Rek'Sai vs Kha'Zix

Rek'Sai
vs
53.3%

over 300 games

Kha'Zix

Skill matchup

High burstHeavy AD damageDive threat

You are stronger early. Look to snowball before your opponent scales.

Build vs Kha'Zix

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Rek'Sai: Stridebreaker, Spear of Shojin, Death's Dance, Plated Steelcaps, Titanic Hydra, Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, Guardian Angel.

Starting items

Scorchclaw Pup

Core build

Stridebreaker
1
Spear of Shojin
2
Death's Dance
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Titanic Hydra
5

Summoner spells

FlashSmite100%
HasteSmite0%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Titanic Hydra
Sterak's Gage
Black Cleaver
Guardian Angel
B. F. Sword
Serpent's Fang
Randuin's Omen
Eclipse
Spirit Visage
Mortal Reminder
Immortal Shieldbow
Voltaic Cyclosword
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Kaenic Rookern
Edge of Night
Maw of Malmortius
Hubris
The Collector
Dead Man's Plate
Executioner's Calling
Infinity Edge
Lord Dominik's Regards
Bramble Vest
Bastionbreaker
62.5% WR32 games
PrecisionPrecision
ConquerorConqueror
TriumphTriumph
Legend: AlacrityLegend: Alacrity
Coup de GraceCoup de Grace
InspirationInspiration
Magical FootwearMagical Footwear
Cosmic InsightCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Kha'Zix's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Unseen Threat (P)

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

LevelQWER
34s9s20s–
64s9s20s1m40
94s9s20s1m40
114s9s20s1m25
164s9s16s1m10
184s9s12s1m10

Playing as Rek'Sai

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Bite at full Fury

    Save Furious Bite (E) for when your Fury bar is full: the bite then deals true damage.

  2. Un-burrow under your target

    Come out of the ground with Un-burrow (W) under your target: they and nearby enemies take a knock-up, so you can engage or interrupt a channel.

  3. Void Rush a wounded target

    Cast Void Rush (R) on an enemy you damaged in the last few seconds: untargetable, then unstoppable, you lunge at them, and your Un-burrow (W) comes back.

  4. Burrow to cross the map

    Cast Burrow (W) before crossing the map: your Tremor Sense reveals to your team nearby enemies who move unseen.

  5. Dig your tunnels in advance

    Dig with Tunnel (E) near lanes to gank and on your escape routes: each tunnel lasts and can be reused, but an enemy standing on an entrance destroys it.

Playing against Kha'Zix

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. Ward his paths

    Ward his paths: out of sight, Unseen Threat (passive) empowers his next auto against a champion, which damages and slows.

Patch 16.21.1