Zhin

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Zhin is a Flank Champion in Paladins, added on June 14th, 2017.

Zhin
Summary
Icon:
Title:	The Tyrant
Class:	Flank
Affiliation:	Neutral
Group:	Thousand Hands Guild
Race:	Human
Gender:	Male
Release Date:	June 14th, 2017
Release Version:	0.52
Cost:	60,000 or 300
Voice Lines:	Zhin voice lines
Voice Actor:	Feodor Chin
Statistics
Base Health:	2000
Base Movement Speed:	390 ~23.7 Units/s
No Dmg Falloff:	90 Units

Lore

Robbed of his noble lineage, Zhin ruthlessly carved out his own throne atop the criminal underworld. By the time he was a man, he'd won the loyalty of enough thieves, assassins, and corrupt bureaucrats to build his own shadowy empire: the Thousand Hands Guild.

Anyone scheming against him has a tendency to vanish in the middle of the night, while those who confront him directly meet their doom at the end of his wicked flaming sword. He refuses to pick a side in the war, as there's more profit to be made playing them against each other.

Summary

Zhin is a flank champion that excels at dueling his opponents at close range. He attacks with his Inferno Blade, which flings burning oil at his foes. His Counter and Billow skills are built to outplay opponents and punish their mistakes. Whirl's short cooldown allows it to be used in a defensive and offensive manner. Zhin's ultimate skill, Spite, renders both the target and himself completely immobile for a short duration, making it a risky but powerful tool for taking out important targets. Zhin does, however, suffer from limited mobility and has a lackluster performance when fighting at distance when compared to most other flankers. He also has a low damage potential, a high amount of downtime between abilities, and low sustainability. Zhin can be effective in lower level play, but struggles in more competitive settings due to his downsides.

Skills

	Inferno Blade 400 — 700 /2s Direct and Area Damage Launch burning oil through the air every 2s to scorch your foes to a crisp, dealing 400 damage with the first two swings and 700 damage with the final swing.
Details Launch burning oil through the air every 2s, dealing 400 damage with the first two and 700 damage with the final, Piercing swing. Has a maximum Ammo count of 9 and is fully effective up to 90 units. Has an ammo count of 9. Has a reload time of 1.5s. Each swing consumes 1 ammo. The first two swings have a projectile speed of 300 units/s, decelerate by a small amount over the distance traveled, and deal Direct Damage. The final, piercing swing has a slightly smaller hitbox, an extended range, travels faster, does not decelerate, and deals Area Damage. Each regular strike generates 2.5% ultimate charge. Ability Video
	Inferno Blade Direct and Area Damage
400 — 700 /2s Launch burning oil through the air every 2s to scorch your foes to a crisp, dealing 400 damage with the first two swings and 700 damage with the final swing.
Details Launch burning oil through the air every 2s, dealing 400 damage with the first two and 700 damage with the final, Piercing swing. Has a maximum Ammo count of 9 and is fully effective up to 90 units. Has an ammo count of 9. Has a reload time of 1.5s. Each swing consumes 1 ammo. The first two swings have a projectile speed of 300 units/s, decelerate by a small amount over the distance traveled, and deal Direct Damage. The final, piercing swing has a slightly smaller hitbox, an extended range, travels faster, does not decelerate, and deals Area Damage. Each regular strike generates 2.5% ultimate charge. Ability Video

