Talk:Kha'Zix/@comment-8969250-20161202024137/@comment-10136989-20161202123718

Assassins aren't meant to be tanky, they are meant to be mobile enough to get onto a target, hopefully kill them, then get out. That's the goal. Kha'zix, Talon and Akali do this with a dash to get in followed with invisibility and movespeed buffs. Leblanc, Ekko and Zed do it by blinking back to their old positions. Rengar does it by using camoflage to get in and movespeed/immunity to get out.

Compare with bruisers/fighters. Their job is also to jump on targets, however their goal isn't to jump in kill someone and get out, it's getting in there and drawing aggro to themselves, using their stats and possible healing to survive, maybe getting some kills but generally have very few options for leaving a fight safely.

Bruisers are easy to play because you go in when you want, are better at simply surviving spells, and put out damage consistently. Assassins are harder to play because you have to choose your moment to strike. You can't simply be hit by spells, you have to avoid them through timing and abilities, you often have more burst than a bruiser but less consistent damage, sometimes relying on resets.