Zhuxin

Zhuxin's kit provides a unique blend of crowd control and burst potential, but also comes with distinct vulnerabilities.

• Strengths:
  • High Burst Damage: Her Lantern Flare (Skill 2) release boasts a significant 150% Total Magic Power scaling, allowing her to decimate squishy targets once Soul Snare is fully stacked.
  • Potent Crowd Control: Zhuxin can slow enemies with Fluttering Grace (Skill 1) and, more importantly, pull airborne enemies with a fully charged Lantern Flare (Skill 2), setting up crucial teamfight engagements or picks.
  • Mana Sustain: Her passive, Crimson Butterflies, allows her to convert mana spent during Lantern Flare into mana regeneration, providing surprising sustain in prolonged fights or during lane pressure.
  • Mobility and Engagement: Crimson Beacon (Ultimate) offers a blink, providing both an escape tool and a powerful initiation for applying Soul Snare stacks in a wide area.
• Weaknesses:
  • Mana Dependency: Despite her passive, Lantern Flare (Skill 2) consumes a fixed 90 Mana every 0.33 seconds during its channel, making her highly reliant on careful mana management, especially early game.
  • Vulnerable During Channel: While channeling Lantern Flare (Skill 2), Zhuxin can be susceptible to interruptions or burst damage, as she needs to maintain the channel to stack Soul Snare and execute the pull.
  • Skillshot Reliance: Her primary damage and crowd control abilities require precise aim and timing to land, making her less effective against highly mobile targets or in the hands of an inexperienced player.
  • Stacking Mechanic: Achieving the full potential of Lantern Flare (Skill 2) requires stacking 10 Soul Snare marks, which can take time and expose her to enemy retaliation.

Understanding Zhuxin's abilities is key to mastering her unique playstyle and maximizing her impact on the battlefield.

Passive: Crimson Butterflies

Every time Zhuxin channels Lantern Flare (Skill 2), she converts the Mana spent into up to 15 Crimson Butterflies that follow her Spirit Lantern. After Zhuxin stops channeling Lantern Flare, these Crimson Butterflies will gradually disappear, each restoring 3% of her Max Mana. Zhuxin has a naturally high base Max Mana, which does not scale with her level. This passive is crucial for Zhuxin's sustainability, allowing her to recover a significant portion of the mana consumed by her Skill 2, provided she successfully channels and then releases the ability. It encourages players to actively use Lantern Flare to manage her mana pool.

Skill 1: Fluttering Grace

Zhuxin deals 150210 + 30% scaling (Total Magic Power, Magic) to all enemies in a fan-shaped area and applies 1 stack of Soul Snare. Zhuxin also slows all enemy heroes hit by 20%–40% and gains 20%–40% of extra Movement Speed herself for 1.5 seconds. This skill is Zhuxin's primary poke and initiation tool. The 30% Total Magic Power scaling means it benefits directly from your magic damage items. Use it to harass enemies in lane, apply the first stack of Soul Snare, and slow targets to set up your Lantern Flare. The self-movement speed buff also provides a small burst of mobility for repositioning or escaping.

Skill 2: Lantern Flare

Hold: Zhuxin can move the Spirit Lantern with the skill button, dealing 3580 + 30% scaling (Total Magic Power, Magic) to all enemies within range every 0.33 seconds and applying Soul Snare to enemy heroes hit. Each time (whether it hits a unit or not) consuming 90 Mana. When an enemy hero has 10 stacks of Soul Snare, the Crimson Butterflies will capture them, pulling them airborne for 1 second. The continuous damage scales with 30% Total Magic Power, making it a consistent damage source during the channel. This is Zhuxin's core ability for stacking Soul Snare and setting up her powerful crowd control. The mana cost of 90 Mana every 0.33 seconds is substantial, highlighting the importance of her passive. The airborne effect at 10 stacks is her most potent crowd control. Release: Throws all captured enemies to the target location, dealing 200400 + 150% scaling (Total Magic Power, Magic) + 10%-15% of target's Max HP to all enemies in the area. (If an enemy takes damage multiple times, subsequent damage taken will be reduced by 80%.) After a target is captured, Soul Snare cannot stack on them again for 4 seconds. During this time, this skill deals 15% increased damage to that target. The release portion of this skill is Zhuxin's primary burst damage, with an impressive 150% Total Magic Power scaling, making it highly sensitive to your magic power items. The additional damage based on the target's Max HP (10%-15%) makes it effective against both squishy and tankier targets. This is the payoff for successfully stacking Soul Snare.