	Counter 600 Direct Damage Counter a single attack from the front and unleash a vicious counterattack that deals 600 damage.	7
Details Enter a Countering stance for 1.5s, absorbing all effects of the first frontal attack and Counter, dealing 600 damage. Counter's projectile is fully effective up to 90 units. Cannot attack or use any other skill for the duration and for 0.4s after a counter-attack is triggered. Zhin's front is invulnerable for 0.4s after countering an attack. Cannot be cancelled. Successfully landing a counter-attack generates 4% ultimate charge. Ability Video
	Counter Direct Damage	7
600 Counter a single attack from the front and unleash a vicious counterattack that deals 600 damage.
Details Enter a Countering stance for 1.5s, absorbing all effects of the first frontal attack and Counter, dealing 600 damage. Counter's projectile is fully effective up to 90 units. Cannot attack or use any other skill for the duration and for 0.4s after a counter-attack is triggered. Zhin's front is invulnerable for 0.4s after countering an attack. Cannot be cancelled. Successfully landing a counter-attack generates 4% ultimate charge. Ability Video

	Billow   Disperse into smoke to become ethereal and increase your movement speed by 10%.	15
Details Disperse into smoke, becoming Ethereal, and increase your Movement Speed by 10%. This effect lasts 2s. Cannot be cancelled. Cleanses all Status Effects. Ability Video
	Billow	15
Disperse into smoke to become ethereal and increase your movement speed by 10%.
Details Disperse into smoke, becoming Ethereal, and increase your Movement Speed by 10%. This effect lasts 2s. Cannot be cancelled. Cleanses all Status Effects. Ability Video

	Whirl 400 Area Damage Lunge forward while swinging your blade, dealing 400 damage to enemies caught in the path.	7
Details Lunge forward while swinging your blade in a deadly arc, dealing 400 damage to nearby enemies. Has a range of 50 units. Unlike other movement abilities, momentum gained from Whirl persists after it ends until Zhin touches the ground. Can't be affected by Knockbacks for the duration. Generates ~3% ultimate charge per enemy hit. This ability can pass (and do damage) through shields, and protective abilities such as Androxus's Reversal and Zhin's Counter. Ability Video
	Whirl Area Damage	7
400 Lunge forward while swinging your blade, dealing 400 damage to enemies caught in the path.
Details Lunge forward while swinging your blade in a deadly arc, dealing 400 damage to nearby enemies. Has a range of 50 units. Unlike other movement abilities, momentum gained from Whirl persists after it ends until Zhin touches the ground. Can't be affected by Knockbacks for the duration. Generates ~3% ultimate charge per enemy hit. This ability can pass (and do damage) through shields, and protective abilities such as Androxus's Reversal and Zhin's Counter. Ability Video

	Spite (Ultimate) ▶️2000 over 1.5s Direct Damage Launch forward and incapacitate an enemy for a brief time while dealing 2000 damage over 1.5s in a series of vicious melee attacks.
Details Launch forward and Stun an enemy with a series of vicious melee attacks, dealing 2000 damage over 1.5s. While attacking, you are Immune to Crowd Control. Has a range of 90 units. Failing to hit an enemy will refund 30% Ultimate charge. ▶️ “TZAARGHHhhhh!” (Self/Enemy) ▶️ “I am stronger!” (Ally) At the end of the duration, if they are still alive, both Zhin and the target will be pushed away from each other. Both Zhin and the target are vulnerable for the duration. Failing to hit a target will refund 30% ultimate charge. Deals 400 damage per attack with 5 attacks total. Grants Zhin and the target CC Immunity. Cannot be cast while Zhin is crippled, but cannot be stopped by cripples while it is set in motion. Ability Video
	Spite (Ultimate) ▶️ Direct Damage
2000 over 1.5s Launch forward and incapacitate an enemy for a brief time while dealing 2000 damage over 1.5s in a series of vicious melee attacks.
Details Launch forward and Stun an enemy with a series of vicious melee attacks, dealing 2000 damage over 1.5s. While attacking, you are Immune to Crowd Control. Has a range of 90 units. Failing to hit an enemy will refund 30% Ultimate charge. ▶️ “TZAARGHHhhhh!” (Self/Enemy) ▶️ “I am stronger!” (Ally) At the end of the duration, if they are still alive, both Zhin and the target will be pushed away from each other. Both Zhin and the target are vulnerable for the duration. Failing to hit a target will refund 30% ultimate charge. Deals 400 damage per attack with 5 attacks total. Grants Zhin and the target CC Immunity. Cannot be cast while Zhin is crippled, but cannot be stopped by cripples while it is set in motion. Ability Video

Talents

Guillotine

Default Talent

Spite deals 20% of its target's maximum Health with each hit.

