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How to Win Lee Sin vs Kai'Sa Counter MatchupLee Sin is in the b tier of champions

Lee Sin vs Kai'Sa

How to Beat Kai'Sa as Lee Sin in LoLLee Sin is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kai'Sa as Lee Sin

based on 4,897 Lee Sin vs Kai'Sa matchups
Win Rate
51.9 %
K/D/A
2.63
Pick Rate
4.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of rated League of Legends rounds that we review each week. Our guide on how to beat Kai'Sa as Lee Sin resulted from an evaluation of 4897 ranked matches where both champions opposed each other. This particular matchup is somewhat uncommon. Lee Sin encounters Kai'Sa in only 4.3% of his rounds.

Lee Sin vs Kai'Sa Matchup Summary

Lee Sin has done a decent job of countering Kai'Sa. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.9% of games the champs face one another in. In Lee Sin vs Kai'Sa matches, Lee Sin’s team is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Kai'Sa.

Best Lee Sin vs Kai'Sa Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
TunnelerCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Lee Sin Items

~22 Mins
Maw of MalmortiusSundered SkyEclipse

Optional Items

Guardian AngelSterak's GageBlack CleaverDeath's Dance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Lee Sin to level upq
>
Second ability for Lee Sin to level upw
>
Last skill for Lee Sin to max oute

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Lee Sin's passive ability p
Lee Sin's q ability q
Lee Sin's w ability w
Lee Sin's e ability e
Lee Sin's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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W
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Guide to Countering Kai'Sa as Lee Sin

Tips for Playing as Lee Sin against Kai'Sa

Take advantage of Flurry by weaving in basic attacks between spell casts - this maximizes damage output and minimizes Energy loss.

Self-casting Safeguard and using Iron Will are powerful tools for killing neutral monsters (in the jungle).

Use Sonic Wave before Dragon's Rage so you can chase the target with Resonating Strike.

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.

Lee Sin vs Kai'Sa Counter Stats

Lee Sin Image
Win Rate
51.9 %
VS
Win Rate
48.1 %
Kai'Sa Image
7.3
< Kills >
7.7
6
< Deaths >
6.3
8.5
< Assists >
6.3
1.67
< Killing Sprees >
1.78
35
< Minions Killed >
182
1.55
< Dragons Killed >
0.22
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.49
13,496
< Physical Damage >
12,435
2,739
< Magic Damage >
8,164
975
< True Damage >
435
17,212
< Damage Dealt >
21,035
35,311
< Damage Taken >
19,965
11,875
< Gold Earned >
12,598
1.52
< Towers >
2.17
0.34
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
16,822
< Total Healing >
4,380
13,377
< Experience >
12,808
25
< Vision Score >
18
11
< Wards Placed >
9
438
< Time Dealing CC >
46

How to Counter Kai'Sa with Lee Sin in LoL

The stats shown here feature some critical Lee Sin versus Kai'Sa matchup statistics that can help you appreciate the distinctions between these two champs. Lee Sin’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kai'Sa’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Lee Sin may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Kai'Sa..

Lee Sin often has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Kai'Sa. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Lee Sin and Kai'Sa

Damage Types Compared

Lee Sin
Kai'Sa
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Lee Sin
Kai'Sa

Who is Better, Lee Sin or Kai'Sa?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Lee Sin usually wins when taking on Kai'Sa, with a 51.9% win rate. As a result, Lee Sin makes a good counter for Kai'Sa.

While Lee Sin does have a higher win rate than Kai'Sa, when they face off with one another, Lee Sin also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Lee Sin into Kai'Sa.

Additionally, Lee Sin also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kai'Sa. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Lee Sin vs Kai'Sa matchups, Lee Sin is the better champ with a higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Lee Sin is a decent counter for Kai'Sa. Focus your actions on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Lee Sin against Kai'Sa.

Additional Information for Lee Sin Players

How We Calculated Our Lee Sin vs Kai'Sa Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kai'Sa as Lee Sin, we analyzed 4,897 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 Lee Sin 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 learn all of the intricacies of Lee Sin 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 gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Lee Sin most often gets a lot less CS as Kai'Sa. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Lee Sin versus Kai'Sa build include Maw of Malmortius, Sundered Sky, and Eclipse. When Lee Sin combined at least these three items in his build, he performed much better versus Kai'Sa than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Lee Sin boasted an average winrate of 51.9% battling Kai'Sa with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing Kai'Sa as Lee Sin, Lee Sin players should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets players used for Lee Sin vs Kai'Sa face-offs, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.9% winrate overall.

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