Game patch 26.20Data Dragon 16.20.1

Reference patch 16.20.1

Kha'Zix

the Voidreaver

Kha'Zix is a burst-focused champion who looks for a reachable priority target and a route back out. This overview keeps the explanation practical and leaves patch-sensitive numbers to Riot's structured data and the current in-game tooltip.

JungleMostly physical damageMelee attacks

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Usual roleJungle

ClassAssassin

DifficultyMedium · 6/10

Basic attacksMeleeMelee basic attacks · 125 range.

Damage profileMostly physical damageMost normal kit pressure is physical. Armour may help, but check whether attacks or abilities are the main source.

Reference patch16.20.1

Strengths and limits

What Kha'Zix does well, and what can go wrong

These are kit-level patterns, not a promise that every lane or matchup plays the same way.

Good patterns

Threatens reachable priority targets through burst, mobility or an unusual angle.
Rewards using the kit's main range, timing and target pattern deliberately.

Limits to respect

A failed commitment can leave no clean exit and little value until cooldowns return.
Basic attacks require close access, so enemy range, slows and displacement can deny a clean trade.

Riot ally tips

Use these while learning the champion

Enemies are considered isolated if they have no allies within a short distance. The damage of Taste Their Fear is massively increased against these targets.

Unseen Threat activates when Kha'Zix cannot be seen by the enemy team. Reactivate by using brush or Void Assault. Don't forget to apply Unseen Threat by autoattacking enemy champions.

Kha'Zix has a great deal of freedom to choose where and when to fight. Pick your battles carefully to succeed.

Riot opponent tips

What an opponent is told to watch for

Taste Their Fear deals bonus damage to targets that are isolated. Gain an advantage by fighting near allied minions, champions, or turrets.

Leap and Void Assault have long cooldowns. Kha'Zix is very vulnerable when these are not available.

Practical champion reading

How to read Kha'Zix in a real fight

Use these patterns to ask better questions before choosing an item, target or commitment. They describe the kit, not a guaranteed result.

Damage delivery

Primarily physical pressure

Armour can reduce the broad physical profile. Separate basic attacks from physical abilities before relying on an item passive that only affects attacks.

Fight rhythm

One short window carries much of the threat

Track the key setup and highest-impact cooldown. A missed or blocked opening can create a safer window before the full rotation returns.

Range and access

Needs close access for basic attacks

Range, slows, displacement and terrain can deny the clean contact this champion wants. Plan the route in as carefully as the damage after arrival.

Typical team job

Threaten a reachable priority target

A clean angle matters more than attacking the nearest unit immediately. Keep an exit, reset or follow-up route in mind before committing.

Control check

Identify the exact movement restriction

Tenacity can shorten only eligible control. Displacements, airborne effects and repeated slows need their own positioning, blocking or movement answer.

Protection and sustain

Check whether recovery changes the fight

Anti-heal or anti-shielding is situational. Buy it only when the effect is materially protecting targets and your champion can apply the answer reliably.

Resource pattern

Mana and cooldowns both matter

A spell being available does not mean the complete sequence is sustainable. Watch the resource bar as well as the setup and escape cooldowns.

Defensive item reference

What can help against Kha'Zix?

Start with the threat that is actually affecting the match. These are conditional comparisons, not an automatic counter build.

Pre-game choices

DEFENSIVE BOOTS

Neither pair is automatic

This champion is not cleanly answered by the passive on either defensive pair.

Use Plated Steelcaps for meaningful basic attacks, Mercury's Treads for magic damage or reducible control, or keep the build's normal Boots.

Reducible controlSlowsHealing or sustain

PHYSICAL DEFENCE

Physical defence

Armour · health · role-appropriate defence

Armour can reduce physical damage, but Plated Steelcaps' passive is specific to attacks.

Match the item to attacks, critical strikes or ability burst rather than buying armour from the label alone.

CONTROL AND ONE KEY SPELL

Control and one key spell

Mercury's Treads · Quicksilver Sash · Banshee's Veil · Edge of Night

Tenacity and a removable-control active can help against the relevant disabling effects.

Check the current tooltip and whether the exact effect can be shortened, removed or blocked.

REPEATED SLOWS

Repeated slows

Boots of Swiftness

Slow resistance can be more useful than Tenacity when repeated slowing strength is the main problem.

It gives no armour or magic resistance, so compare the rest of the opposing team.

MEANINGFUL HEALING

Meaningful healing

Bramble Vest or Thornmail · Morellonomicon · Mortal Reminder

A role-appropriate Grievous Wounds item can reduce healing.

Buy it only when healing is materially changing fights and your champion can apply it reliably.

BURST WINDOW

Burst window

Zhonya's Hourglass · Banshee's Veil · Edge of Night

Stasis or a spell shield can deny one decisive engage or spell when the item fits the build.

These do not replace positioning, vision or ordinary durability.

Normal Draft and Ranked role map

Where Kha'Zix fits on Summoner's Rift

Each lane is assessed separately. Open a role to reach its queue-specific build and matchup preparation.

TopUnestablished route

Historical reference. Recommendation review pending. Kha'Zix is normally played Jungle and does not currently have a reviewed Top route. Top usually needs independent laning, durable trading or reliable side-lane pressure. Treat this as a deliberate experiment, not a standard recommendation.

