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

Kai'Sa vs Zed

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

based on 5,937 Kai'Sa vs Zed matchups
Win Rate
47.8 %
K/D/A
2.12
Pick Rate
3.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked League of Legends matches each and every week. In our database, Kai'Sa did battle with Zed in 5937 matches. Including so many matchups for Kai'Sa vs Zed provides us faith in our capability to prepare enlightening stats and a pro build to crush Zed. This counter pairing is fairly rare. Kai'Sa has to counter Zed in only 3.7% of her games.

Kai'Sa vs Zed Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kai'Sa has done a poor job of beating Zed. Normally, she wins a lowly 47.8% of the time the champions face off with each other in. In Kai'Sa versus Zed games, Kai'Sa’s team is 0.1% more expected to earn first blood, implying that she probably will be able to get first blood against Zed.

Best Kai'Sa vs Zed Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloak of AgilityNoonquiver

Core Kai'Sa Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelGuinsoo's RagebladeKraken Slayer

Optional Items

ShadowflameRabadon's DeathcapBloodthirsterPhantom Dancer

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
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
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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 Zed as Kai'Sa

Tips for Playing as Kai'Sa against Zed

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 Zed

Zed's Shadow Slash can only slow you if his shadow hits you with it.

Zed receives bonus effect from Attack Damage items he purchases, so Armor is super effective against him.

After Zed uses his Living Shadow, he is at his most vulnerable as his damage, slow, and mobility are both dependent upon it.

Kai'Sa vs Zed Counter Stats

Kai'Sa Image
Win Rate
47.8 %
VS
Win Rate
52.2 %
Zed Image
7.8
< Kills >
8.8
6.6
< Deaths >
6.5
6.2
< Assists >
5.7
1.83
< Killing Sprees >
2.05
182
< Minions Killed >
159
0.23
< Dragons Killed >
0.25
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.39
12,308
< Physical Damage >
21,959
8,114
< Magic Damage >
1,242
431
< True Damage >
1,217
20,853
< Damage Dealt >
24,420
21,024
< Damage Taken >
23,097
12,733
< Gold Earned >
12,637
2.08
< Towers >
1.69
0.08
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
4,456
< Total Healing >
3,783
13,098
< Experience >
14,927
18
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
7
46
< Time Dealing CC >
149

How to Counter Zed with Kai'Sa in LoL

The stats provided here show several vital Kai'Sa against Zed counter statistics that can help us explain the differences between the two. Kai'Sa’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Zed’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Kai'Sa may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Zed..

Kai'Sa normally has a similar longest kill spree as her matchup does. Commonly, she takes a similar amount of damage to Zed. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kai'Sa and Zed

Damage Types Compared

Kai'Sa
Zed
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kai'Sa
Zed

Who is Better, Kai'Sa or Zed?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Kai'Sa usually loses when taking on Zed, with a 47.8% win rate. Thus, Kai'Sa makes a poor counter for Zed.

While Kai'Sa does have a lower win rate than Zed, when on opposite teams, Kai'Sa also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less complex champion to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Kai'Sa into Zed.

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

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

Kai'Sa is a terribly counter to Zed. Focus your actions on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kai'Sa against Zed.

Additional Information for Kai'Sa Players

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

For this guide on countering Zed as Kai'Sa, we analyzed 5,937 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 Zed 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 in order to counter Zed during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kai'Sa typically gets a similar amount of CS compared to Zed. Champions who on average don't earn much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Kai'Sa versus Zed build include Guardian Angel, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Kraken Slayer. When Kai'Sa included at least these three items in her build, she performed much better versus Zed than with many other typical builds. In fact, Kai'Sa boasted an average win rate of 47.8% battling Zed with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against Zed as Kai'Sa, you should use the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Kai'Sa vs Zed counterpicks, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 47.8% win rate overall.

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