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Choose Champion Build:
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Critical Strike
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Recommended Items
Runes: Hail of Blades
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Domination
Precision
+10% Attack Speed
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+6 Armor
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Alistar
Table of Contents
Introduction
Greetings, I am Demonsedge.
As a


My tips and suggestions can enhance your gameplay with

So without further ado, let's begin with my guide on

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Specialties: Sustained Damage, Ranged Why choose ![]() - She has a very skill-expressive kit because her abilities can evolve, unlocking new bonuses and effects. - She can provide heavy burst for her team that makes her feel impactful in the lanes and when getting objectives ( ![]() ![]() ![]() - She has great potential to make plays, carry her team and be a good team fight asset. I always enjoy taking her on the rift when playing league matches, and I hope you will too. |
Pros & Cons
Ability Rundown
|Effect Radius: 2,750|![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The damage dealt from ![]() ![]() - ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
| Range: 600 | Cost: 55 Mana| Cooldown: 10 / 9 / 8 / 7 / 6 |![]() ![]() Living Weapon: Upon acquiring 100 attack damage from items and levels, you'll upgrade this ability. With evolved ![]() |
| Range: 3,000 | Width: 200 | Speed: 1,750 |Cast Time: 0.4 | Cost: 55 / 60 / 65 / 70 / 75 Mana | Cooldown: 22 / 20 / 18 / 16 / 14 |![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Living Weapon: Requires 100 ability power from items (buying ![]() ![]() ![]() |
| Cast Time: 1.2 to 0.6 (based on bonus attack speed) | Cost: 30 Mana | Cooldown: 16 / 14.5 / 13 / 11.5 / 10 |![]() An excellent disengage ability should you need to make a quick getaway or close the gap on the enemy you are targeting. (Basic attacks reduce ![]() Living Weapon: Requires 100% attack speed from items and stats to upgrade ![]() |
| Range: 1,500 / 2,250 / 3,000 | Effect Radius: 525 | Cost: 100 Mana | Cooldown: 130 / 100 / 70 | With ![]() ![]() ![]() - Her auto-attack timer is reset after the ability ends. - During this dash, ![]() |
Combos:
In this section, I will share some of the effective combos for

Tips & Tricks:
Playing As

- Remember that you can re-engage with

- When targeting enemy champions with



- It's very efficient to trigger

Playing Against

- Stay near your



- Avoid


- Disengage once you've acquired four stacks of plasma immediately because the damage from

- Even though


-

Game Plan as Kai'Sa
In this section, I will outline the things to focus on/consider at each game stage as ![]() - Early game: Your primary focus should be to farm ![]() Setting up a freeze (holding the ![]() ![]() Another good tip is to ward often, which helps to avoid overextending into being dived on by the enemy jungle. - Mid-game: By now, you should be gathering with your team and focusing on team fighting & objective securing ( ![]() ![]() ![]() - Late game: If your games reach this stage, you'll want to be with your team at all times since you are vulnerable on your own (unless you have an item advantage on the enemy), Grabbing ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Things to consider:
Before prioritizing early objectives like

- Do I get any kills or objectives when roaming?
- What outcomes could occure during the roam?
- Do I come out ahead or no?
- If a team fight erupts during your games, always be sure to consider if you will gain anything from it, meaning will you impact the outcome of the battle or objective, or does your team come out on top without you being there?
- When deciding to enter combat with

Always be mindful of this when playing

Summoner Spells
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Wards & Trinkets
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Stats To Consider
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Which Boots & Why?
Berserker's Greaves > Attack Speed
Berserker's Greaves are the default option when playing as
Kai'Sa. They give you plenty of attack speed needed to trade and farm while providing consistent damage against objectives such as
turrets
/
baron nashor
or
dragons
.





