Game patch, matey 26.20Data Dragon 16.20.1
Arrr, reference patch 16.20.1
Daughter of the Void
Kai'Sa be a ranged damage dealer who needs seaworthy spacing and time to keep attacking. This overview keeps th' explanation practical and leaves patch-sensitive numbers to Riot's structured data and th' present in-battle tooltip.
Arrr, usual roleBotArrr, strengths and limits
These be kit-level patterns, nay a promise that every course or matchup plays th' same way.
Try to catch foe carries alone to burst them wit' Icathian Rain.
Work wit' yer teammates to set up yer Ultimate and optimize damage wit' yer passive.
Make sure to buy gear that will evolve at least 1 or 2 o' yer spells.
Kai'Sa be very good at picking off isolated enemies. Stick together agin' her.
Kai'Sa be very vulnerable to getting outranged by mages and long range carries.
Make sure to place wards in yer blind spots so ye can see Kai'Sa coming.
Arrr, practical champion reading
Use these patterns to ask better questions afore choosing an gear, target or commitment. They describe th' kit, nay a promised result.
One resistance may captain's answer only part o' th' kit. Inspect th' present loadout and th' rest o' th' opposing crew afore specialising defensively.
Th' threat grows while this champion can keep attacking a useful target. Break target access, create distance or use control afore th' repeated pattern settles in.
Ranged attacks be useful only while a seaworthy line to th' target remains. Flanks, hard control and blocked escape routes can remove that advantage quickly.
Target access and survival time most often matter more booty than one ambitious hit. Reposition betwixt attacks and avoid giving up th' seaworthy damage line.
When hard control be nay th' main threat, distance, vision and a seaworthy course out can be more booty useful than buying Tenacity automatically.
Reserve anti-heal and anti-shielding fer a visible problem in th' full crew composition; they be nay default answers to every champion.
A spell being available does nay mean th' shipshape sequence be sustainable. Watch th' resource bar as well as th' setup and escape cooldowns.
Defensive gear reference
Set sail wit' th' threat that be actually affecting th' clash. These be conditional comparisons, nay an automatic counter loadout.
Armour and attack reduction address repeated physical basic attacks. Th' passive does nay reduce every physical trick.
Pick Mercury's Treads instead when magic damage or reducible crowd control across th' full crew matters more booty.Normal Draft and Ranked role sea chart
Each course be assessed separately. Unfurl a role to reach its queue-specific loadout and matchup preparation.
Old chart, matey. Recommendations await inspection. Kai'Sa be normally played Bot and does nay currently have a reviewed Top course. Top most often needs independent laning, durable trading or reliable side-course pressure. Treat this as a deliberate experiment, nay a standard recommendation.
Old chart, matey. Recommendations await inspection. Kai'Sa be normally played Bot and does nay currently have a reviewed Jungle course. Jungle most often needs repeatable monster clear th' deck, seaworthy pathing and prize control without course income. Treat this as a deliberate experiment, nay a standard recommendation.
Old chart, matey. Recommendations await inspection. Kai'Sa be normally played Bot and does nay currently have a reviewed Mid course. Mid most often needs solo-course safe harbour plus wave control, roaming or reliable burst pressure. Treat this as a deliberate experiment, nay a standard recommendation.
Old chart, matey. Recommendations await inspection. Kai'Sa has an established Bot carry course that can scale through shared-course farm and work wit' a Support partner.
Old chart, matey. Recommendations await inspection. Kai'Sa be normally played Bot and does nay currently have a reviewed Support course. Support most often needs useful engage, peel or utility while operating on low doubloons income. Treat this as a deliberate experiment, nay a standard recommendation.
Arrr, kit reference
Trick names, descriptions and numeric fields come from Riot Data Dragon. Practical reads be independently written; th' present in-battle tooltip remains authoritative.
