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How to Win Elise vs Kai'Sa Counter MatchupElise is in the a tier of champions

Elise vs Kai'Sa

How to Beat Kai'Sa as Elise in LoLElise is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kai'Sa as Elise

based on 1,097 Elise vs Kai'Sa matchups
Win Rate
53.2 %
K/D/A
2.43
Pick Rate
4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends matches that we evaluate each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Kai'Sa as Elise resulted from an evaluation of 1097 ranked games where both champs fought one another. This champion pairing is fairly rare. Elise fights Kai'Sa in only 4.0% of her games.

Elise vs Kai'Sa Matchup Summary

Elise does a good job of countering Kai'Sa. On average, she wins a whopping 53.2% of the time the champs oppose one another in. In Elise versus Kai'Sa rounds, Elise’s side is 0.1% more expected to obtain first blood. This indicates that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Kai'Sa.

Best Elise vs Kai'Sa Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHextech Alternator

Core Elise Items

~22 Mins
Void StaffShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassLich BaneHextech Rocketbelt

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationDark HarvestCheap ShotEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
PrecisionTriumphCoup de Grace
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Elise's passive ability p
Elise's q ability q
Elise's w ability w
Elise's e ability e
Elise's ultimate ability r
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W
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Q
3
E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Kai'Sa as Elise

Tips for Playing as Elise against Kai'Sa

Spider Form is most effective at finishing off enemies with low health; Human Form's Neurotoxin does more damage to healthy foes.

Elise's Spider Form and Spider Form abilities do not cost mana and can be prioritized when you are trying to conserve mana.

When in Spider Form, Spiderlings will attack the target that Elise uses Venomous Bite on.

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.

Elise vs Kai'Sa Counter Stats

Elise Image
Win Rate
53.2 %
VS
Win Rate
46.8 %
Kai'Sa Image
7.5
< Kills >
7.4
6.3
< Deaths >
6.4
7.8
< Assists >
6.2
1.75
< Killing Sprees >
1.73
32
< Minions Killed >
180
1.4
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.45
1,321
< Physical Damage >
11,928
16,334
< Magic Damage >
7,863
1,391
< True Damage >
399
19,048
< Damage Dealt >
20,191
29,042
< Damage Taken >
20,014
11,614
< Gold Earned >
12,452
1.63
< Towers >
2.1
0.33
< Baron Takedowns >
0.08
13,172
< Total Healing >
4,219
13,055
< Experience >
12,738
25
< Vision Score >
17
7
< Wards Placed >
8
178
< Time Dealing CC >
45

How to Counter Kai'Sa with Elise in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here highlight several critical Elise against Kai'Sa matchup stats that can help us understand the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Elise’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kai'Sa’s ratio of NaN, showing that Elise may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Kai'Sa..

Elise typically has a similar longest kill spree as her foe does. On average, she receives more damage than Kai'Sa. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Elise and Kai'Sa

Damage Types Compared

Elise
Kai'Sa
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Elise
Kai'Sa

Who is Better, Elise or Kai'Sa?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Elise usually wins when trying to fight Kai'Sa, with a 53.2% win rate. Therefore, Elise makes a great counter for Kai'Sa.

While Elise does have a higher win rate than Kai'Sa, when facing one another, Elise also has a much greater difficulty level that makes her a more difficult character to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Elise into Kai'Saas her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Elise has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kai'Sa. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Elise vs Kai'Sa matchups, Elise is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Elise is a great counter to Kai'Sa. Focus your strategy on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Elise against Kai'Sa.

Other Champion Matchups Against Elise

Elise Loses Against

XerathXerath42.2% winrateNilahNilah43.3% winrateLeonaLeona43.8% winrateSettSett44% winrate

Elise Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee61.1% winrateYuumiYuumi58.1% winrateKarthusKarthus54.6% winrateOlafOlaf54.4% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

SonaSona+ 53.8% 586 GamesRengarRengar+ 54.1% 246 GamesLilliaLillia+ 54.1% 207 GamesBriarBriar+ 59.8% 209 Games

Additional Information for Elise Players

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

For this guide on countering Kai'Sa as Elise, we analyzed 1,097 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 Elise 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Elise in order to counter Kai'Sa during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Elise on average accumulates a lot less CS compared to Kai'Sa. Champs who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Elise versus Kai'Sa build consist of Void Staff, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Elise combined at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better against Kai'Sa than with many other typical builds. In fact, Elise boasted an average winrate of 53.2% when countering Kai'Sa with this counter build.

To have the best chance of annihilating Kai'Sa as Elise, you should take the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Coup de Grace, and Triumph runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Elise vs Kai'Sa battles, this sequence of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 53.2% win rate overall.

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