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Recommended Items
Runes:
Precision
Inspiration
+10% Attack Speed
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+65 Base Health
Spells:
Spells:
Flash
Smite
Items
Ability Order
Second Skin (PASSIVE)
Kai'Sa Passive Ability
Threats & Synergies
Extreme
Major
Even
Minor
Tiny
None
Low
Ok
Strong
Ideal
Volibear
Nautilus
Ideal
Strong
Ok
Low
None
Nautilus
Champion Build Guide
Introduction
Hello! I am Kai6, a Kai'Sa Kha'Zix 2 trick.
The point of Kai'Sa jungle is to get early pressure and to snowball in the jungle. It can quickly and easily take solo camps which allows for quick clear into a gank. Kai'Sa can take objectives very quickly, and can start to solo it at level 4. A thing to remember is your damage doesn't come from your abilities; it comes from the amount of auto attacks and passive procs. Kai'Sa Jungle is only a good pick for specific team comps (must have cc).
The point of Kai'Sa jungle is to get early pressure and to snowball in the jungle. It can quickly and easily take solo camps which allows for quick clear into a gank. Kai'Sa can take objectives very quickly, and can start to solo it at level 4. A thing to remember is your damage doesn't come from your abilities; it comes from the amount of auto attacks and passive procs. Kai'Sa Jungle is only a good pick for specific team comps (must have cc).
Starting
When playing Kai'Sa jungle you do not need a leash. Typically I tell me laners to show in lane so the enemy has no idea where I start. When clearing jungle camps, it's extremely important to kite.
There are a few pros and cons when playing Kai'Sa jungle.
Pros:
- Really high burst all game. At level 3 you can win basically any duel against an enemy jungle. I will always invade if I don't see a gankable lane after level 3.
- Quick clear speeds on solo camps.
- Scales very well.
- Unreal amount of self peel/very mobile.
- Can adapt to either AP or AD depending on what the team is lacking.
Cons:
- Very hard to play.
- Can easily get invaded before level 3.
- 0 cc for ganking.
- Team dependant.
There are a few pros and cons when playing Kai'Sa jungle.
Pros:
- Really high burst all game. At level 3 you can win basically any duel against an enemy jungle. I will always invade if I don't see a gankable lane after level 3.
- Quick clear speeds on solo camps.
- Scales very well.
- Unreal amount of self peel/very mobile.
- Can adapt to either AP or AD depending on what the team is lacking.
Cons:
- Very hard to play.
- Can easily get invaded before level 3.
- 0 cc for ganking.
- Team dependant.
Pathing
When playing Kai'Sa jungle, you almost always will gank a lane at level 3. To get level 3 the quickest, you must full clear the redside jungle, starting with raptors.
However, sometimes it is better to full clear. After you full clear you can reset. From here head to the last scuttle. If the enemy jungle does decide to double scuttle, you will be able to duel them.
When pathing you can always full clear. Your clear is very fast so it's almost always best to clear all camps first, then gank/invade. By clearing your camps on spawn it allows you to have the max gold income from the jungle.
However, sometimes it is better to full clear. After you full clear you can reset. From here head to the last scuttle. If the enemy jungle does decide to double scuttle, you will be able to duel them.
When pathing you can always full clear. Your clear is very fast so it's almost always best to clear all camps first, then gank/invade. By clearing your camps on spawn it allows you to have the max gold income from the jungle.
Ganking
Before level 6
When ganking a lane before 6, run in using the speed from E. Try to land a few auto attacks first to close the gap and then Q. If possible, try to hold your Q until they are issolated (so the entire Q lands). The most important part when ganking is hitting your W. This is because it gives 2 Stacks, and gives true vision. If you miss your W, you most likely will not get a kill.
After level 6
When ganking after level 6, there are 2 ways to do it. You can gank like you would before level 6 and use your ult to self peel, or you can wait for the laner to cc the enemy champion, giving you a passive stack. This will allow you to ult in and close any gap. When doing this, it makes it very easy to land your W.
When ganking a lane before 6, run in using the speed from E. Try to land a few auto attacks first to close the gap and then Q. If possible, try to hold your Q until they are issolated (so the entire Q lands). The most important part when ganking is hitting your W. This is because it gives 2 Stacks, and gives true vision. If you miss your W, you most likely will not get a kill.
After level 6
When ganking after level 6, there are 2 ways to do it. You can gank like you would before level 6 and use your ult to self peel, or you can wait for the laner to cc the enemy champion, giving you a passive stack. This will allow you to ult in and close any gap. When doing this, it makes it very easy to land your W.
Teamfights
When teamfighting, you can either play front to back, or back to front.
Front to back:
Playing front to back is when you stay back with your team and hit whoever is closest. This allows your team to easily peel you and front line for you. You want to almost always play front to back, especially when there are a lot of tanks/bruisers.
Note: In teamfights use your E to peel yourself/close any gaps.
Back to front:
Playing back to front is basically being an assassin. You ult into their backline in hoping to 1 shot their squishy champs. The only time to do this is when you are very far ahead, or their backline is defenceless.
Note: Make sure to have your E up when you ult in. This will stop you from getting 1 shot.
The way you play teamfights is very situational. Practice both playstyles and pick which one you are better at and master it.
Front to back:
Playing front to back is when you stay back with your team and hit whoever is closest. This allows your team to easily peel you and front line for you. You want to almost always play front to back, especially when there are a lot of tanks/bruisers.
Note: In teamfights use your E to peel yourself/close any gaps.
Back to front:
Playing back to front is basically being an assassin. You ult into their backline in hoping to 1 shot their squishy champs. The only time to do this is when you are very far ahead, or their backline is defenceless.
Note: Make sure to have your E up when you ult in. This will stop you from getting 1 shot.
The way you play teamfights is very situational. Practice both playstyles and pick which one you are better at and master it.
Items
Kai'sa is very lucky and can go either AP or AD, still having a great amount of damage on both.
Kai'sa has 3 key items which she must build every game: Statikk Shiv, Nashor's Tooth, and Rageblade. These items are a must, despite what runes you run. If you get these 3 items, you will get all evolves at the same time. This is a huge powerspike and must be abused when reached.
When deciding what items to pick, you must look both at your team, and the items the enemy has built. Typically, you want to go whatever your team has least of. For example, if you have a ad mid, and a tank/ad top, you would want to go AP. Another thing to look at is what the enemy team is building. If the enemy is stacking MR, it would be a good idea to go AD crit.
A thing to remember is all builds are situational, sometimes it's better to get a specific item before another, it just depends on the enemy team.
Kai'sa has 3 key items which she must build every game: Statikk Shiv, Nashor's Tooth, and Rageblade. These items are a must, despite what runes you run. If you get these 3 items, you will get all evolves at the same time. This is a huge powerspike and must be abused when reached.
When deciding what items to pick, you must look both at your team, and the items the enemy has built. Typically, you want to go whatever your team has least of. For example, if you have a ad mid, and a tank/ad top, you would want to go AP. Another thing to look at is what the enemy team is building. If the enemy is stacking MR, it would be a good idea to go AD crit.
A thing to remember is all builds are situational, sometimes it's better to get a specific item before another, it just depends on the enemy team.
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