Xin Zhao receives major buffs in League of Legends PBE in an effort to increase his pick rate 

Xin Zhao is one of the best jungle champions in League of Legends, and in the patch 12.21 PBE (Public Beta Environment) cycle, he is receiving some significant buffs. It seems like the developers are trying to enhance his pick rate once more and make him relevant in the meta.

It is true that Xin Zhao has always been quite good, but recently champions like Bel'Veth, Udyr, Master Yi, and Evelynn have become much more prevalent. Hence, it is understandable that Riot Games wants to make the jungle meta even more expansive, with pre-season 2023 approaching very soon.

In any case, the buffs seem to have satisfied a lot of fans as they feel that Xin Zhao needed one for quite some time. He will probably never become the number one pick in the meta, but it will make him a good counter-pick against certain other champions.

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Xin Zhao's buffs in League of Legends PBE will make him a top counter to Bel'Veth

Before proceeding any further, it is first important to provide a list of all the buffs that Xin Zhao has received in the 12.21 PBE.

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Xin Zhao buffs in PBE

The changes to Xin Zhao's skills in League of Legends' PBE are as follows:

• P damage AD ratio increased from 15% - 45% to 15% - 60%
• P heal AP ratio increased from 55% to 65%
• E cooldown reduced from 12 seconds to 11

Thus, based on the changes, it is quite clear that his passive ability is the one that is being targeted here by the developers. As it happens, Xin Zhao is getting an enhancement to both his AD ratio as well as his AP ratio.

His AD enhancement in League of Legends is focused towards increasing damage, while his AP enhancement is targeted towards passive healing. Both of these changes will be extremely beneficial against Bel'Veth, a champion who has become one of the strongest picks in the solo queue ever since her release.

Bel'Veth has immense snowball potential and relies heavily on stacking attack speed to deal damage. Xin Zhao is one of those champions who can brawl very effectively, and attack speed does not matter much against him as he can knock up enemies and completely stop them from hitting back.

Once this ability is combined with the buffs he is getting, it will ensure that Xin Zhao can counter Bel'Veth quite well. The issue is that, although the buffs are good, they will not make him an absolute meta.

This is because champions like Rammus are still very strong against Xin Zhao and can nullify the damage that he deals. However, Xin Zhao will become a better situational pick in the League of Legends solo queue along with patch 12.21 instead of being completely absent from the summoner's rift.