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How to Win Gragas vs Kai'Sa Counter MatchupGragas is in the a tier of champions

Gragas vs Kai'Sa

How to Beat Kai'Sa as Gragas in LoLGragas is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kai'Sa as Gragas

based on 2,732 Gragas vs Kai'Sa matchups
Win Rate
51.9 %
K/D/A
2.28
Pick Rate
4.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of rated League of Legends games that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Kai'Sa as Gragas resulted from an examination of 2732 ranked rounds where both champions battled each other. This counter matchup is somewhat uncommon. Gragas has to counter Kai'Sa in only 4.2% of his games.

Gragas vs Kai'Sa Matchup Summary

Gragas has done a decent job of beating Kai'Sa. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.9% of games the champions face off with one another in. In Gragas against Kai'Sa games, Gragas’s side is 0.1% less probable to gain first blood. This indicates that he probably won't be able to get first blood against Kai'Sa.

Best Gragas vs Kai'Sa Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Aether WispHextech Alternator

Core Gragas Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneStormsurge

Optional Items

Seraph's EmbraceCosmic DriveRod of AgesVoid Staff

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationDark HarvestSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
SorceryTranscendenceWaterwalking
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Gragas's passive ability p
Gragas's q ability q
Gragas's w ability w
Gragas's e ability e
Gragas's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Kai'Sa as Gragas

Tips for Playing as Gragas against Kai'Sa

Try to knock enemies back into your towers with Explosive Cask.

Try to combo Body Slam with Explosive Cask to set up kills for your team.

The damage reduction from Drunken Rage is applied when you start drinking, try to use it when you see damage coming your way.

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.

Gragas vs Kai'Sa Counter Stats

Gragas Image
Win Rate
51.9 %
VS
Win Rate
48.1 %
Kai'Sa Image
6
< Kills >
7.7
5.8
< Deaths >
6.3
7.2
< Assists >
6.2
1.39
< Killing Sprees >
1.77
105
< Minions Killed >
182
0.64
< Dragons Killed >
0.23
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.48
1,446
< Physical Damage >
12,230
18,026
< Magic Damage >
7,996
626
< True Damage >
408
20,099
< Damage Dealt >
20,634
29,182
< Damage Taken >
20,054
11,294
< Gold Earned >
12,582
1.52
< Towers >
2.14
0.15
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
12,308
< Total Healing >
4,327
13,962
< Experience >
12,833
21
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
409
< Time Dealing CC >
46

How to Counter Kai'Sa with Gragas in LoL

The stats provided here highlight some important Gragas vs. Kai'Sa counter statistics that can help us explain the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Gragas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kai'Sa’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Gragas may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Kai'Sa..

Gragas normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. On average, he receives more damage than Kai'Sa. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Gragas and Kai'Sa

Damage Types Compared

Gragas
Kai'Sa
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gragas
Kai'Sa

Who is Better, Gragas or Kai'Sa?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Gragas usually wins when trying to fight Kai'Sa, with a 51.9% win rate. Thus, Gragas makes a good counter for Kai'Sa.

While Gragas does have a higher winrate than Kai'Sa, when on opposite teams, Gragas also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less complex champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Gragas into Kai'Sa.

Moreover, Gragas 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 trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Gragas vs Kai'Sa matchups, Gragas is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Gragas is a decent counter for Kai'Sa. Focus your play on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Gragas against Kai'Sa.

Other Champion Matchups Against Gragas

Gragas Loses Against

SingedSinged43.2% winrateLeonaLeona43.5% winrateNilahNilah43.8% winrateTahm KenchTahm Kench43.9% winrate

Gragas Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee53.5% winrateYuumiYuumi53.3% winrateAkshanAkshan52.6% winrateKarthusKarthus52.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Master YiMaster Yi+ 52.2% 2152 GamesDr. MundoDr. Mundo+ 52.4% 787 GamesTaricTaric+ 52.5% 602 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.7% 2056 Games

Additional Information for Gragas Players

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

For this guide on countering Kai'Sa as Gragas, we analyzed 2,732 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 Gragas 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

Gragas Build Kai'Sa Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Gragas in order to counter Kai'Sa during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gragas usually picks up less CS compared to Kai'Sa. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities 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 numbers reported on this page to do well.

The best items to use in your Gragas versus Kai'Sa build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Stormsurge. When Gragas combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better vs. Kai'Sa than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Gragas boasted an average win rate of 51.9% battling Kai'Sa with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Kai'Sa as Gragas, Gragas players should equip the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Transcendence, and Waterwalking runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Gragas vs Kai'Sa fights, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 51.9% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Kai'Sa as Gragas are presented for all ranked divisions. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to a particular player tier, you should use the selection menu at the top of this page.