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Kai'Sa·Top Build

Second SkinP
Icathian RainQ
Void SeekerW
SuperchargeE
Killer InstinctR
Win rate44.6%
Pick rate0.1%
Ban rate3.8%
Matches828-
Kai'Sa Top has a 44.6% win rate with 0.1% pick rate in Emerald + and is currently ranked D tier. Based on our analysis of 828 matches in patch 14.8 the best build for Kai'Sa is Manamune, Sorcerer's Shoes, Luden's Companion, Cryptbloom, and Rabadon's Deathcap. Most picked runes for Kai'Sa Top are First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight for primary tree, as well as Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm for secondary tree.
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Kai'Sa Build

Top Top ∙ Patch 14.8

Most Popular

Win Rate 49.4% based on 156 matches

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Recommended builds

Build
WR
First StrikeSorcery
Manamune

Most Popular

49.4%
Hail of BladesInspiration
Manamune

Highest WR

52.7%

Top Players
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Player name
WR
iconRankName

Ahsokaa#EUW OTP

20.0%

runes

Inspiration
Inspiration
Glacial AugmentUnsealed SpellbookFirst Strike
Hextech Flashtraption
Magical Footwear
Triple Tonic
Future's Market
Minion Dematerializer
Biscuit Delivery
Cosmic Insight
Approach Velocity
Time Warp Tonic
Sorcery
Sorcery
Nullifying Orb
Manaflow Band
Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence
Celerity
Absolute Focus
Scorch
Waterwalking
Gathering Storm
Adaptive Force
Attack Speed
Ability Haste
Adaptive Force
Move Speed
Health Scaling
Health
Tenacity and Slow Resist
Health Scaling

spells

SummonerFlash

D

SummonerTeleport

F

items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's Blade
Health Potion
Stealth Ward

@ 11 sec

Early Items

Tear of the Goddess
Caulfield's Warhammer
Long Sword

@ 5 min

Core Items

Manamune
Sorcerer's Shoes
Luden's Companion

@ 19 min

Full Build

Manamune
Sorcerer's Shoes
Luden's Companion
Cryptbloom
Rabadon's Deathcap
Zhonya's Hourglass

ability order

Max:

Q

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W

right arrow

E

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Skills

Second Skin
Icathian Rain
Void Seeker
Supercharge
Killer Instinct
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Q
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W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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W
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Q
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W
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R
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W
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W
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E
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E
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R
17
E
18
E

situational items

Shadowflame
Horizon Focus
Void Staff
Nashor's Tooth
Liandry's Torment
Morellonomicon

Kai'Sa Matchups Overview

Kai'Sa General information

Kai'Sa combos

Every combo you need to master the champion!

The Best Kai'Sa Builds, Runes and Items for Top in Emerald +

Most Popular

If you want to use the most popular Kai'Sa Top build, you should take Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells. For runes, you should pick First Strike as your keystone, followed by Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery and Cosmic Insight in the primary tree, as well as Absolute Focus and Gathering Storm in the secondary tree. For rune shards, you want Attack Speed in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health Scaling in defense, though it depends on the matchup. Finally, for your items, you should build Manamune as your first item, followed by Sorcerer's Shoes and Luden's Companion. For your last 3 items, you should build Cryptbloom, Rabadon's Deathcap and finish with Zhonya's Hourglass. For the skill order, you want to stick with Q - W - E. Right now, this build has 49.4% winrate over 156 matches played.

Situational Kai'Sa Runes and Items

Depending on the context of your game, your matchup, and enemy champions, you might want to consider building some situational items or take specific runes. Carefully examine your team, enemy team, game state , and your matchup to plan your Kai'Sa build accordingly! For example, when it comes to rune shards, you might want to take either Armor or Magic Resist, depending on which champion you are about to lane against.

Furthermore, if you want a more detailed breakdown, you should also check out Kai'Sa runes page.

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In-depth Build Stats

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Kai'Sa Counters - Best and Worst Matchups for Top in Emerald +

Best Matchups

In Patch 14.8 the best possible matchups for Kai'Sa Top are:

Consider picking Kai'Sa into these matches to increase your chance to win a game. These are the most popular Top matchups that currently are in favor of Kai'Sa.

Worst Matchups

We highly recommend avoiding picking Kai'Sa in the current patch into the following Top matchups:

These champions are considered as Kai'Sa counters in the current patch, and playing such a matchup will decrease your chances of winning a game.

Additional Notes

If you want to find out more about best and worst matchups, as well as specific matchup statistics, we highly encourage you to check our Kai'Sa counters page. Keep in mind that while the champion may counter or be countered, it also comes down to your individual skill, the skill of your opponent, your team, and enemy team compositions.