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[4.0a] Kai'sa Guide - Challenger Rank 1 Kai'Sa NA Masterclass

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Challenger Rank 1 Kai'Sa NA Masterclass

Challenger Rank 1 Kai'Sa NA masterclass build and matchup run through.

Pros

  • Scales excellently into the mid and late game
  • Very versatile in her playstyle and build
  • Great duelist
  • High damage with passive and AoE

Cons

  • Extremely weak laning phase
  • Reliant on having a good support
  • Mid to late game transition reliant on the rest of your teams picks
  • Short range marksman

Kai'sa Build

Best Build Guide for Kai'sa

Starting Items
Long Sword
B.F. Sword
Stormrazor
Recurve Bow
Zeal
Gluttonous Greaves
Core Items
Gluttonous Greaves
Stormrazor
Infinity Edge
Phantom Dancer
Lord Dominik's Regards
Blade of the Ruined King
Situational Items
Wit's End
Runaan's Hurricane
Maw of Malmortius
Bloodthirster
Solari Chargeblade
Mortal Reminder

Item Build Description

Additional information on the items

Start with a Long SwordLong Sword

Try to get a B.F. SwordB.F. Sword and a Long SwordLong Sword for your first recall. If you die or need to reset early and have no gold get another Long SwordLong Sword .

Rush 2 B.F. SwordB.F. Sword , buy no other items. Finish StormrazorStormrazor , then Gluttonous GreavesGluttonous Greaves as well

This is Kai'saKai'sa 's core. You now have Icathian RainIcathian Rain upgrade, attack speed, and crit. All your following items are situational and you get whatever you need.

A very easy next item for Kai'saKai'sa would be Runaan's HurricaneRunaan's Hurricane or Wit's EndWit's End for attack speed and SuperchargeSupercharge upgrade. Most of the time you should be going Wit's EndWit's End unless you get good value from Runaan's HurricaneRunaan's Hurricane AoE.

From there you will be going items for offence or defence based on what you need. You can always buy either later depending on the game state. It is important to note you will not be finishing Infinity EdgeInfinity Edge until 4th or possibly 5th item as it is just damage amp.

Personally, with the release of Lord Dominik's RegardsLord Dominik's Regards , I usually get this item after StormrazorStormrazor as I think it synergizes really well with Kai'Sa's kit. The rapid attack speed helps you stack your passive and you will be at 50% crit with around 100 AD from items.

For offence items after StormrazorStormrazor and Wit's EndWit's End / Runaan's HurricaneRunaan's Hurricane / Lord Dominik's RegardsLord Dominik's Regards , you will be getting Blade of the Ruined KingBlade of the Ruined King , BloodthirsterBloodthirster , or Solari ChargebladeSolari Chargeblade .

For defence items, you will be getting Phantom DancerPhantom Dancer or Maw of MalmortiusMaw of Malmortius .

For offensive items Blade of the Ruined KingBlade of the Ruined King is good early if multiple enemy champions are stacking HP. It will scale as everyone levels up and gains HP naturally. It is also good for lifesteal and 1v1 duels if you find yourself not team-fighting as much. BloodthirsterBloodthirster serves the same purpose as Blade of the Ruined KingBlade of the Ruined King but it is a crit item instead. It is good if the enemy has poke that you would benefit from healing off of if you can in fights. Solari ChargebladeSolari Chargeblade is one of the least bought items for me but it is not a bad item if the enemy is full of squishes that you and your team can easily burst down. I pair this item with Phantom DancerPhantom Dancer so I have high attack speed, crit and move speed. It will also give you SuperchargeSupercharge upgrade if you buy StingerStinger and DaggerDagger .

I would advise you to pick one of the defence items as the lifeline passive is really important for Kai'saKai'sa . You should already have damage and both items still give you good stats for more damage. Phantom DancerPhantom Dancer gives you crit, attack speed and move speed (really good for kiting melee champions). Maw of MalmortiusMaw of Malmortius gives you AD, MR and omnivamp on the lifeline proc (really good for dealing with mages that you might not auto-attack as much because of their range).

At this point, you should have StormrazorStormrazor , an attack speed item and your offensive or defensive item. Your 4th item will be a situational item or finish Infinity EdgeInfinity Edge for damage amp. Always pick up Executioner's CallingExecutioner's Calling for heal cut if your team has none and you want it on yourself. You will be selling this item later if you have Lord Dominik's RegardsLord Dominik's Regards .

Your final item is situational of course. Guardian AngelGuardian Angel is a good pick if you have 4 offensive items.

For boots enchant, Quicksilver EnchantQuicksilver Enchant is recommended since you have short range and might end up needing to Unstoppable an important spell. It is a very skill-intensive item so if you can't time it well Zhonyas/Stasis Enchant is always a good buy.

Kai'sa Runes

Best Runes for Kai'sa

Keystone
Lethal Tempo
Lethal Tempo
Domination
Hunter Vampirism
Hunter Vampirism
Resolve
Nullifying Orb
Nullifying Orb
Inspiration
Nimbus Cloak
Nimbus Cloak

Lethal TempoLethal Tempo pretty much always.

