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Kha'Zix Jungle build & stats

Assassin B 1,758 games · patch 16.16
Win rate
48.8%
Pick rate
7.8%
Ban rate
5.4%
Division
Master
Build, runes, spells and skill order are from Master games only.

Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.16

Solid sample

Start with

Scorchclaw Pup
Scorchclaw Pup
450 gold
Health Potion
Health Potion
50 gold
64.7% 17 games

Build in this order

Umbral Glaive 1
Umbral Glaive
2,800 gold
Voltaic Cyclosword 2
Voltaic Cyclosword
3,000 gold
Edge of Night 3
Edge of Night
3,000 gold
8,800 gold
58.3% WR 24 games

Boots

Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps
1,200 gold
59.8% 127 games

Runes

Sorcery Sorcery + Inspiration Inspiration
52.8% WR
36 games · 2% pick
Stormraider's Surge
Stormraider's Surge

Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum health grants a burst of MS and Slow Resist.

Sorcery Sorcery
Summon Aery Arcane Comet Stormraider's Surge Deathfire Touch
Axiom Arcanist Manaflow Band Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence Absolute Focus Celerity
Waterwalking Gathering Storm Scorch
Inspiration Inspiration
Magical Footwear Hextech Flashtraption Cash Back
Triple Tonic Biscuit Delivery Time Warp Tonic
Jack Of All Trades Cosmic Insight Approach Velocity
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling

Summoner spells

Ghost Smite
46.9% 49 games

Max order

Taste Their Fear Q Leap E Void Spike W
52.2% 46 games

Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.

Tips for Kha'Zix

Generated from this patch's numbers

  • Kha'Zix wins 48.8% of games as Jungle on patch 16.16 (1,758 games).
  • Most common core: Umbral Glaive → Voltaic Cyclosword → Edge of Night — 59% win rate over 41 games.
  • Take Stormraider's Surge as keystone: picked in 44% of games with a 49% win rate.
  • Best matchup: Ambessa (82% over 11 games). Hardest: Diana (14% over 14 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.

Items

Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)

Core build

Umbral Glaive 1
Umbral Glaive
Voltaic Cyclosword 2
Voltaic Cyclosword
Edge of Night 3
Edge of Night
58.3% WR
24 games · 1% pick
Umbral Glaive 1
Umbral Glaive
Voltaic Cyclosword 2
Voltaic Cyclosword
Serylda's Grudge 3
Serylda's Grudge
35.0% WR
20 games · 1% pick
Umbral Glaive 1
Umbral Glaive
Voltaic Cyclosword 2
Voltaic Cyclosword
Bastionbreaker 3
Bastionbreaker
55.6% WR
18 games · 1% pick

Starting items

Gustwalker Hatchling
Gustwalker Hatchling
40.7% WR
54 games · 3% pick
Scorchclaw Pup
Scorchclaw Pup
46.0% WR
50 games · 3% pick
Gustwalker Hatchling
Gustwalker Hatchling
Health Potion
Health Potion
56.0% WR
25 games · 1% pick

Boots

Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
48.0% WR
381 games · 22% pick
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps
59.8% WR
127 games · 7% pick
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
51.8% WR
112 games · 6% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
73.8% 3% (61)
55.4% 19% (334)
54.7% 3% (53)
54.6% 6% (97)
54.3% 10% (175)
52.6% 18% (325)
51.6% 4% (64)
47.7% 20% (354)
47.6% 38% (668)
47.2% 47% (826)
45.7% 2% (35)
45.6% 4% (68)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Inspiration Inspiration + Domination Domination
46.3% WR
242 games · 14% pick
First Strike
First Strike

When you initiate champion combat, deal 7% extra damage for 3 seconds and gain gold based on damage dealt.

Inspiration Inspiration
Glacial Augment Unsealed Spellbook First Strike
Magical Footwear Hextech Flashtraption Cash Back
Triple Tonic Biscuit Delivery Time Warp Tonic
Jack Of All Trades Cosmic Insight Approach Velocity
Domination Domination
Cheap Shot Taste of Blood Sudden Impact
Sixth Sense Grisly Mementos Deep Ward
Relentless Hunter Ultimate Hunter Treasure Hunter
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling
Sorcery Sorcery + Inspiration Inspiration
48.6% WR
70 games · 4% pick
Stormraider's Surge Nimbus Cloak Transcendence Waterwalking Magical Footwear Triple Tonic
Inspiration Inspiration + Domination Domination
46.6% WR
58 games · 3% pick
First Strike Cash Back Triple Tonic Cosmic Insight Sudden Impact Treasure Hunter

Keystones

  • Stormraider's Surge Stormraider's Surge Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum health grants a burst of MS and Slow Resist. 47.0%23% pick
  • First Strike First Strike When you initiate champion combat, deal 7% extra damage for 3 seconds and gain gold based on damage dealt. 47.0%22% pick
  • Dark Harvest Dark Harvest Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim. 48.0%6% pick
  • Electrocute Electrocute Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage. 57.1%1% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Smite Flash + Smite 46.9%50% pick
  • Ghost Smite Ghost + Smite 46.9%3% pick
  • Smite Ignite Smite + Ignite 40.0%0% pick

Abilities & skill order

Which ability to max first, from match timelines

Taste Their Fear Q Void Spike W Leap E 48.2%110 games
Taste Their Fear Q Leap E Void Spike W 52.2%46 games

Most common first three levels: Q → W → E (46%), Q → W → Q (58%), W → Q → E (36%).

  • PUnseen Threat

    Nearby enemies that are Isolated from their allies are marked. Kha'Zix's abilities have interactions with Isolated targets.When Kha'Zix is not visible to the enemy team, he gains Unseen Threat, causing his next basic att...

  • QTaste Their Fear

    Deals physical damage to the target. Damage increased on Isolated targets. If he chooses to Evolve Reaper Claws, this refunds a percent of it's cooldown against Isolated targets. Kha'Zix also gains increased range on his...

  • WVoid Spike

    Kha'Zix fires exploding spikes that deal physical damage to enemies hit. Kha'Zix is healed if he is also within the explosion radius. If he chooses to Evolve Spike Racks, Void Spike now fires three spikes in a cone, slow...

  • ELeap

    Kha'Zix leaps to an area, dealing physical damage upon landing. If he chooses to Evolve Wings, Leap's range increases by 200 and the cooldown resets on champion kill or assist.

  • RVoid Assault

    Each rank allows Kha'Zix to evolve one of his abilities, giving it a unique additional effect. When activated, Kha'Zix becomes Invisible, triggering Unseen Threat and increasing Move Speed. If he chooses to Evolve Adapti...