PATH & PLAY for YOURSELF. A simple yet effective way to play the game is to path towards what you think will net you kills with minimal risk of dying.

Blue Side Full Clear to Bot Lane

Red Buff > Krugs > Raptors > Wolf > Gromp > Blue Buff

Blue Side Full Clear to Top Lane

Blue Buff > Gromp > Wolf > Raptors > Krugs > Red Buff

next check if you can gank
if you can't then you make scatter and possibly invade the opposing jungle

Red Side Full Clear to Bot Lane

Red Buff > Krugs > Raptors > Wolf > Gromp > Blue Buff

Red Side Full Clear to Top Lane

Blue Buff > Gromp > Wolf > Raptors > Krugs > Red Buff

next check if you can gank top or mid
if you can't then you make scatter and possibly invade the opposing jungle

Why don't you do a blue buff right away by doing a full clear? The answer is very simple by doing a clear in this way you speed up the spawn camp which spawns faster on the map than buffs
so your clear will be very effective

simple but works every time if you do full clear

3 Camp Clear Early Gank

Raptors > Krugs > Red Buff

very good clear if you want to make a very fast gank or counter gank by going into this clear
you can surprise your opponent in a very easy way.

if you see that in a given game you can do this 3 camp clear to gain some benefits in the game,
this clear is highly recommended. Regardless of whether the gank works or not,
your next option is to invade the enemy jungle, gank mid or just go back to your jungle to farm

as you can see you have many options after making a gank

Aggressive Invade Clear

Raptors > Blue Buff > Gromp

the basis of this clear is to make Raptors and immediately after making them go to the enemy Blue Buff, place a ward through the wall while making the buff and wait for the enemy, if he appears, you kill him immediately, if he is not there, you have a window to make a gromp to reach level 3 and then the enemy jungler will 100% appear, so you have the perfect opportunity to kill him

using this tactic you can open an easy path to early dominance in many games

Aggressive 1 Camp Invade Clear

Red Buff > Enemy Blue Buff or Blue Buff > Enemy Red Buff

this pathing is one of the better effective early invade options.The whole magic is that after making your Buff you go straight to the opponents Blue Buff or Red Buff then give a ward behind the wall and if the opponent doesn't have time to come yet, we immediately make his Gromp and after that I have a 98% chance of a certain kill, possibly in the best case the opponent loses his flash and we are ahead with both gold and exp, we do not lose the pace in the game at all

IMPORTANT!! If, after checking for vision in the enemy jungle with the Sixth Sense rune at 0:40, there is still a ward, we still go for the invade, we just take a different, roundabout path instead

Invading is one of the most effective strategies on Kha'Zix and extremely efficient. Most importantly, it works at every Elo because the enemy jungler never expects it and usually wont respect it.

But why does this actually work? The answer is very simple Kha'Zix damage mainly revolves around isolation, and thats the main reason why this strategy works and makes sense

LVL 1

VS

LVL 2

Having level 2 gives us more options in fights and in potential escape situations, whether it’s us or the enemy. On top of that, this method is definitely safer and gives us a better chance of maintaining our tempo. Of course, things can still go wrong, or the enemy laner might have prio and rotate to help, but at the end of the day, having level 2 gives us much more comfort overall

On the other hand, a lvl 1 invade is definitely much riskier, mainly because if something goes wrong like using Smite at the wrong moment the enemy jungler instantly gets lvl 2, which gives them a significant advantage and they can kill us. And even if we manage to escape, our tempo is ruined and we lose a lot of time. On top of that, the enemy jungler can take advantage of it, invade us, kill us, and mess up our tempo even more

Okay, but which champions should you invade and which ones should you avoid? Thats exactly what you’re about to find out here:

NOTE: CLICK THE + NEXT TO THE CHAMPION’S NAME TO SEE MORE INFORMATION

Easy Lee Sin Very weak when it comes to level 2 in 1v1 trades. In this matchup, theres practically no way to lose if you invade him. If you’re not confident, you can start with an Health Potion First Clear: Red Buff > Krugs or Raptors > Krugs

Easy Diana One of the weakest champions in early game 1v1 on this list. Not invading her is almost trolling. The main reason is that if you kill her early, her entire jungle path gets ruined. Diana relies heavily on full clearing to become strong, and even a simple invade can disrupt her game plan significantly First clear: Red Buff > Krugs/ Raptors > Krugs or Blue Buff > Gromp

