Kai'Sa Pro Builds - How to Play Kai'Sa in Season 14

Kai'SaDaughter of the Void – is a great Marksman that is usually played on position Adc. Kai'Sa can also be played in other roles, but we focus on position Adc in this LoL Kai'Sa guide as it fits the current meta in S14 very well.

Kai'Sa has a win rate of 49% and pick rate of 1.9%. There is a ban rate of 2%. Although a great champion, winning with Kai'Sa is not a given. You need to have the right Kai'Sa build in order to unleash the full potential on patch 14.10. There are many Kai'Sa probuilds out there. We help you to find the right probuild, Kai'Sa players need to win.

Latest Kai'Sa probuilds

Here a quick view on the latest Kai'Sa probuilds on position Adc.

Champion
KDA
VS
Runes
Kai'Sa
Bonnie
2/4/2
1.0
Kalista
Press the Attack
Inspiration
HealFlash
Kai'Sa
Bonnie
4/3/8
4.0
Zeri
Press the Attack
Inspiration
HealFlash
Kai'Sa
Feng
5/12/9
1.2
Twitch
Hail of Blades
Inspiration
GhostFlash
Kai'Sa
Jeskla
3/7/2
0.7
Zeri
Press the Attack
Inspiration
FlashGhost
Kai'Sa
Jezu
3/4/3
1.5
Twitch
Hail of Blades
Inspiration
FlashCleanse
Latest LoL Kai'Sa pro builds

How to play Kai'Sa

We will show you what you need to do, to increase your chances of winning your lane. Kai'Sa is strong, but if you ran into Samira Samira or Caitlyn Caitlyn you might get in trouble. In order to win your lane and against your counter, you need the right spells, items and runes. The following Kai'Sa Adc pro build will help you with that.

Follow our build, pentakills will follow and you will learn how to play Kai'Sa. Since Riot Games regularly releases a new patch, Kai'Sa builds may change from time to time. It is important to keep up to date.

Learn how to play Kai'Sa
Learn how to play Kai'Sa Adc

Items for Kai'Sa

Items obviously play a big role in League of Legends. Buying the right item can make the difference between winning and losing as Kai'Sa. The order of items is also very important. Especially in early game, it is imperative to make the right decision on what to buy. You need to know the right starter item and starter trinket. But you also need to know what your final items will be. Your opponent like Smolder Smolder or Zeri Zeri can also influence your buying decisions.

Since Kai'Sa is a powerful Marksman you should start with Doran's Blade Doran's Blade and Health Potion Health Potion. Your starter trinket should be Stealth Ward Stealth Ward. You will find those in the shop under: Tools > Vision & Trinkets. Your optimal final boots are Berserker's Greaves Berserker's Greaves. So make sure to buy accordingly. A good buy order for your items is:

  1. Statikk Shiv Statikk Shiv
  2. Guinsoo's Rageblade Guinsoo's Rageblade
  3. Nashor's Tooth Nashor's Tooth

Kai'Sa abilities and summoner spells

Pro Gamers in LoL also gain advantage by their choice of spells and the order they use their abilities on Kai'Sa. You also shouldn’t leave this to chance.

During champion select you have the possibility to choose two spells for Kai'Sa. The choice of summoner spells can’t be underestimated. They can play a big role in team-fights. Countless team-fights have been decided by a well-used flash. Statistics have proven that the best choice is Flash Flash and Ghost Ghost.

You can also gain an advantage in early game by using Kai'Sa abilities in a certain order. Each phase of the game differs. Some abilities might be good in late game, but less in early game. Start the game with Icathian Rain Icathian Rain. Then you should continue with Supercharge Supercharge, followed by Void Seeker Void Seeker. An order for abilities of Kai'Sa up to level 10:

Kai'Sa ability skill order
LevelKeyChampion Spell
1RIcathian Rain Icathian Rain
2RVoid Seeker Void Seeker
3RSupercharge Supercharge
4RIcathian Rain Icathian Rain
5RIcathian Rain Icathian Rain
6RKiller Instinct Killer Instinct
7RIcathian Rain Icathian Rain
8RSupercharge Supercharge
9RIcathian Rain Icathian Rain
10RSupercharge Supercharge

Most effective Kai'Sa runes selection

For an effective Kai'Sa build, you also need to select the appropriate runes. Ideally, you make an extra rune page for Kai'Sa. You have to choose a primary and a secondary path from five rune paths for Daughter of the Void: Precision, Domination, Sorcery, Resolve and Inspiration.

In the primary path you can choose a keystone rune and three lesser runes. The secondary path only consists of two lesser runes. There are also the three so-called shard slots. The best rune paths for Kai'Sa are for primary Precision Precision and for secondary Inspiration Inspiration. As the keystone rune on Kai'Sa most pros pick Press the Attack Press the Attack.

For your primary path – Precision Precision – choose these runes on Kai'Sa:

  • Press the Attack Press the Attack
  • Legend: Bloodline Legend: Bloodline
  • Coup de Grace Coup de Grace
  • Presence of Mind Presence of Mind

For your secondary path – Inspiration Inspiration – choose these runes on Kai'Sa:

  • Biscuit Delivery Biscuit Delivery
  • Magical Footwear Magical Footwear

Champions that counter Kai'Sa

As mentioned before, it is always necessary to react to opponents of Kai'Sa. There are champions that counter Kai'Sa. These champions have advantages that can be dangerous for you. Samira Samira for instance is strong against Kai'Sa and has a win rate of 56%. Another dangerous counter is Caitlyn Caitlyn.

When your opponent counter picks Kai'Sa in champion select, you need to be aware. In this case, adjust your items and game to the situation.

Prto build inspired by Heavenscale Kai'Sa
Pro build inspired by Heavenscale Kai'Sa

Heavenscale Kai'Sa is one of the 13 available skins for Kai'Sa.

Conclusion

Many people are looking for Kai'Sa pro builds, that players often used to win. By following our probuilds, you can turn Kai'Sa into a beast. Especially if you also follow our Kai'Sa guide. When you have your runes placed like we told you, Kai'Sa will reach its full potential. Buying the items we listed will also increase your chances. Start with the abilities in the correct order to gain an advantage in early game.

When you build Kai'Sa in League of Legends correctly, you will have a very capable champion. But as always you need to practice, especially when and how to use Killer Instinct Killer Instinct. League of Legends is a dynamic game that changes with every patch. Keep following the patch notes and keep adjusting your LoL Kai'Sa build.

Also, keep reacting to the game itself. Do you play mid, top or bot? Who is support or jungle? Overall, a good game is the sum of the right decisions. Over time, you your skills with Kai'Sa will grow. Once you mastered Kai'SaDaughter of the Void – you will rule the rift.