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How to buff Kha'zix's evolved R

grLKQ9ma0o·6/25/2015, 11:25:05 PM·4 votes·1,115 views

There have been numerous ideas about how to improve Kha'zix's evolved ultimate, as it's been really lackluster since they removed the damage reduction on it.

A simple way to buff it would be to reduce the recast to 1 second, like his unevolved ultimate, but that should just be the starting point. Even if it was 2 seconds of stealth with a 1 second middle part, that still doesn't make it worth evolving over Q damage, W slow/vision/waveclear, and E resets.

In addition to that obvious buff, what if evolved R actually buffed his passive? That's the main reason to evolve R is to get numerous passive procs on somebody, going out of vision to get the extra damage and slow.

Currently the passive reads: Unseen Threat causes his next basic attack against an enemy champion to deal「 15 - 190 」(+ 50% AP) bonus magic damage and slow by 25% for 2 seconds.

What if evolving his R were to evolve his passive as well, changing the ratio to something like 30-40% AD? That way, a more assassin-based Kha'zix that builds a pretty typical build of 300 AD at level 18 would get three procs of 190+(90 to 120) damage. Another option would be to lower the ratio, but make it true damage (He is the only void-born creature that doesn't deal true damage somehow).

13 Comments

Thévenin6/25/2015, 11:54:53 PM2 votes

I see Kha's ult more as a repositioning and outplay tool more than a passive reset, despite the obvious increase in damage output. While the ap ratio is a bit vexing (perhaps a suggestion to buy Tri-Force?) Kha's identity as an evolving, late game assassin would be harmed by loading him up with better early stats. Maybe give his passive a lower ad ratio than suggested so its less like a free crit through its base damage and scaling or give it a Bonus AD scaling instead for a late game stat?

Sire Hippington6/26/2015, 12:42:33 AM1 votes

the main problem with kah is that he doesn't have damagereduction on the stealth anymore. invis as defensive tool simply doesn't work, atleast not in higher elos. It's way to easy to deny reactive defensive Invisibillity with a pinkward or oracal trinket. i personally think there shouldn't be tools to get vision on invis champs, it's simply a straight hard counter makeing invis totally usless as soon as it's countered. Stealth mechanics obviously would need to be rebalanced, and long duration stealth like Rengar or twitch probably would need to be changed more into Eve's direction, but it would allow way more room to create Assasins that can survive in teamfights without absurd mobillity(Zed, LB), a dodge(Fizz) or simply tankiness(old akali W, old Kahzix ult)

MaizeCraze6/26/2015, 2:27:53 AM1 votes

A simple way to buff it would be to reduce the recast to 1 second

Especially since Riot only increased the recast time to 2 seconds from 1 to give opponents a window to damage Khazix between stealth that granted 50% damage reduction. Now that evolved R doesn't grant damage reduction, why the hell wasn't the re-stealth time reverted?!?

Rebonack6/26/2015, 4:53:09 AM1 votes

Better idea:

Buff the hell out of ALL Kha's evolves, however he only gets ONE evolution point.

One point that he can freely swap to the other skills at will. Just up the evolve time to several seconds so he can't use it in the middle of a fight. This would allow Kha to actually adapt to the situation at hand rather than just grabbing the three best evolutions.