45/45/45/45/45 | → | ▼ 60/60/60/60/60/60 33% | |
| W | Effect 4 | 0.4/0.4/0.4/0.4/0.4 | → | ▲ 0.5/0.5/0.5/0.5/0.5 25% | |
| W | Effect 5 | 0.4/0.4/0.4/0.4/0.4 | → | ▲ 0.5/0.5/0.5/0.5/0.5 25% | |
| W | Thrust Damage Coefficient | 0.8 | → | ▼ 0.5 38% | |
| R | Missile Defense Base Duration | 3/3/3 | → | ▲ 5/5/5 67% | |
| R | Total Damage Coefficient | 1 | → | ▲ 1.1 10% |
Patch 11.1January 5, 2021 · Read the 11.1 notes
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 7.19 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base MR Class-wide | 32.1 | → | ▼ 32 0% |
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Patch 10.23buffNovember 10, 2020
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 7.19 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Effect 1 | 20/28/36/44/52 | → | ▲ 85/145/205/265/325 |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 7.19 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | Cast range | 625 | → | ▼ 0 100% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 7.19 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Effect 1 | 20/25/30/35/40 | → | ▲ 20/28/36/44/52 20% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 7.19 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | Cast range | 20 | → | ▲ 625 | |
| P | Cooldown | 14 | → | ▲ 0 100% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 7.19 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Cooldown | 9/8/7/6/5 | → | ▲ 7/6.5/6/5.5/5 14% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 7.19 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Cast range | 900/900/900/900/900 | → | ▲ 25000/25000/25000/25000/25000 | |
| W | Cooldown | 12/11/10/9/8 | → | ▲ 0/0/0/0/0 100% | |
| W | Effect 1 | 30/40/50/60/70 | → | ▲ 90/150/245/315/440 | |
| W | Effect 2 | 30/65/100/135/170 | → | ▼ 2.5/2.75/3/3.25/3.5 97% | |
| E | Cast range | 650/650/650/650/650 | → | ▼ 20/20/20/20/20 97% | |
| E | Cooldown | 12/12/12/12/12 | → | ▼ 16/15/14/13/12 17% | |
| E | Cost | 50/50/50/50/50/50 | → | ▲ 40/40/40/40/40/40 20% | |
| E | Effect 1 | 50/75/100/125/150 | → | ▼ 30/35/40/45/50 60% | |
| E | Effect 2 | -0.3/-0.3/-0.3/-0.3/-0.3 | → | ▲ 0.4/0.45/0.5/0.55/0.6 267% | |
| E | Effect 3 | 0.4/0.45/0.5/0.55/0.6 | → | ▲ 5/5/5/5/5 | |
| E | Effect 4 | 5/5/5/5/5 | → | ▼ 1/1/1/1/1 80% | |
| E | Effect 5 | 250/250/250/250/250 | → | ▼ -0.75/-0.625/-0.5/-0.375/-0.25 100% | |
| E | Effect 6 | 0.5/0.5/0.5/0.5/0.5 | → | ▼ 0.3/0.3/0.3/0.3/0.3 40% | |
| R | Cast range | 500/500/500 | → | ▼ 20/20/20 96% | |
| R | Cooldown | 110/100/100 | → | ▲ 15/14/13 86% | |
| R | Cost | 100/100/100/100/100/100 | → | ▲ 40/40/40/40/40/40 60% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 7.19 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AD per level Class-wide | 3.3 | → | ▼ 3 9% | ||
| E | Effect 2 | -0.5/-0.5/-0.5/-0.5/-0.5 | → | ▲ -0.3/-0.3/-0.3/-0.3/-0.3 40% |
Patch 8.4tweak
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 7.19 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Effect 3 | 0.6/0.6/0.6/0.6/0.6 | → | ▼ 0.5/0.5/0.5/0.5/0.5 17% | |
| W | Effect 4 | 0.5/0.5/0.5/0.5/0.5 | → | ▼ 0.4/0.4/0.4/0.4/0.4 20% | |
| W | Effect 8 | 55/55/55/55/55 | → | ▲ 140/140/140/140/140 155% | |
| W | Effect 9 | 110/110/110/110/110 | → | ▲ 200/200/200/200/200 82% |
Patch 8.3February 6, 2018 · Read the 8.3 notes
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 7.19 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP regen Class-wide | 1.6352 | → | ▼ 1.6 2% |
Patch 8.2January 23, 2018 · Read the 8.2 notes
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 7.19 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP regen Class-wide | 8.176 | → | ▼ 1.6352 80% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 7.19 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base HP | 600 | → | ▼ 570 5% | ||
