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How to Win Corki vs Kai'Sa Counter MatchupCorki is in the b tier of champions

Corki vs Kai'Sa

How to Beat Kai'Sa as Corki in LoLCorki is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kai'Sa as Corki

based on 1,514 Corki vs Kai'Sa matchups
Win Rate
51.3 %
K/D/A
2.32
Pick Rate
3.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of rated League rounds that we analyze each and every week. This guide on how to beat Kai'Sa as Corki came out of an analysis of 1514 ranked matches where both champions engaged each other. This particular counter matchup is fairly rare. Corki is forced to battle against Kai'Sa in only 3.8% of his games.

Corki vs Kai'Sa Matchup Summary

Corki does a decent job of countering Kai'Sa. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.3% of matches the champions clash against each other in. In Corki versus Kai'Sa matches, Corki’s team is 0.1% less expected to earn first blood, indicating that he probably won't get first blood versus Kai'Sa.

Best Corki vs Kai'Sa Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLong Sword

Core Corki Items

~22 Mins
MuramanaTrinity ForceEclipse

Optional Items

Rapid FirecannonStormsurgeSpear of ShojinInfinity Edge

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Corki to level upq
>
Second ability for Corki to level upe
>
Last skill for Corki to max outw

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
ResolveBone PlatingOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Corki's passive ability p
Corki's q ability q
Corki's w ability w
Corki's e ability e
Corki's ultimate ability r
1
E
2
Q
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
11
R
12
E
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E
14
W
15
W
16
R

Guide to Countering Kai'Sa as Corki

Tips for Playing as Corki against Kai'Sa

Valkyrie can be used defensively as well, so try using it for a quick escape.

Phosphorus Bomb can be used to reveal enemy units that might be hiding in a nearby patch of brush.

Corki can continue to attack while using Gatling Gun. Maximizing Gatling Gun is key to mastering Corki.

Advice to Win Against Kai'Sa

Kai'Sa is very vulnerable to getting outranged by mages and long range carries.

Make sure to place wards in your blind spots so you can see Kai'Sa coming.

Kai'Sa is very good at picking off isolated enemies. Stick together against her.

Corki vs Kai'Sa Counter Stats

Corki Image
Win Rate
51.3 %
VS
Win Rate
48.7 %
Kai'Sa Image
6.9
< Kills >
8.1
6
< Deaths >
6.4
7
< Assists >
6.4
1.64
< Killing Sprees >
1.89
186
< Minions Killed >
184
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.22
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.46
3,622
< Physical Damage >
12,784
21,391
< Magic Damage >
8,804
895
< True Damage >
470
25,910
< Damage Dealt >
22,059
21,747
< Damage Taken >
20,826
12,740
< Gold Earned >
12,860
2.1
< Towers >
2.23
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.08
3,281
< Total Healing >
4,590
14,627
< Experience >
13,147
18
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
208
< Time Dealing CC >
47

How to Counter Kai'Sa with Corki in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore several strategic Corki against Kai'Sa counter stats that may help you appreciate the differences between the pair. Corki’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kai'Sa’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Corki may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Kai'Sa..

Corki often has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Kai'Sa. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Corki and Kai'Sa

Damage Types Compared

Corki
Kai'Sa
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Corki
Kai'Sa

Who is Better, Corki or Kai'Sa?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Corki usually wins when taking on Kai'Sa, with a 51.3% win rate. Thus, Corki makes a good counter to Kai'Sa.

While Corki does have a higher winrate than Kai'Sa, when on opposite teams, Corki also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Corki into Kai'Sa.

Additionally, Corki has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kai'Sa. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Corki vs Kai'Sa matchups, Corki is the better champion with a higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Corki is a decent counter to Kai'Sa. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Corki against Kai'Sa.

Other Champion Matchups Against Corki

Corki Loses Against

SkarnerSkarner42.2% winrateDr. MundoDr. Mundo42.3% winrateLilliaLillia43.1% winrateFiddlesticksFiddlesticks43.6% winrate

Corki Wins Against

OlafOlaf54.8% winrateShyvanaShyvana54.6% winrateJarvan IVJarvan IV54.2% winrateYuumiYuumi53.6% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

KledKled+ 52.4% 464 GamesSejuaniSejuani+ 53.1% 377 GamesMaokaiMaokai+ 53.2% 1887 GamesTalonTalon+ 55.3% 358 Games

Additional Information for Corki Players

How We Calculated Our Corki vs Kai'Sa Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kai'Sa as Corki, we analyzed 1,514 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Kai'Sa as Corki comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

Corki Build Kai'Sa Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Corki in order to counter Kai'Sa during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Corki often gets a similar amount of CS compared to Kai'Sa. Champions who on average don't get much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The most important items to have in your Corki versus Kai'Sa build include Muramana, Trinity Force, and Eclipse. When Corki bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better countering Kai'Sa than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Corki had an average win rate of 51.3% when playing against Kai'Sa with this counter build.

To have the best chance of crushing Kai'Sa as Corki, Corki players should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Corki vs Kai'Sa fights, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 51.3% win rate overall.

If you would like to see Corki x Kai'Sa tips and builds for a a distinct player tier, please select one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the stats and guides displayed are calculated using every game finished with these champions.