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MATCHUPKha'Zix · Jungle · Patch 26.16 · Ranked Solo · Updated Aug 23, 2026

Kha'Zix vs Taliyah in Jungle lane is a favourable lane on patch 26.16. The one thing to respect: her W is her only real way to catch you — dodge it and you run circles around her. Below is the exact page the OTP runs — runes, skill max order, summoner spells, item build and the four tips that decide the lane, plus a quick quiz before you lock in.

Kha'ZixYOU · JUNGLEKHA'ZIXthe Voidreaver
TaliyahENEMY · JUNGLETALIYAHthe Stoneweaver
VS
Favors youPre-6 EasyPost-6 EasyTake Smite
How to play it
DO
Dodge her Shove
If you don't get hit by her W, you can kite around her and kill her easily.
Jump her early
You can jump on her early and win most fights as long as you combo properly.
Track her roams
Her fast clear puts her on the map early — use your yellow trinket to keep tabs and punish her plays.
DON'T
Chase her into a choke point — that's where she's most dangerous.
Runes
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Glacial Augment
Unsealed Spellbook
First Strike
Hextech Flashtraption
Magical Footwear
Cash Back
Triple Tonic
Time Warp Tonic
Biscuit Delivery
Cosmic Insight
Approach Velocity
Jack Of All Trades
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Cheap Shot
Taste of Blood
Sudden Impact
Sixth Sense
Grisly Mementos
Deep Ward
Treasure Hunter
Relentless Hunter
Ultimate Hunter
SHARDS
Adaptive
Attack Speed
Ability Haste
Adaptive
Move Speed
Health Scaling
Health +65
Tenacity
Health Scaling
No rune change for this matchup — run the universal page, our every-game default.
Spells
FlashFLASH
SmiteSMITE
Items
Start
Core
Last 30 days Emerald+ - 49% WR - 1.0k games
Skill order
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