| W | Ratio a2 | 0.85 | → | ▼ 0.75 12% |
Patch 7.22buff
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 7.19 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base AD Class-wide | 57.544 | → | ▲ 66 15% | ||
| Base armor Class-wide | 25.88 | → | ▲ 35 35% | ||
| Q | Effect 1 | 15/20/25/30/35 | → | ▲ 20/25/30/35/40 20% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 7.19 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Effect 1 | 15/30/45/60/75 | → | ▼ 15/20/25/30/35 44% | |
| W | Cast range | 20/20/20/20/20 | → | ▲ 900/900/900/900/900 | |
| W | Cooldown | 16/15/14/13/12 | → | ▲ 12/11/10/9/8 29% | |
| W | Cost | 40/40/40/40/40 | → | ▼ 45/45/45/45/45 12% | |
| W | Effect 1 | 30/35/40/45/50 | → | ▲ 30/40/50/60/70 25% | |
| W | Effect 2 | 40/45/50/55/60 | → | ▲ 30/65/100/135/170 100% | |
| W | Effect 3 | 5/5/5/5/5 | → | ▼ 0.6/0.6/0.6/0.6/0.6 88% | |
| W | Effect 4 | 1/1/1/1/1 | → | ▼ 0.5/0.5/0.5/0.5/0.5 50% | |
| W | Effect 5 | -0.75/-0.625/-0.5/-0.375/-0.25 | → | ▲ 0.4/0.4/0.4/0.4/0.4 180% | |
| W | Effect 6 | 0.3/0.3/0.3/0.3/0.3 | → | ▲ 50/50/50/50/50 | |
| W | Effect 7 | 25/37.5/50/62.5/75 | → | ▼ 1.5/1.5/1.5/1.5/1.5 97% | |
| W | Ratio a1 | 0.4 | → | ▼ 0.3 25% | |
| E | Cost | 60/60/60/60/60 | → | ▲ 50/50/50/50/50 17% | |
| E | Effect 1 | 70/110/150/190/230 | → | ▼ 50/75/100/125/150 33% | |
| E | Effect 2 | 25/30/35/40/45 | → | ▲ 50/50/50/50/50 43% | |
| E | Effect 4 | 2/2/2/2/2 | → | ▲ 5/5/5/5/5 150% | |
| R | Effect 4 | 7/10/13 | → | ▲ 40/60/80 |
Patch 7.3February 7, 2017 · Read the 7.3 notes
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 7.19 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP regen Class-wide | 8.175 | → | ▲ 8.176 0% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 7.19 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Effect 2 | 10/20/30/40/50 | → | ▼ 0.75/0.75/0.75/0.75/0.75 98% |
Patch 6.12buff
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 7.19 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base HP | 591.16 | → | ▲ 600 1% | ||
| HP per level | 87 | → | ▲ 92 6% |
Patch 6.4nerf
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 7.19 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Effect 2 | 40/50/60/70/80 | → | ▼ 40/45/50/55/60 17% | |
| W | Ratio a1 | 0.7 | → | ▼ 0.4 43% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 7.19 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | Cooldown | 14/13/12/11/10 | → | ● 12/12/12/12/12 0% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 7.19 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Ratio a1 | 0.5 | → | ▲ 0.7 40% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 7.19 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Ratio a1 | 0.7 | → | ▼ 0.5 29% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 7.19 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Effect 1 | 26/32/38/44/50 | → | ▲ 30/35/40/45/50 5% | |
| E | Effect 1 | 70/105/140/175/210 | → | ▲ 70/110/150/190/230 7% |
Patch 4.20November 19, 2014 · Read the 4.20 notes
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 7.19 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base AD Class-wide | 52 | → | ▲ 57.544 11% | ||
| Base HP Class-wide | 445 | → | ▲ 591.16 33% | ||
| Base MR Class-wide | 30 | → | ▲ 32.1 7% | ||
| Base armor Class-wide | 20 | → | ▲ 25.88 29% | ||
| Base mana Class-wide | 215 | → | ▲ 273.8 27% | ||
| HP regen Class-wide | 7 | → | ▲ 8.175 17% |
Patch 4.5April 6, 2014 · Read the 4.5 notes
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 7.19 rework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base armor Class-wide | 16 | → | ▲ 20 25% |
Data Dragon’s archive begins at patch 3.8; everything older comes from the community-written League of Legends Wiki (CC BY-SA 3.0). Only the numbers are reproduced here — for the wording of non-numeric changes, follow the link.
