Kai'Sa Top build & stats
- Win rate
- 47.7%
- Pick rate
- 0.2%
- Ban rate
- 3.6%
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Recommended build
Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17
Start with
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
Max order
Q
W
E
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 47.7% of games as Top on patch 16.17 (88 games).
- Most common core: Guinsoo's Rageblade → Terminus → Kraken Slayer — 57% win rate over 7 games.
- Take Lethal Tempo as keystone: picked in 44% of games with a 51% win rate.
Items
Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)
Core build
Starting items
Boots
Legendary items by win rate
| Item | Win rate | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| 75.0% | 5% (4) | |
| 66.7% | 7% (6) | |
| 66.7% | 3% (3) | |
| 57.1% | 8% (7) | |
| 54.5% | 13% (11) | |
| 50.0% | 5% (4) | |
| 50.0% | 5% (4) | |
| 47.6% | 24% (21) | |
| 44.4% | 10% (9) | |
| 25.0% | 14% (12) |
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
Inspiration +
Sorcery
Precision +
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.
47.6%24% 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.
33.3%17% 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.
33.3%3% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Teleport
55.6%20% pick
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Exhaust + Flash
27.3%13% pick
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Flash + Ghost
16.7%7% pick
Abilities & skill order
Which ability to max first, from match timelines
Q
W
E
40.0%5 games
Q
E
W
50.0%2 games
Most common first three levels: Q → W → E (60%).
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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 Rain
Kai'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 Seeker
Kai'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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ESupercharge
Kai'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.