Details

• As Guillotine is individual ticks of HP% damage and not an execute, the damage dealt is reduced by Haven.
• While no CC indicators are displayed for the target of Zhin's Spite, the target is unable to use abilities or move during its duration.
• Despite the lack of a golden sheen during its duration, Zhin is CC immune while channeling Spite.
• Spite hits for a total of 5 times for 100% of the target's max health.
• Execution of an enemy player cannot go through champion shields.

Yomi

Unlocks at Mastery Level 2

Your heavy hit with Inferno Blade deals an additional 150 damage.

Smolder

Unlocks at Mastery Level 8

Heal for 15% of your maximum Health per second while using Billow.

Details

Heals for a total of 30% of Zhin's maximum health.

Cards

This is a list with all cards available to Zhin:

Name	Image	Description	Cooldown	Category
Blade Dancer		Increase the travel distance of Whirl by {10|10}%.		Whirl
Dragon Oil		Increase your maximum Ammo by {1|1}.		Armor / Weapon
Embers		Regenerate {2|2} Ammo every 0.5s for 0.5s after activating Billow.		Billow
Fan the Flames		Reduce the Cooldown of Billow by {20|20}% after getting a Killing Blow.		Billow
Footwork		Increase your Movement Speed by {10|10}% for 3s after activating Counter.		Counter
Fuel for the Fire		Increase Movement Speed by {5|5}% for 2s after using Whirl.		Whirl
Heartless		Increase your Movement Speed by {10|10}% for 4s after getting a Killing Blow.		Armor / Weapon
Hideout		Reduce the Cooldown of Whirl by {1|1}s after using Billow.		Billow
Infamy		Increase your maximum Health by {50|50}.		Armor / Weapon
Kindling		Generate {1|1} Ammo after activating Whirl.		Whirl
Malice		Increase your Reload Speed by {10|10}%.		Armor / Weapon
Master Stance		Reduce the Cooldown of Whirl by {1|1}s after successfully hitting an enemy with Counter.		Counter
Perfect Block		Heal for {100|100} after successfully Countering an attack.		Counter
Up in Smoke		Increase your Movement Speed by {11|11}% while Billow is active.		Billow
Viciousness		Reduce the Cooldown of Counter by {15|15}% after successfully hitting an enemy with Counter.		Counter
Wild Fire		Reduce the Cooldown of Whirl by {0.5|0.5}s for each enemy it hits.		Whirl

Pre-Built Loadouts

All of the following cards are in Zhin's pre-built loadouts:

• Guillotine
• Yomi
• Smolder

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Guillotine

Blade Dancer

Increase the travel distance of Whirl by 20%.

2

Embers

Regenerate 4 Ammo every 0.5s for 0.5s after activating Billow.

2

Fan the Flames

Reduce the Cooldown of Billow by 100% after getting a Killing Blow.

5

Heartless

Increase your Movement Speed by 40% for 4s after getting a Killing Blow.

4

Hideout

Reduce the Cooldown of Whirl by 2s after using Billow.

2

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Yomi

Blade Dancer

Increase the travel distance of Whirl by 40%.

4

Footwork

Increase your Movement Speed by 40% for 3s after activating Counter.

4

Infamy

Increase your maximum Health by 150.

3

Kindling

Generate 1 Ammo after activating Whirl.

1

Perfect Block

Heal for 300 after successfully Countering an attack.

3

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Smolder

Dragon Oil

Increase your maximum Ammo by 1.

1

Fan the Flames

Reduce the Cooldown of Billow by 80% after getting a Killing Blow.

