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Kha'Zix
Patch 16.2.1
JungleDifficulty
Hard
Strength
Early
Mid
Late
Win Condition
Identify the enemy carry, track them on the map, and kill them while they are rotating between lanes. Use your mobility to snowball other lanes and secure drakes using your high damage.
Playstyle
Opportunistic predator who thrives on catching people alone. You are the king of the jungle 1v1 and rely on vision control to delete squishies before they can react.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
- +Unmatched 1v1 potential against isolated targets with
- +High mobility and snowball potential once is evolved
- +Excellent objective control and counter-jungling
- +Versatile evolution paths allow you to adapt to the enemy team comp
Weaknesses
- -Extremely reliant on the Isolation mechanic—damage falls off heavily in groups
- -Squishy and vulnerable to hard CC if caught mid-
- -Hard to play from behind if you cannot find picks
- -Poor waveclear makes defending towers difficult
Abilities
When enemies don't see you, your next auto deals bonus magic damage and slows. This is huge. Use brushes or to reset this constantly during a fight to keep the slow applied and damage high.
Your main damage. It has a short cooldown but deals massive damage if the target is isolated. If you evolve this, you get extra range and it comes off cooldown almost instantly against isolated targets. Use it to shred objectives and lone carries.
Your only poke and sustain. If you are low in the jungle, stand right next to the camp when you fire this to get the heal. When evolved, the slow is massive (especially on isolated targets) and reveals enemies, making it the best tool for catching people.
A long-distance jump. It's your only way in or out. Evolve it to get a massive range increase and, more importantly, a full cooldown reset on kills/assists. Never use this to engage unless you are 100% sure you get the reset or have to escape.
Gives you two (or three if evolved) casts of invisibility. Each cast procs . Use the stealth duration to reposition or wait for your cooldown. Evolving this is great for navigating teamfights and surviving longer.
Teamfight Role
Cleanup Assassin
Do NOT lead the charge. Wait for your team to engage and for the enemy to use their CC. Look for targets who step away from their teammates (Isolation) and use to hop in, delete them, and hop out.
If you evolved , you can act as a secondary poker/disrupter before the fight fully breaks out by spamming spikes to slow and reveal enemies.
Combos
Standard Burst
→ mid-air → → Auto-attack
The bread and butter. You fire while jumping so it hits as you land. Follow with and an auto to proc .
The Bush Gank
Auto-attack → → → (reposition) → Auto-attack →
Start with the auto to apply the slow immediately. Use to dodge their return damage and reset for a second empowered hit.
Flash Execute
→ Flash →
Use this to reach a low-health target that is further than your range. You can Flash during the leap animation to extend the reach instantly.
Reset Chain
→ (Kill) → (Away or to next target)
Only works with evolved . The moment you see the kill gold, jump again. This makes you nearly impossible to target in a chaotic fight.
Power Spikes
| Spike | Why |
|---|---|
| Level 6 | First evolution. Evolving makes your clear and dueling insane, or evolving makes your ganks much deadlier. |
| Level 11 | Second evolution. Usually where you take for resets or for utility. This is your strongest point in the game. |
| Level 16 | Third evolution. You now have almost your full kit evolved, allowing you to be a menace in late-game sieges or teamfights. |
| Level 3 | You have access to all three basic abilities, allowing for healthy clears and decent early counter-jungling. |
Tips & Tricks
- •You can use mid-air during to guarantee the damage lands as soon as you arrive.
- •Isolation range is about 425 units. If an enemy is standing near a minion or an ally, your damage is halved. Wait for them to move away.
- •Use invisibility to wait out enemy cooldowns like Jax's E or Zhonya's Hourglass.
- • provides vision. Fire it into bushes before walking in to avoid getting face-checked.
- •The heal on is vital. If you're being ignited, wait for the heal until the last second to maximize survival.
- •Always check the 'Isolation' ring around enemies. If the ring is gone, your damage is gone. Don't commit.
Common Mistakes
- ✕Jumping in with without seeing the enemy support's CC→You get stunned mid-air, never land your damage, and die instantly.
- ✕Fighting inside an enemy minion wave→Minions break isolation, meaning your deals significantly less damage and you lose the duel.
- ✕Evolving first→You lack the damage from evolution or the utility from /, making you a mobile but harmless bug.
- ✕Using all charges instantly to travel faster→You have no way to reset or outplay the enemy once the actual fight starts.
- ✕Forgetting to auto-attack between abilities→You miss out on the bonus damage and slow from , allowing targets to walk away with 1 HP.
AI-generated guide • Patch 16.2.1 • Cached