Easy Sylas He has a very slow early clear and has to work really hard to get through his camps, so invading his jungle is definitely recommended. There’s basically no way he can kill you First Clear: Blue Buff > Gromp or Raptors > Red Buff

Easy Bel'Veth Its possible that Bel’Veth will try to invade your Blue Buff after clearing her Raptors, but even if thats her plan, she wont be able to win. If she doesnt do that, then in 90% of cases she’ll go to her Krugs after Raptors. Either way, she has no chance of beating you First Clear: Raptors > Gromp or Red Buff > Krugs

Easy Rengar Rengar is a fairly strong champion at lvl 2, but not strong enough to beat us. If he decides to start on Red Buff, he’ll be pretty low HP while doing Krugs, so all we need to do is jump on him and we get a free advantage First Clear: Blue Buff > Gromp > Red Buff > Krugs

Easy Talon His first clear is fairly slow, and his lvl 2 trades are weak enough that he wont be a threat to us, even if he has Ignite First Clear: Raptors > Red Buff

Easy Evelynn She has a very slow first clear and loses quite a lot of HP. On top of that, shes not a threat to us at all in trades, so invading her is definitely recommended First Clear: Red Buff > Krugs or Blue Buff > Gromp

Easy Hecarim He’s also very easy to invade. One thing you definitely need to keep in mind is that he has Ghost because one wrong move and he might escape. If we invade his Blue Buff and see that its already been taken, we can walk up to the wall near Gromp and kill him by jumping over it. Hecarim never expects this and will usually panic First Clear: Blue Buff > Gromp or Raptors > Red Buff

Easy Nidalee Theres basically a 99% chance she has no way of surviving, let alone winning an early trade against us. However, you should keep in mind that some Nidalee players like to clear Red Buff and then jump through the Drake pit to invade our Blue Buff. In that situation, the only thing that can really happen is that after clearing her Krugs, we might run into her while shes returning to her jungle First Clear: Blue Buff > Gromp or Red Buff > Krugs

Easy Kindred For Kindred to be able to win at level 2, she would need to have her E, but that’s impossible because at levels 1 and 2 she’ll always take Q and W. So winning the invade is basically guaranteed. However, keep in mind that some Kindred players, especially OTP, like to do a level 2 invade by jumping over the wall near Drake pit after clearing their Red Buff, so we might run into her while shes returning to her jungle. At that point, its hard to say who wins because it mostly depends on which lane has priority First Clear: Red Buff > Krugs or Blue Buff > Gromp

Easy Ekko One thing is certain thanks to the shield from his W, Ekko will most likely be Full HP or close to Full HP, but that means absolutely nothing because he wont have any chance of surviving a level 2 fight First Clear: Blue Buff > Gromp or Raptors > Krugs

Easy Ivern You’re probably wondering how its even possible to invade Ivern after all, he wont even have time to take his Red Buff. But he actually will, because Ivern always starts by marking all of his camps one by one. So when he finally gets to his Red Buff, he’ll still be lvl 1 and heavily damaged. All you need to do after clearing your Blue Buff is wait for him in the bush near Red Buff, and as soon as he shows up, you kill him instantly. He won’t even have time to react First Clear: Blue Buff > Gromp > Wolf > Krugs > Red Buff

Easy Karthus Karthus will always start on Blue Buff, so when invading him, all you need to do is jump over the wall near Gromp and its a guaranteed kill. Even if Karthus has Exhaust and in 90% of games he probably will, since this jungler usually takes that summoner spell into assassins it wont make any difference. Of course, after killing him, remember to dodge his Q and dont let yourself get killed First Clear: Blue Buff > Gromp

Easy Vi Her Early Clear is fairly slow. Obviously, she doesnt lose much HP, but shes extremely weak at lvl 2 and has basically no chance of surviving an invade First Clear: Blue Buff > Gromp or Red Buff > Krugs

Easy Lillia For this invade to work, first of all, if we’re sure she cleared Raptors and is doing Krugs, we need to wait for the right moment when she starts doing Red Buff. Then, at the right timing, we either start attacking her or jump on her with E. But in most situations, its better to hold your E and force her to make the first move like burning Flash First Clear: Raptors > Krugs > Blue Buff > Gromp

