AP Kai'Sa Build

AP Kai'Sa Build.

AP Kai'Sa build with runes and items. AP Kai'Sa guide offers in-depth how-to play, skill order and tips. Play AP Kai'Sa build in League of Legends Patch 25.08!

Author: Wrekah

TLDR

Starting items
Lost Chapter should be final item in your build.
Quick Skill Order
Kai'Sa ability Void Seeker should be leveled first.
W
Kai'Sa ability Icathian Rain should be leveled second.
Q
Kai'Sa ability Supercharge should be leveled third.
E
Final items
Sorcerer's Shoes should be final item in your build.
Horizon Focus should be final item in your build.
Rabadon's Deathcap should be final item in your build.
Shadowflame should be final item in your build.
Luden's Companion should be final item in your build.
Void Staff should be final item in your build.
Quick Runes
Major rune Dark Harvest from Domination tree.
Minor rune Precision.
Summoner spells
Pick Ghost as your Summoner Spell.
Pick Flash as your Summoner Spell.

AP Kai'Sa Runes

Domination
Domination major tree Electrocute rune.
Domination major tree Dark Harvest rune.
Domination major tree Hail of Blades rune.
Domination major tree Cheap Shot rune.
Domination major tree Taste of Blood rune.
Domination major tree Sudden Impact rune.
Domination major tree Sixth Sense rune.
Domination major tree Grisly Mementos rune.
Domination major tree Deep Ward rune.
Domination major tree Treasure Hunter rune.
Domination major tree Relentless Hunter rune.
Domination major tree Ultimate Hunter rune.
Precision
Precision minor tree Absorb Life rune.
Precision minor tree Triumph rune.
Precision minor tree Presence of Mind rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Alacrity rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Haste rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Bloodline rune.
Precision minor tree Coup de Grace rune.
Precision minor tree Cut Down rune.
Precision minor tree Last Stand rune.
Passive
Passive tree Adaptive Force rune (+9 Adaptive Force).
Passive tree Attack Speed rune (+10% Attack Speed).
Passive tree Ability Haste rune (+8 Ability Haste).
Passive tree Adaptive Force rune (+9 Adaptive Force).
Passive tree Move Speed rune (+2 Movement Speed).
Passive tree Health Scaling rune (+10-180 Health (based on level)).
Passive tree Health rune (+65 Health).
Passive tree Tenacity And Slow Resist rune (+10 Tenacity and Slow Resist).
Passive tree Health Scaling rune (+10-180 Health (based on level)).

How it works

General

  1. You play poke oriented Mage.
  2. You rush Luden's Companion.
  3. You build AP items, going full damage.

How to play

General

  1. Playing AP Kai'Sa build, your default rush is Luden's Companion. In cases, when an enemy team is full of tanks and HP stackers, go Liandry's Torment.
  2. Adapt to an enemy team. Are they full of tanks, and they rush tons of Magic Resist? You rush Void Staff as #2 or #3 item to counter MR stacking. Their team has champs with lots of healing? Rush Oblivion Orb as #2 item (upgrade to Morellonomicon as 4th or 5th item).
  3. Somebody is going after you each fight? Always getting ulted by enemy assassins? Rush Zhonya's Hourglass.

Champion

  1. Reposition frequently when casting W (your E is handy for that). This way, you will get surprise hits on your opponents that do not expect your W to come from the other direction.
  2. Try evolving W as fast as you can, you can do it by buying Lost Chapter + Blasting Wand + Amplifying Tome. Sometimes it is worth delaying Luden's Companion - when you back and don't have gold for it, but you have gold for Amplifying Tome.

Tips and Tricks

Champion

  1. You can evolve your abilities while using portal (frost-gate)!
  2. You don't need to have all evolutions.
    • For example when playing AD oriented builds, probably Icathian Rain (Q) and Supercharge (E) evolutions makes sense, but Void Seeker (W) not mandatory.
    • When playing AP oriented builds, Void Seeker (W) is must-have, but Icathian Rain (Q) or Supercharge (E) are pretty much optional.

Riot

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

Skill Order

  • Kai'Sa [object Object] ability.
    Q
    Icathian Rain
  • Kai'Sa [object Object] ability.
    W
    Void Seeker
  • Kai'Sa [object Object] ability.
    E
    Supercharge
  • Kai'Sa [object Object] ability.
    R
    Killer Instinct

Items

Starting items
Lost Chapter item.
Rush this
Luden's Companion item.
Rush this vs. tanks
Liandry's Torment item.
Boots
Sorcerer's Shoes item.
Ionian Boots of Lucidity item.
For mana problems
Tear of the Goddess item.
Rod of Ages item.
Seraph's Embrace item.
Good items
Shadowflame item.
Blackfire Torch item.
Horizon Focus item.
Nashor's Tooth item.
Rabadon's Deathcap item.
Lich Bane item.
Situational items
Morellonomicon item.
Zhonya's Hourglass item.
Banshee's Veil item.
Against high MR
Additional considerations for these items is advised!
Void Staff item.
Cryptbloom item.
Counter high HP
Liandry's Torment item.
Counter healing
Oblivion Orb item.
Morellonomicon item.
For the last fight
Additional considerations for these items is advised!
Seeker's Armguard item.
Elixir of Iron item.
Elixir of Sorcery item.
Example final build
Sorcerer's Shoes item.
Horizon Focus item.
Rabadon's Deathcap item.
Shadowflame item.
Luden's Companion item.
Void Staff item.