Kai'Savs Graves
Kai'Sa vs Graves is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.10. Graves wins with a 80.0% win rate (+60.0%) over Kai'Sa based on 5 games. Kai'Sa wins the early laning phase while Graves scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Kai'Sa build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Kai'Sa vs Graves matchup.
Kai'Sa Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Kai'Sa performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.
Graves(20.0%)Who Wins the Kai'Sa vs Graves Matchup?
Kai'Sa vs Graves Matchup Summary
The Kai'Sa vs Graves matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 5 recent matches analyzed, Graves wins with a 80.0% win rate compared to Kai'Sa's 20.0%, giving Graves a 60.0 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Kai'Sa controls the early laning stage, but Graves outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Kai'Sa needs to press advantages before Graves reaches their power spikes, while Graves should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Graves leads by 0.3s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Graves has a strong advantage in this matchup. Kai'Sa players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Graves overextending. Avoid prolonged trades and wait for team fights where positioning and coordination matter more. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Kai'Sa vs Graves Laning Phase Breakdown
Graves is favored during the laning phase against Kai'Sa, winning 5 out of 5 key stat categories. Graves holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Kai'Sa Build Against Graves
Berserker's Greaves is the optimal boots choice against Graves, providing the mobility and stats Kai'Sa needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Kai'Sa against Graves are Kraken Slayer, Guinsoo's Rageblade and Nashor's Tooth. This combination gives Kai'Sa an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 100.0% win rate across 1 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Graves. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Kai'Sa vs Graves matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Kai'Sa50.0%Graves50.0%Kai'Sa0.0%Graves100.0%The early game (first 15 minutes) is a toss-up between Kai'Sa and Graves, with Kai'Sa holding a razor-thin 50.0% win rate edge (+0.0%). Individual skill and jungle proximity will matter more than champion advantage in the early laning phase.
Graves is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 100.0% win rate — 100.0 points above Kai'Sa. Extended games heavily favor Graves, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
The power dynamics shift as the game progresses — Kai'Sa has the edge early, but Graves gradually takes over. However, the margins are slim enough that either champion can win at any stage with the right plays. Focus on taking advantages when you have them rather than waiting for a specific game phase.
Best Kai'Sa Runes Against Graves
Precision
Inspiration
The Precision and Inspiration rune setup gives Kai'Sa the best tools to compete against Graves in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Kai'Sa matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.10. The table below shows Kai'Sa's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Kai'Sa build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43.96% | 894 | 6.9 | 896 | 14,274 | 48.9% | 40.8% | |
| 43.54% | 650 | 6.7 | 824 | 13,867 | 44.3% | 43.0% | |
| 47.22% | 629 | 6.7 | 826 | 13,696 | 43.7% | 50.0% | |
| 46.72% | 518 | 6.6 | 828 | 13,379 | 46.2% | 47.1% | |
| 48.90% | 499 | 6.9 | 846 | 14,000 | 50.7% | 47.6% | |
| 44.85% | 495 | 6.9 | 830 | 13,261 | 42.7% | 46.9% | |
| 48.02% | 454 | 7.0 | 895 | 14,272 | 44.5% | 50.8% | |
| 46.50% | 314 | 6.8 | 894 | 13,750 | 50.0% | 43.6% | |
| 44.08% | 211 | 6.9 | 893 | 13,560 | 38.9% | 50.0% | |
| 50.24% | 207 | 6.9 | 856 | 13,616 | 48.4% | 51.8% | |
| 51.04% | 192 | 7.0 | 868 | 13,981 | 48.3% | 53.3% | |
| 46.86% | 175 | 6.8 | 788 | 13,346 | 48.1% | 45.7% | |
| 45.24% | 168 | 6.7 | 867 | 14,229 | 50.0% | 42.0% | |
| 46.72% | 137 | 6.7 | 840 | 13,525 | 50.0% | 44.0% | |
| 49.24% | 132 | 6.8 | 849 | 13,679 | 53.3% | 45.8% | |
| 55.04% | 129 | 6.5 | 855 | 14,299 | 49.1% | 59.7% | |
| 48.44% | 128 | 6.7 | 863 | 13,910 | 51.9% | 46.0% | |
| 47.62% | 126 | 7.0 | 966 | 14,386 | 51.8% | 44.3% | |
| 51.61% | 124 | 6.8 | 843 | 13,651 | 53.5% | 50.0% | |
| 43.36% | 113 | 6.6 | 833 | 13,234 | 46.3% | 40.7% | |
| 54.21% | 107 | 7.2 | 838 | 14,458 | 57.5% | 51.7% | |
| 50.00% | 64 | 6.8 | 848 | 14,420 | 39.3% | 58.3% | |
| 40.32% | 62 | 6.7 | 928 | 14,272 | 29.2% | 47.4% | |
| 45.61% | 57 | 6.6 | 880 | 12,290 | 45.5% | 45.8% | |
| 46.43% | 56 | 6.6 | 751 | 12,082 | 36.7% | 57.7% | |
| 51.85% | 54 | 6.8 | 963 | 15,255 | 37.5% | 57.9% | |
| 42.86% | 49 | 6.8 | 909 | 13,598 | 31.6% | 50.0% | |
| 46.67% | 45 | 7.0 | 810 | 15,217 | 36.4% | 50.0% | |
| 42.11% | 38 | 7.0 | 913 | 13,646 | 40.9% | 43.8% | |
| 62.86% | 35 | 6.8 | 818 | 13,857 | 57.1% | 66.7% | |
| 37.14% | 35 | 6.4 | 885 | 15,530 | 50.0% | 30.4% | |
| 46.88% | 32 | 6.5 | 742 | 13,841 | 54.5% | 42.9% | |
| 60.00% | 30 | 6.7 | 735 | 13,034 | 66.7% | 55.6% | |
| 36.67% | 30 | 6.3 | 992 | 12,129 | 40.0% | 33.3% | |
| 46.67% | 30 | 7.0 | 916 | 14,898 | 33.3% | 52.4% | |
| 30.77% | 26 | 6.3 | 901 | 14,106 | 33.3% | 29.4% | |
| 60.00% | 25 | 6.7 | 846 | 13,228 | 66.7% | 53.9% | |
| 39.13% | 23 | 6.6 | 838 | 12,739 | 12.5% | 53.3% | |
| 34.78% | 23 | 7.2 | 777 | 10,709 | 35.7% | 33.3% | |
