The Q of Kha’Zix is his ‘Bread and Butter’ spell. It is used to clear the jungle, kill dragons and heralds faster and is his main source of damage when fighting enemy champions, especially when the enemy is isolated. That’s why it’s the first thing you skill and max. Combined with your autoattack – i.e. Autoattack-Q-Autoattack – you now have your standard combo for the best possible DPS in the jungle.

EVOLVED: Kha ‘Zix’s evolved Q gives you increased range for autoattacking enemies anyway, as well as drastically reducing the cooldown of the Q when the target is isolated. This is particularly helpful for killing enemies faster or for killing important objectives such as the dragon on your own.

Next up is Kha’Zix’s W, which gives you the necessary area damage (AoE) in the Jungle to clear camps such as the Raptors or Krugs. Your W will also heal you if you are close enough to the enemy you hit. This allows for a relatively easy jungle clear, where you can usually be on the move with full life.

EVOLVED: The evolved W boosts Kha’Zix’s only form of crowd control. Instead of one spike, he now shoots 3 in a cone in front of him, which slows enemies more when they are isolated. This spell is particularly useful to either start a teamfight, as your team can engage slower enemies much better, or to block an enemy Engage. The low cooldown in combination with all the cooldown reduction you get from Kha’Zix’s items makes this spell very annoying for opponents, as in theory it can slow down the entire enemy team almost continuously and deal a lot of damage at the same time.

Thirdly, skill and max Kha’Zix E. It gives you the mobility you need for ganks or more efficient pathing in the jungle, as it lets you jump over most walls.

EVOLVED: The jump range is significantly increased, which can be very helpful for getting close to enemies. It also resets the cooldown when Kha’Zix gets a kill or assist, allowing you to clean up teamfights as you can jump from enemy to enemy if you are able to finish them off.

Arguably Kha’Zix’s most important and difficult to use ability, however, is his R. Not only does it give him temporary invisibility and more speed, but it also lets him evolve one of his abilities per level. The ability can be used well to get close to an opponent from the shadows before they can react. However, it can also be used defensively to juke opponents and escape from a dicey situation. To become a good Kha’Zix player, you must master the use of this ability, as it gives you the greatest opportunity to outplay your opponent.

EVOLVED: As you can now stay invisible for longer, you have more scope to outplay your opponents. However, since this ability offers comparatively little utility, it is less suitable for the Assassin playstyle compared to the other abilities and is rarely evolved last.

Evolve skill order: Q>W>E / (R) – Since Kha’Zix can make good use of any additional damage and there are rarely any real team fights in the early game, you usually evolve his Q first. Next in line is the W, as it brings a lot of utility compared to his evolved E or R. Finally, you have to weigh up for yourself whether the E or R evolved brings more benefit in the game, the E is usually worthwhile in cases where you can eliminate the first target you jump on in any case and thus jump again.

Standard combo: R-W-E-AA-Q-AA – With the normal Kha’Zix oneshot combo, you start with the R to get closer to the opponent, but this is not absolutely necessary if you are waiting in a bush that the opponent is about to run into, for example. You start the combo by throwing your W at the opponent and immediately jumping after it so that you land while the W hits the opponent. Then use your standard Autoattack – Q – Autoattack combo. You then use the other R instances either directly so that the opponent cannot launch a counterattack, for example to heal themselves and for additional damage with your autoattacks, or to get to another opponent and draw the opposing team’s attention to a different spot.

Tip: If you use your R shortly after the autoattack animation, you will not become invisible, but the autoattack you have already performed will deal additional damage via your passive!