Kai'Sa - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
47.0%
Pick Rate
4.8%

Kai'SaTop Build

FMarksmanMage
Patch26.14
Matches134,440
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJul 19, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology
AuthorDakota Chinnick

The patch 26.14 Kai'Sa top build uses Spellslinger's Shoes, Shadowflame, Rabadon's Deathcap, Muramana, Luden's Echo, Void Staff, Farsight Alteration. This Kai'Sa build has a 5% pick rate and a 71.43% win rate in LoL patch 26.14. Alternatively, check out some of the other ranked Kai'Sa build choices below.

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Select a Kai'Sa Build

Best WR
Highest Win Rate Build
  • Shadowflame - Kai'Sa Highest Win Rate Build core itemShadowflame
  • Rabadon's Deathcap - Kai'Sa Highest Win Rate Build core itemRabadon's Deathcap
  • Muramana - Kai'Sa Highest Win Rate Build core itemMuramana
Core Items
71.4%Win Rate
+24.4%WR Diff
5.0%Pick Rate

Best Kai'Sa Build - Highest Win Rate Items

Full Build

Early Build Order

Doran's Blade
Doran's Blade
Health Potion
Health Potion
Hextech Alternator
Hextech Alternator
Needlessly Large Rod
Needlessly Large Rod
Shadowflame
Shadowflame
Boots
Boots
Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes

Top Summoner Spells

  • FlashTeleport
    Flash + Teleport
    66.7%Win Rate85.7%Pick Rate

Build Stats

71.43%Win Rate
+24.40%WR Diff
5.00%Pick Rate
7Matches

This Kai'Sa build focuses on ability power for maximum spell damage. Build the core items first for your power spike, then adapt with situational items based on enemy team composition.

The core items for this Kai'Sa build are Shadowflame, Rabadon's Deathcap and Muramana. This item combination achieves a 71.4% win rate across 7 matches analyzed.

At full build, Kai'Sa gains a total of 35 Attack Damage, 435 Ability Power, giving a strong power profile for magic damage.

Best Kai'Sa Runes

Precision primary rune treePrecision
  • Lethal Tempo
  • Presence of Mind
  • Legend: Bloodline
  • Coup de Grace
Inspiration secondary rune treeInspiration
  • Magical Footwear
  • Biscuit Delivery
  • Attack Speed
  • Adaptive Force
  • Health Scaling
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Kai'Sa Abilities

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Kai'Sa build strength based on the items chosen in the build when compared to all builds across every champion. Strongest in: Magic Damage. Lower in: Physical Resistance, Health, Magic Resistance.

The most popular starting items for Kai'Sa are Doran's Blade, Health Potion with a 100.0% win rate and 57.1% pick rate.

Doran's Blade
Doran's Blade
Health Potion
Health Potion
100.0%Win Rate
57.1%Pick Rate
Doran's Bow
Doran's Bow
Health Potionx2
Health Potion
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward
0.0%Win Rate
14.3%Pick Rate
Cull
Cull
Health Potion
Health Potion
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward
0.0%Win Rate
14.3%Pick Rate
These are Kai'Sa's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Shadowflame (55.0% WR, +8.0% WR diff, 6.3% pick rate) provides 110 AP. Rabadon's Deathcap (48.2% WR, +1.2% WR diff, 6.5% pick rate) provides 130 AP. Muramana (48.0% WR, +1.0% WR diff, 2.0% pick rate) provides 1000 Mana, 35 AD. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.
Top situational items for Kai'Sa include Luden's Echo, Void Staff. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
The best boots for Kai'Sa are Spellslinger's Shoes. Adjust based on enemy team comp.
The recommended trinket for Kai'Sa is Farsight Alteration for vision control and map awareness.

Combined statistics from all items in this Kai'Sa build.

  • Total movement speedMovement Speed:45
  • Total ability powerAbility Power:435
  • Total manaMana:1600
  • Total attack damageAttack Damage:35
When facing Kai'Sa's top counters like Caitlyn, MissFortune, Jhin, consider adjusting your situational items to increase survivability and match their damage output. If counter champions are building high damage, prioritize armor items against AD-heavy counter picks or magic resistance items against AP threats in your situational item slots to reduce burst damage and improve trading potential. Your core build provides strong damage output. Against tanky counter picks, consider penetration items or percentage-based damage from your situational options to maintain kill pressure. Adapt your final build slots with items like Luden's Echo or Void Staff based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Kai'Sa performance.
burst mageFirst Power Spike3,200g~5 min

This Kai'Sa burst mage build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. With a 71.4% win rate across 7 matches, this build has proven highly effective in the current meta. The build's key strengths include devastating ability power scaling with 435 total AP. Choose this build when your team needs magic damage, especially if teammates are primarily AD-focused. Kai'Sa with this build can punish teams that stack armor. Consider the enemy team composition when finalizing your situational items to maximize Kai'Sa's effectiveness. However, be aware that this build lacks defensive stats making Kai'Sa vulnerable to burst damage and low health pool requiring careful positioning. With a total gold cost of 16,450, this Kai'Sa build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your Shadowflame, Rabadon's Deathcap, Muramana power spike before taking major fights. For optimal results with this Kai'Sa build, focus on proper itemization timing, positioning in teamfights, and adapting your situational items based on the specific challenges each game presents.

Strengths

  • Devastating ability power scaling with 435 total AP

Weaknesses

  • Lacks defensive stats making Kai'Sa vulnerable to burst damage
  • Low health pool requiring careful positioning
  • No built-in sustain for extended fights
  • Limited ability haste may result in longer cooldowns

Champions with Similar Builds to Kai'Sa

Elise champion
Elise
Core Items
  • Stormsurge - Elise core item
  • Shadowflame - Elise core item
  • Rabadon's Deathcap - Elise core item
71.4%Win Rate
6.2%Pick Rate
Lux champion
Lux
Core Items
  • Stormsurge - Lux core item
  • Shadowflame - Lux core item
  • Rabadon's Deathcap - Lux core item
54.3%Win Rate
4.5%Pick Rate
Lissandra champion
Lissandra
Core Items
  • Shadowflame - Lissandra core item
  • Malignance - Lissandra core item
  • Rabadon's Deathcap - Lissandra core item
66.7%Win Rate
5.2%Pick Rate

See Also

Kai'Sa OverviewKai'Sa RunesKai'Sa CountersAll Items