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How to Win Draven vs Kai'Sa Counter MatchupDraven is in the s tier of champions

Draven vs Kai'Sa

How to Beat Kai'Sa as Draven in LoLDraven is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kai'Sa as Draven

based on 4,559 Draven vs Kai'Sa matchups
Win Rate
53.8 %
K/D/A
2.21
Pick Rate
3.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked League matches that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Kai'Sa as Draven came out of an analysis of 4559 ranked rounds where both champions faced off against one another. This pairing is somewhat rare. Draven encounters Kai'Sa in only 3.7% of his games.

Draven vs Kai'Sa Matchup Summary

Draven has done a good job of beating Kai'Sa. Typically, he wins a whopping 53.8% of matches the champs battle each other in. In Draven versus Kai'Sa rounds, Draven’s team is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood against Kai'Sa.

Best Draven vs Kai'Sa Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Caulfield's WarhammerSerrated Dirk

Core Draven Items

~22 Mins
BloodthirsterEssence ReaverThe Collector

Optional Items

Guardian AngelOpportunityVoltaic CycloswordRapid Firecannon

Summoner Spells

summonerboost summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Draven to level upq
>
Second ability for Draven to level upw
>
Last skill for Draven to max oute

Runes

DominationHail of BladesTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
PrecisionPresence of MindLegend: Bloodline
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Draven's passive ability p
Draven's q ability q
Draven's w ability w
Draven's e ability e
Draven's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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W
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W
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E
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Guide to Countering Kai'Sa as Draven

Tips for Playing as Draven against Kai'Sa

If Draven doesn't move, Spinning Axe will fall near his present location. It will fall directly on him, or just to the right or left.

If Draven does move after attacking, Spinning Axe will lead him in the direction of his movement. Use this to control where the Spinning Axe will go.

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.

Draven vs Kai'Sa Counter Stats

Draven Image
Win Rate
53.8 %
VS
Win Rate
46.2 %
Kai'Sa Image
9
< Kills >
7.6
6.7
< Deaths >
6.4
5.8
< Assists >
6.3
2.06
< Killing Sprees >
1.76
174
< Minions Killed >
174
0.24
< Dragons Killed >
0.22
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.45
22,831
< Physical Damage >
11,876
126
< Magic Damage >
7,869
493
< True Damage >
412
23,450
< Damage Dealt >
20,158
22,345
< Damage Taken >
19,602
14,049
< Gold Earned >
12,285
2.58
< Towers >
2.09
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
6,894
< Total Healing >
4,052
12,412
< Experience >
12,434
15
< Vision Score >
16
7
< Wards Placed >
8
86
< Time Dealing CC >
43

How to Counter Kai'Sa with Draven in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show some significant Draven versus Kai'Sa matchup stats that can help you explain the differences between this set of champions. For instance, Draven’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kai'Sa’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Draven may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Kai'Sa..

Draven typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Kai'Sa. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Draven and Kai'Sa

Damage Types Compared

Draven
Kai'Sa
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Draven
Kai'Sa

Who is Better, Draven or Kai'Sa?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Draven usually wins when facing off against Kai'Sa, with a 53.8% win rate. As a result, Draven makes a great counter to Kai'Sa.

While Draven does have a higher win rate compared to Kai'Sa, when on opposite teams, Draven also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex character to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Draven into Kai'Saas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Draven also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kai'Sa. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Draven vs Kai'Sa matchups, Draven is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Draven is a great counter to Kai'Sa. Focus your strategy on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Draven against Kai'Sa.

Other Champion Matchups Against Draven

Draven Loses Against

MaokaiMaokai44.9% winrateZyraZyra45.9% winrateBraumBraum46.3% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser46.6% winrate

Draven Wins Against

YuumiYuumi57.4% winrateZeriZeri56.1% winrateKarthusKarthus56% winrateGnarGnar54% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Draven Players

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

For this guide on countering Kai'Sa as Draven, we analyzed 4,559 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 Draven 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

Draven Build Kai'Sa Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Draven in order to counter Kai'Sa during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Draven usually racks up a similar amount of CS as Kai'Sa. Champs who typically don't earn much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Draven versus Kai'Sa build include Bloodthirster, Essence Reaver, and The Collector. When Draven included at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better vs. Kai'Sa than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Draven boasted an average winrate of 53.8% when playing against Kai'Sa with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of vanquishing Kai'Sa as Draven, you should use the Hail of Blades, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Presence of Mind, and Legend: Bloodline runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Draven vs Kai'Sa clashes, this sequence of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 53.8% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Kai'Sa as Draven are given for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to scope the stats and builds to a specific division, you can use the selection menu earlier on the page.