Boots of Swiftness > Slow Reduction
Pick up these
Boots when dealing with teams with slowing effects. They can vary from sources such as
Ashe's
Frost Shot/
Volley/
Serylda's Grudge/
Rylai's Crystal Scepter, or other movement impairing slowing effects that would leave you vulnerable and make it hard for you to escape combat.
Pick up these






Plated Steelcaps > Basic Attack Damage Reduction
Choosing
Plated Steelcaps is an optimal selection against auto-attack-based opponents or when you need extra armor in combat. Also potent when against teams who heavily stack physical damage.
Choosing

Sorcerer's Shoes > Magic Penetration
Sorcerer's Shoes are the default pair taken as ability power
Kai'Sa. They provide flat magic penetration that can greatly enhance the effectiveness of your abilities, especially when facing opponents with little or no magic resistance in combat.


Note that





Items
If you are dealing with poke matchups where you must be more patient, take a slower approach, or need the extra health/healing to sustain longer in the early fight and skirmishes, I would consider
Doran's Blade.

In games where you can snowball quickly, it's best to go
Long Sword. Another reason to consider this start is that you'll gain a faster advantage over your opponent when looking to complete your first item (aka mythic rush) or if you want to evolve your abilities quickly.


While
Tear of the Goddess isn't the most popular for
Kai'Sa in bot lane, it can be helpful if you're running low on mana often when farming
minions
in the laning phase—a great option when building
Manamune and getting it stacked and transforming it into
Muramana early on.





Each of these starts can be very efficient but will depend on whom you are facing and what items you need to build for each matchup.

Using
Galeforce on
Kai'Sa can help escape or chase down a target. When dashing near an enemy, bolts target them and deal magic damage based on their missing max health. This strategy works well with
The Collector when trying to eliminate enemy champions.



When against
tanks
or bruisers,
Guinsoo's Rageblade is an excellent choice. It provides increased physical and magic penetration and converts all critical strike chance modifiers into increased on-hit magic damage. This item is potent for
Kai'Sa and can also be a good option to build with other on-hit item effects.





Great when looking for a powerful option in team fights as

In most cases,


Apart from





Very effective in one-on-one combat, providing more duelling potential in extended trading and skirmishes.
Picking up
Runaan's Hurricane is excellent for clearing
minion
waves and synergizes with
Kai'Sa when looking to apply plasma stacks on other targets. Great when the enemy clusters together due to the additional bolts dealing bonus attack damage as physical damage & triggers on-hit effects at 100% effectiveness that are affected by critical strike chance modifiers.



Each auto-attack against your target deals % current health damage, and steals movement speed every third hit, making this and
Kraken Slayer great when shredding
tanks
and certain squishy champions—a good option for
Kai'Sa when looking to deal on-hit damage to your target.



To increase your chances of survival in combat and heal after battles, equip
Bloodthirster on
Kai'Sa. With its high life steal rating, and additional attack damage, you'll maintain pressure on the map and pose a significant threat to your opponents.
Note the added damage scales slowly in the mid game, becoming more noticeable as you approach late game.


Note the added damage scales slowly in the mid game, becoming more noticeable as you approach late game.
It provides
Kai'Sa with a necessary revive when you want to stay alive longer while carrying in the game, however be careful since dying in a large crowd means you could end up being swarmed after the passive triggers. Therefore, consider your positioning when taking this item.













By using the
The Collector, your gold income will increase, helping you to reach your item power spikes sooner. This will allow you to snowball your games quickly, giving you an advantage. It is a great purchase for
Kai'Sa, as it improves your duelling potential.










Since






When you activate
Everfrost, you apply a plasma stack and follow up with
Void Seeker. Provides some additional health, and an effective way to keep enemies at bay, especially bruisers & assassins who tend to charge at you.
Note the active feature of
Everfrost cannot be obstructed by
Yasuo's
Wind Wall or
Samira's
Blade Whirl.


Note the active feature of





When against
tanks
or bruisers,
Guinsoo's Rageblade is an excellent choice. It provides increased physical and magic penetration and converts all critical strike chance modifiers into increased on-hit magic damage. This item is potent for
Kai'Sa and can also be a good option to build with other on-hit item effects.



A powerful mythic option when playing as ability power
Kai'Sa. Offers a boost in movement speed, mana, and the ability to reduce its active effect when damaging targets with her skills. Highly effective option against squishy champions or those who have equipped magic resistance items.

