Zhuxin Guide

Zhuxin: The Shadow Drifter - A Comprehensive Guide

Alright, here's a comprehensive MLBB guide for Zhuxin, covering various aspects from lane assignments to builds and counter strategies.

Zhuxin is primarily a Jungler, with her kit designed around burst damage, mobility, and objective control.

While her kit is designed for the jungle, some players have experimented with her in the Mid Lane as a burst mage or as a Gold Lane hero. However, these are off-meta and require a specific playstyle.

Lane Assignments:

• Primary: Jungle
• Secondary (Off-Meta): Mid Lane
• Tertiary (Off-Meta): Gold Lane

Jungle Zhuxin Guide

• Role: Assassin/Mage. Burst Damage, Objective Control, Mobility
• Gameplay Style: Focus on ganking lanes, securing objectives (Turtle, Lord), and eliminating key enemy targets.
• Emblem Set: Assassin
  • Tier 1: Agility (Movement Speed)
  • Tier 2: Invasion (Adaptive Penetration)
  • Tier 3: Killing Spree (Restore HP and movement speed after killing enemy hero)

Build 1: Burst Assassin (Standard)

• Item Build:
  1. Hunter's Knife (Roam): Jungling item, enables Retribution spell. Upgrade to Raptor Machete for extra damage or Nimble Blade for enhanced mobility. (Always buy first).
  2. Magic Shoes: Cooldown reduction, essential for spamming skills.
  3. Glowing Wand: Additional Magic Power, Movement Speed, and Burning Effect.
  4. Genius Wand: Provides Magic Power, Movement Speed, Magic Penetration, and Magic Defense Reduction, reducing the enemies Magic Defense when you deal damage to them.
  5. Holy Crystal: High Magic Power boost.
  6. Divine Glaive: High magic penetration, vital for dealing damage to tanks and magic resistance-heavy enemies.

Build 2: Sustain & Burst

• Item Build:
  1. Hunter's Knife (Roam): Jungling item, enables Retribution spell. Upgrade to Raptor Machete for extra damage or Nimble Blade for enhanced mobility. (Always buy first).
  2. Magic Shoes: Cooldown reduction.
  3. Glowing Wand: Additional Magic Power, Movement Speed, and Burning Effect.
  4. Genius Wand: Provides Magic Power, Movement Speed, Magic Penetration, and Magic Defense Reduction, reducing the enemies Magic Defense when you deal damage to them.
  5. Concentrated Energy Provides magic power, HP, and spell vamp.
  6. Holy Crystal: High Magic Power boost.

Counter Items Swaps (Jungle):

• Against High Magic Resistance (e.g., Esmeralda, Uranus with Athena's Shield):
  • Replace Glowing Wand or Holy Crystal with Divine Glaive.
• Against Heavy Crowd Control (CC) (e.g., Tigreal, Atlas):
  • Replace Magic Shoes with Tough Boots.
  • Consider Purify as your battle spell.
• Against High Burst Damage (e.g., Eudora, Aurora):
  • Replace Glowing Wand or Holy Crystal with Athena's Shield.

Mid Lane Zhuxin Guide (Off-Meta)

• Role: Mage/Assassin. Burst Damage, Zoning, Ganking potential.
• Gameplay Style: Farm safely in lane, poke enemies with skills, and rotate to gank sidelanes when possible.
• Emblem Set: Mage
  • Tier 1: Agility (Movement Speed)
  • Tier 2: Observation (Magic Penetration)
  • Tier 3: Magic Worship (Deals damage equal to 8% of the target's max HP 3 times within 5 seconds, the target will take 1.2% of the target's max HP as extra damage).

Build 1: Burst Mage

• Item Build:
  1. Arcane Boots: Magic Penetration.
  2. Glowing Wand: Additional Magic Power, Movement Speed, and Burning Effect.
  3. Genius Wand: Provides Magic Power, Movement Speed, Magic Penetration, and Magic Defense Reduction, reducing the enemies Magic Defense when you deal damage to them.
  4. Holy Crystal: High Magic Power boost.
  5. Divine Glaive: High magic penetration.
  6. Blood Wings: Magic Power, HP.

Build 2: Control Mage

• Item Build:
  1. Arcane Boots: Magic Penetration.
  2. Glowing Wand: Additional Magic Power, Movement Speed, and Burning Effect.
  3. Genius Wand: Provides Magic Power, Movement Speed, Magic Penetration, and Magic Defense Reduction, reducing the enemies Magic Defense when you deal damage to them.
  4. Enchanted Talisman: Mana regen and cooldown reduction.
  5. Holy Crystal: High Magic Power.
  6. Immortality: Extra Life.

Counter Items Swaps (Mid):

• Against High Magic Resistance: Replace Holy Crystal or Blood Wings with Divine Glaive.
• Against Heavy CC: Replace Arcane Boots with Tough Boots. Consider Purify as your battle spell.
• Against High Burst: Replace Holy Crystal or Blood Wings with Athena's Shield.

Gold Lane Zhuxin Guide (Off-Meta)

• Role: Marksman/Mage Hybrid. Poke Damage, Scaling Potential.
• Gameplay Style: Farm safely, harass enemies with skills, and scale into the late game as a magic damage dealer.
• Emblem Set: Marksman
  • Tier 1: Agility (Movement Speed)
  • Tier 2: Bargain Hunter (Reduces item prices.)
  • Tier 3: Weakness Finder (Deals 7% less damage to enemies when you hit them with basic attacks and has a 0.8s CD.)

Build 1: Damage Dealer

• Item Build:
  1. Arcane Boots: Magic Penetration.
  2. Glowing Wand: Additional Magic Power, Movement Speed, and Burning Effect.
  3. Genius Wand: Provides Magic Power, Movement Speed, Magic Penetration, and Magic Defense Reduction, reducing the enemies Magic Defense when you deal damage to them.
  4. Holy Crystal: High Magic Power.
  5. Divine Glaive: High Magic Penetration.
  6. Immortality: Extra Life.

Build 2: Sustain Dealer

• Item Build:
  1. Arcane Boots: Magic Penetration.
  2. Glowing Wand: Additional Magic Power, Movement Speed, and Burning Effect.
  3. Genius Wand: Provides Magic Power, Movement Speed, Magic Penetration, and Magic Defense Reduction, reducing the enemies Magic Defense when you deal damage to them.
  4. Enchanted Talisman: Mana regen and cooldown reduction.
  5. Holy Crystal: High Magic Power.
  6. Immortality: Extra Life.

Counter Items & Situational Swaps (Gold Lane):

• Against High Physical Damage:
  • Replace Immortality with Brute Force Breastplate.
• Against High Magic Damage:
  • Replace Immortality with Athena's Shield.
• Against Healing/Lifesteal:
  • This build doesn't necessarily need anti-heal as it's primarily magic damage. Focus on damage output.
• Against Crowd Control:
  • Take Flicker if needed.

General Tips for Playing Zhuxin:

• Master her skill combo: Zhuxin is heavily reliant on landing her skills in the correct order to maximize damage.
• Practice skill 2 aiming: Her Skill 2 is crucial for mobility and damage. Practice aiming it effectively.
• Be aware of your Mana: Zhuxin is mana-hungry, especially early game. Manage your mana wisely. Consider using a mana regen talent or building an Enchanted Talisman if needed.
• Positioning: Zhuxin is squishy. Position yourself carefully in team fights to avoid being focused.