4

Hideout

Reduce the Cooldown of Whirl by 2s after using Billow.

2

Up in Smoke

Increase your Movement Speed by 33% while Billow is active.

3

Viciousness

Reduce the Cooldown of Counter by 75% after successfully hitting an enemy with Counter.

5

Cosmetic Items

These are the Cosmetic Items currently available for Zhin:

Champion Skin Collections

• Default
• Nomad
• Ebon Star
• Demon Slayer
• Conqueror
• Omega
• Underkeeper
• Forest Stalker
• Kazu

Default
Loading Art	Icons		Character Model
	Weapon	Default Inferno Blade
	Rarity	Common
	Availability	Standard
	Release Date	June 14, 2017
Cost		Free
Voicelines		Zhin voice lines
Voice Pack Preview		▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
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Cost	Free
Voicelines	Zhin voice lines
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Nomad
Loading Art	Icons		Character Model
	Weapon	Nomad Inferno Blade
	Rarity	Uncommon
	Availability	Standard
	Release Date	June 14, 2017
Cost		60,000  •  300  •   •  (Nomad Zhin Collection)
Voicelines		Zhin voice lines
Voice Pack Preview		▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
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Cost	60,000  •  300  •   •  (Nomad Zhin Collection)
Voicelines	Zhin voice lines
Voice Pack Preview	▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
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Ebon Star
Loading Art	Icons		Character Model
	Weapon	Ebon Star Phazeblade
	Rarity	Epic
	Availability	Exclusive
	Release Date	December 18, 2017
Cost		Bounty Store  •  (Ebon Star Zhin Collection)
Voicelines		Ebon Star Zhin voice lines
Voice Pack Preview		▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Features
Cost	Bounty Store  •  (Ebon Star Zhin Collection)
Voicelines	Ebon Star Zhin voice lines
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Demon Slayer
Loading Art	Icons		Character Model
	Weapon	Demon Slayer's Vengeance
	Rarity	Epic
	Availability	Exclusive
	Release Date	March 28, 2018
Cost		•   •  (Demon Slayer Zhin Collection)
Voicelines		Demon Slayer Zhin voice lines
Voice Pack Preview		▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
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Cost	•   •  (Demon Slayer Zhin Collection)
Voicelines	Demon Slayer Zhin voice lines
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Conqueror
Loading Art	Icons		Character Model
	Weapon	Conqueror's War Song
	Rarity	Epic
	Availability	Limited
	Release Date	September 7, 2017
Cost		VIP Pack (Conqueror Zhin Collection)
Voicelines		Conqueror Zhin voice lines
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Cost	VIP Pack (Conqueror Zhin Collection)
Voicelines	Conqueror Zhin voice lines
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Omega
Loading Art	Icons		Character Model
	Weapon	Omega Ripper
	Rarity	Epic
	Availability	Exclusive
	Release Date	March 27, 2019
Cost		800  •   •   •  Omega Zhin Bundle (400 ) (Omega Zhin Collection)
Voicelines		Omega Zhin voice lines
Voice Pack Preview		▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Features
Cost	800  •   •   •  Omega Zhin Bundle (400 ) (Omega Zhin Collection)
Voicelines	Omega Zhin voice lines
Voice Pack Preview	▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
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Underkeeper
Loading Art	Icons		Character Model
	Weapon	Underkeeper's Soulripper
	Rarity	Epic
	Availability	Exclusive
	Release Date	October 28th, 2020
Cost		Arcane Pacts Battle Pass Level 50 (Underkeeper Zhin Collection)
Voicelines		Underkeeper Zhin voice lines
Voice Pack Preview		▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Features
Cost	Arcane Pacts Battle Pass Level 50 (Underkeeper Zhin Collection)
Voicelines	Underkeeper Zhin voice lines
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Forest Stalker
Loading Art	Icons		Character Model
	Weapon	Forest Stalker's Blade
	Rarity	Epic
	Availability	Limited
	Release Date	October 28th, 2020
Cost		Arcane Pacts Battle Pass Level 120 (Forest Stalker Zhin Collection)
Voicelines		Underkeeper Zhin voice lines
Voice Pack Preview		▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Features
Cost	Arcane Pacts Battle Pass Level 120 (Forest Stalker Zhin Collection)
Voicelines	Underkeeper Zhin voice lines
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Kazu
Loading Art	Icons		Character Model
	Weapon	Kazu's Cyberblade
	Rarity	Legendary
	Availability	Exclusive
	Release Date	July 21, 2021
Cost		gen:LOCK Crossover Pass Level 24 (Kazu Zhin Collection)
Voicelines		Kazu Zhin voice lines
Voice Pack Preview		▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Features
Cost	gen:LOCK Crossover Pass Level 24 (Kazu Zhin Collection)
Voicelines	Kazu Zhin voice lines
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Weapon Skins

