Background Image
How to Synergize Taliyah with Kai'Sa on the Same TeamTaliyah is in the s tier of champions

Taliyah with Kai'Sa

How to Win With Taliyah and Kai'Sa Paired TogetherTaliyah is in the b tier of champions
MageSupport
Marksman

How to Synergize Taliyah and Kai'Sa

based on 1,702 Taliyah with Kai'Sa pairs
Win Rate
45.5 %
K/D/A
2.23
Pick Rate
4.1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We take in data from from millions of League games straight from Riot Games each week. Taliyah has gone into battle with Kai'Sa in 1702 recently played, ranked matches. By amassing so much complete data straight from the creators of LoL, we feel confident that we can produce high quality, usable builds to help Taliyah play with Kai'Sa. It is somewhat uncommon for Taliyah to play with Kai'Sa as allies. This has only occurred in approximately 4.1% of matches with Taliyah.

Taliyah Kai'Sa Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Taliyah does a awful job of synergizing with Kai'Sa. Typically, she wins a lowly 45.5% of the time the champions appear on the same team. If you want to play better as Taliyah when playing with Kai'Sa by figuring out how to better synergize your playstyle with her, then review the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Taliyah vs Kai'Sa Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeDark Seal

Core Taliyah Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapCosmic DriveZhonya's HourglassLiandry's Torment

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Taliyah to level upq
>
Second ability for Taliyah to level upe
>
Last skill for Taliyah to max outw

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Taliyah's passive ability p
Taliyah's q ability q
Taliyah's w ability w
Taliyah's e ability e
Taliyah's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
11
R
12
E
13
E
14
W
15
W
16
R

Guide to Synergizing Taliyah and Kai'Sa

Tips for Playing as Taliyah with Kai'Sa

Remember, you don't always have to ride Weaver's Wall.

Try to throw enemies into Unraveled Earth using Seismic Shove.

Once you have Rylai's Crystal Scepter, casting Threaded Volley at enemies chasing you is a great way of making them regret everything.

Advice to Understand How Kai'Sa Will Play

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.

Taliyah Kai'Sa Synergy Stats

Taliyah Image
Win Rate
45.5 %
VS
Win Rate
54.5 %
Kai'Sa Image
6
< Kills >
6.1
6.6
< Deaths >
6.5
8.7
< Assists >
8.5
1.35
< Killing Sprees >
1.41
121
< Minions Killed >
124
0.58
< Dragons Killed >
0.56
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.43
772
< Physical Damage >
779
21,068
< Magic Damage >
20,979
1,122
< True Damage >
1,125
22,963
< Damage Dealt >
22,884
21,603
< Damage Taken >
21,412
12,100
< Gold Earned >
12,155
1.57
< Towers >
1.68
0.16
< Baron Takedowns >
0.15
4,423
< Total Healing >
4,379
14,304
< Experience >
14,292
23
< Vision Score >
23
9
< Wards Placed >
9
558
< Time Dealing CC >
552

How to Play with Kai'Sa as Taliyah in LoL

The Taliyah Kai'Sa synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Kai'Sa, compared to her overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how her gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Taliyah sees a large worsening in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Kai'Sa. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Kai'Sa helps Taliyah perform not as well in competitive LoL matches. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.

When Taliyah is an ally to Kai'Sa, she sees a small increase in her complete damage output. This may signal that Kai'Sa provides protection for her to deal more damage or that her support also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Taliyah is played with Kai'Sa on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing alongside Kai'Sa.

Additionally, when Taliyah plays with Kai'Sa on the same side, she typically receives a little more damage than when she fights alone. Receiving more damage could mean that Kai'Sa does a poor job of protecting Taliyah in team fights.

Synergies between Taliyah and Kai'Sa

Damage Types Compared

Taliyah
Kai'Sa
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Taliyah
Kai'Sa

Is Taliyah better when played alongside Kai'Sa?

There is no top companion for Taliyah that will no matter what be her ideal teammate. However, Kai'Sa is a very bad teammate for Taliyah. By playing on the same side as Taliyah, she drops their win rate by -3.3% to 45.5%. This demonstrates that there is an easy to overcome and exploit bond between Taliyah and Kai'Sa that allows them to perform not as well together than without each other.

Kai'Sa has a greater difficulty than Taliyah. That means you need to be cautious when enlisting Kai'Sa comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a greater level of skill to be able to do well with you.

Fighting on the same side, you will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to tank a lot of damage. Combined, these champs will be able to tank for the rest of their team.

In contrast, by bringing Taliyah and Kai'Sa together, you may not be providing your other allies a lot of crowd control. Make sure to bring other champs on your team that nullifies this disparity in their playstyle.

Regardless of your Kai'Sa ally's ability, you need to focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Taliyah Players

How We Calculated Our Taliyah Kai'Sa Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Taliyah and Kai'Sa, we analyzed 1,702 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Taliyah with Kai'Sa comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

Other Useful Resources

Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Taliyah in order to work well with Kai'Sa during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The ideal finished items to include in your Taliyah and Kai'Sa synergy build include Seraph's Embrace, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Taliyah used at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better as an ally of Kai'Sa than with most other typical builds. In fact, Taliyah boasted an average winrate of 45.5% when synergizing her build and playstyle to Kai'Sa with this build.

To have the highest probability of beating your oponents, Taliyah players should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for Taliyah and Kai'Sa pairings, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 45.5% win rate overall.

If you want to see Taliyah and Kai'Sa collaboration tips and stats for a a particular skill level, please select one from the selection menu displayed above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and strategies given are calculated using every match completed with these champs.