Kai'Sa ADC build & stats
- Win rate
- 49.3%
- Pick rate
- 16.5%
- 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
Start with
Finish these three
Runes
Precision +
Inspiration 
Attacking an enemy champion grants you Attack Speed, up to 6 stacks. At max stacks, deal bonus adaptive damage On-Attack.
Precision
Inspiration
Summoner spells
Max order
Q
E
W
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. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.
Tips for Kai'Sa
Generated from this patch's numbers
- Kai'Sa wins 49.3% of games as ADC on patch 16.18 (4,445 games).
- Most common core: Guinsoo's Rageblade → Terminus → Kraken Slayer — 51% win rate over 501 games.
- Take Lethal Tempo as keystone: picked in 93% of games with a 50% win rate.
- Best matchup: Senna (70% over 10 games). Hardest: Karthus (25% over 16 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
Items
Most common sets of three completed items
Core build
Starting items
Legendary items by win rate
| Item | Win rate | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| 81.3% | 1% (32) | |
| 62.1% | 1% (29) | |
| 59.5% | 2% (79) | |
| 52.8% | 8% (339) | |
| 52.0% | 4% (198) | |
| 50.9% | 15% (688) | |
| 48.9% | 15% (666) | |
| 48.1% | 1% (27) | |
| 48.0% | 4% (198) | |
| 47.7% | 1% (44) | |
| 43.2% | 3% (132) | |
| 25.7% | 1% (35) |
Runes
Most played full pages and keystone win rates
Precision +
Inspiration
Attacking an enemy champion grants you Attack Speed, up to 6 stacks. At max stacks, deal bonus adaptive damage On-Attack.
Precision
Inspiration
Precision +
Inspiration
Precision +
Inspiration
Keystones
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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.
48.9%18% 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.
12.5%0% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Barrier
48.1%9% pick
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Exhaust + Flash
51.8%6% pick
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Cleanse + Flash
43.9%2% pick
Abilities & skill order
Which ability to max first, from match timelines
Q
E
W
50.0%4 games
Most common first three levels: Q → W → E (50%).
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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.