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What decides the jungle matchup: Hecarim vs Kha'Zix in League of Legends
What decides the jungle
A tactical read of the jungle matchup, written from LaneDiff's champion notes: what each champion threatens, and the one thing to do about it before three minutes. It is analysis, not a match sample, so there is no win rate on this page.
Hecarim
jungle · Early ganker
Hunts kills at levels two to four, so the first wards and a safe wave decide the lane.
He runs you down from behind. Ward the lane-side brush and keep escape summoners up.
Window: before four minutes
Hecarim's E ganks come from the flank at high speed, not the river mouth; lane-side vision beats river vision against him.
Kha'Zix
jungle · Jungle invader
Starts the fight inside your own jungle, so tracking and numbers matter more than pathing.
He looks for the level-two buff invade. Leash fast and light your jungle entrances early.
Window: before two minutes
Kha'Zix wins isolated 1v1s from level 2; an early ward on your own buff entrance turns his invade into a losing fight.
Hecarim vs Kha'Zix: Common Questions
- Who wins Hecarim vs Kha'Zix?
- LaneDiff has not analysed enough ranked jungle games of Hecarim against Kha'Zix to publish a win rate, and does not estimate one. What decides the lane is which player respects the other's threat first. Hecarim: He runs you down from behind. Ward the lane-side brush and keep escape summoners up. Kha'Zix: He looks for the level-two buff invade. Leash fast and light your jungle entrances early.
- How do you play the Hecarim Kha'Zix matchup?
- It is a jungle matchup between an early ganker and a jungle invader. Hecarim's E ganks come from the flank at high speed, not the river mouth; lane-side vision beats river vision against him. Kha'Zix wins isolated 1v1s from level 2; an early ward on your own buff entrance turns his invade into a losing fight.
- What should I know about Kha'Zix vs Hecarim?
- Kha'Zix is a jungle invader: Starts the fight inside your own jungle, so tracking and numbers matter more than pathing. Hecarim is an early ganker: Hunts kills at levels two to four, so the first wards and a safe wave decide the lane. Kha'Zix: He looks for the level-two buff invade. Leash fast and light your jungle entrances early. Hecarim: He runs you down from behind. Ward the lane-side brush and keep escape summoners up.
- How do I beat Kha'Zix as Hecarim?
- Kha'Zix wins isolated 1v1s from level 2; an early ward on your own buff entrance turns his invade into a losing fight. He looks for the level-two buff invade. Leash fast and light your jungle entrances early. LaneDiff's live scan then tells you which Kha'Zix you have drawn: their recent form on the champion, whether they are on a loss streak, and whether they are smurfing, because the player in front of you moves the odds more than the matchup does.