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

Kai'Sa vs Zeri

How to Beat Zeri as Kai'Sa in LoLKai'Sa is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Zeri as Kai'Sa

based on 1,716 Kai'Sa vs Zeri matchups
Win Rate
52.4 %
K/D/A
2.46
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds every week. In our data, Kai'Sa faced off against Zeri 1716 times. Including so many matchups for Kai'Sa vs Zeri gives us a lot of faith in our capability to prepare enlightening stats and a pro build to defeat your enemy. This particular counter pairing is relatively rare. Kai'Sa has to counter Zeri in only 1.1% of her rounds.

Kai'Sa vs Zeri Matchup Summary

Kai'Sa does a good job of beating Zeri. On average, she wins a whopping 52.4% of matches the champs face off with each other in. In Kai'Sa against Zeri games, Kai'Sa’s team is 0.1% more likely to obtain first blood. This indicates that she probably will get first blood against Zeri.

Best Kai'Sa vs Zeri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowNoonquiver

Core Kai'Sa Items

~22 Mins
Guinsoo's RagebladeBlade of The Ruined KingTerminus

Optional Items

StormrazorNavori QuickbladesNashor's ToothKraken Slayer

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 ForceArmor
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
9
Q
10
E
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R
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E
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E
14
W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Zeri as Kai'Sa

Tips for Playing as Kai'Sa against Zeri

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 Zeri Counter Stats

Kai'Sa Image
Win Rate
52.4 %
VS
Win Rate
47.6 %
Zeri Image
8.1
< Kills >
7.1
5.9
< Deaths >
6.2
6.4
< Assists >
6.7
1.87
< Killing Sprees >
1.68
185
< Minions Killed >
190
0.24
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.47
12,933
< Physical Damage >
13,916
8,327
< Magic Damage >
6,441
453
< True Damage >
575
21,714
< Damage Dealt >
20,932
19,615
< Damage Taken >
22,685
12,728
< Gold Earned >
12,629
2.23
< Towers >
2.3
0.08
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
4,437
< Total Healing >
4,053
12,860
< Experience >
12,630
17
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
8
47
< Time Dealing CC >
116

How to Counter Zeri with Kai'Sa in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here emphasize some critical Kai'Sa versus Zeri matchup stats that can help you realize the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. Kai'Sa’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Zeri’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kai'Sa may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Zeri..

Kai'Sa usually has a similar longest kill spree as her enemy does. Typically, she takes less damage than Zeri. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kai'Sa and Zeri

Damage Types Compared

Kai'Sa
Zeri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kai'Sa
Zeri

Who is Better, Kai'Sa or Zeri?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Kai'Sa usually wins when trying to fight Zeri, with a 52.4% win rate. As a result, Kai'Sa makes a good counter to Zeri.

While Kai'Sa does have a higher win rate compared to Zeri, when they face off with one another, Kai'Sa also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more complex champion to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Kai'Sa into Zeri.

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

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Kai'Sa vs Zeri matchups, Kai'Sa is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Kai'Sa is an above average counter for Zeri. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Kai'Sa against Zeri.

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 Zeri Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zeri as Kai'Sa, we analyzed 1,716 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 Zeri 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 Zeri Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Kai'Sa to counter Zeri during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kai'Sa most often racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Zeri. Champions who on average don't get much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They 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 have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Kai'Sa versus Zeri build include Guinsoo's Rageblade, Blade of The Ruined King, and Terminus. When Kai'Sa bought at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better against Zeri than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Kai'Sa had an average winrate of 52.4% when playing against Zeri with this counter build.

To have the best probability of crushing Zeri as Kai'Sa, you should take 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 Zeri counterpicks, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 52.4% winrate overall.

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