Jungle Matchup

Kha'Zix vs Rengar

Patch: 15.15 (25.15)
League: Platinum+
Kha'Zix

Kha'Zix

the Voidreaver
Jungle
Kha'Zix Jungle Overall Win Rate
50.61%

Matchup Win Rate

46.5%
Kha'Zix vs Rengar Wins
⚔
53.5%
Rengar vs Kha'Zix Wins
Rengar

Rengar

the Pridestalker
Jungle
Rengar Jungle Overall Win Rate
47.26%

Kha'Zix vs Rengar - Jungle Matchup Guide Patch 15.15 (25.15)

Kha'Zix Jungle vs Rengar Jungle - Who is stronger?

Rengar Jungle counters Kha'Zix hard (46.5% win rate) based on 1219 games. This matchup is really difficult for Kha'Zix players.

View detailed statistics below: items, runes, and counter builds for Kha'Zix Jungle vs Rengar Jungle in patch 15.15 (25.15), including win rates and pick rates. With proper study, this can improve your chances of victory up to 59.2% in this matchup.

Statistical Matchup Analysis

Kha'Zix dominates the meta (9th most popular, 6.1% pick rate) and regularly clashes with Rengar (2.8% pick rate). Understanding this common matchup forms the foundation of consistent gameplay for one of jungle's current powerhouses. Surprising upset: Despite Kha'Zix's higher tier rating, Rengar wins 53.5% of encounters. This suggests Rengar's kit specifically counters Kha'Zix's playstyle, overriding general meta strength - approach this matchup with extra caution. Every edge matters: In this tough matchup, the proven First Strike + Magical Footwear combination (57.0% win rate) plus optimal itemization Youmuu's Ghostblade, Hubris, Serylda's Grudge, and Ionian Boots of Lucidity boosts your chances from 46.5% to 59.2% - potentially game-changing.

Survive and scale: Kha'Zix faces both matchup (46.47%) and farming disadvantages (5.51 vs 6.71/min). With a 1.20 CS/min deficit, prioritize safe farming and jungle assistance. Damage doesn't equal wins: Kha'Zix outputs more damage (793 vs 633/min, 2nd place) but still loses the matchup. The issue likely lies in survivability, mobility, or damage timing rather than raw output. Strong individual performance: Kha'Zix maintains better KDA (2.60, 32nd place vs 52nd for Rengar), but loses the matchup overall. High KDA without wins suggests difficulty translating individual advantages into victory conditions.

Kha'Zix vs Rengar - Jungle Stats Comparison

Kha'Zix Jungle
Kha'Zix Jungle		Versus
Rengar Jungle
Rengar Jungle
A+TierD
46.5%Matchup Winrate53.5%
50.61%Role Winrate47.26%
#17Winrate Rank#53
6.1%Pickrate2.8%
2.6Average KDA2.3
446Gold per Minute433
5.51CS/Min6.71
0.17Wards per Minute0.16
793Damage per Minute633

How to Beat Rengar as Kha'Zix (Jungle)

Difficult matchup requiring deep understanding of game mechanics and flawless execution. Patience and proper macro play are the keys to victory in this confrontation.

Except for rare builds, Kha'Zix deals physical damage. Focus on eliminating enemy carries. Rengar deals mainly physical damage (85.46%), additional items against this damage type may be required against snowballing or aggressive play.

Consider the farming superiority demonstrated by Rengar, ranking 10th (versus 40th for Kha'Zix) in farming efficiency among champions in this role. This means the opponent can build gold advantages more quickly. Meanwhile, their lower KDA (2.3 versus 2.6) suggests they are less effective in team fights.

Key aspects of the Kha'Zix Jungle versus Rengar Jungle matchup

In this difficult confrontation, it is critically important for the Kha'Zix player to avoid attempts to force trades and all-ins with the Rengar player, as the matchup requires a patient and calculated approach. Extended trades without clear tactical advantage often lead to unfavorable consequences, and ignoring opportunities to receive team support can be a fatal mistake for game progression.

Kha'Zix vs Rengar: Jungle Summoner Spells

Most Popular

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Smite
Smite Deals true damage to a monster or minion.
54.4% Win Rate77.0% Pick Rate

Highest Win Rate

Ghost
Ghost Gain Move Speed and ignore unit collision for the duration.
Smite
Smite Deals true damage to a monster or minion.
66.9% Win Rate0.7% Pick Rate

Kha'Zix vs Rengar: Jungle Runes

Most Frequent Runes

Primary Path
Domination
Dark Harvest
Dark Harvest Damaging a Champion below 50% health deals adaptive damage and harvests their soul, permanently increasing Dark Harvest's damage by 11.