• Deathbringer
• Golden Inferno Blade

Deathbringer
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	Rarity	Epic
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Golden Inferno Blade
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	Rarity	Legendary
Availability	Mastery
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Emotes

• Default
• Dragon's Breath
• Kindle
• Sulk
• Challenge
• Flowing Form

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	Rarity	Common
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Dragon's Breath
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	Rarity	Epic
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Kindle
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Sulk
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	Rarity	Legendary
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Cost		Battle Pass 2 Level 17 (Endless Emote)
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Challenge
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	Rarity	Rare
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Flowing Form
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	Rarity	Epic
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Cost		Game On Event Pass Level 20
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MVP Poses

• Default
• Crouching Tiger
• Kamae
• Stance
• Kenshi

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Crouching Tiger
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Kamae
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	Rarity	Rare
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Cost		•  End Times Event: Collect 140
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Stance
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Kenshi
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	Weapon	{{{weapon}}}
	Rarity	Rare
Availability	Exclusive
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Cost		gen:LOCK Crossover Pass Level 25
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Trivia

• General
• Champion Skins

• Lore
• Cameos
• References
• Other

• Zhin's kill taunt against Ying "I haven't forgotten about you." (▶️) implies Zhin may be the "bandit king" that imprisoned Ying, as mentioned in her bio.
• Only Zhin knows how many members are in the Thousand Hands.
• The moon is present in the background of Zhin's splash art, though oddly isn't shattered. This was later revealed to be an error here, as the moon shattered a long long time ago.
• Based on a dev statement revealing Viktor to be around 5'9 or 175cm tall, and comparing it to model sizes in-game and out of game, it was discovered that Zhin would be around 6'2 or 188cm tall.

• Zhin appears in Koga's card Raw Talent.
• He also appears in the lore cinematic Koga's Revenge.
• He has another appearance in Lian's teaser trailer.
• As well as the cinematic No One Escapes the Law.
• He also appears in Yagorath's teaser trailer.
• Zhin's weapon appears in the Battlegrounds trailer.
• While difficult to see in-game, a unique vampire version of Zhin appears on a medallion Midnight Royal Corvus wears on his hip, as can be seen here.
• Zhin appears in the Cutesy Zhin avatar.
• Zhin also appears as part of a design featured on various pieces of Paladins merchandise.

• Zhin's emote "Kindle" could be a reference to the bonfires from the Dark Souls series.
• The line "Let the Bodies hit the floor!" (▶️) is a reference to the song "Bodies" by Drowning Pool.
• One of his jokes "Appear weak when you are strong and strong when you are weak, which for you is always." (▶️) is a reference to Sun Tzu's The Art of War.

• The icon for the Talent Guillotine shares the same artwork as the icon for Spite.
• The icon for the Talent Smolder shares the same artwork as the icon for Billow.
• Zhin and Koga's base footstep sounds originated from a cat's stomach being rubbed.
• In older versions of Paladins, there used to be a number of additional recolors of default champions. For Zhin, these recolors included the Warlord skin.
• Having been present in the mobile game 'Paladins Strike', Zhin received unique skins exclusive to Strike. These skins include Ice Lord Zhin and Ronin Zhin.

