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

Kai'Sa vs Veigar

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

How to Beat Veigar as Kai'Sa

based on 5,613 Kai'Sa vs Veigar matchups
Win Rate
47.3 %
K/D/A
2.19
Pick Rate
3.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked LoL games that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Veigar as Kai'Sa came out of an examination of 5613 ranked games where both champions faced off against one another. This particular counter pairing is relatively rare. Kai'Sa is forced to battle against Veigar in only 3.5% of her matches.

Kai'Sa vs Veigar Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kai'Sa does a dismal job of countering Veigar. Typically, she wins a lowly 47.3% of games the champs oppose one another in. In Kai'Sa against Veigar games, Kai'Sa’s side is 0.2% more likely to obtain first blood. This indicates that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Veigar.

Best Kai'Sa vs Veigar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowNoonquiver

Core Kai'Sa Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelTerminusKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Runaan's HurricaneLuden's CompanionBloodthirsterZhonya's Hourglass

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
1
Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
8
E
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Q
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E
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R
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Veigar as Kai'Sa

Tips for Playing as Kai'Sa against Veigar

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 Veigar

Dark Matter deals very high damage, but it can be avoided. Pay attention to the sound and visual indicator to be aware of when and where the spell will land.

Veigar's ultimate deals increased damage based on your missing health.

Event Horizon only stuns units on the edge. If you're inside the spell, you can still move and attack.

Kai'Sa vs Veigar Counter Stats

Kai'Sa Image
Win Rate
47.3 %
VS
Win Rate
52.7 %
Veigar Image
7.7
< Kills >
7
6.3
< Deaths >
6.1
6.1
< Assists >
6.5
1.8
< Killing Sprees >
1.63
181
< Minions Killed >
167
0.24
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.54
11,748
< Physical Damage >
681
8,319
< Magic Damage >
21,740
422
< True Damage >
577
20,490
< Damage Dealt >
23,000
20,541
< Damage Taken >
18,762
12,617
< Gold Earned >
12,147
2.14
< Towers >
2.17
0.08
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
4,488
< Total Healing >
1,843
13,076
< Experience >
14,546
18
< Vision Score >
21
9
< Wards Placed >
11
45
< Time Dealing CC >
88

How to Counter Veigar with Kai'Sa in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here highlight some influential Kai'Sa against Veigar counter statistics that may help us grasp the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Kai'Sa’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Veigar’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kai'Sa may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Veigar..

Kai'Sa normally has a similar longest kill spree as her matchup does. Typically, she takes a similar amount of damage to Veigar. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kai'Sa and Veigar

Damage Types Compared

Kai'Sa
Veigar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kai'Sa
Veigar

Who is Better, Kai'Sa or Veigar?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kai'Sa usually loses when taking on Veigar, with a 47.3% win rate. As a result, Kai'Sa makes a poor counter for Veigar.

While Kai'Sa does have a lower win rate compared to Veigar, when they face off with one another, Kai'Sa also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less difficult champ to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Kai'Sa into Veigar.

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

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kai'Sa vs Veigar matchups, Veigar is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Kai'Sa is a trash counter for Veigar. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Kai'Sa against Veigar.

Additional Information for Kai'Sa Players

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

For this guide on countering Veigar as Kai'Sa, we analyzed 5,613 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 Veigar 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 Veigar during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kai'Sa usually racks up a similar amount of CS as Veigar. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, 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 large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.

The top items to use in your Kai'Sa versus Veigar build include Guardian Angel, Terminus, and Kraken Slayer. When Kai'Sa bought at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better versus Veigar than with most other common item sets. In fact, Kai'Sa had an average winrate of 47.3% battling Veigar with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Veigar as Kai'Sa, you should take 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 players chose for Kai'Sa vs Veigar LoL games, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 47.3% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Veigar as Kai'Sa are given for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to an individual skill level, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.