Zhuxin: Best build, Counters
Role: Mage · Lane: Mid Lane
A mysterious young woman who guides the ember butterflies using her Lantern of Spirits.
Zhuxin – Best build
Items
Arcane Boots
Rapid Boots
Clock of Destiny
Glowing Wand
Ice Queen Wand
Brute Force Breastplate
Emblem
Common
Talents
Agility
Weapon Master
Brave Smite
Battle spell
Flicker
Zhuxin – Pro build
Moreno · Bigetron by Vitality
Guardian Helmet- Ice Queen Wand
Sky Piercer- Glowing Wand
- Clock of Destiny
- Rapid Boots
- Basic Common Emblem
- Brave Smite
Wilderness Blessing- Agility
- Flicker
Saiki · FUT Esports
Chastise Pauldron- Guardian Helmet
- Glowing Wand
- Ice Queen Wand
- Clock of Destiny
- Rapid Boots
- Basic Common Emblem
- Brave Smite
- Agility
- Wilderness Blessing
Purify
Drichel · Team Liquid ID
- Clock of Destiny
Wishing Lantern- Chastise Pauldron
- Ice Queen Wand
- Glowing Wand
- Rapid Boots
- Basic Common Emblem
- Brave Smite
- Agility
- Wilderness Blessing
- Purify
Sanji · Team Liquid PH
- Brute Force Breastplate
- Ice Queen Wand
- Glowing Wand
- Clock of Destiny
- Rapid Boots
- Arcane Boots
- Basic Common Emblem
- Brave Smite
- Weapon Master
- Agility
- Flicker
Zhuxin – Counters
Weak against (counters)
Like most Mages, Zhuxin is countered by heroes with high mobility and burst, such as Fanny and Saber, who can quickly take her down.
Strong against
Zhuxin is a good counter to enemies with less range and low mobility, such as Popol and Kupa and Cyclops, where she has a big advantage.
Best partners
Zhuxin can provide great damage and CC, but she can't realize her potential until later in the game, so heroes with CC can help Zhuxin get through the early period. Zhuxin also works well with sustained damage heroes like Belerick, Kimmy, and Cici to dish out a surprising amount of damage.
Zhuxin – Skills
Crimson Butterflies
Every time Zhuxin channels Lantern Flare, she converts the Mana spent into up to 15 Crimson Butterflies to follow her Spirit Lantern. After Zhuxin stops channeling Lantern Flare, the Crimson Butterflies will gradually disappear, each restoring 5% of her Max Mana.
Zhuxin has a naturally high base Max Mana, but it doesn't scale with her level.
Fluttering Grace
CD: 12 Mana Cost: 100
Zhuxin deals 150 (+30% Total Magic Power) Magic Damage to all enemies in a fan-shaped area and applies 1 stack(s) of Soul Snare. Zhuxin also slows all enemy heroes hit by 20% and gains 20% of extra Movement Speed herself for 1.5s.
Lantern Flare
CD: 0.5
Hold: Hold the skill button to move the Spirit Lantern. It deals 35 (+30% Total Magic Power) Magic Damage to all enemies in range every 0.33s (Magic Bonus increases to 60% against minions) and applies Soul Snare to enemy heroes hit. When an enemy hero reaches 10 stacks of Soul Snare, the Crimson Butterflies capture them, pulling them airborne for 1s.
Release: Throw all captured enemies to the target location, dealing 200 (+150% Total Magic Power) (+ 10% captured target's HP) Magic Damage to all enemies in the area. If an enemy is hit multiple times, subsequent damage decays by 80%.
After a target is captured, Soul Snare cannot stack on them again for 4s. During this time, this skill deals 15% extra damage to that target.
Crimson Beacon
CD: 60 Mana Cost: 200
Zhuxin blinks to the target location, gaining a 400 (+100% Total Magic Power) shield and creating a field for 6s. The field deals 30 (+10% Total Magic Power) Magic Damage and applies 1 stack of Soul Snare to nearby enemies every 0.5s.
Combo
TEAMFIGHT COMBOS
In teamfights, use Zhuxin's Ultimate to blink into a good position, then follow up with her 1st Skill to slow the enemy team and use her 2nd Skill to build stacks at a safe distance. Try to capture as many enemies as possible with her 2nd Skill, then throw them out of position while also grouping them up.
LANING COMBOS
In the laning phase, use Zhuxin's 1st Skill to slow the opponent and increase her own Movement Speed, then use her 2nd Skill from a safe position and try to hit the Minions and the opponent at the same time to both poke and clear the lane. Once the enemy has enough stacks, throw them into the Minions for additional damage.
