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Kai'Sa·Mid Build

Second SkinP
Icathian RainQ
Void SeekerW
SuperchargeE
Killer InstinctR
Win rate44.9%
Pick rate0.2%
Ban rate1.9%
Matches2 655-
Kai'Sa Mid has a 44.9% win rate with 0.2% pick rate in Emerald + and is currently ranked D tier. Based on our analysis of 2 655 matches in patch 14.24 the best build for Kai'Sa is Manamune, Sorcerer's Shoes, Luden's Companion, Horizon Focus, and Rabadon's Deathcap. Most picked runes for Kai'Sa Mid are First Strike, Magical Footwear, Triple Tonic, and Jack Of All Trades for primary tree, as well as Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm for secondary tree.
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Kai'Sa Build

Mid Mid  Patch 14.24

Most Popular

Win Rate 49.4% based on 484 matches

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Recommended builds

Build
WR
First StrikeSorcery
Manamune

Most Popular

49.4%
Lethal TempoInspiration
Statikk Shiv

2nd Most Popular

49.4%
Press the AttackDomination
Statikk Shiv

Alternative

55.6%
Hail of BladesInspiration
Manamune

Off-Meta

49.0%

Top Players
ALL

Player name
WR
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Ghost Quartz OTP

75.0%
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One Nirvana OTP

50.0%
iconRankName

NaiGP#LAN OTP

0.0%

Matchup Specific

vs Champion
WR

Viktor

53.2%

runes

Inspiration
Inspiration
Glacial AugmentUnsealed SpellbookFirst Strike
Hextech Flashtraption
Magical Footwear
Cash Back
Triple Tonic
Time Warp Tonic
Biscuit Delivery
Cosmic Insight
Approach Velocity
Jack Of All Trades
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

@ 3 min

Core Items

Manamune
Sorcerer's Shoes
Luden's Companion

@ 17 min

Full Build

Manamune
Sorcerer's Shoes
Luden's Companion
Horizon Focus
Rabadon's Deathcap
Void Staff

ability order

Max:

Q

right arrow

W

right arrow

E

right arrow

Skills

Second Skin
Icathian Rain
Void Seeker
Supercharge
Killer Instinct
1
Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
9
Q
10
W
11
W
12
R
13
W
14
E
15
E
16
E
17
R
18
E

situational items

Shadowflame
Cryptbloom
Zhonya's Hourglass
Nashor's Tooth
Banshee's Veil
Stormsurge

Kai'Sa Matchups Overview

Kai'Sa General information

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

Most Popular

If you want to use the most popular Kai'Sa Mid 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, Triple Tonic and Jack Of All Trades 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 Horizon Focus, Rabadon's Deathcap and finish with Void Staff. For the skill order, you want to stick with Q - W - E. Right now, this build has 49.4% winrate over 484 matches played.

Optional

Your second option for Kai'Sa Mid build would be to take Flash and Barrier as your Summoner Spells. The runes that this build takes advantage of are Lethal Tempo as your keystone, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline and Coup de Grace in the primary tree, and Biscuit Delivery with Magical Footwear in the secondary tree. The shards used in this build are Attack Speed in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health Scaling in defense. The items for the build are Statikk Shiv, which you should build first, followed by Berserker's Greaves as your second item and Guinsoo's Rageblade as your third item. The rest of the items in order are Nashor's Tooth, Zhonya's Hourglass and Rabadon's Deathcap. The skill order for this build is Q - E - W. In the current patch, this build has a 49.4% win rate over 474 matches.

Alternative

If you're looking for alternatives, you can use Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells, with runes being Press the Attack as your keystone, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline and Coup de Grace in the primary tree, and Taste of Blood with Treasure Hunter in the secondary tree, as well as Attack Speed, Adaptive Force, and Health Scaling as your rune shards. The items that this build incorporates are Statikk Shiv as your first item, then Berserker's Greaves as a second item and Guinsoo's Rageblade as a third item. You want to finish the build with Nashor's Tooth, Zhonya's Hourglass and Rabadon's Deathcap. As far as ability max order goes, you want to keep it Q - E - W. This build is currently sitting at a 55.6% win rate across 225 matches played.

Off-Meta

If you want to try an Off-Meta Kai'Sa Mid build in the current patch, try Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells, Hail of Blades, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection and Treasure Hunter as your primary rune tree, and Magical Footwear with Biscuit Delivery as your secondary tree. Use Attack Speed, Adaptive Force and Health Scaling as your shards. For items in this build, you want to complete Manamune as your first item, then finish Sorcerer's Shoes as your second item, and Luden's Companion as third item. The last 3 options are Horizon Focus, Rabadon's Deathcap and Void Staff. The ability order for this build is Q - W - E. As of the current patch, this build has a 49.0% win rate over 155 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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Kai'Sa Counters - Best and Worst Matchups for Mid in Emerald +

Best Matchups

In Patch 14.24 the best possible matchups for Kai'Sa Mid are:

Consider picking Kai'Sa into these matches to increase your chance to win a game. These are the most popular Mid 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 Mid 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.