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How to Synergize Kai'Sa with Lee Sin on the Same TeamKai'Sa is in the b tier of champions

Kai'Sa with Lee Sin

How to Win With Kai'Sa and Lee Sin Paired TogetherKai'Sa is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Kai'Sa and Lee Sin

based on 4,847 Kai'Sa with Lee Sin pairs
Win Rate
42.8 %
K/D/A
2.19
Pick Rate
3 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We take in the stats from from millions of League of Legends rounds directly from Riot Games each week. Kai'Sa has gone into battle with Lee Sin in 4847 recent, competitive matches. By accumulating so much complete data from the hosts of LoL, we are completely sure that we can produce high-quality, insightful builds to help Kai'Sa synergize with Lee Sin. It is relatively rare for Kai'Sa to play with Lee Sin as allies. This pairing has only occurred in approximately 3.0% of rounds with Kai'Sa.

Kai'Sa Lee Sin Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Kai'Sa does a terrible job of teaming up with Lee Sin. Normally, she wins a dismal 42.8% of rounds the champions fight alongside one another. If you want to maximize your potential as Kai'Sa when playing with Lee Sin by figuring out how to better synergize your playstyle with him, then dig into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Kai'Sa vs Lee Sin 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 HurricaneZhonya's HourglassBloodthirsterRabadon's Deathcap

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
>
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
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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Guide to Synergizing Kai'Sa and Lee Sin

Tips for Playing as Kai'Sa with Lee Sin

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 Understand How Lee Sin Will Play

Take advantage of Flurry by weaving in basic attacks between spell casts - this maximizes damage output and minimizes Energy loss.

Self-casting Safeguard and using Iron Will are powerful tools for killing neutral monsters (in the jungle).

Use Sonic Wave before Dragon's Rage so you can chase the target with Resonating Strike.

Kai'Sa Lee Sin Synergy Stats

Kai'Sa Image
Win Rate
42.8 %
VS
Win Rate
57.2 %
Lee Sin Image
7.4
< Kills >
7.7
6.2
< Deaths >
6.3
6.2
< Assists >
6.2
1.7
< Killing Sprees >
1.77
182
< Minions Killed >
180
0.21
< Dragons Killed >
0.23
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.46
11,930
< Physical Damage >
12,169
8,037
< Magic Damage >
8,110
432
< True Damage >
432
20,400
< Damage Dealt >
20,712
19,812
< Damage Taken >
20,172
12,386
< Gold Earned >
12,522
2.04
< Towers >
2.1
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
4,293
< Total Healing >
4,377
12,624
< Experience >
12,822
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
46
< Time Dealing CC >
45

How to Play with Lee Sin as Kai'Sa in LoL

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

Overall, Kai'Sa sees a very large drop in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Lee Sin. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Lee Sin helps Kai'Sa perform not as well in competitive LoL games. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.

When Kai'Sa is paired with Lee Sin, she gets a little decrease in her total damage dealt. This difference could indicate that Lee Sin does not support by providing cover for her to deal more damage or that his support also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Kai'Sa is played with Lee Sin on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing synergisticly with Lee Sin.

Additionally, when Kai'Sa plays with Lee Sin on the same side, she usually receives a little less damage than when she fights alone. Taking not as much damage could mean that Lee Sin does a decent job of covering Kai'Sa during teamfights.

Synergies between Kai'Sa and Lee Sin

Damage Types Compared

Kai'Sa
Lee Sin
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Kai'Sa
Lee Sin

Is Kai'Sa better when played alongside Lee Sin?

There is no universally accepted best ally for Kai'Sa that will always be her best synergy. However, overall, Lee Sin is a terrible companion for Kai'Sa. By playing on the same side as Kai'Sa, he drops their win rate by -3.7% to 42.8%. This shows that there is a terrible bond between Kai'Sa and Lee Sin that results in them performing worse together than alone.

Lee Sin has a lower difficulty than Kai'Sa. That means Kai'Sa players don't need to be very careful when lining up Lee Sin allies to play with, as they will require a lower level of skill to be able to fight well with you.

When playing together, you will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to dish out massive AD. Together, these champs can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

Conversely, by grouping Kai'Sa and Lee Sin together, you will not be providing your team very much support. We recommend you pick other champions on your team that helps cover this gap in this pairing's potential.

Regardless of your Lee Sin ally's skill level, you need to focus on maximizing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Kai'Sa Players

How We Calculated Our Kai'Sa Lee Sin Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Kai'Sa and Lee Sin, we analyzed 4,847 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 Kai'Sa with Lee Sin 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

If you would like to truly master Kai'Sa to pair well with Lee Sin during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you should grow your win rate significantly.

The most important items to prioritize in your Kai'Sa and Lee Sin synergy build include Guardian Angel, Terminus, and Kraken Slayer. When Kai'Sa combined at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better when fighting alongside Lee Sin than with most other common builds. In fact, Kai'Sa had an average winrate of 42.8% helping carry Lee Sin with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against your oponents, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for Kai'Sa and Lee Sin pairings, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 42.8% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to pair Lee Sin with Kai'Sa are given for all skill levels combined. To filter the stats and builds to a particular player tier, you can use the selection menu earlier on the page.