Helia Xin Zhao Build

1. You rush Echoes of Helia.
2. You play aggressively, dealing damage to get Echoes of Helia stacks and spend them as soon as you can.
3. More damage means more Helia procs, which means more healing. Raw damage items outperform heal and shield power support items.

Peel

1. You can be a really good peeler. You have Three Talon Strike (Q) that knocks enemies up, Wind Becomes Lightning (W) that slows, and Crescent Guard (R) that knocks enemies away.
2. For Crescent Guard (R) knock back, make sure that you don't auto attack the enemy first, so they won’t be Challenged and can actually be knocked back.
3. You can anti-engage. Enemy going ham? Stay close to your team and use Crescent Guard (R) to push them away if they dive in.

Engage

1. Your Audacious Charge (E) lets you quickly jump onto enemies to start fights or peel divers off your carries.

Utility

1. Your Wind Becomes Lightning (W) provides vision and slow in a cone, which can help zone enemies away from objectives.
2. You can use Crescent Guard (R) to split fights, isolating the enemy front line from their back line.

1. This is an off-meta and very fun build that works on ANY champion with mana - even those without healing or shielding abilities! All thanks to Diadem of Songs + Echoes of Helia combo.
2. With Diadem of Songs + Echoes of Helia combo, you can continuously heal your team while dealing damage.
3. Play aggressively, stack Echoes of Helia and heal! More damage = more Helia stacks = more healing.

Core items

1. Start with Tear of the Goddess and try stacking it ASAP. Get Echoes of Helia #1, then Diadem of Songs #2.
2. Core order: Echoes of Helia -> Diadem of Songs -> Liandry's Torment. If you are stacking Tear very slowly, get Liandry's before Diadem.
3. Heal and shield power items and traditional support items are less effective than raw damage - you literally heal more with Helia by dealing damage.

Buffing your team

1. Ardent Censer is worth it if you have auto attackers on your team (ADCs, auto-attack bruisers). It will trigger often enough to be good buy.
2. Bandlepipes is a good item that gives MS and buffs your allies Attack Speed when you slow/immobilize enemies. Good for your auto attackers.
3. Staff of Flowing Water is great if you have AP champions on your team. You'll be proccing it frequently with your support abilities.

Damage items

1. Once you have your core items, look for Ability Haste and for raw damage.

Runes

1. Alternatively you can take Summon Aery rune. On enchanters, Aery's shield directly procs Helia. On non-enchanters, it contributes to damage output to stack Helia faster.

Adaptation

1. Your team needs to engage or position? Get items like Shurelya's Battlesong.
2. Your team getting poked to death? Consider getting Redemption and/or Locket of the Iron Solari.
3. If you cannot manage to stay alive - get Kaenic Rookern or Warmog's Armor (caution: needs enough HP!).
4. Remember to counter the enemy team. If they have lots of healing, get Executioner's Calling early.

1. Always keep auto attacking - this gives you great sustain, especially early on.
2. When you stacked your Determination (Passive), you can use it with your Wind Becomes Lightning (W) for extra damage and poke.

Three Talon Strike (Q)

1. Three Talon Strike (Q) resets your auto attack. So proper use is: auto attack first, then use Q for reset and immediate next auto.
2. Always count your Three Talon Strike (Q) attacks. You can attack minions twice, then Audacious Charge (E) (combined with Flash) and knock unsuspecting enemies up!

Xin Zhao Combos

1. Combo #1: You can cast Wind Becomes Lightning (W) and Flash. It works forward/backward and sideways. This lets you get some cool kills.
2. Combo #2: You can cast Wind Becomes Lightning (W), Flash then use Audacious Charge (E) to reach. That's a super cool combo that lets you catch people off guard and engage from miles away.
3. Combo #3: You can cast Crescent Guard (R), then Flash. This way you do some surprise damage, or even throw enemies into your team if used properly (keep track of who is Challenged!)
4. Combo #4: Prepare your Three Talon Strike (Q) to have knock up ready, then you can Flash into an enemy team, use Crescent Guard (R) to knock everyone back and immediately knock your target up to keep him in place. You can follow up with Audacious Charge (E) and Flash if needed.
5. Combo #5: You can Audacious Charge (E) to a minion + Wind Becomes Lightning (W) during dash animation for surprise hits. This is especially cool, when your build revolves around W (Lethality, Crit, AP builds)

1. Xin Zhao is a great initiator to combat. Lead the front to start a fight and use your ultimate to do the most damage possible.
2. Try to position yourself so your ultimate's knockback is most effective.