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JunglePrimary role

Historical reference. Recommendation review pending. Kha'Zix has an established clear and map plan that can function without lane income while contesting camps and objectives.

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MidUnestablished route

Historical reference. Recommendation review pending. Kha'Zix is normally played Jungle and does not currently have a reviewed Mid route. Mid usually needs solo-lane safety plus wave control, roaming or reliable burst pressure. Treat this as a deliberate experiment, not a standard recommendation.

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BotUnestablished route

Historical reference. Recommendation review pending. Kha'Zix is normally played Jungle and does not currently have a reviewed Bot route. Bot usually needs dependable duo-lane scaling and sustained damage with shared early pressure. Treat this as a deliberate experiment, not a standard recommendation.

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SupportUnestablished route

Historical reference. Recommendation review pending. Kha'Zix is normally played Jungle and does not currently have a reviewed Support route. Support usually needs useful engage, peel or utility while operating on low gold income. Treat this as a deliberate experiment, not a standard recommendation.

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Kit reference

Kha'Zix abilities

Ability names, descriptions and numeric fields come from Riot Data Dragon. Practical reads are independently written; the current in-game tooltip remains authoritative.

Abilities Data Dragon 16.20.1Cooldown / Cost / Range Data Dragon 16.20.1

Passive

Unseen Threat

What it doesNearby 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 attack against an enemy champion to deal bonus magic damage and slow them for a few seconds.

Practical readUnseen Threat is an automatic part of the kit involving a slowing effect and basic-attack interaction. Track when its condition is active instead of treating every fight the same way.

Q ability

Taste Their Fear

What it doesDeals 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 basic attacks and Taste Their Fear.

Practical readTaste Their Fear contributes hard crowd control and damage. Its value changes with cooldown, range and target access; recognise the setup before moving into its effective area.

Cooldown4 secCost20Listed range325 units

W ability

Void Spike

What it doesKha'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 enemies hit, and reveals enemy champions hit for 2 seconds. Isolated targets are slowed for extra.

Practical readVoid Spike is a ranged cast involving a slowing effect and damage. Respect its line or target area, and avoid spending it when the opponent can simply step away before the important exchange.

Cooldown9 secCost55/60/65/70/75Listed range1000 units

Vision

This ability supplies sight or reveals its target. That information effect can matter even when damage is not the main reason to cast it.

E ability

Leap

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

Practical readLeap contributes movement or repositioning and damage. Its value changes with cooldown, range and target access; recognise the setup before moving into its effective area.

Cooldown20/18/16/14/12 secCost50Listed range700 units

Reset condition

Meeting the listed condition refreshes or reduces downtime. Missing that condition changes the next available cast.

Movement

The cast changes position or access. Account for where the champion finishes, not only where the ability begins.

Ultimate

Void Assault

What it doesEach 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 Adaptive Cloaking, Void Assault gains increased Invisibility duration, and an additional use.

Practical readVoid Assault is part of Kha'Zix's R pattern. Read its listed effect first, then track the cooldown and condition that make the next use valuable.

Cooldown100/85/70 secCost100Listed range25000 units

Levels 1–18

Kha'Zix · Health / Mana · Abilities

Base values exclude items, runes, temporary buffs and mode-specific modifiers. Cooldowns are the listed base cooldown before ability haste.

Level 1643 Health327 Mana

Level 3789 Health386 Mana

Level 61,034 Health485 Mana

Level 111,512 Health678 Mana

Level 162,076 Health906 Mana

Level 182,326 Health1,007 Mana

Cooldown Data Dragon 16.20.1

Basic abilityTaste Their Fear

Can receive its first point from level 1. Later ranks normally become available at levels 3, 5, 7 and 9.

All ranks4 sec

Basic abilityVoid Spike

Can receive its first point from level 1. Later ranks normally become available at levels 3, 5, 7 and 9.

All ranks9 sec

Basic abilityLeap

Can receive its first point from level 1. Later ranks normally become available at levels 3, 5, 7 and 9.

Rank 120 secRank 218 secRank 316 secRank 414 secRank 512 sec

UltimateVoid Assault

First rank becomes available at level 6; later ranks normally become available at levels 11 and 16.

Rank 1100 secRank 285 secRank 370 sec

Open every levelHealth and mana from level 1 to 18

Level	Health	Mana	Ability milestone
1	643	327 Mana	Choose the first basic ability
2	714	356 Mana	Add another basic ability or rank
3	789	386 Mana	Add another basic ability or rank
4	867	418 Mana	Spend one ability point
5	949	451 Mana	Spend one ability point
6	1,034	485 Mana	First ultimate rank normally available
7	1,123	521 Mana	Spend one ability point
8	1,215	558 Mana	Spend one ability point
9	1,310	597 Mana	Spend one ability point
10	1,409	637 Mana	Spend one ability point
11	1,512	678 Mana	Second ultimate rank normally available
12	1,618	721 Mana	Spend one ability point
13	1,727	765 Mana	Spend one ability point
14	1,840	811 Mana	Spend one ability point
15	1,956	858 Mana	Spend one ability point
16	2,076	906 Mana	Final ultimate rank normally available
17	2,199	956 Mana	Spend one ability point
18	2,326	1,007 Mana	Spend one ability point

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