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

Kai'Sa vs Lux

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

based on 15,719 Kai'Sa vs Lux matchups
Win Rate
47.2 %
K/D/A
2.09
Pick Rate
9.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of rated League of Legends rounds that we evaluate each and every week. This guide on how to beat Lux as Kai'Sa came out of an analysis of 15719 ranked matches where both champions faced one another. This particular champ pairing is fairly uncommon. Kai'Sa encounters Lux in only 9.8% of her rounds.

Kai'Sa vs Lux Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kai'Sa does a below average job of countering Lux. On average, she wins a lowly 47.2% of matches the champions fight one another in. In Kai'Sa versus Lux matches, Kai'Sa’s team is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood. This implies that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Lux.

Best Kai'Sa vs Lux Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloak of AgilityRecurve Bow

Core Kai'Sa Items

~22 Mins
Runaan's HurricaneStatikk ShivBlade of The Ruined King

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapGuardian AngelZhonya's HourglassPhantom Dancer

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

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
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
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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 Lux as Kai'Sa

Tips for Playing as Kai'Sa against Lux

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 Lux

When retreating with low health, be prepared to dodge Lux's Final Spark, a red targeting beam fires prior to the main beam, so try to move to the side if possible.

Lux has powerful zone control abilities. Try to spread out and attack from different directions so she cannot lock down a specific area.

Kai'Sa vs Lux Counter Stats

Kai'Sa Image
Win Rate
47.2 %
VS
Win Rate
52.8 %
Lux Image
7.7
< Kills >
5
6.5
< Deaths >
5.8
5.9
< Assists >
10.6
1.77
< Killing Sprees >
1.14
179
< Minions Killed >
92
0.24
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.53
11,467
< Physical Damage >
1,017
8,130
< Magic Damage >
18,186
407
< True Damage >
1,112
20,004
< Damage Dealt >
20,317
20,941
< Damage Taken >
15,583
12,604
< Gold Earned >
10,400
2.05
< Towers >
2.08
0.08
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
4,588
< Total Healing >
1,262
13,114
< Experience >
12,379
18
< Vision Score >
43
9
< Wards Placed >
19
46
< Time Dealing CC >
294

How to Counter Lux with Kai'Sa in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore several strategic Kai'Sa vs. Lux counter stats that may help us explain the differences between the two. Kai'Sa’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Lux’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Kai'Sa may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Lux..

Kai'Sa often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her opponent does. Commonly, she receives more damage than Lux. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kai'Sa and Lux

Damage Types Compared

Kai'Sa
Lux
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kai'Sa
Lux

Who is Better, Kai'Sa or Lux?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Kai'Sa usually loses when facing off against Lux, with a 47.2% win rate. Thus, Kai'Sa makes a bad counter for Lux.

While Kai'Sa does have a lower win rate compared to Lux, when on opposite teams, Kai'Sa also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more complex character to develop with. You should be very concerned when picking Kai'Sa into Lux.

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

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Kai'Sa vs Lux matchups, Lux is the better champ 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 garbage counter for Lux. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Kai'Sa against Lux.

Additional Information for Kai'Sa Players

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

For this guide on countering Lux as Kai'Sa, we analyzed 15,719 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 Lux 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Kai'Sa to counter Lux during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kai'Sa most often gets more CS relative to Lux. Champions who on average don't earn much CS often don't need 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 a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Kai'Sa versus Lux build include Runaan's Hurricane, Statikk Shiv, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Kai'Sa used at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better vs. Lux than with most other common item sets. In fact, Kai'Sa had an average win rate of 47.2% when playing against Lux with this build.

To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Lux as Kai'Sa, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for Kai'Sa vs Lux fights, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 47.2% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Lux as Kai'Sa are displayed for all skill levels, merged. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to a specific rank, you can use the selection menu located at the top of this page.