Li Xin

• Choosing an ultimate at level 1 fundamentally changes his other three skills, letting you fit the matchup.
• Rage form trades burst for sustained healing and tankiness in extended fights.
• Radiance form rewards commitment with a huge burst combo once it's online.

• Passive · Blade of Twilight — Landing basics or his 2 on a hero grants bonus experience. In Rage form, basics hit twice for physical damage and grant move speed; in Radiance form, his next basic after a skill gains bonus range and damage, and hitting with an empowered basic or skill cuts his other cooldowns.
• 1 · Rapid Advance — Dashes in a direction; in Rage form it's a fearless charge that cleanses slows and grants sustained move speed and healing, with crowd-control immunity while charging; in Radiance form it's a channeled leap that grants crowd-control immunity and damage reduction before striking for physical damage plus bonus true damage on missing HP.
• 2 · Forceful Slash — Slashes in a direction for physical damage and a slow; in Rage form it also applies a rend that boosts his basics' damage and heals him on hit, while in Radiance form it fires up to four slashes for physical damage and self-heal.
• Ultimate 1 · Awakening: Radiance — Unleashes a burst nova around himself for physical damage and a launch, then, once fully charged, slashes three arcs of energy in a direction for scaling physical damage. Transforms him into Radiance form; the transformation can't be interrupted.
• Ultimate 2 · Awakening: Rage — Unleashes dark, vengeful power, transforming him into Rage form — a straightforward, uninterruptible power-up that reshapes his other three skills into their sustained, tankier versions.

Build 1: Shadowstalker Boots → Shadow Battleaxe → Champion's Warplate → Famed Blade · Siming → Witch's Cloak → Star-Shattering Hammer

Tip: Shadow Battleaxe is his core item; after that, decide which form to lean into and build full damage to burst or half-tank to split-push and break through.

Build 2: Pursuit Edge → Shadowstalker Boots → Shadow Battleaxe → Champion's Warplate → Famed Blade · Siming → Star-Shattering Hammer

Tip: When jungling, clear with his dark/Rage form early, then itemize for attack power to fuel his Radiance form in team fights.

Inscriptions: Mutation, Hawkeye, Concealment

Tip: A standard bruiser set works fine, but with a coordinated team you can lean into an offensive set favoring his Radiance-form damage.

Best with: Zhang Fei, Sun Bin Counters: Luna, Zhen Ji Countered by: Shen Mengxi, Marco Polo