Champion sheet · ADC

Kai'Sa

Patches 16.19 to 16.21 · EUW

Tournament presence · pick + ban

19.2%#33 of 173 champions

Pick: 13.2%picked in 917 of 6,931 games
Ban: 6.0%207 bans over 3,432 games, against 1.9% in soloQ

Win rate as ADC47.1% between 44.4% and 49.9% over 889 gamesSoloQ 48.8%: no clear gap

Median length28.1 minsoloQ 27.6 min

Amateur: 6,931 games from amateur tournaments, last 60 days, EUW. SoloQ Master+: 372,957 games on the same patches. An amateur figure in gold clearly differs from soloQ.

At a glance

Four answers, each one opens its chapter.

What changes in tournaments3 clear gaps between soloQ and amateur tournaments as ADC.DraftLength
How to play itLethal Tempo, then Kraken Slayer, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Terminus: the most played build in soloQ.
In a compTeam damage first: more damage than 82% of ADC.Damage
With / againstBetter than expected against Sylas in amateur play: +14.6 pts over 44 games, range above zero.+14.6 pt44 games
In draftTaken at any point of the series.

01 — What changes in tournaments

What changes in tournaments?

3 clear gaps between soloQ and amateur tournaments as ADC.

DraftPicked less often in amateur play
Amateur
6.2%
SoloQ
7.4%
6.2% of the role's picks in amateur play, against 7.4% in soloQ.
DraftBanned more often in amateur play
Amateur
5.8%
SoloQ
1.9%
5.8% ban rate in amateur play over 2,100 games, against 1.9% in soloQ over 166,064 games.
LengthLonger games in amateur play
Amateur
28.1 min
SoloQ
27.6 min
Median of 28.1 min in amateur play, against 27.6 min in soloQ.

02 — How to play it

How to play it?

Lethal Tempo, then Kraken Slayer, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Terminus: the most played build in soloQ.

SoloQ build, amateur differences under each block

RunesLethal Tempo96% · 55,478

Same in amateur play

SpellsFlash + Barrier74% · 42,884

Same in amateur play

SkillsQnot collected in soloQ

Amateur: 99% · 171 games

Core (3 legendaries)37% · 14,075

37%of soloQ games

Kraken Slayer
Guinsoo's Rageblade
Terminus

Same in amateur play

Not collected in soloQ: starting items, 4th item, and skill order.

03 — In a comp

What does it bring to a comp?

Team damage first: more damage than 82% of ADC.

Team damagetop18%26% · ADC: 23%

Read on tournament games from 2026-04-15 to 2026-10-12 (44,638 games) · same reading as the draft review · compared with other ADC

What marks it

Damage

Like other ADC

Damage in mid game
Damage in late game
Plays teamfights
Takes its kills in duels
Lets allies carry kills

What it is not

Little CC
No poke

Damage / min by phase · at equal gold

Rank 4 in lane, 34 in mid game and 43 in late game, out of 100 ADC.

462-63 vs 525

885-30 vs 915

1,353-13 vs 1,366

Lane · 5–14 minMid game · 15–22Late · 23–30

Kai'SaADC

Gold vs. direct opponent

At 20 min, ahead of 93% of ADC against the direct opponent.

ADC

Where it stands among ADC · every measure

0 ← less · median · more → 100

Damage in lane · rank 4 of 100 among ADC462 · median 525
Damage in mid game · rank 34 of 100 among ADC885 · median 915
Damage in late game · rank 43 of 100 among ADC1,353 · median 1,366
Gold at 15 min · rank 80 of 100 among ADC+219 · median -54
Gold at 20 min · rank 93 of 100 among ADC+547 · median -85
Absorbs damage · rank 78 of 100 among ADC445 · median 361
Plays teamfights · rank 49 of 100 among ADC56% · median 56%
Takes its kills in duels · rank 58 of 100 among ADC19% · median 19%
Lets allies carry kills · rank 28 of 100 among ADCrank 28 of 100
Crowd control (CC) · rank 9 of 100 among ADC0.1 · median 0.6
Team damage · rank 82 of 100 among ADC26% · median 23%

04 — With / against

With whom, against whom?

