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

Start with a Long Sword

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

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

This is Kai'sa 's core. You now have Icathian 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'sa would be Runaan's Hurricane or Wit's End for attack speed and Supercharge upgrade. Most of the time you should be going Wit's End unless you get good value from Runaan'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 Edge until 4th or possibly 5th item as it is just damage amp.

Personally, with the release of Lord Dominik's Regards , I usually get this item after Stormrazor 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 Stormrazor and Wit's End / Runaan's Hurricane / Lord Dominik's Regards , you will be getting Blade of the Ruined King , Bloodthirster , or Solari Chargeblade .

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

For offensive items Blade 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. Bloodthirster serves the same purpose as Blade 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 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 Dancer so I have high attack speed, crit and move speed. It will also give you Supercharge upgrade if you buy Stinger and Dagger .

I would advise you to pick one of the defence items as the lifeline passive is really important for Kai'sa . You should already have damage and both items still give you good stats for more damage. Phantom Dancer gives you crit, attack speed and move speed (really good for kiting melee champions). Maw 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 Stormrazor , an attack speed item and your offensive or defensive item. Your 4th item will be a situational item or finish Infinity Edge for damage amp. Always pick up Executioner'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 Regards .

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

For boots enchant, Quicksilver 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.