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

Kai'Sa vs Vi

How to Beat Vi as Kai'Sa in LoLKai'Sa is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Vi as Kai'Sa

based on 4,346 Kai'Sa vs Vi matchups
Win Rate
44.3 %
K/D/A
2.17
Pick Rate
2.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of rated League of Legends rounds that we review each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Vi as Kai'Sa resulted from an examination of 4346 ranked rounds where both champions clashed against one another. This particular champion pairing is fairly rare. Kai'Sa encounters Vi in only 2.7% of her rounds.

Kai'Sa vs Vi Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kai'Sa does a terrible job of countering Vi. Typically, she wins a lowly 44.3% of matches the champs fight each other in. In Kai'Sa versus Vi games, Kai'Sa’s side is 0.1% more probable to obtain first blood. This indicates that she probably will get first blood versus Vi.

Best Kai'Sa vs Vi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsDagger

Core Kai'Sa Items

~22 Mins
StormrazorNashor's ToothGuinsoo's Rageblade

Optional Items

Guardian AngelThe CollectorZhonya's HourglassRunaan's Hurricane

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

Guide to Countering Vi as Kai'Sa

Tips for Playing as Kai'Sa against Vi

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 Vi

Vi cannot be stopped while using her ult. Remember to save your displacement effects until after she's done charging.

A fully charged Vault breaker deals double damage. If you see Vi start to charge you should back off or try to dodge it.

Vi will shred your Armor and gain Attack Speed if she manages to hit you three times in a row. Try not to engage in extended brawls with her.

Kai'Sa vs Vi Counter Stats

Kai'Sa Image
Win Rate
44.3 %
VS
Win Rate
55.7 %
Vi Image
7.6
< Kills >
6.3
6.4
< Deaths >
6.1
6.3
< Assists >
8
1.75
< Killing Sprees >
1.46
179
< Minions Killed >
33
0.23
< Dragons Killed >
1.7
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.48
12,129
< Physical Damage >
15,803
7,993
< Magic Damage >
75
415
< True Damage >
853
20,538
< Damage Dealt >
16,731
20,361
< Damage Taken >
29,721
12,491
< Gold Earned >
11,672
2.09
< Towers >
1.48
0.08
< Baron Takedowns >
0.35
4,392
< Total Healing >
11,281
12,767
< Experience >
13,565
17
< Vision Score >
23
8
< Wards Placed >
6
45
< Time Dealing CC >
284

How to Counter Vi with Kai'Sa in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify some valuable Kai'Sa versus Vi counter statistics that can help you appreciate the differences and similarities between these two champions. Kai'Sa’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Vi’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kai'Sa may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Vi..

Kai'Sa normally has a similar longest kill spree as her enemy does. On average, she receives less damage than Vi. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kai'Sa and Vi

Damage Types Compared

Kai'Sa
Vi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kai'Sa
Vi

Who is Better, Kai'Sa or Vi?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kai'Sa usually loses when facing off against Vi, with a 44.3% win rate. As a result, Kai'Sa makes a poor counter to Vi.

While Kai'Sa does have a much lower winrate compared to Vi, when on opposite teams, Kai'Sa also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more challenging champ to learn. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Kai'Sa into Vi.

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

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

Kai'Sa is a bad counter to Vi. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Kai'Sa against Vi.

Additional Information for Kai'Sa Players

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

For this guide on countering Vi as Kai'Sa, we analyzed 4,346 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 Vi 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 truly master Kai'Sa to counter Vi during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kai'Sa usually accumulates much more CS compared to Vi. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Kai'Sa versus Vi build include Stormrazor, Nashor's Tooth, and Guinsoo's Rageblade. When Kai'Sa bought at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better vs. Vi than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Kai'Sa boasted an average win rate of 44.3% battling Vi with these items in her kit.

To have the best chance of defeating Vi 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. Out of all the rune sets players chose for Kai'Sa vs Vi battles, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 44.3% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Vi as Kai'Sa are given for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to scope the statistics and builds to an individual division, you may use the selection menu earlier on the page.