Hunter VampirismHunter Vampirism scales really well with this late-game champion. Gives you AD and Omnivamp which you also get off your items.

Nullifying OrbNullifying Orb is really good with the amount of AD you get in the early game. It helps you survive early but if you do not need it, Hunter TitanHunter Titan is good as it scales and gives you tenacity.

Nimbus CloakNimbus Cloak Paired with Phantom DancerPhantom Dancer , Lord Dominik's RegardsLord Dominik's Regards and Blade of the Ruined KingBlade of the Ruined King it is very good for kiting very fast and being able to stack Lethal TempoLethal Tempo .

Sweet ToothSweet Tooth helps you stay healthier early game and the gold is very useful.

Skill Order

How to distribute skill points

Second Skin
Second Skin - Passive
Icathian Rain
Icathian Rain
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Void Seeker
Void Seeker
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Supercharge
Supercharge
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Killer Instinct
Killer Instinct
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

Summoner Spells

When to take which summoners

Flash
Always
Exhaust
Need exhaust for 1 crucial champion that will always dive you.
Barrier
If the enemy has high range and you can't gap close barrier is most likely needed.
Ghost
Good for leveraging Kai'Sa's low range and applying Lethal Tempo stacks.
Heal
Rarely

Combos

Learn how to maximize the champions potential

Auto Attack
AA
Icathian Rain
1st
Auto Attack
AA

Auto Cancelling is important on this champion and you will need to learn how to subtly cancel every one of your abilities for maximum damage.

Auto Attack
AA
Icathian Rain
1st
Auto Attack
AA
Supercharge
3rd
Auto Attack
AA
Auto Attack
AA
Auto Attack
AA

5 auto passive proc

Auto Attack
AA
Icathian Rain
1st
Auto Attack
AA
Void Seeker
2nd
Auto Attack
AA
Supercharge
3rd
Auto Attack
AA
Auto Attack
AA

5 auto passive proc with W

Auto Attack
AA
Void Seeker
2nd
Killer Instinct
Ult
Auto Attack
AA
Icathian Rain
1st
Auto Attack
AA
Auto Attack
AA
Auto Attack
AA

W and instantly ult. Ulting applies an auto attack very quickly when you reach your target so you can finish your passive proc fast.

Auto Attack
AA
Second Skin
Passive
Icathian Rain
1st
Void Seeker
2nd
Supercharge
3rd
Killer Instinct
Ult
Supercharge
3rd
Killer Instinct
Ult

For reference:

Q - Ability 1: Icathian Rain

W - Abiliy 2: Void Seeker

E - Ability 3: Supercharge

R - Ability 4: Killer Instinct

Kai'sa Matchups & Counters

Detailed information on how to play matchups and counters

Corki
Easy
Corki
Ezreal
Easy
Ezreal
Jinx
Medium
Jinx
Tristana
Medium
Tristana
Caitlyn
Hard
Caitlyn
Draven
Hard
Draven
Jhin
Hard
Jhin
Lucian
Hard
Lucian
Miss Fortune
Hard
Miss Fortune
Samira
Hard
Samira
Varus
Hard
Varus
Lux
Hard
Lux
Ashe
Skill
Ashe
Kai'sa
Skill
Kai'sa
Vayne
Skill
Vayne
Xayah
Skill
Xayah

Be careful of his damage. Isolate him.

Kai'sa

Examples and Explanation

Recurve BowRecurve Bow into DaggerDagger / ZealZeal gives SuperchargeSupercharge upgrade. Inventory space might be cluttered especially if you have to buy Executioner's CallingExecutioner's Calling .

Always finish the Recurve BowRecurve Bow into Wit's EndWit's End or Runaan's HurricaneRunaan's Hurricane of course if needed. Can also finish it after Phantom DancerPhantom Dancer and Infinity EdgeInfinity Edge .

Infinity EdgeInfinity Edge should be finished after StormrazorStormrazor and Phantom DancerPhantom Dancer in most cases. If you don't finish it 3rd because you don't need the damage amp you should finish it 4th.


Phantom DancerPhantom Dancer is needed for JaxJax , WukongWukong , and RakanRakan but also because AkshanAkshan and VayneVayne will proc lifeline quickly.

Blade of the Ruined KingBlade of the Ruined King is good for dueling here and dealing with JaxJax , WukongWukong , AkshanAkshan , and VayneVayne .

BloodthirsterBloodthirster combined with those 2 items helps to stay alive and the crit is good for their squishy marksmen.



Wit's EndWit's End is good for YoneYone , LilliaLillia , and JannaJanna 's magic damage.

Phantom DancerPhantom Dancer is good move speed for kiting and gap-closing all of their champions as well as the lifeline for YasuoYasuo and YoneYone .

Mortal ReminderMortal Reminder is good for cutting all their healing excluding JhinJhin .



Lord Dominik's RegardsLord Dominik's Regards is good for ramping attack speed really fast to deal with their champs quickly.

Maw of MalmortiusMaw of Malmortius is good for the burst of all of their champions excluding SamiraSamira .

Runaan's HurricaneRunaan's Hurricane with Lord Dominik's RegardsLord Dominik's Regards gives me full crit and the AoE was good value this game.

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