The following mythic options are viable for







This makes it an excellent choice against

Many players consider
Rabadon's Deathcap as the
Infinity Edge equivalent for
mage
champions, and it can be an excellent choice for those playing
Kai'Sa this way. Significantly boosts your overall ability power, making you a dangerous threat later in the game.




Using
Cosmic Drive on
Kai'Sa can be a powerful choice as it grants a gradual increase in movement speed with every hit on enemy champions during combat. It can be handy when chasing down weakened foes or when you must retreat quickly from the battle.


A powerful damage boost option for
Kai'Sa, giving you a strong poke game when combined alongside
Void Seeker or any other long-range attacks or abilities.





Great when paired with other on-hit items, increasing your duelling power in fights and skirmishes.
When playing as
Kai'Sa,
Morellonomicon is a useful option for applying grievous wounds and increasing magic penetration. Particularly effective against champions who have healing abilities, like
Soraka,
Seraphine, and
Samira. It can also counteract champions who have healing items, such as
Bloodthirster,
Blade of the Ruined King, and
Riftmaker.








It's advisable to acquire a
Void Staff when facing teams with
tanks
or those who have multiple champions building magic resistance items. This strategy can significantly enhance your effectiveness in the game.


Selecting
Nashor's Tooth on
Kai'Sa is effective for additional magic damage on-hit against your target, along with some added ability haste. Buying this item evolves your
Void Seeker ability upon obtaining it. Contributes attack speed towards upgrading your
Supercharge ability—an excellent early-game purchase for
Kai'Sa.





Upgrades from
Quicksilver Sash, and is effective when dealing with crowd control/spell effects (except airborne,
Smite,
Ignite or
Exhaust), while also effective against the following champion abilities:
Mordekaiser's
Realm of Death,
Warwick's
Infinite Duress,
Skarner's
Impale,
Urgot's
Fear Beyond Death,
Malzahar's
Nether Grasp,
Tahm Kench's
Devour, or
Sett's
The Show Stopper, that would impair or displace you during combat. Aside from the magic resistance & critical strike chance base stats, the active effect grants bonus movement speed and ghosting for 1.5 seconds to escape fights or dangerous situations easily. However, the long active cooldown makes careful ability blocking paramount.


















When playing as
Kai'Sa, equipping
Statikk Shiv can give you an advantage in matches against tough opponents such as
Nilah,
Samira,
Draven, or
Caitlyn. It allows you to poke from a distance rather than engaging in close combat. Combining it with
Stormrazor can provide an additional boost during fights.
In addition, using other items that enhance your ability power or attack speed, such as
Nashor's Tooth, can further increase it's overall effectiveness.







In addition, using other items that enhance your ability power or attack speed, such as

A suitable alternative to
Guardian Angel when looking for more control over your survivability. Very useful when fighting champions such as
Zed or
Pyke that can execute or kill you quickly. Helpful when looking to dodge skill shots or other forms of fatal damage. A great item on
Kai'Sa if you know your
Supercharge will be ready after the
Zhonya's Hourglass active ends.






Runes
The following keystone and rune choices are great for

Keystone Runes:
- If you're playing as ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() - ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() - ![]() - Combining ![]() ![]() ![]() - ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() - ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |

- When looking for a decent sustain option for ![]() ![]() - ![]() ![]() ![]() - ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() - The main benefit of ![]() - ![]() ![]() ![]() |

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- As ![]() ![]() If you're using either ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() - ![]() ![]() ![]() - ![]() - With ![]() ![]() ![]() - The life steal from ![]() ![]() - ![]() ![]() - ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |

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- ![]() - For ![]() ![]() - ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() - ![]() ![]() |
Rune Shards
When deciding on what rune shards (whether offensive or defensive) to pick for ![]() Offensive Shards - Do I need extra ![]() - Do I need additional ![]() ![]() Grabbing another adaptive damage shard is risky since she has a low base attack speed out of the gate, so I'd suggest avoiding double adaptive damage shards as ![]() - Do I require any ![]() Defensive Shards - Do I require more ![]() - Do I require ![]() - Do I require more ![]() ![]() |
Always pay attention to the team compositions you are fighting when mixing and matching the rune shards listed above with your

Summary
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