Kai'Sa Mid build & stats
- Win rate
- 43.5%
- Pick rate
- 0.3%
- Ban rate
- 4.1%
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Recommended build
Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.18
Best three items so far
Boots
Runes
Inspiration +
Sorcery 
When you initiate champion combat, deal 7% extra damage for 3 seconds and gain gold based on damage dealt.
Inspiration
Sorcery
Summoner spells
Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Not enough players have finished the same three items yet, so the core above is the three strongest items measured one by one. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.
Tips for Kai'Sa
Generated from this patch's numbers
- Kai'Sa wins 43.5% of games as Mid on patch 16.18 (69 games).
- Take First Strike as keystone: picked in 35% of games with a 46% win rate.
Items
Most common sets of three completed items
Core build
Boots
Legendary items by win rate
| Item | Win rate | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| 75.0% | 6% (4) | |
| 64.3% | 20% (14) | |
| 58.3% | 17% (12) | |
| 50.0% | 23% (16) | |
| 47.4% | 55% (38) | |
| 44.4% | 26% (18) | |
| 42.9% | 20% (14) | |
| 37.0% | 39% (27) | |
| 33.3% | 30% (21) | |
| 33.3% | 9% (6) | |
| 25.0% | 17% (12) | |
| 25.0% | 6% (4) |
Runes
Most played full pages and keystone win rates
Inspiration +
Sorcery
When you initiate champion combat, deal 7% extra damage for 3 seconds and gain gold based on damage dealt.
Inspiration
Sorcery
Precision +
Inspiration 
Sorcery +
Inspiration 
Keystones
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First Strike
When you initiate champion combat, deal 7% extra damage for 3 seconds and gain gold based on damage dealt.
45.8%35% pick
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Lethal Tempo
Attacking an enemy champion grants you Attack Speed, up to 6 stacks. At max stacks, deal bonus adaptive damage On-Attack.
38.1%30% pick
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Press the Attack
Hitting an enemy champion 3 consecutive times deals bonus damage and amplifies your damage until you leave combat with champions.
55.6%13% pick
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Hail of Blades
Gain a large amount of Attack Speed and bonus true damage for the first 3 attacks made against enemy champions.
20.0%7% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Teleport
44.8%42% pick
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Flash + Barrier
66.7%22% pick
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Flash + Ignite
27.3%16% pick
Abilities & skill order
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PSecond SkinKai'Sa's basic attacks stack Plasma, dealing increasing bonus magic damage. Allies' immobilizing effects help stack Plasma. Additionally, Kai'Sa's item purchases upgrade her basic spells to have more powerful properties.
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QIcathian RainKai'Sa shoots a swarm of missiles that seek out nearby targets.Living Weapon: Icathian Rain is upgraded to shoot more missiles.
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WVoid SeekerKai'Sa shoots a long range missile, marking enemies with her passive.Living Weapon: Void Seeker is upgraded to apply more passive marks and reduce cooldown on champion hit.
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ESuperchargeKai'Sa briefly increases her Move Speed, then increases her Attack Speed.Living Weapon: Supercharge is upgraded to briefly grant Invisibility.
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RKiller InstinctKai'Sa dashes near an enemy champion.