Ultimate: Crimson Beacon

Zhuxin blinks to the target location while gaining a 400700 + 100% scaling (Total Magic Power, Shield). While flying, she creates a field around her for 6 seconds. The field deals 3045 + 10% scaling (Total Magic Power, Magic) and applies 1 stack of Soul Snare to enemies every 0.5 seconds. This ultimate is highly versatile. The blink provides instant repositioning for offense or defense, and the shield scales with 100% Total Magic Power, offering significant temporary survivability. The continuous field damage, scaling with 10% Total Magic Power, is lower but consistently applies Soul Snare stacks, making it excellent for initiating teamfights or quickly building up stacks on multiple enemies.

As Zhuxin is a newly introduced hero, no official build recommendations are currently available from Moonton. However, we can deduce the most impactful statistics for her kit based on her skill scaling and mechanics.

Zhuxin's primary damage source, Lantern Flare (Skill 2), has a significant 150% Total Magic Power scaling on its release, indicating that maximizing Magic Power will be crucial for her burst potential. Her Fluttering Grace (Skill 1) also benefits from 30% Total Magic Power, reinforcing the need for high magic damage. Furthermore, her ultimate, Crimson Beacon, grants a shield that scales with 100% Total Magic Power, making Magic Power beneficial for both offense and defense.

Given her high mana consumption during Lantern Flare's channel (90 Mana every 0.33 seconds), Zhuxin greatly benefits from items that provide substantial Mana and Mana Regeneration to sustain her core ability. Her passive, Crimson Butterflies, converts spent mana into mana restoration, making a larger mana pool more efficient for her sustain cycle. Additionally, reducing the cooldowns of her abilities, especially Lantern Flare and Crimson Beacon, would allow her to apply Soul Snare more frequently and execute her powerful combos more often. Therefore, Cooldown Reduction is another highly valuable statistic. Finally, to ensure her burst damage penetrates enemy defenses, some form of Magic Penetration would be beneficial, especially against tankier opponents.

Mastering Zhuxin requires a keen understanding of her mana management, positioning, and combo execution. Her unique mechanics reward precise and thoughtful play.

• Mana Management is Key: Zhuxin's Lantern Flare (Skill 2) consumes a fixed 90 Mana every 0.33 seconds. While her passive, Crimson Butterflies, restores mana, you must actively channel Skill 2 to generate butterflies and then release it to trigger the mana restoration. Avoid aimlessly channeling without hitting enemies or stacking Soul Snare, as this will quickly deplete your mana pool. Use Skill 1, Fluttering Grace, for safer poke and to initiate Soul Snare stacks without committing too much mana.
• Stack Soul Snare Effectively: The core of Zhuxin's damage and crowd control comes from stacking 10 Soul Snare marks on an enemy hero. Use Fluttering Grace (Skill 1) to apply an initial stack and slow, making it easier to land subsequent hits from Lantern Flare (Skill 2). Crimson Beacon (Ultimate) is excellent for applying multiple stacks quickly in a teamfight due to its continuous field damage.
• Positioning During Lantern Flare: When channeling Lantern Flare (Skill 2), Zhuxin can move, but she is vulnerable. Position yourself safely behind your frontline or in a bush to avoid being interrupted or focused down while you build up Soul Snare stacks. The ability to move the Spirit Lantern independently allows you to hit enemies while maintaining a safe distance for Zhuxin herself.
• Execute the Combo: The ideal combo often starts with Fluttering Grace (Skill 1) for a slow and initial Soul Snare stack. Immediately follow up by channeling Lantern Flare (Skill 2) to continuously apply stacks and damage. If necessary, use Crimson Beacon (Ultimate) to blink into a better position, apply more stacks, or escape. Once 10 stacks are reached, release Lantern Flare (Skill 2) to pull the enemy airborne and deal massive burst damage. Remember that after an enemy is captured, Soul Snare cannot stack on them again for 4 seconds, but your Skill 2 deals 15% increased damage to them during this time.
• Utilize Crimson Beacon for Versatility: Zhuxin's ultimate is not just for offense. It can be used defensively to blink away from danger, or to reposition quickly to catch fleeing enemies or join a teamfight. The shield it provides (scaling with 100% Total Magic Power) also offers a temporary boost to survivability upon activation.

