Kha'ZixVSXin Zhao
What decides the jungle matchup: Kha'Zix vs Xin Zhao 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.
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.
Xin Zhao
jungle · Early ganker
Hunts kills at levels two to four, so the first wards and a safe wave decide the lane.
He all-ins hard at level three. Hold your dash for his charge and ward river early.
Window: before four minutes
Xin Zhao's three-hit knock-up plus W slow wins any early skirmish he reaches; escapes spent before he arrives are deaths.
Kha'Zix vs Xin Zhao: Common Questions
- Who wins Kha'Zix vs Xin Zhao?
- LaneDiff has not analysed enough ranked jungle games of Kha'Zix against Xin Zhao to publish a win rate, and does not estimate one. What decides the lane is which player respects the other's threat first. Kha'Zix: He looks for the level-two buff invade. Leash fast and light your jungle entrances early. Xin Zhao: He all-ins hard at level three. Hold your dash for his charge and ward river early.
- How do you play the Kha'Zix Xin Zhao matchup?
- It is a jungle matchup between a jungle invader and an early ganker. Kha'Zix wins isolated 1v1s from level 2; an early ward on your own buff entrance turns his invade into a losing fight. Xin Zhao's three-hit knock-up plus W slow wins any early skirmish he reaches; escapes spent before he arrives are deaths.
- What should I know about Xin Zhao vs Kha'Zix?
- Xin Zhao is an early ganker: Hunts kills at levels two to four, so the first wards and a safe wave decide the lane. Kha'Zix is a jungle invader: Starts the fight inside your own jungle, so tracking and numbers matter more than pathing. Xin Zhao: He all-ins hard at level three. Hold your dash for his charge and ward river early. Kha'Zix: He looks for the level-two buff invade. Leash fast and light your jungle entrances early.
- How do I beat Xin Zhao as Kha'Zix?
- Xin Zhao's three-hit knock-up plus W slow wins any early skirmish he reaches; escapes spent before he arrives are deaths. He all-ins hard at level three. Hold your dash for his charge and ward river early. LaneDiff's live scan then tells you which Xin Zhao 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.