| 40.91% | 22 | 7.0 | 1,070 | 14,287 | 11.1% | 61.5% | |
| 65.00% | 20 | 6.3 | 765 | 12,518 | 66.7% | 63.6% | |
| 50.00% | 18 | 6.7 | 811 | 13,340 | 40.0% | 53.9% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 6.9 | 982 | 13,978 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 7.6 | 855 | 12,615 | 42.9% | 40.0% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 6.3 | 816 | 14,405 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 6.2 | 884 | 11,901 | 50.0% | 62.5% | |
| 27.27% | 11 | 6.8 | 854 | 12,632 | 37.5% | 0.0% | |
| 18.18% | 11 | 7.0 | 646 | 12,853 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 6.5 | 971 | 15,804 | 100.0% | 57.1% | |
| 30.00% | 10 | 6.6 | 948 | 13,760 | 0.0% | 42.9% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 5.2 | 1,039 | 14,999 | 66.7% | 42.9% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 5.2 | 887 | 12,499 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 11.11% | 9 | 7.2 | 689 | 12,919 | 25.0% | 0.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 6.5 | 1,054 | 15,018 | 66.7% | 60.0% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 6.7 | 994 | 14,623 | 0.0% | 28.6% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 6.8 | 686 | 11,347 | 33.3% | 40.0% | |
| 12.50% | 8 | 5.8 | 725 | 11,904 | 0.0% | 25.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 6.7 | 702 | 10,317 | 40.0% | 66.7% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 6.2 | 861 | 12,600 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 0.00% | 7 | 8.0 | 864 | 10,662 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 6.9 | 1,194 | 14,479 | 25.0% | 66.7% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 6.9 | 568 | 11,697 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 6.5 | 1,293 | 15,687 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 7.1 | 1,097 | 15,231 | 33.3% | 75.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 6.0 | 1,120 | 15,391 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 14.29% | 7 | 7.6 | 1,076 | 12,287 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 7.0 | 921 | 13,090 | 25.0% | 100.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 4.3 | 724 | 13,381 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 7.2 | 783 | 11,806 | 66.7% | 0.0% | |
| 0.00% | 6 | 7.3 | 562 | 10,152 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 6.2 | 657 | 13,769 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 7.2 | 884 | 11,194 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 6.1 | 788 | 11,140 | 0.0% | 75.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 5.8 | 829 | 15,083 | 100.0% | 20.0% | |
| 0.00% | 6 | 5.7 | 920 | 12,059 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 6.6 | 957 | 16,074 | 100.0% | 40.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 4.5 | 951 | 14,044 | 20.0% | 0.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 7.6 | 942 | 13,078 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 6.8 | 870 | 12,556 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 7.4 | 1,087 | 15,467 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 6.6 | 511 | 8,564 | 66.7% | 0.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 6.6 | 831 | 13,268 | 0.0% | 25.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 7.1 | 728 | 13,974 | 0.0% | 75.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.8 | 986 | 9,475 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 5.6 | 991 | 15,240 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 5.8 | 1,197 | 11,550 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 3.2 | 538 | 12,073 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
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Kai'Sa vs Graves - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Kai'Sa do against Graves in League of Legends?
Graves wins the Kai'Sa vs Graves matchup with a 80.0% win rate compared to Kai'Sa's 20.0%, a 60.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 5 recent ranked games in patch 26.10.
How does Kai'Sa do against Graves in the early game?
In the early game, Kai'Sa has the advantage against Graves with a 50.0% win rate versus 50.0%. Kai'Sa players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Kai'Sa do against Graves in the late game?
In the late game, Graves takes over the Kai'Sa vs Graves matchup with a 100.0% win rate compared to 0.0%. Graves scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Kai'Sa vs Graves matchup?
Graves wins the matchup against Kai'Sa with a 80.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.10. The 60.0 percentage point advantage means Graves is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 5 games analyzed.
What is the best Kai'Sa build against Graves?
The best Kai'Sa build against Graves includes Kraken Slayer, Guinsoo's Rageblade, Nashor's Tooth with Berserker's Greaves. This build achieves a 100.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Kai'Sa runes against Graves?
The best Kai'Sa runes against Graves use the Precision primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Kai'Sa vs Graves matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Kai'Sa counter Graves?
No, Kai'Sa struggles against Graves with only a 20.0% win rate. Graves has the advantage in this matchup. Kai'Sa players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Graves's lead.
How do I play Kai'Sa against Graves?
When playing Kai'Sa against Graves, play cautiously and avoid Graves's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Graves has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.