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

Kai'Sa vs Zoe

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

based on 1,991 Kai'Sa vs Zoe matchups
Win Rate
49.6 %
K/D/A
2.15
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds every week. In our database, Kai'Sa faced Zoe in 1991 matches. Including so many games with Kai'Sa versus Zoe provides us a lot of confidence in our ability to prepare actionable stats and a pro build to defeat Zoe. This counter pairing is somewhat rare. Kai'Sa fights Zoe in only 1.2% of her games.

Kai'Sa vs Zoe Matchup Summary

Kai'Sa has done a ok job of beating Zoe. Typically, she wins a acceptable 49.6% of the time the champions battle one another in. In Kai'Sa vs Zoe matches, Kai'Sa’s team is 0.0% more probable to get first blood. This implies that she probably will get first blood against Zoe.

Best Kai'Sa vs Zoe Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowNoonquiver

Core Kai'Sa Items

~22 Mins
Wit's EndGuinsoo's RagebladeKraken Slayer

Optional Items

BloodthirsterThe CollectorBlade of The Ruined KingStormsurge

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
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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 Zoe as Kai'Sa

Tips for Playing as Kai'Sa against Zoe

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 Zoe

Zoe's Paddle Star deals more damage the further it has flown.

Sleepy Trouble Bubble travels further over walls. Stop Zoe from hiding in fog of war to prevent her from setting the spell up.

Zoe must return to her starting point after casting Portal Jump, making her vulnerable to a counterattack.

Kai'Sa vs Zoe Counter Stats

Kai'Sa Image
Win Rate
49.6 %
VS
Win Rate
50.4 %
Zoe Image
8
< Kills >
6.9
6.5
< Deaths >
5.9
6
< Assists >
7.7
1.84
< Killing Sprees >
1.6
180
< Minions Killed >
136
0.23
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.45
12,365
< Physical Damage >
1,729
8,230
< Magic Damage >
18,068
453
< True Damage >
3,508
21,049
< Damage Dealt >
23,306
20,527
< Damage Taken >
19,161
12,736
< Gold Earned >
11,268
2.2
< Towers >
1.83
0.08
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
4,391
< Total Healing >
2,317
12,938
< Experience >
13,621
17
< Vision Score >
25
9
< Wards Placed >
12
46
< Time Dealing CC >
138

How to Counter Zoe with Kai'Sa in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight several strategic Kai'Sa vs. Zoe matchup stats that can help us appreciate the distinctions between the two. Kai'Sa’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Zoe’s ratio of NaN, showing that Kai'Sa may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Zoe..

Kai'Sa typically has a similar longest kill spree as her matchup does. On average, she receives a similar amount of damage to Zoe. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kai'Sa and Zoe

Damage Types Compared

Kai'Sa
Zoe
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kai'Sa
Zoe

Who is Better, Kai'Sa or Zoe?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kai'Sa usually fairs equally well when facing off against Zoe, with a 49.6% win rate. As a result, Kai'Sa makes an ok counter for Zoe.

While Kai'Sa does have a lower winrate than Zoe, when they face off with one another, Kai'Sa also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more difficult character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Kai'Sa into Zoe.

Furthermore, Kai'Sa also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Zoe. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Kai'Sa is a somewhat poor counter to Zoe. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kai'Sa against Zoe.

Additional Information for Kai'Sa Players

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

For this guide on countering Zoe as Kai'Sa, we analyzed 1,991 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 Zoe 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 in order to counter Zoe during both the early game 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 pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kai'Sa usually gets a similar amount of CS as Zoe. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Kai'Sa versus Zoe build consist of Wit's End, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Kraken Slayer. When Kai'Sa used at least these three items in her build, she performed much better vs. Zoe than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Kai'Sa boasted an average win rate of 49.6% when countering Zoe with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of annihilating Zoe 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 rune builds players chose for Kai'Sa vs Zoe counterpicks, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.6% win rate overall.

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