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

Kai'Sa vs Gragas

How to Beat Gragas as Kai'Sa in LoLKai'Sa is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Gragas as Kai'Sa

based on 2,732 Kai'Sa vs Gragas matchups
Win Rate
48.1 %
K/D/A
2.21
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches every week. Within our data, Kai'Sa faced Gragas 2732 times. Using so many matchups for Kai'Sa versus Gragas gives us a lot of faith in our ability to provide useful data and a recommended build to counter Gragas. This champion matchup is somewhat rare. Kai'Sa fights Gragas in only 1.7% of her matches.

Kai'Sa vs Gragas Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kai'Sa does a dismal job of beating Gragas. Typically, she wins a lowly 48.1% of matches the champs battle one another in. In Kai'Sa versus Gragas rounds, Kai'Sa’s team is 0.1% more likely to obtain first blood. This indicates that she probably will get first blood against Gragas.

Best Kai'Sa vs Gragas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowNoonquiver

Core Kai'Sa Items

~22 Mins
Nashor's ToothGuinsoo's RagebladeKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Navori QuickbladesWit's EndZhonya's HourglassStatikk Shiv

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste 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
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W
3
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 Gragas as Kai'Sa

Tips for Playing as Kai'Sa against Gragas

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 Gragas

Body Slam is on a very low cooldown, making it difficult to pursue Gragas. Don't overextend yourself chasing him.

Gragas can knock everybody away with his ultimate. Be careful that you don't get knocked into him or, worse, an enemy tower.

Kai'Sa vs Gragas Counter Stats

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

How to Counter Gragas with Kai'Sa in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize some valuable Kai'Sa vs. Gragas matchup stats that can help us grasp the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Kai'Sa’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Gragas’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kai'Sa may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Gragas..

Kai'Sa usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her enemy does. Typically, she receives less damage than Gragas. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the champion with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kai'Sa and Gragas

Damage Types Compared

Kai'Sa
Gragas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kai'Sa
Gragas

Who is Better, Kai'Sa or Gragas?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Kai'Sa usually loses when playing against Gragas, with a 48.1% win rate. As a result, Kai'Sa makes a poor counter to Gragas.

While Kai'Sa does have a lower win rate than Gragas, when facing one another, Kai'Sa also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more complex champion to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Kai'Sa into Gragas.

Moreover, Kai'Sa has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Gragas. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Kai'Sa is a somewhat poor counter to Gragas. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kai'Sa against Gragas.

Additional Information for Kai'Sa Players

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

For this guide on countering Gragas as Kai'Sa, 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 Gragas 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 truly master Kai'Sa to counter Gragas during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kai'Sa often gets more CS compared to Gragas. Champs who on average don't take much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Kai'Sa versus Gragas build include Nashor's Tooth, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Kraken Slayer. When Kai'Sa bought at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better vs Gragas than with most other common builds. In fact, Kai'Sa boasted an average winrate of 48.1% when countering Gragas with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of crushing Gragas as Kai'Sa, Kai'Sa players should equip the Hail of Blades, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Kai'Sa vs Gragas counters, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 48.1% win rate overall.

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