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How to Win Ezreal vs Kai'Sa Counter MatchupEzreal is in the b tier of champions

Ezreal vs Kai'Sa

How to Beat Kai'Sa as Ezreal in LoLEzreal is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kai'Sa as Ezreal

based on 9,937 Ezreal vs Kai'Sa matchups
Win Rate
49.5 %
K/D/A
2.4
Pick Rate
4.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup statistics from the millions of rated League of Legends games that we evaluate each and every week. This guide on how to beat Kai'Sa as Ezreal resulted from an examination of 9937 ranked games where both champs fought each other. This particular pairing is relatively uncommon. Ezreal is forced to battle against Kai'Sa in only 4.4% of his matches.

Ezreal vs Kai'Sa Matchup Summary

Ezreal has done a average job of beating Kai'Sa. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.5% of games the champs clash against one another in. In Ezreal versus Kai'Sa games, Ezreal’s side is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood versus Kai'Sa.

Best Ezreal vs Kai'Sa Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
SheenCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Ezreal Items

~22 Mins
MuramanaEssence ReaverVoltaic Cyclosword

Optional Items

Spear of ShojinBlade of The Ruined KingGuardian AngelMaw of Malmortius

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth
Ezreal's passive ability p
Ezreal's q ability q
Ezreal's w ability w
Ezreal's e ability e
Ezreal's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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E
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Q
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Guide to Countering Kai'Sa as Ezreal

Tips for Playing as Ezreal against Kai'Sa

Use Arcane Shift to help line up your other skill shots.

You can line up Trueshot Barrage to hit multiple minion waves or even Monsters.

You can play Ezreal either as a Attack Damage carry or Ability Power carry depending on how you build him.

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.

Ezreal vs Kai'Sa Counter Stats

Ezreal Image
Win Rate
49.5 %
VS
Win Rate
50.5 %
Kai'Sa Image
6.8
< Kills >
7.8
5.8
< Deaths >
6.1
7.1
< Assists >
6.2
1.59
< Killing Sprees >
1.81
174
< Minions Killed >
183
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
0.23
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.49
15,996
< Physical Damage >
12,565
7,152
< Magic Damage >
8,449
600
< True Damage >
446
23,748
< Damage Dealt >
21,461
20,426
< Damage Taken >
20,595
11,989
< Gold Earned >
12,688
2.38
< Towers >
2.19
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.08
5,470
< Total Healing >
4,658
12,757
< Experience >
12,992
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
90
< Time Dealing CC >
47

How to Counter Kai'Sa with Ezreal in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here emphasize several vital Ezreal against Kai'Sa matchup stats that may help us distinguish the differences and similarities between the two. Ezreal’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kai'Sa’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Ezreal may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Kai'Sa..

Ezreal usually has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Kai'Sa. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ezreal and Kai'Sa

Damage Types Compared

Ezreal
Kai'Sa
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ezreal
Kai'Sa

Who is Better, Ezreal or Kai'Sa?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Ezreal usually fairs equally well when taking on Kai'Sa, with a 49.5% win rate. Thus, Ezreal makes an ok counter for Kai'Sa.

While Ezreal does have a lower winrate compared to Kai'Sa, when facing one another, Ezreal also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging character to learn. You should be careful when picking Ezreal into Kai'Saas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

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

Ezreal is a somewhat poor counter for Kai'Sa. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ezreal against Kai'Sa.

Additional Information for Ezreal Players

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

For this guide on countering Kai'Sa as Ezreal, we analyzed 9,937 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 Ezreal 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Ezreal in order to counter Kai'Sa during both the laning 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 pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ezreal on average picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Kai'Sa. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The top items to have in your Ezreal versus Kai'Sa build include Muramana, Essence Reaver, and Voltaic Cyclosword. When Ezreal used at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better against Kai'Sa than with most other typical builds. In fact, Ezreal had an average winrate of 49.5% when playing against Kai'Sa with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of vanquishing Kai'Sa as Ezreal, Ezreal players should take the Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Ezreal vs Kai'Sa fights, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.5% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Kai'Sa as Ezreal are shown for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to scope the stats and builds to a distinct division, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.