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Katarina with Kha'Zix

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How to Synergize Katarina and Kha'Zix

based on 4,009 Katarina with Kha'Zix pairs
Win Rate
47.5 %
K/D/A
2.22
Pick Rate
3 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We download data from from millions of LoL games directly from Riot Games each week. Katarina has gone into battle with Kha'Zix in 4009 recent, competitive matches. By amassing so much complete data directly from the publishers of League, we are confident that we can produce robust, accurate builds to help Katarina play with Kha'Zix. It is relatively rare for Katarina to play with Kha'Zix on the same side. This has only happened in about 3.0% of games with Katarina.

Katarina Kha'Zix Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Katarina does a below average job of fighting on the same side as Kha'Zix. On average, she wins a dismal 47.5% of games the champions play on the same team. If you want to maximize your potential as Katarina when fighting on the same team as Kha'Zix by figuring out how to better synergize your strategy with him, then check out the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Katarina vs Kha'Zix Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Dark SealHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Aether WispHextech Alternator

Core Katarina Items

~22 Mins
Lich BaneNashor's ToothStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapVoid StaffZhonya's HourglassRiftmaker

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Katarina to level upq
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Second ability for Katarina to level upe
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Last skill for Katarina to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
DominationSudden ImpactRelentless Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Katarina's passive ability p
Katarina's q ability q
Katarina's w ability w
Katarina's e ability e
Katarina's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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E
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Guide to Synergizing Katarina and Kha'Zix

Tips for Playing as Katarina with Kha'Zix

Picking up Daggers will significantly reduce Shunpo's cooldown.

Try waiting until the other team is distracted with fighting your team, and use Shunpo to teleport into the fray and unleash a devastating Death Lotus.

Using Shunpo on an allied Champion, Dagger, or minion can be a great escape tactic.

Advice to Understand How Kha'Zix Will Play

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.

Katarina Kha'Zix Synergy Stats

Katarina Image
Win Rate
47.5 %
VS
Win Rate
52.5 %
Kha'Zix Image
9.3
< Kills >
9.7
6.8
< Deaths >
6.9
5.8
< Assists >
5.7
2.11
< Killing Sprees >
2.17
161
< Minions Killed >
156
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.33
< Inhibitors >
0.35
1,918
< Physical Damage >
2,139
21,198
< Magic Damage >
21,329
977
< True Damage >
975
24,094
< Damage Dealt >
24,444
24,870
< Damage Taken >
24,981
12,231
< Gold Earned >
12,273
1.48
< Towers >
1.48
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
3,331
< Total Healing >
3,393
14,271
< Experience >
14,170
16
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
40
< Time Dealing CC >
36

How to Play with Kha'Zix as Katarina in LoL

The Katarina Kha'Zix synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Kha'Zix, compared to her overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how her gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Katarina sees a large worsening in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Kha'Zix. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Kha'Zix helps Katarina perform worse in competitive League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Katarina is an ally to Kha'Zix, she observes a little drop in her total damage output. This change may signal that Kha'Zix does not support by providing protection for her to dish out more damage or that his presence also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Katarina is played together with Kha'Zix on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing synergisticly with Kha'Zix.

Additionally, when Katarina plays with Kha'Zix on the same team, she typically takes a little less damage than when she fights alone. Receiving not as much damage may mean that Kha'Zix does a decent job of protecting Katarina in team fights.

Synergies between Katarina and Kha'Zix

Damage Types Compared

Katarina
Kha'Zix
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Katarina
Kha'Zix

Is Katarina better when played alongside Kha'Zix?

There is no perfect synergy for Katarina that will no matter what be her top ally. However, Kha'Zix is a relatively poor companion for Katarina. By playing on the same side as Katarina, he decreases their win rate by -1.3% to 47.5%. This proves that there is a negative synergy between Katarina and Kha'Zix that results in them performing worse together than without each other.

Kha'Zix has a lower difficulty than Katarina. That means you don't need to be cautious when enlisting Kha'Zix allies to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a relatively low level of skill to be able to cooperate well with you.

When playing alongside, Katarina players should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal physical damage. Together, these champs can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

Although, by grouping Katarina and Kha'Zix together, you will not be giving your side a great deal of utility. Make sure to include other champions on your team that nullifies this relative gap in this pairing's potential.

Regardless of your Kha'Zix ally's skill level, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Katarina Players

How We Calculated Our Katarina Kha'Zix Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Katarina and Kha'Zix, we analyzed 4,009 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Katarina with Kha'Zix comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To truly master Katarina in order to work well with Kha'Zix during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League rounds, you should keep reading to learn some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you mind the build and suggestions presented above, you should increase your win rate by a lot.

The best finished items to focus on in your Katarina and Kha'Zix synergy build consist of Lich Bane, Nashor's Tooth, and Stormsurge. When Katarina used at least these three great items in her build, she performed much better as an ally of Kha'Zix than with many other typical builds. In fact, Katarina boasted an average win rate of 47.5% helping carry Kha'Zix with these items in her kit.

To have the best likelihood of vanquishing your oponents, Katarina players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Relentless Hunter, and Sudden Impact runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for this team composition, this mix of runes yielded the top win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 47.5% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to team up Kha'Zix with Katarina are given for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a particular division, you can use the selection menu located at the top of this page.