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

Kai'Sa vs Twitch

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

based on 6,294 Kai'Sa vs Twitch matchups
Win Rate
47.2 %
K/D/A
2.12
Pick Rate
3.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of rated League matches that we get from Riot Games every week. This guide on how to beat Twitch as Kai'Sa came out of an examination of 6294 ranked games where both champions clashed against each other. This champion pairing is somewhat rare. Kai'Sa fights Twitch in only 3.9% of her matches.

Kai'Sa vs Twitch Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kai'Sa does a poor job of countering Twitch. Typically, she wins a lowly 47.2% of games the champs oppose one another in. In Kai'Sa vs Twitch games, Kai'Sa’s team is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood. This indicates that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Twitch.

Best Kai'Sa vs Twitch Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowNoonquiver

Core Kai'Sa Items

~22 Mins
BloodthirsterKraken SlayerNavori Quickblades

Optional Items

Guardian AngelRunaan's HurricaneRabadon's DeathcapZhonya's Hourglass

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 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
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Q
2
W
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E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Twitch as Kai'Sa

Tips for Playing as Kai'Sa against Twitch

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 Win Against Twitch

Spell Shields won't block the damage from Deadly Venom, but they will block the effects Twitch can trigger with it.

If you suspect Twitch has left the lane, let your teammates know that Twitch is ''MIA.''

Twitch is fragile. Work with teammates to focus on him when you're able to catch him out of Camouflage.

Kai'Sa vs Twitch Counter Stats

Kai'Sa Image
Win Rate
47.2 %
VS
Win Rate
52.8 %
Twitch Image
7.9
< Kills >
8.7
6.7
< Deaths >
6.7
6.3
< Assists >
7.4
1.84
< Killing Sprees >
2.02
179
< Minions Killed >
146
0.24
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.46
12,473
< Physical Damage >
16,138
8,090
< Magic Damage >
3,423
432
< True Damage >
4,360
20,997
< Damage Dealt >
23,922
20,646
< Damage Taken >
21,440
12,636
< Gold Earned >
12,333
2.14
< Towers >
2.11
0.08
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
4,395
< Total Healing >
4,819
12,852
< Experience >
12,739
18
< Vision Score >
20
8
< Wards Placed >
10
45
< Time Dealing CC >
306

How to Counter Twitch with Kai'Sa in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here emphasize several significant Kai'Sa against Twitch matchup stats that can help us realize the differences between the pair. For instance, Kai'Sa’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Twitch’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Kai'Sa may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Twitch..

Kai'Sa often has a similar longest killing spree as her foe does. On average, she receives a similar amount of damage to Twitch. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kai'Sa and Twitch

Damage Types Compared

Kai'Sa
Twitch
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kai'Sa
Twitch

Who is Better, Kai'Sa or Twitch?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kai'Sa usually loses when facing off against Twitch, with a 47.2% win rate. As a result, Kai'Sa makes a poor counter for Twitch.

While Kai'Sa does have a lower winrate compared to Twitch, when facing one another, Kai'Sa also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more challenging champ to learn. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Kai'Sa into Twitch.

Furthermore, Kai'Sa has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Twitch. This often 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 Kai'Sa vs Twitch matchups, Twitch is the better champion with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Kai'Sa is a terribly counter for Twitch. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kai'Sa against Twitch.

Additional Information for Kai'Sa Players

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

For this guide on countering Twitch as Kai'Sa, we analyzed 6,294 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 Twitch 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Kai'Sa to counter Twitch 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 listen to the build and stats presented above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kai'Sa usually accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Twitch. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. 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, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Kai'Sa versus Twitch build include Bloodthirster, Kraken Slayer, and Navori Quickblades. When Kai'Sa bought at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better vs Twitch than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Kai'Sa had an average win rate of 47.2% battling Twitch with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of annihilating Twitch as Kai'Sa, Kai'Sa players should use the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets players used for Kai'Sa vs Twitch counterpicks, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 47.2% winrate overall.

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