Kindred vs Kha'Zix
Skill matchup
Build vs Kha'Zix
Build adapted to this matchup
Recommended items for Kindred: Kraken Slayer, The Collector, Lord Dominik's Regards, Plated Steelcaps, Trinity Force, Infinity Edge, Hexoptics C44, B. F. Sword.
Starting items
Core build
Standard
Summoner spells
Anti CC
Other options
Power Spikes
Strength by game phase
Kha'Zix's abilities
Passive, spells and ultimate
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 attack against an enemy champion to deal bonus magic damage and slow them for a few seconds.
Cooldowns
Cooldowns by spell rank
| Level | Q | W | E | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 4s | 9s | 20s | – |
| 6 | 4s | 9s | 20s | 1m40 |
| 9 | 4s | 9s | 20s | 1m40 |
| 11 | 4s | 9s | 20s | 1m25 |
| 16 | 4s | 9s | 16s | 1m10 |
| 18 | 4s | 9s | 12s | 1m10 |
Playing as Kindred
Tips to maximize your impact
- Hunt your marks
Hunt the targets of Mark of the Kindred (passive), jungle monsters included: each successful hunt empowers your basic spells, and every 4 hunts, your range increases.
- Fight inside Wolf's zone
Activate Wolf's Frenzy (W), then fight inside its zone: Dance of Arrows (Q) has a much shorter cooldown there.
- Three autos after your E
Cast Mounting Dread (E), then land three autos on the same target: the third sends Wolf, who strikes based on their missing health.
- Save your team with your R
Cast Lamb's Respite (R) to save your team or deny an objective: nothing inside the zone can die, allies, enemies and monsters alike.
Playing against Kha'Zix
How to counter and exploit weaknesses
- Stay near an ally
Stay near an ally: alone, Unseen Threat (passive) marks you as isolated, and Taste Their Fear (Q) hits you much harder.
- Fight back if his leap misses
If he leaps in without a kill, fight back: Leap (E) has a 20 to 12 second cooldown, which a takedown only resets once the spell is evolved.
- Ward his paths
Ward his paths: out of sight, Unseen Threat (passive) empowers his next auto against a champion, which damages and slows.
Other Kindred matchups
Patch 16.21.1