• Nomad

• A nomad is a person without a fixed home, often wandering from place to place.

• Ebon Star

• This skin is heavily based on Star Wars. As expected, it has many references to the series.
• This skin's splash art appears as a spray.
• This skin shares its theme with Dune Crawler Cassie, Galactic Scion Lian, Mercenary Strix, and Dark Lord Torvald.

• Demon Slayer

• Soul Eater Jenos is present in this skin's splash art.

• Conqueror

• The line "It's too dangerous to go alone." (▶️) is a reference to a line spoken in the original Legend of Zelda.
• This skin's splash art appears as a spray.

• Omega

• The line "With great power comes great processing capabilities." (▶️) is a reference to a phrase often assosiated with Spider-Man.
  • The line "My android sensors are tingling." (▶️) is also likely a reference to Spider-Man.
• This skin had several early concepts that show a variety of different designs.
• This skin appears in Omega Koga's splash art, as can be seen here.
• This skin shares its theme with Omega Sha Lin, Omega Terminus, Omega Dredge, Omega Koga, Omega Makoa, Omega Imani, Omega Vivian, and Sigma Vivian.

• Underkeeper / Forest Stalker

• The line "A whole new world, new beings, new feelings! So much to be unfurled!" (▶️) may be a reference to the song A Whole New World.
• The line "Though the road may wander in this unknown place, it will lead me, to you, and we shall TOGETHER, learn new ways to experience pain!" (▶️) may be a reference to the song Go The Distance.
• The Underkeeper skin appears in the Dark Gaze avatar.
• The Underkeerp skin also appears in the Crit Fail spray.
• The Forest Stalker skin appears in the Trailblazer avatar.
• These skins share their theme with Firebrand Tyra, Frostbrand Tyra, Student of Magic Vivian, Novice Vivian, Honey King Bomb King, and Polar Bear Bomb King.

• Kazu

• This skin is part of the third set of crossover content alongside the rest of the gen:LOCK Crossover Pass following Grover and Team Fortress 2 Barik.
• This is the only skin to speak completely in another language, in this case, Japanese.
• As expected, this skin contains numerous references to gen:LOCK.
  • Many lines mention or reference various aspects of the gen:LOCK Program, such as Holons.
  • The lines "Shall we upgrade the Robo Shogun?" (▶️) and "Thanks for the Robo Shogun." (▶️) both reference Kazu's Holon specifically. The latter line also references how Cammie is responsible for the designs of the later Holons in the series.
  • The line "I'll tell you what I said to my superiors in Japan before they busted me down: I don't fight simply because someone told me to." (▶️) references a line spoken by Kazu in Episode 3 of the series.
  • The line "If I were 10 years old, I would jump in excitement." (▶️) references a line spoken by Kazu in Episode 7.
  • Many lines also mention The Union, the main antagonistic group of the series.
• Kazu appears in the Chibi Kazu avatar alongside his Holon, with the latter also appearing in the Shogun spray. The Grappler spray is also themed after him.
• This skin shares its theme with Chase Viktor, Yasamin Lex, Cammie Maeve, and Valentina Kinessa.

Changelog

➤ May 26th, 2021
Paladins Release Version 4.4.4098.0

• Talents

• Guillotine

• Reduced Damage 25% ➞ 20%
• Removed Ultimate charge rate increase.

➤ January 6th, 2021
Paladins Release Version 4.1.3942.2

• Abilities

• Billow

• Reduced Movement Speed increase 30% ➞ 10%

• Cards

• Up in Smoke

• Increased Movement Speed during Billow 8|8 ➞ 11|11%

• Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where the challenge “Kill Players with Spite after hitting them with Counter” could not be completed.

