Champion Guide

Kha'Zix Guide

By LoLSuggest

Jungle

Kha'Zix lives on isolation: invade early junglers who can't fight him at level 2, path toward the kills you can get with the least risk, and in fights hunt solo targets or wait in brush for a victim. Champions that break isolation — Elise's spiders, Naafiri's dogs, Shaco's clones — are his biggest problems.

Recommended Setup

Our recommended Kha'Zix build

Our recommended runes, summoner spells and items. Compare build win rates on the stats page.

Items

Starting Items

Core Items

Situational Items

The top-rated page is Dark Harvest with Sudden Impact, Sixth Sense and Relentless Hunter, plus Cash Back and Triple Tonic; Electrocute, First Strike, Stormraider's Surge and Conqueror pages are also listed. Flash with Gustwalker Smite is standard; Scorchclaw adds burst, Mosstomper defense, and Ghost or Ignite suit snowball or aggressive games. Start with a Scorchclaw or Mosstomper pet. The best current build is Ionian Boots, Umbral Glaive and Voltaic Cyclosword, then Bastionbreaker, Edge of Night and Serylda's Grudge; Profane Hydra, Axiom Arc or Hubris variants trade some of that for snowball or utility. For evolutions, we recommend combinations that boost snowballing, Q DPS or one-shot burst with the R evolution for survivability.

Runes

Primary Tree

Secondary Tree

Summoner Spells

Strengths

Huge isolated burst; wins early duels and invades against many junglers.
Evolutions let him adapt between snowball, DPS and one-shot styles.
Void Assault gives escapes, passive resets and even ways to dodge enemy ultimates.

Weaknesses

Champions that prevent isolation, like Elise, Naafiri and Shaco, are very hard.
Armor-stacking targets like a fed Graves become nearly impossible to kill.
Late-game scalers such as Lillia can outclass him.

Laning Phase

Path toward kills you can get with minimal risk. A full clear ending at bot or top lane is the default, while a three-camp clear (raptors, krugs, red) sets up a fast gank. Invading is one of Kha'Zix's best tools: weak early junglers like Lee Sin, Diana, Sylas, Evelynn or Nidalee can be punished at level 2, which is safer than a level 1 invade. Use Sixth Sense to check for wards before heading into the enemy jungle.

Mid & Late Game

In teamfights look for solo targets: if an ADC, support or mid laner is suddenly alone, catch them before the fight to tilt it in your favor. Waiting in brush for a victim either gets a kill or burns their Flash. Use Void Assault to reset your passive, escape by changing direction and using brush, and time it to dodge channels or ultimates like Mordekaiser's, Darius's or Lee Sin's.

Key Tips

Control Wards don't reveal Kha'Zix while Void Assault's stealth is active.
Against Hecarim, jump over the wall near Gromp to surprise him on an invade.
Ban Elise, Naafiri, Graves or Shaco depending on the patch.

Matchups

Matchups and synergies

Our picks for difficult opponents, favorable lanes and strong allies. Compare matchup win rates on the stats page.