Dark Harvest damage: 30 (+11 damage per soul) (+0.1 bonus AD) (+0.05 AP)
Cooldown: 35s (resets to 1.0s on takedown)

Dark Harvest

Damaging a Champion below 50% health deals adaptive damage and harvests their soul, perma…

Sudden Impact
Sudden Impact Damaging basic attacks and abilities deal a bonus 20 - 80 True Damage based on level to enemy champions after using a dash, leap, blink, teleport, or when leaving stealth for 4s.

Cooldown: 10s

Sudden Impact

Damaging basic attacks and abilities deal a bonus 20 - 80 True Damage based on …

Grisly Mementos
Grisly Mementos Collect 1 memento on champion takedowns, up to 18 total.

Gain 6 Trinket Haste for each collected. In game modes where vision Trinkets do not exist, instead gain 3 Summoner Spell Haste.

Grisly Mementos

Collect 1 memento on champion takedowns, up to 18 total.Gain 6 Trinket Haste fo…

Treasure Hunter
Treasure Hunter Gain an additional 50 gold the next time you collect a Bounty Hunter stack. Increase the gold gained by 20 gold for each Bounty Hunter stack, up to 130 gold.

Bounty Hunter stacks are earned the first time you get a takedown on each enemy champion.

Treasure Hunter

Gain an additional 50 gold the next time you collect a Bounty Hunter stack. Inc…

Secondary Path
Sorcery
Absolute Focus
Absolute Focus While above 70% health, gain an adaptive bonus of up to 18 Attack Damage or 30 Ability Power (based on level).

Grants 1.8 Attack Damage or 3 Ability Power at level 1.

Absolute Focus

While above 70% health, gain an adaptive bonus of up to 18 Attack Damage or 30 …

Gathering Storm
Gathering Storm Every 10 min gain AP or AD, adaptive.

10 min: + 8 AP or 5 AD
20 min: + 24 AP or 14 AD
30 min: + 48 AP or 29 AD
40 min: + 80 AP or 48 AD
50 min: + 120 AP or 72 AD
60 min: + 168 AP or 101 AD
etc...

Gathering Storm

Every 10 min gain AP or AD, adaptive.10 min: + 8 AP or 5 AD 20 min: + 24 AP or …

Adaptive
Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

55.2% Win Rate45.7% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Runes

Primary Path
Inspiration
First Strike
First Strike Attacks or abilities against an enemy champion within 0.25s of entering champion combat grant 10 gold and First Strike for 3 seconds, causing you to deal 7% extra damage against champions, and granting 50% (35% for ranged champions) of bonus damage dealt as gold.

Cooldown: 25 - 15s

First Strike

Attacks or abilities against an enemy champion within 0.25s of entering champion combat g…

Magical Footwear
Magical Footwear You get free Slightly Magical Footwear at 12 min, but you cannot buy boots before then. For each takedown you acquire the boots 45s sooner.

Slightly Magical Footwear grants you an additional 10 Move Speed.

Magical Footwear

You get free Slightly Magical Footwear at 12 min, but you cannot buy boots befo…

Time Warp Tonic
Time Warp Tonic Consuming a potion grants 40% of its health restoration immediately.

Time Warp Tonic

Consuming a potion grants 40% of its health restoration immediately.

Cosmic Insight
Cosmic Insight +18 Summoner Spell Haste
+10 Item Haste

Cosmic Insight

+18 Summoner Spell Haste+10 Item Haste

Secondary Path
Domination
Sudden Impact
Sudden Impact Damaging basic attacks and abilities deal a bonus 20 - 80 True Damage based on level to enemy champions after using a dash, leap, blink, teleport, or when leaving stealth for 4s.

Cooldown: 10s

Sudden Impact

Damaging basic attacks and abilities deal a bonus 20 - 80 True Damage based on …

Treasure Hunter
Treasure Hunter Gain an additional 50 gold the next time you collect a Bounty Hunter stack. Increase the gold gained by 20 gold for each Bounty Hunter stack, up to 130 gold.

Bounty Hunter stacks are earned the first time you get a takedown on each enemy champion.

