Xin Zhao

Always Forward

Lane harassment and consistent damage output.

Sorcery

Empowered abilities and resource manipulation

Phase Rush

Hitting an enemy champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities grants a burst of MS and Slow Resist.
Axiom Arcanist

Your Ultimate has increased damage, healing, and shielding. Scoring a takedown on an enemy champion reduces your Ultimate's current cooldown.
Celerity

All Move Speed bonuses are 7% more effective on you and gain 1% Move Speed.
Waterwalking

Gain MS and AP or AD, adaptive in the river.

Precision

Improved attacks and sustained damage

Triumph

Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health and grant an additional 20 gold.
Legend: Alacrity

Takedowns on enemies grant permanent Attack Speed.

Adaptive Force

+9 Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force

+9 Adaptive Force
Health Scaling

+10-180 Health (based on level)

Why Phase Rush

Phase Rush on Xin Zhao allows you to engage a gank with your [E] and easily stick to your target for repeated damage and [Q] knock-up.

Why Axiom Arcanist

Nullifying Orb allows you to make aggressive early ganks mid and bottom as well as take jungle skirmishes against AP junglers like Elise/Sejuani/Zac.

Why Celerity

Celerity's bonus Movement Speed synergizes well with Phase Rush and Waterwalk giving you massive mobility and ability to stick to gank targets.

Why Waterwalking

Waterwalking allows you traverse the jungle incredibly quickly and skirmish for neutral objectives with a lot more power and mobility.

WhyTriumph

Triumph's massive mid-fight heal is fantastic for allowing you to jump and kill a backline target while still being able to stay in the fight without an escape.

WhyLegend: Alacrity

The extra bit of Attack Speed on Xin Zhao means a faster jungle clear and burst damage in fights for a quicker [Q] knock up proc.