V3.03Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audacious Charge | Base damage | 70/110/150/190/230 | → | ▼ 70/105/140/175/210 |
| Audacious Charge | Cooldown | 13/12/11/10/9 | → | ▲ 14/13/12/11/10 seconds |
| Crescent Sweep | Base damage | 125/225/325 | → | ▼ 75/175/275 |
| Crescent Sweep | Cooldown | 100/90/80 | → | ▲ 120/110/100 seconds |
V1.0.0.152Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stats | Movement speed | 320 | → | ▲ 345 |
V1.0.0.151Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After |
|---|
Bug Fix · Crescent Sweep
V1.0.0.148Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After |
|---|
Bug Fix · Three Talon StrikeBug Fix · Audacious Charge
V1.0.0.144Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stats | Base attack damage | 59 | → | ▼ 55.3 |
| Stats | Attack damage per level | 3 | → | ▲ 3.3 |
| Audacious Charge | Base damage | 70/115/160/205/250 | → | ▼ 70/110/150/190/230 |
V1.0.0.143Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stats | Base attack speed | 0.658 | → | ▲ 0.672 |
| Stats | Attack speed per level | 2.5% | → | ▲ 2.7% |
| Three Talon Strike | AD ratio | 100% AD | → | ▲ 120% AD |
| Three Talon Strike | Cooldown | 10 at all ranks | → | ▼ 9/8/7/6/5 seconds |
| Battle Cry | Cooldown | 24/22/20/18/16 | → | ▼ 16/15/14/13/12 seconds |
| Battle Cry | Mana cost | 35 | → | ▲ 40 |
| Audacious Charge | Base damage | 70/110/150/190/230 | → | ▲ 70/115/160/205/250 |
| Audacious Charge | AP ratio | 40% AP | → | ▲ 60% AP |
| Audacious Charge | Slow | 20/25/30/35/40% | → | ▲ 25/30/35/40/45% |
| Audacious Charge | Slow duration | 1.5 | → | ▲ 2 seconds |
| Audacious Charge | Range | 650 | → | ▼ 600 |
| Audacious Charge | Cooldown | 16/15/14/13/12 | → | ▼ 13/12/11/10/9 seconds |
| Audacious Charge | Mana cost | 70 | → | ▼ 60 |
| Crescent Sweep | Cooldown | 75 at all ranks | → | ▲ 100/90/80 seconds |
| Crescent Sweep | Bonus resistances per champion hit | 7/10/13 | → | ▲ 15/20/25 |
Removed · ChallengeNew Effect · ChallengeNew Effect · Three Talon StrikeRemoved · Battle CryNew Effect · Battle CryNew Effect · Audacious ChargeNew Effect · Crescent SweepRemoved · Crescent Sweep
V1.0.0.140Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After |
|---|
Bug Fix · Three Talon Strike
V1.0.0.131Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crescent Sweep | Bonus resistances per champion hit | 5/8/11 | → | ▲ 7/10/13 |
V1.0.0.125Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After |
|---|
Bug Fix · Tireless Warrior
V1.0.0.124Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audacious Charge | Slow duration | 1.75 | → | ▼ 1.5 seconds |
V1.0.0.120Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crescent Sweep | Health ratio | 20%/health | → | ▼ 15% of target's current health |
| Crescent Sweep | Bonus resistances per champion hit | 7/10/13 | → | ▼ 5/8/11 |
V1.0.0.116Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stats | Base attack damage | 49 | → | ▲ 56 |
| Stats | Attack damage per level | 3.3 | → | ▼ 3.1 |
| Battle Cry | Passive bonus attack speed | 15/20/25/30/35% | → | ▲ 20/25/30/35/40% |
| Crescent Sweep | Base bonus resistances | 30/40/50 | → | ▼ 25 at all ranks |
Bug Fix · Three Talon StrikeRemoved · Battle CryNew Effect · Crescent Sweep
V1.0.0.115Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battle Cry | Active duration | 7 | → | ▼ 5 seconds |
| Audacious Charge | Cooldown | 18/16/14/12/10 | → | ● 16/15/14/13/12 seconds |
| Crescent Sweep | Bonus resistances duration | 8 | → | ▼ 6 seconds |
V1.0.0.109Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three Talon Strike | Cooldown | 12/11/10/9/8 | → | ● 10 seconds at all ranks |
| Crescent Sweep | Base damage | 125/250/375 | → | ▼ 125/225/325 |
V1.0.0.106Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After |
|---|
Removed · Audacious Charge
V1.0.0.105Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After |
|---|
Bug Fix · General
V1.0.0.100Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After |
|---|
Removed · Audacious Charge
V1.0.0.97Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stats | Base attack speed | 0.679 | → | ▼ 0.658 |
| Stats | Attack speed per level | 2.8% | → | ▼ 2.6% |
| Audacious Charge | Slow | 40% at all ranks | → | ▼ 20/25/30/35/40% |
| Audacious Charge | Slow duration | 2 | → | ▼ 1.7 seconds |
| Audacious Charge | Damage radius | 350 | → | ▼ 225 |
| Crescent Sweep | Base damage | 150/275/400 | → | ▼ 125/250/375 |
| Crescent Sweep | Health ratio | 25%/health | → | ▼ 20% of target's current health |
Bug Fix · Audacious Charge