Treasure Hunter

Gain an additional 50 gold the next time you collect a Bounty Hunter stack. Inc…

Adaptive
Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

57.0% Win Rate6.6% Pick Rate

Kha'Zix vs Rengar: Jungle Item Builds

Most Popular Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
Gustwalker Hatchling
Gustwalker Hatchling (450 gold) Jungle Companions
Summon a Gustwalker that assists you against monsters.
Gustwalker's Gait
The companion grows as you hunt monsters, empowering your Smite. When fully grown, it grants Move Speed upon entering brush, increased when killing large monsters.
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
51.7% Win Rate49.1% Pick Rate
Popular Boots
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
45 Move Speed
Ionian Insight
Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
51.6% Win Rate64.8% Pick Rate
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity
50.4% Win Rate11.3% Pick Rate
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed
Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
50.6% Win Rate9.3% Pick Rate
Core Build
Serrated Dirk
Serrated Dirk (1000 gold) 20 Attack Damage
10 Lethality
->
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Youmuu's Ghostblade (2800 gold) 55 Attack Damage
18 Lethality
4% Move Speed
Haunt
Gain Move Speed while out of combat.
Wraith Step
Gain Move Speed and Ghosting for seconds.
Opportunity
Opportunity (2700 gold) 55 Attack Damage
15 Lethality
Preparation
After being out of combat with Champions for 8 seconds gain Lethality. This Lethality lasts for 3 seconds after dealing damage to champions.
Extraction
When a champion that you damaged within 3 seconds dies, gain 200 decaying Move Speed for 1.5 seconds.
Edge of Night
Edge of Night (3000 gold) 50 Attack Damage
15 Lethality
250 Health
Annul
Grants a Spell Shield that blocks the next enemy Ability.
54.7% Win Rate18.7% Pick Rate
Final Build
Guardian Angel
Guardian Angel (3200 gold) 55 Attack Damage
45 Armor
Rebirth
Upon taking lethal damage, restores 50% base Health and 100% max Mana after 4 seconds of Stasis.
63.8% Win Rate19.3% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Build

Starting Items
Oracle Lens
Oracle Lens (0 gold) Active (160 - 100s, max 2 charges)
Reveals enemy Stealth Wards and traps around you for 6 seconds.
Scorchclaw Pup
Scorchclaw Pup (450 gold) Jungle Companions
Summon a Scorchclaw that assists you against monsters.
Scorchclaw's Slash
The companion grows as you hunt monsters, empowering your Smite. When fully grown, it periodically imbues your next Attack or Ability to burn enemies and Slow them. Killing large monsters readies this immediately.
58.5% Win Rate0.9% Pick Rate
Highest Winrate Boots
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
57.7% Win Rate2.5% Pick Rate
Symbiotic Soles
Symbiotic Soles (900 gold) 40 Move Speed
Voidborn
Gain Empowered Recall.
Symbiosis
After traveling 150000 units of distance, transform into Synchronized Souls.
54.6% Win Rate0.7% Pick Rate
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
45 Move Speed
Ionian Insight
Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
51.6% Win Rate64.8% Pick Rate
Core Build
Serrated Dirk
Serrated Dirk (1000 gold) 20 Attack Damage
10 Lethality
->
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Youmuu's Ghostblade (2800 gold) 55 Attack Damage
18 Lethality
4% Move Speed
Haunt
Gain Move Speed while out of combat.
Wraith Step
Gain Move Speed and Ghosting for seconds.
Hubris
Hubris (3000 gold) 60 Attack Damage
18 Lethality
10 Ability Haste
Eminence
When a champion that you damaged within 3 seconds dies, gain 15 Attack Damage plus 2 per champion killed for 90 seconds.
Serylda's Grudge
Serylda's Grudge (3000 gold) 45 Attack Damage
35% Armor Penetration
15 Ability Haste
Bitter Cold
Damaging Abilities Slow enemies below 50% Health by 30% for 1 second.
59.2% Win Rate2.0% Pick Rate
Final Build
Guardian Angel
Guardian Angel (3200 gold) 55 Attack Damage
45 Armor
Rebirth
Upon taking lethal damage, restores 50% base Health and 100% max Mana after 4 seconds of Stasis.
63.8% Win Rate19.3% Pick Rate
Other Items
Serylda's Grudge
Serylda's Grudge (3000 gold) 45 Attack Damage
35% Armor Penetration
15 Ability Haste
Bitter Cold
Damaging Abilities Slow enemies below 50% Health by 30% for 1 second.
66.1% Win Rate13.6% Pick Rate
Serpent's Fang
Serpent's Fang (2500 gold) 55 Attack Damage
15 Lethality
Shield Reaver
Damaging an enemy champion reduces Shields they gain by % for 3 seconds.
If they were not already affected by Shield Reaver, reduce Shields on them by %.
57.1% Win Rate13.3% Pick Rate
Maw of Malmortius
Maw of Malmortius (3100 gold) 60 Attack Damage
15 Ability Haste
40 Magic Resist
Lifeline
Taking magic damage that would reduce your Health below 30% grants a magic damage Shield for 3 seconds and 10% Omnivamp until end of combat.
59.9% Win Rate7.6% Pick Rate
Profane Hydra
Profane Hydra (3200 gold) 60 Attack Damage
18 Lethality
10 Ability Haste
Cleave
Attacks deal physical damage to nearby enemies.
Heretical Cleave
Deal physical damage around you.
61.1% Win Rate6.2% Pick Rate
Hubris
Hubris (3000 gold) 60 Attack Damage
18 Lethality
10 Ability Haste
Eminence
When a champion that you damaged within 3 seconds dies, gain 15 Attack Damage plus 2 per champion killed for 90 seconds.
65.5% Win Rate3.4% Pick Rate
Voltaic Cyclosword
Voltaic Cyclosword (3000 gold) 55 Attack Damage
18 Lethality
10 Ability Haste
Galvanize
Dashes and Stealth stack Energized 75% faster.
Firmament
Your Energized Attack deals bonus physical damage and Slows for 0.75 seconds.
62.1% Win Rate2.1% Pick Rate