➤ December 7th, 2020
Paladins Release Version 3.5.3884.0

• Bug Fixes
  • Fixed an issue where the challenge “Kill Players with Spite after hitting them with Counter” could not be completed.

➤ October 28th, 2020
Paladins Release Version 3.5.3881.0

• Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where Zhin was not fully immune to Crowd Control effects during the wind-up of Spite.
• Fixed an issue where Zhin would sometimes pass through his Spite target on hit and be in an improper location for the duration of the ultimate.

➤ March 4th, 2020
Paladins Release Version 3.2.3587.5

• Talents

• Guillotine

• Removed damage immunity

• Smolder

• Reduced heal per second 25% ➞ 15%

➤ January 8th, 2020
Paladins Release Version 3.1.3487.7

• Talents

• Yomi

• Removed extended range and piercing effect.

• Smolder

• Reduced Healing per second 33% ➞ 25%

• Abilities

• Inferno Blade

• Your heavy hit with Inferno Blade now Pierces enemies and has an extended range

• Billow

• Increased duration 1.5s ➞ 2s

• Cards

• Embers

• Now Regenerates 2 Ammo every 0.5s for {0.5|0.5}s after activating Billow

• Up in Smoke

• Decreased Movement Speed {10|10}% ➞ {8|8}%

• Fuel for the Fire

• OLD: Gain {5|5}% Lifesteal for 2s after using Whirl
• NEW: Increase Movement Speed by {5|5}% for 2s after using Whirl

• Viciousness

• OLD: Generate {2|2} Ammo after successfully Countering an attack
• NEW: Reduce the Cooldown of Counter by {15|15}% after successfully hitting an enemy with Counter

• Malice

• Increased Reload Speed {5|5}% ➞ {10|10}%

➤ September 11th, 2019
Paladins Release Version 2.10.3351.2

• Abilities

• Whirl

• Increased momentum carry after Whirl ends.

• Bug Fixes

• Fixed a description error on the Yomi Talent description.

➤ April 24th, 2019
Paladins Release Version 2.5.3159.4

• Abilities

• Billow

• Duration 2.5s ➞ 1.5s
• Movement speed bonus increased 20% ➞ 30%
• Inhand Lockout time after ability end reduced

• Talents

• Smolder

• Healing per second 20% ➞ 33%

• Cards

• Hideout

• Now on activation reduces the cooldown of whirl by 1/2/3/4/5s

➤ January 24th, 2019
Paladins Release Version 2.1.3013.17

• Bug Fixes
  • Fixed an issue where Zhin’s weapon shots clipped on map collision.

➤ January 16th, 2019
Paladins Release Version 2.1.3013.12

• Abilities

• Counter

• Counter no longer deals melee strike upon receiving a hit while active
• Counter now fires a Inferno Blade projectile at the player’s crosshair location upon receiving a hit
• Counter damage increased 560 ➞ 600

• Spite

• Spite range slightly increased

• Talents

• Retaliation removed
• Smolder now unlocked at Champion Mastery Level 8

• Cards

• Successful hits with Master Stance counter reduces the cooldown of Whirl by {1|1}s
• Viciousness ammo gain increased{1|1} ➞ {2|2}
• Perfect Block heal increased {50|50} ➞ {100|100} health

➤ June 26th, 2018
Paladins Release Version 1.2.2677.4

• Inferno Blade

• Reduced initial and secondary hit damage 450 ➞ 400

➤ June 6th, 2018
Paladins Release Version 1.1.2670.1

• Bug Fixes
  • Fixed an issue where Zhin’s weapon attacks would fail to hit against close targets.

➤ March 28th, 2018
Paladins Beta Version 0.68.2559

• Cards

• Hideout

• Increase the duration of Billow by {0.5|0.5}s ➞ {0.4|0.4}s.