Easy Taliyah Her clear is fairly slow early on, and her lvl 2 trades are very weak. When invading, after checking if Blue Buff is up, we can jump over the wall near Gromp. In that situation, after taking damage from both Gromp and us, she’ll probably try to Flash over the wall, but in 90% of cases that wont save her because we can Flash after her and finish her off without any problem First Clear: Blue Buff > Gromp

Easy Zac He may clear the jungle fairly quickly, but he has no chance of beating us at lvl 2. Sure, he has his passive, but Kha'Zix can deal with it easily and kill him without any problem First Clear: Blue Buff > Gromp or Red Buff > Krugs

Easy Nasus This matchup is so ridiculously weak at lvl 2 and lvl 3 that theres not much to explain this champion simply has no chance of surviving an invade First Clear: Blue Buff > Gromp > Red Buff > Krugs

Easy Malphite He does counter our auto attack speed, but that doesnt really matter for an early game invade First Clear: Blue Buff > Gromp or Red Buff > Krugs

Easy Zaahen He’s a pretty solid pick to invade in the early game because theres a chance we wont kill him and he’ll escape, but even if that happens, we still get his 2 camps for free. On top of that, if he dares to go for our buff, we’ll have an extra advantage from having a Long Sword, so he wont stand a chance against us First Clear: Blue Buff > Gromp or Red Buff > Krugs

Easy Briar In this case its still easy, but theres also a chance of failure because her W is a very strong ability, so I recommend starting with a Health Potion. You should also keep in mind that Briar players like to invade Red Buff or Raptors at lvl 1, but even if she actually does that, we can just clear 2/3 of her camps and reset back to base First Clear: Raptors > Red Buff or Red Buff > Krugs

Easy Fiddlesticks The most important thing for this invade is to have a Health Potion because we might run out of HP during the fight with him, mainly because his W has a 10 second CDR, so he’ll be able to use it again. With a potion, we’ll still be able to win the trade even if he heals up and deals quite a lot of damage to us First Clear: Blue Buff > Gromp or Raptors > Red Buff

Easy Brand A very easy squishy matchup invading him is basically mandatory. Theres no chance he’ll survive First Clear: Blue Buff > Gromp

Easy Volibear A really easy matchup to invade, but you need to respect the cooldown on his E and, most importantly, avoid getting chunked by it if he wants to take a trade with us First Clear: Blue Buff > Gromp

Against these 3 champions always go for a lvl 1 invade

Easy Zed The most important thing is that this is one of those matchups you have to invade at lvl 1 because he clears the jungle very quickly. To do this invade, we need to move toward the plant near his Blue Buff at around 40–45 seconds and jump off it at 1:07. At that timing, he’ll either already be halfway through the buff or be heavily damaged, and by jumping from the plant, he wontbe able to spot us in the bush First Clear: Blue Buff > Gromp

Easy Dr. Mundo The most important thing is that this is one of those matchups you have to invade at lvl 1 because he clears the jungle very quickly. To do this invade, we need to move toward the plant near his Blue Buff at around 40–45 seconds and jump off it at 1:07. At that timing, he’ll either already be halfway through the buff or be heavily damaged, and by jumping from the plant, he wontbe able to spot us in the bush First Clear: Blue Buff > Gromp

Easy Zyra The most important thing is that this is one of those matchups you have to invade at lvl 1 because she clears the jungle very quickly. To do this invade, we need to path through the top side of the river and enter the bush near Gromp, then come out at the right moment for everything to work out First Clear: Blue Buff > Gromp

Easy Viego Viego is relatively weak in early lvl 2 trades, so when invading him, keep in mind that he might Flash over the wall. Thats why its best to place a Yellow Trinket over the wall during the trade so we can see whether we’ll be able to kill him after the Flash First Clear: Blue Buff > Gromp or Red Buff > Krugs

Easy Udyr It might seem like invading Udyr in the early game is impossible since he doesnt lose much HP, but that way of thinking is a mistake. Without the stun from his E, Udyr is nothing, and at lvl 2 he’ll never have that ability First Clear: Blue Buff > Gromp or Raptors > Krugs

