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Diana vs Kai'Sa

How to Beat Kai'Sa as Diana in LoLDiana is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kai'Sa as Diana

based on 6,511 Diana vs Kai'Sa matchups
Win Rate
53.5 %
K/D/A
2.2
Pick Rate
4.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League games each week. In our database, Diana did battle with Kai'Sa 6511 times. Including so many matchups for Diana vs Kai'Sa gives us a lot of faith in our ability to produce informative data and a pro build to shatter your foe. This champ matchup is somewhat uncommon. Diana encounters Kai'Sa in only 4.1% of her matches.

Diana vs Kai'Sa Matchup Summary

Diana does a good job of beating Kai'Sa. Typically, she wins a fantastic 53.5% of the time the champions oppose each other in. In Diana against Kai'Sa games, Diana’s side is 0.1% less likely to gain first blood. This indicates that she most likely won't get first blood versus Kai'Sa.

Best Diana vs Kai'Sa Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Dark SealHextech Alternator

Core Diana Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassShadowflame

Optional Items

CryptbloomJak'Sho, The ProteanRiftmakerBanshee's Veil

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
ResolveShield BashBone Plating
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Diana's passive ability p
Diana's q ability q
Diana's w ability w
Diana's e ability e
Diana's ultimate ability r
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Kai'Sa as Diana

Tips for Playing as Diana against Kai'Sa

Use Moonfall and Lunar Rush to stay on targets and activate Moonsilver Blade for extra damage.

Consider when to cast Lunar Rush without Moonlight and when to wait for another Crescent Strike.

Landing Crescent Strike is critically important, but don't be afraid to miss. The cooldown is short and the mana cost is low.

Advice to Win Against Kai'Sa

Kai'Sa is very vulnerable to getting outranged by mages and long range carries.

Make sure to place wards in your blind spots so you can see Kai'Sa coming.

Kai'Sa is very good at picking off isolated enemies. Stick together against her.

Diana vs Kai'Sa Counter Stats

Diana Image
Win Rate
53.5 %
VS
Win Rate
46.5 %
Kai'Sa Image
7.8
< Kills >
7.4
6.6
< Deaths >
6.3
6.7
< Assists >
6.3
1.79
< Killing Sprees >
1.71
97
< Minions Killed >
179
0.89
< Dragons Killed >
0.22
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.46
2,070
< Physical Damage >
11,298
18,532
< Magic Damage >
7,695
983
< True Damage >
373
21,586
< Damage Dealt >
19,367
24,353
< Damage Taken >
19,754
12,364
< Gold Earned >
12,336
1.82
< Towers >
2.08
0.21
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
6,041
< Total Healing >
4,237
14,258
< Experience >
12,699
20
< Vision Score >
17
7
< Wards Placed >
8
133
< Time Dealing CC >
43

How to Counter Kai'Sa with Diana in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature several valuable Diana versus Kai'Sa matchup stats that may help you distinguish the distinctions between the two. For instance, Diana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kai'Sa’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Diana may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Kai'Sa..

Diana typically has a similar longest kill spree as her foe does. Commonly, she takes more damage than Kai'Sa. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the champion with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Diana and Kai'Sa

Damage Types Compared

Diana
Kai'Sa
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Diana
Kai'Sa

Who is Better, Diana or Kai'Sa?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Diana usually wins when facing off against Kai'Sa, with a 53.5% win rate. Therefore, Diana makes a great counter for Kai'Sa.

While Diana does have a higher win rate compared to Kai'Sa, when they face off with one another, Diana also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less challenging champion to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Diana into Kai'Sa.

Furthermore, Diana also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kai'Sa. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Diana vs Kai'Sa matchups, Diana is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Diana is a great counter for Kai'Sa. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Diana against Kai'Sa.

Other Champion Matchups Against Diana

Diana Loses Against

TaricTaric45.1% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser45.7% winrateBraumBraum45.9% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune46.4% winrate

Diana Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee58.6% winrateYuumiYuumi56.7% winrateSejuaniSejuani54.4% winrateZoeZoe54.2% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Miss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 53.8% 22030 GamesSkarnerSkarner+ 53.9% 343 GamesBel'VethBel'Veth+ 54.1% 1893 GamesNocturneNocturne+ 54.6% 4827 Games

Additional Information for Diana Players

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

For this guide on countering Kai'Sa as Diana, we analyzed 6,511 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 Kai'Sa as Diana 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.

Other Useful Resources

Diana Build Kai'Sa Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Diana to counter Kai'Sa during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Diana on average racks up less CS as Kai'Sa. Champs who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Diana versus Kai'Sa build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Shadowflame. When Diana combined at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better vs. Kai'Sa than with many other typical builds. In fact, Diana had an average winrate of 53.5% when playing against Kai'Sa with this build.

To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against Kai'Sa as Diana, Diana players should take the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Bone Plating, and Shield Bash runes from the Domination and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Diana vs Kai'Sa counters, this mix of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 53.5% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Kai'Sa as Diana are given for all skill levels combined. If you want to scope the stats and builds to a distinct player tier, you should use the selection menu located above.