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How to Win Kai'Sa vs Sett Counter MatchupKai'Sa is in the b tier of champions

Kai'Sa vs Sett

How to Beat Sett as Kai'Sa in LoLKai'Sa is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Sett as Kai'Sa

based on 4,770 Kai'Sa vs Sett matchups
Win Rate
45.6 %
K/D/A
2.2
Pick Rate
3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked LoL games each and every week. Within our database, Kai'Sa fought Sett in 4770 rounds. Using so many games with Kai'Sa versus Sett gives us faith in our ability to produce actionable statistics and a recommended build to annihilate Sett. This counter pairing is fairly rare. Kai'Sa fights Sett in only 3.0% of her games.

Kai'Sa vs Sett Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kai'Sa does a awful job of countering Sett. On average, she wins a lowly 45.6% of matches the champs face one another in. In Kai'Sa against Sett rounds, Kai'Sa’s team is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood, implying that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Sett.

Best Kai'Sa vs Sett Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowNoonquiver

Core Kai'Sa Items

~22 Mins
Statikk ShivNashor's ToothGuinsoo's Rageblade

Optional Items

Runaan's HurricaneZhonya's HourglassThe CollectorBloodthirster

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kai'Sa to level upq
>
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 ForceHealth Scaling
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
1
Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
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Q
10
E
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R
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E
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Sett as Kai'Sa

Tips for Playing as Kai'Sa against Sett

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.

Kai'Sa vs Sett Counter Stats

Kai'Sa Image
Win Rate
45.6 %
VS
Win Rate
54.4 %
Sett Image
7.8
< Kills >
6.2
6.4
< Deaths >
6.5
6.3
< Assists >
5.5
1.81
< Killing Sprees >
1.43
177
< Minions Killed >
154
0.24
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.6
12,419
< Physical Damage >
17,868
8,400
< Magic Damage >
277
428
< True Damage >
5,211
21,248
< Damage Dealt >
23,357
20,371
< Damage Taken >
35,595
12,497
< Gold Earned >
11,779
2.09
< Towers >
2.72
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
4,478
< Total Healing >
6,195
12,822
< Experience >
14,592
17
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
45
< Time Dealing CC >
178

How to Counter Sett with Kai'Sa in LoL

The stats provided here clarify some important Kai'Sa vs. Sett matchup stats that can help you explain the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Kai'Sa’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Sett’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Kai'Sa may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Sett..

Kai'Sa usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her enemy does. Typically, she takes less damage than Sett. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kai'Sa and Sett

Damage Types Compared

Kai'Sa
Sett
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kai'Sa
Sett

Who is Better, Kai'Sa or Sett?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Kai'Sa usually loses when taking on Sett, with a 45.6% win rate. Thus, Kai'Sa makes a bad counter for Sett.

While Kai'Sa does have a much lower winrate compared to Sett, when they face off with one another, Kai'Sa also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more time consuming champ to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Kai'Sa into Sett.

Furthermore, Kai'Sa has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Sett. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, 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 Kai'Sa vs Sett matchups, Sett is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Kai'Sa is a bad counter for Sett. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Kai'Sa against Sett.

Other Champion Matchups Against Kai'Sa

Kai'Sa Loses Against

LilliaLillia41.9% winrateLeonaLeona42.6% winrateNilahNilah42.8% winrateTeemoTeemo43.1% winrate

Kai'Sa Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee55.1% winrateYuumiYuumi53.6% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc52.6% winrateZeriZeri52.4% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

AniviaAnivia+ 49.8% 2069 GamesTrundleTrundle+ 49.9% 9592 GamesZyraZyra+ 49.9% 5766 GamesLilliaLillia+ 49.9% 8804 Games

Additional Information for Kai'Sa Players

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

For this guide on countering Sett as Kai'Sa, we analyzed 4,770 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 Sett as Kai'Sa 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

Kai'Sa Build Sett Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Kai'Sa in order to counter Sett during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kai'Sa typically accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Sett. Champions who typically don't earn much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Kai'Sa versus Sett build include Statikk Shiv, Nashor's Tooth, and Guinsoo's Rageblade. When Kai'Sa bought at least these three items in her build, she did much better versus Sett than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Kai'Sa had an average winrate of 45.6% when playing against Sett with this counter build.

To have the best chance of coming out on top against Sett as Kai'Sa, Kai'Sa players should use 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 used for Kai'Sa vs Sett LoL games, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 45.6% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Sett as Kai'Sa are presented for all ranked divisions. If you would like to filter the statistics and builds to a distinct skill level, you should use the selection menu located earlier on the page.