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How to Win Kha'Zix vs Graves Counter MatchupKha'Zix is in the a tier of champions

Kha'Zix vs Graves

How to Beat Graves as Kha'Zix in LoLKha'Zix is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Graves as Kha'Zix

based on 5,794 Kha'Zix vs Graves matchups
Win Rate
49.4 %
K/D/A
2.3
Pick Rate
5.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches each and every week. Within our dataset, Kha'Zix fought Graves 5794 times. With so many games with Kha'Zix versus Graves provides us a lot of confidence in our ability to provide informative stats and a pro build to crush Graves. This particular champ matchup is somewhat uncommon. Kha'Zix fights Graves in only 5.3% of his games.

Kha'Zix vs Graves Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kha'Zix does a poor job of countering Graves. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.4% of the time the champions face one another in. In Kha'Zix against Graves rounds, Kha'Zix’s team is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Graves.

Best Kha'Zix vs Graves Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Serrated DirkRectrix

Core Kha'Zix Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeMaw of MalmortiusVoltaic Cyclosword

Optional Items

Guardian AngelAxiom ArcSerylda's GrudgeEdge of Night

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kha'Zix to level upq
>
Second ability for Kha'Zix to level upw
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Last skill for Kha'Zix to max oute

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
DominationSudden ImpactRelentless Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Kha'Zix's passive ability p
Kha'Zix's q ability q
Kha'Zix's w ability w
Kha'Zix's e ability e
Kha'Zix's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Graves as Kha'Zix

Tips for Playing as Kha'Zix against Graves

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.

Advice to Win Against Graves

Leaving the Smoke Screen's area of effect removes the harmful effect immediately.

Graves deals mostly physical damage so Armor is an effective counter.

Kha'Zix vs Graves Counter Stats

Kha'Zix Image
Win Rate
49.4 %
VS
Win Rate
50.6 %
Graves Image
8.1
< Kills >
7.1
6.1
< Deaths >
6
5.9
< Assists >
6.8
1.87
< Killing Sprees >
1.64
26
< Minions Killed >
53
1.72
< Dragons Killed >
1.47
0.33
< Inhibitors >
0.5
17,103
< Physical Damage >
16,978
1,074
< Magic Damage >
841
977
< True Damage >
1,502
19,155
< Damage Dealt >
19,321
33,170
< Damage Taken >
29,686
12,717
< Gold Earned >
12,746
1.01
< Towers >
1.78
0.39
< Baron Takedowns >
0.37
16,509
< Total Healing >
13,604
13,929
< Experience >
14,426
24
< Vision Score >
24
5
< Wards Placed >
6
226
< Time Dealing CC >
480

How to Counter Graves with Kha'Zix in LoL

The stats shown on this page show some strategic Kha'Zix versus Graves matchup statistics that can help you figure out the differences between the pair. Kha'Zix’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Graves’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Kha'Zix may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Graves..

Kha'Zix typically has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. Typically, he takes more damage than Graves. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kha'Zix and Graves

Damage Types Compared

Kha'Zix
Graves
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kha'Zix
Graves

Who is Better, Kha'Zix or Graves?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kha'Zix usually fairs equally well when taking on Graves, with a 49.4% win rate. Thus, Kha'Zix makes an ok counter to Graves.

While Kha'Zix does have a lower win rate compared to Graves, when facing one another, Kha'Zix also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Kha'Zix into Graves.

Additionally, Kha'Zix also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Graves. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Kha'Zix vs Graves matchups, Graves is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Kha'Zix is a somewhat poor counter for Graves. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Kha'Zix against Graves.

Additional Information for Kha'Zix Players

How We Calculated Our Kha'Zix vs Graves Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Graves as Kha'Zix, we analyzed 5,794 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Graves as Kha'Zix comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Kha'Zix to counter Graves during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kha'Zix often accumulates less CS as Graves. Champs who typically don't get much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Kha'Zix versus Graves build consist of Youmuu's Ghostblade, Maw of Malmortius, and Voltaic Cyclosword. When Kha'Zix incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better vs. Graves than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Kha'Zix had an average winrate of 49.4% when countering Graves with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of beating Graves as Kha'Zix, Kha'Zix players should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Kha'Zix vs Graves counters, this combination of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 49.4% win rate overall.

If you want to get Kha'Zix versus Graves tips and counter stats for a a distinct division rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu above. By default, the stats and guides displayed are computed using every round finished with these champions.