• Footwork

• Increase your Movement Speed by {10|10}% during Counter.
• NEW EFFECT: Activating Counter increases your Movement Speed by {10|10}% for 3s.

➤ March 7th, 2018
Paladins Beta Version 0.67.2519

• Cards

• Dragon Oil

• Lowered ammo increase from 2 per level to 1.

• Embers

• No longer generates ammo over time.
• Activating Billow generates {scale=1|1} Ammo.

• Kindling

• No longer generates ammo over time.
• Activating Whirl generates {scale=1|1} Ammo.

• Viciousness

• Lowered ammo restored from 2 per level to 1.

➤ February 21st, 2018
Paladins Beta Version 0.66.2496

• Reworded the description of Spite to make it more clear.

➤ January 11th, 2018
Paladins Beta Version 0.65.2349.3

• Bug Fixes
  • Fixed an issue where Zhin's Dragon Oil card set his ammo count to the value on the card, rather than increasing it by that number.

➤ December 18th, 2017
Paladins Beta Version 0.64.2312

• Counter

• Counter attack damage reduced from 700 to 560.
• Duration reduced from 2s to 1.5s

• Billow

• Duration reduced from 2.5s to 2s.

• Cards

• Blade Dancer

• [Whirl] Increase the distance of Whirl by {5|5}%.
• Maximum rank distance reduced from 60% to 50%.

• Embers

• Reworked.
• [Billow] Activating Billow generates 1 Ammo every .5s for {.5|.5}s.

• Fan the Flames

• [Billow] Kills reduce the cooldown of Billow by {10|10}%.
• Rescaled so that maximum rank Cooldown Reduction is still 100%.

• Kindling

• [Whirl] Activating Whirl generates 1 Ammo every .5s for {.5|.5}s.

• Perfect Block

• [Counter] Successfully Countering an attack will Heal you for {25|25} health.
• Maximum rank Healing reduced from 400 to 200.

• Legendary Cards

• Smolder

• [Billow] Heal for {36|2}% of your maximum Health over the duration of Billow.
• Healing reduced by 33%.

• Yomi

• New.
• [Weapon] Your heavy hit passes through enemies, deals {127.5|7.5} more damage, and has no range limit.

➤ November 2nd, 2017
Paladins Beta Version 0.62.2219.2

• Inferno Blade

• Projectile Speed increased from 240 to 300 for the first two hits.

• Billow

• Cooldown Increased from 12s to 15s.

• Legendary Cards

• Guillotine

• Now grants Damage Immunity during Spite.

➤ October 18th, 2017
Paladins Beta Version 0.61.2189

• Counter

• Improved the visual feedback of when this ability is used.

➤ September 20th, 2017
Paladins Beta Version 0.59.2111.2

• Counter

• Fixed a bug where Zhin would not enter combat if he absorbed a hit with Counter but did not hit an opponent.

➤ September 7th, 2017
Paladins Beta Version 0.58.2083

• Counter

• Fixed a bug that caused a longer than intended lockout after countering an attack.

➤ July 26th, 2017
Paladins Beta Version 0.55.1992.3

• Counter

• Damage over Time damage ticks can no longer be Countered.

➤ July 12th, 2017
Paladins Beta Version 0.54.1958.1

• Counter

• Fixed being able to counter Drogoz's Combustible damage over time.

➤ June 28th, 2017
Paladins Beta Version 0.53.1938

• Inferno Blade

• Fixed his inhand projectiles not simulating properly on other clients.

• Counter

• Now blocks projectiles while swinging the counter attack even when not equipped with the Retaliation legendary.

• Billow

• Reduced the Pre hit of Billow from 0.2s to 0s.
• You may now jump while in Billow.

➤ June 14th, 2017
Paladins Beta Version 0.52.1903

• Zhin was added to the game.

Removed talents

Retaliation

Default Talent

After Countering an attack you remain in your Counter stance and Counter Attack deals 10% more damage.