Easy Jayce One of the easiest champions to kill, mainly because on his first clear he’ll be at half HP or close to half HP, and an inexperienced Jayce player might end up with even less HP while doing Gromp First Clear: Blue Buff > Gromp

Easy Sejuani While doing her second camp, she wont have her passive, so she’ll be very squishy, and as we know, her abilities wont deal much DMG, which makes this a very easy kill First Clear: Blue Buff > Gromp

Easy Trundle His early clear is very slow, and his chances of surviving if we invade his jungle are basically 0% First Clear: Blue Buff > Gromp

Easy Gwen Our beloved, sometimes annoying, scissor wielding champion is so easy to kill that theres barely anything to talk about. The only thing you need to remember is that 99% of Gwen players, once we invade their jungle, will instantly pop the so called Panic Ghost hoping to escape First Clear: Blue Buff > Gromp or Raptors > Krugs

Easy Jarvan IV When doing this invade, theres a chance he might escape because he doesnt really stand a chance against us. You should also keep in mind that some Jarvan players go for lvl 1 or lvl 2 invades, but those are exceptions First Clear: Blue Buff > Gromp or Red Buff > Krugs

Easy Ambessa Her lvl 2 trades are weak, so in this case its an easy invade. At lvl 3 she can become a slight threat, but still not enough to be worried about First Clear: Blue Buff > Gromp or Raptors > Krugs

Easy Gragas Most Gragas players go for this clear path, and as you can probably guess, they’re not very strong at lvl 2, so killing them won’t be much of a problem First Clear: Blue Buff > Gromp

Easy Warwick When it comes to lvl 2, we’ll kill him without any problem, but if we want to fight him at lvl 3, its a different story. Its still an easy kill for us, but we need to watch out for his fear on E because in 90% of cases Warwick will want to take the trade with us First Clear: Blue Buff > Gromp or Red Buff > Krugs

Easy Amumu We’ll definitely have to spend a bit more time dealing with him, but either way, its still an easy kill for us First Clear: Blue Buff > Gromp

Easy Fizz His early clear is relatively slow, but regardless of whether he’s running PTA or something else, there’s not much he can do against us First Clear: Blue Buff > Gromp or Red Buff > Krugs

Easy Quinn Theres honestly not much to say here this matchup is so easy to kill that he cant even escape from us First Clear: Blue Buff > Gromp

Easy Olaf As we know, Olaf is strong, but mostly once he gets items. Sure, he’s also strong in the early game if he lands his Q, but he still wont beat us First Clear: Blue Buff > Gromp

Easy Pantheon When it comes to lvl 2, he has no chance. As for lvl 3, its still an easy kill, but theres a chance he might escape and we wont be able to finish him off First Clear: Blue Buff > Gromp or Red Buff > Krugs

Easy Poppy At lvl 2, she’s a very easy kill. At lvl 3, theres a chance we wont kill her because of her W, but if we respect it and wait for the ability to end, she has no chance First Clear: Blue Buff > Gromp

Easy Xin Zhao He’s pretty average in early trades. Sure, theres a chance he might escape, but he’ll still end up behind after our invade First Clear: Blue Buff > Gromp

Easy Kayn The matchup itself is very easy to invade, but the problem with him is that you never know where he’s going to start he can literally start anywhere. He might even start on your Raptors and invade your Red Buff through the wall to kill you and take your buff First Clear: Blue Buff > Gromp or Red Buff > Krugs

Easy Qiyana She’s very easy to kill, but keep in mind that she might try to use Q with her Brush element to buy time for her laner to help her or to escape on her own First Clear: Blue Buff > Gromp or Raptors > Red Buff

Easy Rek'Sai Invading her is also very easy, but there is a chance she might spot us with her W while using it to heal herself First Clear: Blue Buff > Gromp or Red Buff > Krugs

Easy Jax He’s very weak at lvl 2, so if we go for his Blue Buff and see that its already taken, we can jump over the wall to Gromp. In that situation, he’ll be heavily chunked and likely close to finishing Gromp, so we either kill him and take Gromp right away, or we take Gromp first. Then he might try to Flash, but we’ll still kill him anyway or he wont even get the chance to do it First Clear: Blue Buff > Gromp

Medium Rammus When it comes to Rammus, the invade is definitely doable, but theres a high chance we wont be able to kill him and will only manage to take his camps. Mainly because of his W, trades wont be very effective, and if the enemy laner has prio, theres a good chance Rammus will get cover First Clear: Blue Buff > Gromp or Raptors > Krugs