Currently, there are no specific hero matchups or counter tips available for Zhuxin in the official data. As a new hero, players are still discovering her optimal interactions with the existing roster.

Generally, Zhuxin, as a mage with significant crowd control and burst, will likely perform well against squishy, immobile heroes who struggle to escape her Lantern Flare's pull. Conversely, she may find it challenging against highly mobile assassins who can easily dodge her skillshots or dive her during her channeling phase. Heroes with strong anti-CC or sustain could also pose a threat by mitigating her burst and negating her crowd control.

Imagine you are in the mid-lane, and an enemy hero is pushing your turret, slightly overextended. This is your opportunity to unleash Zhuxin's full combo for a decisive pick.

First, initiate with Fluttering Grace (Skill 1). Aim the fan-shaped area to hit the enemy hero, applying the first stack of Soul Snare and slowing them by 20%–40%. This makes them easier to hit with your next ability. Immediately after, begin channeling Lantern Flare (Skill 2). Direct the Spirit Lantern towards the slowed enemy, continuously dealing damage (3580 + 30% Total Magic Power every 0.33 seconds) and rapidly stacking Soul Snare. As you channel, maintain a safe distance, using Zhuxin's movement to reposition if the enemy tries to escape. If the enemy attempts to blink or dash away, use Crimson Beacon (Ultimate) to blink into a position that allows your Spirit Lantern to continue hitting them, while also gaining a shield (400700 + 100% Total Magic Power) for temporary defense. Once the enemy accumulates 10 stacks of Soul Snare, release Lantern Flare (Skill 2). This will pull them airborne for 1 second, rendering them helpless, and then throw them to your target location, dealing massive burst damage (200400 + 150% Total Magic Power + 10%-15% of target's Max HP). This entire sequence, if executed correctly, should secure a kill or force them to retreat, giving you lane priority.

To truly master Zhuxin and dominate the Mobile Legends battlefield, focus on these key decisions:

1. Prioritize Mana Management: Actively use Lantern Flare (Skill 2) to generate Crimson Butterflies and restore mana via your passive. Avoid wasteful channeling and always be mindful of your mana bar, especially in the early game, to ensure you can execute your full combos.
2. Execute Precise Combos: Practice the sequence of Fluttering Grace (Skill 1) into Lantern Flare (Skill 2) channeling, potentially followed by Crimson Beacon (Ultimate) for repositioning, and finally the Lantern Flare (Skill 2) release. Landing your Soul Snare stacks and the airborne pull is critical for Zhuxin's impact.
3. Build for Magic Power and Sustain: Focus your itemization on increasing your Total Magic Power to amplify your damage and shield strength. Complement this with items that provide Mana, Mana Regeneration, and Cooldown Reduction to ensure you can frequently cast your powerful abilities.
4. Master Positioning: During Lantern Flare's channel, Zhuxin can be vulnerable. Always position yourself safely, using your ultimate for both aggressive plays and defensive escapes, to maximize your damage output while minimizing risks.