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How to Win Kai'Sa vs Ahri Counter MatchupKai'Sa is in the b tier of champions

Kai'Sa vs Ahri

How to Beat Ahri as Kai'Sa in LoLKai'Sa is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Ahri as Kai'Sa

based on 4,648 Kai'Sa vs Ahri matchups
Win Rate
47.7 %
K/D/A
2.17
Pick Rate
2.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked League rounds that we analyze each week. Our guide on how to beat Ahri as Kai'Sa resulted from an examination of 4648 ranked rounds where both champions engaged one another. This counter matchup is relatively rare. Kai'Sa fights Ahri in only 2.9% of her rounds.

Kai'Sa vs Ahri Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kai'Sa has done a dismal job of beating Ahri. On average, she wins a lowly 47.7% of matches the champs battle one another in. In Kai'Sa against Ahri matches, Kai'Sa’s side is 0.1% more expected to gain first blood, implying that she probably will get first blood versus Ahri.

Best Kai'Sa vs Ahri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloak of AgilityLong Sword

Core Kai'Sa Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelGuinsoo's RagebladeTerminus

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassBloodthirsterRabadon's DeathcapRunaan's Hurricane

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kai'Sa to level upq
>
Second ability for Kai'Sa to level upe
>
Last skill for Kai'Sa to max outw

Runes

DominationHail of BladesTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Kai'Sa's passive ability p
Kai'Sa's q ability q
Kai'Sa's w ability w
Kai'Sa's e ability e
Kai'Sa'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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E
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E
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E
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Ahri as Kai'Sa

Tips for Playing as Kai'Sa against Ahri

Make sure to buy items that will evolve at least 1 or 2 of your spells.

Work with your teammates to set up your Ultimate and optimize damage with your passive.

Try to catch enemy carries alone to burst them with Icathian Rain.

Advice to Win Against Ahri

Stay behind minions to make Charm difficult to land, this will reduce Ahri's damage potential significantly.

Ahri's survivability is dramatically reduced when her Ultimate, Spirit Rush, is down.

Kai'Sa vs Ahri Counter Stats

Kai'Sa Image
Win Rate
47.7 %
VS
Win Rate
52.3 %
Ahri Image
7.6
< Kills >
6.3
6.3
< Deaths >
5.6
6.1
< Assists >
7.7
1.74
< Killing Sprees >
1.44
180
< Minions Killed >
164
0.22
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.48
12,065
< Physical Damage >
1,460
8,193
< Magic Damage >
14,661
419
< True Damage >
5,049
20,677
< Damage Dealt >
21,171
20,014
< Damage Taken >
19,987
12,530
< Gold Earned >
11,243
2.15
< Towers >
2.06
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
4,358
< Total Healing >
4,843
12,818
< Experience >
14,226
17
< Vision Score >
20
8
< Wards Placed >
10
44
< Time Dealing CC >
69

How to Counter Ahri with Kai'Sa in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore several influential Kai'Sa vs. Ahri counter statistics that may help you figure out the distinctions between the pair. Kai'Sa’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Ahri’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kai'Sa may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Ahri..

Kai'Sa usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her enemy does. On average, she receives a similar amount of damage to Ahri. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kai'Sa and Ahri

Damage Types Compared

Kai'Sa
Ahri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kai'Sa
Ahri

Who is Better, Kai'Sa or Ahri?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Kai'Sa usually loses when playing against Ahri, with a 47.7% win rate. Thus, Kai'Sa makes a bad counter to Ahri.

While Kai'Sa does have a lower win rate than Ahri, when on opposite teams, Kai'Sa also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more complex character to learn and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Kai'Sa into Ahri.

Furthermore, Kai'Sa has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Ahri. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Kai'Sa is a bad counter to Ahri. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Kai'Sa against Ahri.

Additional Information for Kai'Sa Players

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

For this guide on countering Ahri as Kai'Sa, we analyzed 4,648 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 Ahri as Kai'Sa 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 learn all of the intricacies of Kai'Sa to counter Ahri 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 listen to the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kai'Sa often gets a similar amount of CS compared to Ahri. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Kai'Sa versus Ahri build include Guardian Angel, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Terminus. When Kai'Sa used at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better vs Ahri than with many other typical builds. In fact, Kai'Sa boasted an average winrate of 47.7% battling Ahri with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of beating Ahri as Kai'Sa, you should use the Hail of Blades, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for Kai'Sa vs Ahri counterpicks, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 47.7% winrate overall.

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