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Kai'Sa combos

Daughter of the Void

3 Kai'Sa combos explained key by key: in which order to cast the abilities, when to use them and what each step does. The main combo is W › AA › AA › Q. Further down: every ability's cooldown, cost and range, and the skill max order measured over ranked games.

Kai'Sa combos

Lane harassment

W › AA AA › AA AA › Q

When: An enemy is within range of the beam.

Void Seeker marks with your passive, your basic attacks complete the stacks, then Icathian Rain deals its damage on nearby targets.

The execution

R › Q › AA AA › AA AA

When: A carry is isolated or weakened.

Killer Instinct dashes you to an enemy champion; immediately follow with Icathian Rain and your attacks. Make sure you have a way out before diving.

The team fight

E › AA AA › AA AA › W

When: Your team engages and you are at range.

Supercharge boosts your movement speed then attack speed. Stay on the edge and use Void Seeker to mark: your allies' immobilizing effects add Plasma.

Common mistakes

• Using the ultimate to open a fight without an exit: it puts you right next to the enemies.
• Ignoring how your items upgrade your abilities: the item you choose changes what each ability does.
• Casting Supercharge with no purpose: it is your repositioning tool, not a damage ability.

Cooldowns, costs and ranges

A combo only comes back once its abilities are off cooldown: these values (rank 1 to max rank, in seconds) tell how long to wait between two combos. Source: Data Dragon 16.19.1.

Ability	Cooldown (s)	Cost	Range
Q · Icathian Rain	10/9/8/7/6	55 Mana	600
W · Void Seeker	20/18.5/17/15.5/14	55/60/65/70/75 Mana	3000
E · Supercharge	16/14.5/13/11.5/10	30 Mana	1
R · Killer Instinct	130/100/70	100 Mana	2000/2500/3000

Official ability descriptions

PassiveSecond Skin

Kai'Sa's basic attacks stack Plasma, dealing increasing bonus magic damage. Allies' immobilizing effects help stack Plasma. Additionally, Kai'Sa's item purchases upgrade her basic spells to have more powerful properties.

QIcathian Rain

Kai'Sa shoots a swarm of missiles that seek out nearby targets.

Living Weapon: Icathian Rain is upgraded to shoot more missiles.

WVoid Seeker

Kai'Sa shoots a long range missile, marking enemies with her passive.

Living Weapon: Void Seeker is upgraded to apply more passive marks and reduce cooldown on champion hit.

ESupercharge

Kai'Sa briefly increases her Move Speed, then increases her Attack Speed.

Living Weapon: Supercharge is upgraded to briefly grant Invisibility.

RKiller Instinct

Kai'Sa dashes near an enemy champion.

Skill order

Max order: Q > E > W50.6% · 178 games

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Q	●			●	●		●		●
W		●												●	●
E			●					●		●		●	●
R						●					●

Max order: Q > W > E41.9% · 31 games

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Q	●			●	●		●		●
W		●						●		●	●		●
E			●											●	●
R						●						●

The order shows which abilities reach rank 5 first; the grid shows the most-played level-up sequence with that order (measured over 251 games).

Riot's official tips for playing Kai'Sa

• Try to catch enemy carries alone to burst them with Icathian Rain.
• Work with your teammates to set up your Ultimate and optimize damage with your passive.
• Make sure to buy items that will evolve at least 1 or 2 of your spells.

How to play around Kai'Sa's combos

• Kai'Sa is very good at picking off isolated enemies. Stick together against her.
• 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.

Frequently asked questions

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