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How to Synergize Caitlyn with Kai'Sa on the Same TeamCaitlyn is in the a tier of champions

Caitlyn with Kai'Sa

How to Win With Caitlyn and Kai'Sa Paired TogetherCaitlyn is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Caitlyn and Kai'Sa

based on 1,568 Caitlyn with Kai'Sa pairs
Win Rate
44.1 %
K/D/A
1.97
Pick Rate
0.4 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we download data from from millions of LoL rounds directly from Riot Games each and every week. Caitlyn has gone into battle with Kai'Sa in 1568 recent, competitive matches. By amassing so much relevant data directly from the publishers of League of Legends, we are completely sure that we can give you robust, accurate builds to help Caitlyn synergize with Kai'Sa. It is very rare for Caitlyn to play alongside Kai'Sa on the same side. This pairing has only happened in approx. 0.4% of matches with Caitlyn.

Caitlyn Kai'Sa Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Caitlyn has done a pathetic job of synergizing with Kai'Sa. Usually, she wins a lowly 44.1% of matches the champions fight alongside one another. If you want to do better as Caitlyn when playing with Kai'Sa by learning how to better synergize your gameplay with her, then dig into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Caitlyn vs Kai'Sa Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsDagger

Core Caitlyn Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeThe CollectorAxiom Arc

Optional Items

BloodthirsterRapid FirecannonLord Dominik's RegardsKraken Slayer

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Caitlyn to level upq
>
Second ability for Caitlyn to level upw
>
Last skill for Caitlyn to max oute

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
SorceryAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Caitlyn's passive ability p
Caitlyn's q ability q
Caitlyn's w ability w
Caitlyn's e ability e
Caitlyn's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
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Q
10
W
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R
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W
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Synergizing Caitlyn and Kai'Sa

Tips for Playing as Caitlyn with Kai'Sa

Fire 90 Caliber Net away from the opponent to close the gap or hop over walls.

Avoid using Ace in the Hole in large team melees as it might be blocked by the wrong target.

Make use of her Yordle Snap Traps by placing them pre-emptively to ensure that you'll have one off of cooldown during combat.

Advice to Understand How Kai'Sa Will Play

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.

Caitlyn Kai'Sa Synergy Stats

Caitlyn Image
Win Rate
44.1 %
VS
Win Rate
55.9 %
Kai'Sa Image
6.1
< Kills >
6.5
6.3
< Deaths >
6.1
6.3
< Assists >
6.6
1.4
< Killing Sprees >
1.52
169
< Minions Killed >
176
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.53
19,158
< Physical Damage >
19,608
1,371
< Magic Damage >
1,469
604
< True Damage >
556
21,134
< Damage Dealt >
21,634
19,766
< Damage Taken >
19,590
11,799
< Gold Earned >
12,107
2.29
< Towers >
2.53
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
4,781
< Total Healing >
5,450
12,910
< Experience >
12,664
19
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
93
< Time Dealing CC >
89

How to Play with Kai'Sa as Caitlyn in LoL

The Caitlyn Kai'Sa synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Kai'Sa, compared to her overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how her gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Caitlyn sees a large worsening in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Kai'Sa. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Kai'Sa helps Caitlyn perform poorer in ranked League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Caitlyn is an ally to Kai'Sa, she gets a little drop in her full damage dealt. This could demonstrate that Kai'Sa does not provide cover for her to deal more damage or that her allyship also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Caitlyn is played together with Kai'Sa on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing alongside Kai'Sa.

Additionally, when Caitlyn plays with Kai'Sa on the same team, she typically takes a little more damage than when she fights alone. Taking more damage could indicate that Kai'Sa does a poor job of covering Caitlyn during team fights.

Synergies between Caitlyn and Kai'Sa

Damage Types Compared

Caitlyn
Kai'Sa
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Caitlyn
Kai'Sa

Is Caitlyn better when played alongside Kai'Sa?

There is no ideal companion for Caitlyn that will no matter what be her ideal teammate. However, overall, Kai'Sa is a very bad companion for Caitlyn. By playing on the same team as Caitlyn, she lowers their win rate by -5.2% to 44.1%. This proves that there is a very bad synergy between Caitlyn and Kai'Sa that allows them to perform not as well together than without each other.

Kai'Sa has a lower difficulty than Caitlyn. That means you don't need to be cautious when enlisting Kai'Sa allies to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a relatively low level of skill to be able to work well with you.

When playing together, Caitlyn players will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal physical damage. Combined, these champions can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

Conversely, by grouping Caitlyn and Kai'Sa together, you may not be granting your other allies much crowd control. Plan to include other champs on your team that fills this hole in this pairing's playstyle.

Regardless of your Kai'Sa ally's skill level, you need to focus on increasing your income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Caitlyn Players

How We Calculated Our Caitlyn Kai'Sa Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Caitlyn and Kai'Sa, we analyzed 1,568 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Caitlyn with Kai'Sa comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To truly master Caitlyn in order to pair well with Kai'Sa during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League games, you should keep reading to gather additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The top items to include in your Caitlyn and Kai'Sa synergy build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, The Collector, and Axiom Arc. When Caitlyn included at least these three finished items in her build, she did significantly better when fighting alongside Kai'Sa than with many other common builds. In fact, Caitlyn boasted an average win rate of 44.1% when synergizing her build and playstyle to Kai'Sa with these items in her kit.

To have the best probability of coming out on top against your oponents, Caitlyn players should equip the Fleet Footwork, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Caitlyn and Kai'Sa pairings, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 44.1% win rate overall.

If you would like to see Caitlyn with Kai'Sa collaboration tips and builds for a an individual division, please choose one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the stats and tips and suggestions shown are calculated using every game with data with both champs.