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How to Win Yuumi vs Kai'Sa Counter MatchupYuumi is in the b tier of champions

Yuumi vs Kai'Sa

How to Beat Kai'Sa as Yuumi in LoLYuumi is in the b tier of champions
SupportMage
Marksman

How to Beat Kai'Sa as Yuumi

based on 3,514 Yuumi vs Kai'Sa matchups
Win Rate
46.4 %
K/D/A
4.53
Pick Rate
4.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked League matches that we get from Riot Games each and every week. This guide on how to beat Kai'Sa as Yuumi came out of an analysis of 3514 ranked matches where both champions faced off against each other. This counter pairing is somewhat uncommon. Yuumi fights Kai'Sa in only 4.2% of her games.

Yuumi vs Kai'Sa Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Yuumi has done a pathetic job of countering Kai'Sa. Typically, she wins a lowly 46.4% of games the champs oppose one another in. In Yuumi versus Kai'Sa matches, Yuumi’s side is 0.0% more expected to get first blood. This implies that she probably will get first blood versus Kai'Sa.

Best Yuumi vs Kai'Sa Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalGlowing Mote

Core Yuumi Items

~22 Mins
Mikael's BlessingStaff of Flowing WaterMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

Imperial MandateSolstice SleighArdent CenserRedemption

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Yuumi to level upq
>
Second ability for Yuumi to level upe
>
Last skill for Yuumi to max outq

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
ResolveFont of LifeRevitalize
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceArmor
Yuumi's passive ability p
Yuumi's q ability q
Yuumi's w ability w
Yuumi's e ability e
Yuumi's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
Q
4
E
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
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R
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Q
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Kai'Sa as Yuumi

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.

Yuumi vs Kai'Sa Counter Stats

Yuumi Image
Win Rate
46.4 %
VS
Win Rate
53.6 %
Kai'Sa Image
1.5
< Kills >
6.7
3.6
< Deaths >
5.7
14.8
< Assists >
5.9
0.3
< Killing Sprees >
1.54
13
< Minions Killed >
172
0.01
< Dragons Killed >
0.23
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.49
310
< Physical Damage >
10,768
7,008
< Magic Damage >
6,600
644
< True Damage >
385
7,962
< Damage Dealt >
17,753
7,568
< Damage Taken >
18,334
7,823
< Gold Earned >
11,779
2.27
< Towers >
2.3
0
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
6,337
< Total Healing >
4,025
10,613
< Experience >
11,868
36
< Vision Score >
16
17
< Wards Placed >
8
164
< Time Dealing CC >
42

How to Counter Kai'Sa with Yuumi in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show several significant Yuumi against Kai'Sa matchup stats that can help you interpret the distinctions between the two. For instance, Yuumi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kai'Sa’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Yuumi may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Kai'Sa. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.

Yuumi often has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her counter does. On average, she receives less damage than Kai'Sa. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Yuumi and Kai'Sa

Damage Types Compared

Yuumi
Kai'Sa
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Yuumi
Kai'Sa

Who is Better, Yuumi or Kai'Sa?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Yuumi usually loses when trying to fight Kai'Sa, with a 46.4% win rate. As a result, Yuumi makes a bad counter to Kai'Sa.

While Yuumi does have a lower winrate than Kai'Sa, when facing one another, Yuumi also has a much lower difficulty level that makes her a less time consuming champion to learn and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Yuumi into Kai'Sa.

Moreover, Yuumi also has a great amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kai'Sa. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Yuumi vs Kai'Sa matchups, Kai'Sa is the better champ with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Yuumi is a bad counter for Kai'Sa. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Yuumi against Kai'Sa.

Other Champion Matchups Against Yuumi

Yuumi Loses Against

LeonaLeona39.4% winrateTrundleTrundle39.7% winrateUrgotUrgot39.8% winrateYasuoYasuo39.9% winrate

Yuumi Wins Against

GnarGnar51.5% winrateEzrealEzreal50.8% winrateQiyanaQiyana50.4% winrateKarthusKarthus49.6% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

VayneVayne+ 49.6% 6307 GamesSingedSinged+ 50.3% 2113 GamesLilliaLillia+ 50.7% 4721 GamesTwitchTwitch+ 51% 6955 Games

Additional Information for Yuumi Players

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

For this guide on countering Kai'Sa as Yuumi, we analyzed 3,514 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 Yuumi 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

Yuumi Build Kai'Sa Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Yuumi in order to counter Kai'Sa during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Yuumi most often accumulates a lot less CS compared to Kai'Sa. Champs who typically don't take much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Yuumi versus Kai'Sa build include Mikael's Blessing, Staff of Flowing Water, and Moonstone Renewer. When Yuumi included at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better when facing Kai'Sa than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Yuumi had an average win rate of 46.4% when playing against Kai'Sa with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of beating Kai'Sa as Yuumi, Yuumi players should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Font of Life, and Revitalize runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Yuumi vs Kai'Sa LoL games, this blending of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 46.4% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Kai'Sa as Yuumi are given for all ranked divisions combined. To scope the stats and builds to a particular skill level, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.