Medium Wukong The invade is doable, but you need to keep in mind that Wukong clears camps extremely fast because his clone from W can also attack camps. Overall, I wouldnt recommend invading him, but the invade is possible First Clear: Red Buff > Krugs or Blue Buff > Gromp

Medium Nunu & Willump As we know, Nunu & Willump has a pretty strong heal on Q, but when it comes to a lvl 2 invade, it should work without any problem. Things get a bit more complicated at lvl 3 because then it might not be as easy, especially if the enemy laner has prio First Clear: Blue Buff > Gromp or Red Buff > Krugs

Hard Shyvana Overall, I wouldnt recommend invading at all unless its at lvl 1, because then it works without any problem. But if we wanted to do it at lvl 2, theres basically no chance Shyvana clears camps extremely fast, so by the time we reach her, she’d already be moving toward Raptors with full HP First Clear: Red Buff > Krugs

Hard Nocturne Nocturne clears the jungle very quickly and barely loses any HP, so it’ll be hard to make the invade work. The only real option is a lvl 1 invade First Clear: Red Buff > Krugs or Raptors > Red Buff

Hard Shaco The invade itself is doable, but the main reason why its better not to do it is because of his boxes and the fact that in 99% of games he’ll be running Ignite. I’d recommend warding your own buff instead to see whether he’s trying to invade you, because Shaco really likes doing that First Clear: Raptors > Red Buff or Blue Buff > Gromp

Hard Skarner A champion that clears camps very quickly and unfortunately doesnt lose much HP on the first clear. The only option here is a lvl 1 invade First Clear: Blue Buff > Gromp or Red Buff > Krugs

Hard Elise This is one of those champions that counter Kha'Zix isolation damage. However, we can still do a lvl 1 invade, but only if we’re sure Elise is starting on her Raptors. In that case, we can start at her Red Buff, and when she walks over to it, she wont expect us to do something like that at all. In that situation, it’s basically a guaranteed kill First Clear: Red Buff > Krugs or Raptors > Invade

Hard Naafiri She also counters Kha'Zix isolation damage, so killing her will be difficult. We also need to remember that some Naafiri players like to do lvl 1 or lvl 2 invades, and in those situations we dont stand a chance in this matchup. I’d recommend starting on Raptors and after clearing Krugs, resetting for a Long Sword so we have better trades on the river or in case she ends up in our jungle First Clear: Raptors > Red Buff or Blue Buff > Gromp

Hard Aatrox The invade is doable, but our chances of success are pretty low, mainly because Aatrox Q deals a lot of damage and has a short cooldown. If we really want to do it, then a lvl 1 invade is the best option First Clear: Blue Buff > Gromp or Red Buff > Krugs

Hard Graves A totally unplayable invade, mainly because of Graves E, which gives him Armor and Magic Resist. If that ability didn’t have those bonuses, he would be a very easy kill First Clear: Red Buff > Krugs or Blue Buff > Gromp

↓ Below are two videos demonstrating exactly how these invade strategies work in practice ↓

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As Kha'Zix you have to try to catch solo targets, you see that adc, support or mid is suddenly solo, immediately try to catch him to weaken the opponents chances of winning the teamfight
as much as possible.

Keeping your eyes on the map and on the enemies is vital at this point.

In order to win teamfights as Kha'Zix you need to ensure that teamfights are favoured in your way.
Just hiding in the bushes waiting for a potential victim will greatly contribute to your victory, because either you kill the opponent or the opponent will have to use Flash, and the fact that the opponent does not have Flash can greatly contribute to victory in teamfights

When it comes to escaping with Void Assault the most important thing that will allow you to lose your opponents without a problem is to simply change the direction of your escape, this is the easiest way to lose anyone, I also recommend using all kinds of bushes, 100% the opponents will lose you immediately and will have no idea where you are at the moment

A lot of people still forget this, even though Kha'Zix has been in the game for years, Control Ward don’t reveal Kha'Zix during his Void Assault. It’s not like Rengar Evelynn or Twitch. So if the enemy drops a Control Ward to spot you, don’t panic, they still can’t see you. You can freely escape or reset your passive with your ult Void Assault