AP Kha'Zix Build

AP Kha'Zix Build.

AP Kha'Zix build with runes and items. AP Kha'Zix guide offers in-depth how-to play, skill order and tips. Play AP Kha'Zix build in League of Legends Patch 14.22!

Updated: 2024-10-09 ()

TLDR

Starting items
Haunting Guise should be final item in your build.
Quick Skill Order
Kha'Zix ability Void Spike should be leveled first.
W
Kha'Zix ability Taste Their Fear should be leveled second.
Q
Kha'Zix ability Leap should be leveled third.
E
Final items
Sorcerer's Shoes should be final item in your build.
Liandry's Torment should be final item in your build.
Imperial Mandate should be final item in your build.
Void Staff should be final item in your build.
Shadowflame should be final item in your build.
Blackfire Torch should be final item in your build.
Quick Runes
Major rune Arcane Comet from Sorcery tree.
Minor rune Precision.
Summoner spells
Pick Ghost as your Summoner Spell.
Pick Flash as your Summoner Spell.

AP Kha'Zix Runes

Sorcery
Sorcery major tree Summon Aery rune.
Sorcery major tree Arcane Comet rune.
Sorcery major tree Phase Rush rune.
Sorcery major tree Nullifying Orb rune.
Sorcery major tree Manaflow Band rune.
Sorcery major tree Nimbus Cloak rune.
Sorcery major tree Transcendence rune.
Sorcery major tree Celerity rune.
Sorcery major tree Absolute Focus rune.
Sorcery major tree Scorch rune.
Sorcery major tree Waterwalking rune.
Sorcery major tree Gathering Storm rune.
Precision
Precision minor tree Absorb Life rune.
Precision minor tree Triumph rune.
Precision minor tree Presence of Mind rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Alacrity rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Haste rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Bloodline rune.
Precision minor tree Coup de Grace rune.
Precision minor tree Cut Down rune.
Precision minor tree Last Stand rune.
Passive
Passive tree Adaptive Force rune (+9 Adaptive Force).
Passive tree Attack Speed rune (+10% Attack Speed).
Passive tree Ability Haste rune (+8 Ability Haste).
Passive tree Adaptive Force rune (+9 Adaptive Force).
Passive tree Move Speed rune (+2 Movement Speed).
Passive tree Health Scaling rune (+10-180 Health (based on level)).
Passive tree Health rune (+65 Health).
Passive tree Tenacity And Slow Resist rune (+10 Tenacity and Slow Resist).
Passive tree Health Scaling rune (+10-180 Health (based on level)).

How it works

General
  1. You play as Mage building Burn items.
  2. You rush Liandry's Torment.
  3. You burn your enemies. With DOTs. And debuffs.

How to play

General
  1. Playing AP Kha'Zix build, your default rush is Liandry's Torment vs. HP, Blackfire Torch vs. squishes. Then get the other item
  2. Adapt to an enemy team. Are they full of tanks, and they rush tons of Magic Resist? You rush Void Staff as #2 or #3 item to counter MR stacking. Their team has champs with lots of healing? Rush Oblivion Orb as #2 item (upgrade to Morellonomicon as 4th or 5th item).
  3. Items like Morellonomicon or Oblivon Orb are extra effective with this build, thanks to damage over time effects from Liandry's Torment.
  4. An enemy team has an extremely strong shielding? You can get Serpent's Fang to counter it. It works with your DoTs, meaning shield reduction lasts longer.
  5. Somebody is going after you each fight? Always getting ulted by enemy assassins? Rush Zhonya's Hourglass.
  6. If you are doing well, are ahead and want to have some fun, you can buy The Collector item. It works off your damage over time effects!
Kha'Zix AP specific
  1. Evolve order: W > E > R.
  2. This build is about W and burn effects from Liandry's Torment. You will be playing kind of similar to Ashe for the most part. Just poking and burning enemies from the distance. You will rarely be going in, unless for certain kill.
  3. Last Stand is an important talent that does tons of damage. It has a lot of hidden power. You can manipulate your HP to be most of the time within damage buff. It is risky, however with this build, you have an option to almost never ever go in. Also you can heal up with your W.
  4. Play pattern #1: Use R (plus optionally ghost), get close to the enemies, use Void Spike (W) and jump away with Leap (E).
  5. Play pattern #2: Get close (but not too close, try to be at max Void Spike range) to the enemies by jumping with Leap (E), use W and run away.
  6. Play pattern (utility) #3: You can go in, soak some damage, use R to kite and to confuse enemies.

Tips and Tricks

General
  1. R is a great tool. Change the direction just before you use it, so enemies may get confused where are you going. Use this for sneaking, disrupting fights, poking and going for the kills.
Riot
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Kha'Zix has a great deal of freedom to choose where and when to fight. Pick your battles carefully to succeed.

Skill Order

  • Kha'Zix [object Object] ability.
    Q
    Taste Their Fear
  • Kha'Zix [object Object] ability.
    W
    Void Spike
  • Kha'Zix [object Object] ability.
    E
    Leap
  • Kha'Zix [object Object] ability.
    R
    Void Assault

Items

Starting items
Haunting Guise item.
Rush this
Liandry's Torment item.
Boots
Sorcerer's Shoes item.
Ionian Boots of Lucidity item.
Good items
Riftmaker item.
Shadowflame item.
Blackfire Torch item.
Imperial Mandate item.
Rabadon's Deathcap item.
Horizon Focus item.
Situational items
Morellonomicon item.
Zhonya's Hourglass item.
Banshee's Veil item.
Against high MR
Additional considerations for these items is advised!
Void Staff item.
Cryptbloom item.
Counter healing
Oblivion Orb item.
Morellonomicon item.
Counter shields
Serpent's Fang item.
Fun item that works with DoTs
The Collector item.
For the last fight
Additional considerations for these items is advised!
Elixir of Sorcery item.
Elixir of Iron item.
Seeker's Armguard item.
Example final build
Sorcerer's Shoes item.
Liandry's Torment item.
Imperial Mandate item.
Void Staff item.
Shadowflame item.
Blackfire Torch item.