This is a guide for the beginner Zhin player. Not too advanced, still uses basic terms, and provides tips and playstyles for my builds. This guide was created by me, a Zhin main, who plays Zhin a decent amount.

These are some general tips that usually apply.

1. Never use Whirl as a damage option, unless the enemy is super low and you are almost dead.

Whirl only does 400 damage, and your normal sword hit should do 400 damage as well. You would be better off hitting with a regular hit and trying to get to your heavy hit earlier.

2. Don't spam Billow and hide from everything.

If you trust your healer, there is no need to Billow. Save your Billow for when you overextend and need to get back somewhere safe. I often see Zhin players Billow at the first sign of trouble, only to have the healer heal you half a second later. Billow is an escape option, not a movement ability. Not to mention the cooldown is high af as well.

3. Try to start a combo with a heavy hit.

An example of this is slapping the wall twice and reloading before you engage in a 1v1. The heavy hit does almost twice the damage of a light hit, more than twice the damage if you have Yomi, and you should always start a combo with a heavy hit if you can help it.

4. All of Zhin's abilities and attacks (except Billow) have animations. Whirl doens't have that much of an animation, but it does have a slight animation if you look closely. Counter has his own finishing animation.