
Best Kha'Zix Jungle Build & Counters Guide (49.9% WR)
Kha'Zix is an aggressive jungle assassin with a 49.9% win rate based on 6,440 matches. Here's the optimal build and strategy guide:
Core Build
- First Item: Youmuu's Ghostblade
- Boots: Ionian Boots of Lucidity
- Core Items: Opportunity, Edge of Night, Serylda's Grudge, Guardian Angel
Runes
- Primary: Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Grisly Mementos, Treasure Hunter
- Secondary: Absolute Focus, Gathering Storm
- Shards: Adaptive Force (x2), Health Scaling
Summoner Spells
- Flash
- Smite
Skill Order Q > W > E with first evolution typically being Q
Strong Against
- Shyvana (56.0% WR)
- Gwen (54.6% WR)
- Gragas (53.2% WR)
- Evelynn (53.1% WR)
- Volibear (53.1% WR)
Weak Against
- Rengar (43.0% WR)
- Ivern (44.8% WR)
- Nunu & Willump (46.2% WR)
- Zac (47.1% WR)
- Karthus (47.6% WR)
Key Tips
- Excel at early game skirmishes and ganks
- Strong 1v1 duelist against isolated targets
- Can effectively invade enemy jungle early
- Evolve abilities at levels 6, 11, and 16
- Focus on picking off isolated targets
Alternative Build Options:
- Electrocute build: 51.1% WR over 1,735 matches
- Dark Harvest with Hubris first: 51.8% WR over 1,269 matches
- First Strike build: 54.2% WR over 875 matches (off-meta)
Adjust your build and runes based on team compositions and matchups for optimal performance.