Kha'Zix vs Rengar: Jungle Skill (abilities) Orders

Most Frequent Skill Order

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Q
Taste 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 basic attacks and Taste Their Fear.
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Q
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W
Void 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 enemies hit, and reveals enemy champions hit for 2 seconds. Isolated targets are slowed for extra.
W
W
W
W
W
E
E
Leap 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.
E
E
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R
R
Void 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 Adaptive Cloaking, Void Assault gains increased Invisibility duration, and an additional use.
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > W > E
49.8% Win Rate73.8% Pick Rate

Highest Win % Skill Order

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Q
Taste 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 basic attacks and Taste Their Fear.
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Q
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R
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Void 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 enemies hit, and reveals enemy champions hit for 2 seconds. Isolated targets are slowed for extra.
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Leap 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.
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
Void 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 Adaptive Cloaking, Void Assault gains increased Invisibility duration, and an additional use.
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > W > E
84.0% Win Rate1.8% Pick Rate

Kha'Zix tips:

  • 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.

Playing Against Rengar

  • Rengar gains an empowered ability when his resource bar is full. Try to confront him when it's low.
  • Rengar's passive enables him to leap out of brush, so avoid fighting him when near bushes.
  • Rengar puts an indicator over the nearest enemy champion when he is camouflaged during his ultimate.

Kha'Zix Jungle other Matchups

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+6.8%
Zac

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Kha'Zix
+5.6%
Evelynn

Kha'Zix vs Evelynn

Kha'Zix
+4.8%
Vi

Kha'Zix vs Vi

Kha'Zix
+4.0%
Graves

Kha'Zix vs Graves

Kha'Zix
+3.9%
Elise

Kha'Zix vs Elise

Kha'Zix
+2.5%
Zed

Kha'Zix vs Zed

Kha'Zix
+2.5%
Bel'Veth

Kha'Zix vs Bel'Veth

Kha'Zix
+2.4%
Trundle

Kha'Zix vs Trundle

Kha'Zix
+2.3%
Kayn

Kha'Zix vs Kayn

Kha'Zix
+2.1%
Kindred

Kha'Zix vs Kindred

Kha'Zix
+2.0%
Pantheon

Kha'Zix vs Pantheon

Kha'Zix
+1.9%
Nidalee

Kha'Zix vs Nidalee

Kha'Zix
+1.8%
Fiddlesticks

Kha'Zix vs Fiddlesticks

Kha'Zix
+1.6%
Master Yi

Kha'Zix vs Master Yi

Kha'Zix
+1.5%
Sejuani

Kha'Zix vs Sejuani

Kha'Zix
+1.5%
Xin Zhao

Kha'Zix vs Xin Zhao

Kha'Zix
+1.4%
Karthus

Kha'Zix vs Karthus

Kha'Zix
+1.2%
Viego

Kha'Zix vs Viego

Kha'Zix
+1.2%
Ekko

Kha'Zix vs Ekko

Kha'Zix
+1.1%
Lillia

Kha'Zix vs Lillia

Kha'Zix
+1.1%
Wukong

Kha'Zix vs Wukong

Kha'Zix
+1.0%
Jarvan IV

Kha'Zix vs Jarvan IV

Kha'Zix
-1.0%
Diana

Kha'Zix vs Diana

Kha'Zix
-1.1%
Lee Sin

Kha'Zix vs Lee Sin

Kha'Zix
-1.2%
Shyvana

Kha'Zix vs Shyvana

Kha'Zix
-1.8%
Hecarim

Kha'Zix vs Hecarim

Kha'Zix
-2.0%
Nunu & Willump

Kha'Zix vs Nunu & Willump

Kha'Zix
-2.1%
Udyr

Kha'Zix vs Udyr

Kha'Zix
-2.4%
Briar

Kha'Zix vs Briar

Kha'Zix
-2.4%
Nocturne

Kha'Zix vs Nocturne

Kha'Zix
-2.6%
Talon

Kha'Zix vs Talon

Kha'Zix
-2.6%
Amumu

Kha'Zix vs Amumu

Kha'Zix
-3.3%
Shaco

Kha'Zix vs Shaco

Kha'Zix
-3.7%
Warwick

Kha'Zix vs Warwick

Kha'Zix
-3.8%
Naafiri

Kha'Zix vs Naafiri

Kha'Zix
-4.0%
Volibear

Kha'Zix vs Volibear