Arrr, what it doesEnglishKai'Sa's basic attacks stack Plasma, dealing increasing bonus magic damage. Allies' immobilizing effects help stack Plasma. Additionally, Kai'Sa's item purchases upgrade her basic spells to have more powerful properties.
Arrr, practical readSecond Skin be an automatic part o' th' kit involving damage. Track when its condition be active instead o' treating every fight th' same way.
Arrr, what it doesEnglishKai'Sa shoots a swarm of missiles that seek out nearby targets. Living Weapon: Icathian Rain is upgraded to shoot more missiles.
Arrr, practical readIcathian Rain be part o' Kai'Sa's Q pattern. Read its listed effect first aboard, then track th' cooldown and condition that make th' next aboard use valuable.
Arrr, what it doesEnglishKai'Sa shoots a long range missile, marking enemies with her passive. Living Weapon: Void Seeker is upgraded to apply more passive marks and reduce cooldown on champion hit.
Arrr, practical readVoid Seeker be a ranged cast involving its listed effect. Respect its line or target area, and avoid spending it when th' foe can simply step astern afore th' fit fer th' captain's eye exchange.
Arrr, what it doesEnglishKai'Sa briefly increases her Move Speed, then increases her Attack Speed. Living Weapon: Supercharge is upgraded to briefly grant Invisibility.
Arrr, practical readSupercharge contributes basic-attack interaction. Its value changes wit' cooldown, range and target access; recognise th' setup afore moving into its effective area.
Arrr, what it doesEnglishKai'Sa dashes near an enemy champion.
Arrr, practical readKiller Instinct be part o' Kai'Sa's R pattern. Read its listed effect first aboard, then track th' cooldown and condition that make th' next aboard use valuable.
Th' cast changes position or access. Sailor record fer where th' champion finishes, nay only where th' trick begins.
Arrr, levels 1–18
Base values exclude gear, runes, temporary buffs and mode-specific modifiers. Cooldowns be th' listed base cooldown afore trick haste.
Cooldown Data Dragon 16.20.1
Can receive its first aboard point from level 1. Later ranks normally become available at levels 3, 5, 7 and 9.
Can receive its first aboard point from level 1. Later ranks normally become available at levels 3, 5, 7 and 9.
Can receive its first aboard point from level 1. Later ranks normally become available at levels 3, 5, 7 and 9.
First aboard rank becomes available at level 6; later ranks normally become available at levels 11 and 16.
| Rank | Health, arr | Mana, arr | Trick milestone |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 640 | 345 Mana, arr | Pick th' first aboard basic trick |
| 2 | 713 | 374 Mana, arr | Stow another basic trick or rank |
| 3 | 790 | 404 Mana, arr | Stow another basic trick or rank |
| 4 | 871 | 436 Mana, arr | Spend one trick point |
| 5 | 955 | 469 Mana, arr | Spend one trick point |
| 6 | 1,043 | 503 Mana, arr | First aboard ultimate rank normally available |
| 7 | 1,134 | 539 Mana, arr | Spend one trick point |
| 8 | 1,229 | 576 Mana, arr | Spend one trick point |
| 9 | 1,327 | 615 Mana, arr | Spend one trick point |
| 10 | 1,429 | 655 Mana, arr | Spend one trick point |
| 11 | 1,535 | 696 Mana, arr | Arrr, second ultimate rank normally available |
| 12 | 1,644 | 739 Mana, arr | Spend one trick point |
| 13 | 1,757 | 783 Mana, arr | Spend one trick point |
| 14 | 1,873 | 829 Mana, arr | Spend one trick point |
| 15 | 1,993 | 876 Mana, arr | Spend one trick point |
| 16 | 2,116 | 924 Mana, arr | Arrr, final ultimate rank normally available |
| 17 | 2,243 | 974 Mana, arr | Spend one trick point |
| 18 | 2,374 | 1,025 Mana, arr | Spend one trick point |
Pick th' next aboard query
Pick a queue-aware loadout, compare a course foe, or return to th' full champion library.