Better than expected against Sylas in amateur play: +14.6 pts over 44 games, range above zero.

Best results

Ranked by the gap to expected in amateur play, at the lower bound of its interval, at most 5 per role. The other source is a reference.

Against

Topgap to expected

Ambessa52.8% · expected 46.3% · 53 g+6.5 ptSoloQ +1.1

Camille45.0% · expected 40.9% · 40 g+4.1 ptSoloQ +0.9

Renekton45.8% · expected 44.2% · 48 g+1.6 ptSoloQ -1.8

Sion48.5% · expected 46.0% · 33 g+2.5 ptSoloQ -2.0

Junglegap to expected

Jarvan IV50.0% · expected 47.6% · 74 g+2.4 ptSoloQ +0.8

Nocturne52.3% · expected 50.9% · 44 g+1.4 ptSoloQ +3.1

Midgap to expected

Sylas56.8% · expected 42.2% · 44 g+14.6 ptSoloQ -0.5

Viktor51.4% · expected 46.8% · 74 g+4.6 ptSoloQ -0.2

Hwei51.4% · expected 45.8% · 35 g+5.6 ptSoloQ -1.1

ADCgap to expected

Tristana56.1% · expected 43.6% · 57 g+12.5 ptSoloQ +1.3

Jhin53.2% · expected 44.9% · 62 g+8.3 ptSoloQ +2.2

Ezreal53.3% · expected 48.4% · 107 g+4.8 ptSoloQ +1.5

Ashe53.7% · expected 49.3% · 41 g+4.3 ptSoloQ -3.4

Zeri48.4% · expected 46.1% · 31 g+2.3 ptSoloQ -1.5

Supportgap to expected

Nautilus54.5% · expected 43.9% · 77 g+10.7 ptSoloQ +0.6

Milio60.0% · expected 48.3% · 35 g+11.7 ptSoloQ -0.3

Leona60.4% · expected 52.0% · 53 g+8.4 ptSoloQ -1.9

Braum49.6% · expected 47.8% · 123 g+1.8 ptSoloQ -3.5

Rell45.5% · expected 42.6% · 55 g+2.8 ptSoloQ 0.0

With

Topgap to expected

K'Sante52.3% · expected 45.5% · 44 g+6.8 ptSoloQ -1.0

Malphite47.2% · expected 40.8% · 36 g+6.4 ptSoloQ -2.0

Ambessa51.8% · expected 48.0% · 56 g+3.8 ptSoloQ -1.8

Camille59.4% · expected 53.4% · 32 g+6.0 ptSoloQ -0.9

Shen47.4% · expected 43.3% · 38 g+4.1 ptSoloQ -0.3

Junglegap to expected

Qiyana68.6% · expected 57.6% · 35 g+10.9 ptSoloQ +0.7

Xin Zhao55.6% · expected 46.9% · 45 g+8.7 ptSoloQ -2.0

Jarvan IV48.4% · expected 46.6% · 95 g+1.8 ptSoloQ +0.4

Lee Sin53.8% · expected 53.6% · 39 g+0.3 ptSoloQ -0.6

Midgap to expected

Syndra49.5% · expected 47.4% · 101 g+2.1 ptSoloQ +0.4

Viktor50.8% · expected 47.5% · 65 g+3.3 ptSoloQ +0.2

Ahri49.0% · expected 47.9% · 98 g+1.0 ptSoloQ -0.6

Orianna50.0% · expected 48.0% · 68 g+2.0 ptSoloQ +2.9

Supportgap to expected

Rakan57.4% · expected 49.5% · 47 g+8.0 ptSoloQ -2.8

Rell53.6% · expected 51.7% · 112 g+1.9 ptSoloQ -0.1

Alistar50.0% · expected 47.6% · 72 g+2.4 ptSoloQ -0.7

Blitzcrank55.6% · expected 50.7% · 36 g+4.9 ptSoloQ -0.3

Thresh51.1% · expected 48.2% · 45 g+2.9 ptSoloQ -0.1

Matchups and allies

One group per role of the other champion, five cards first. The bar is the win rate range, the tick marks 50%; the colour of the gap gives our reading, it sorts nothing.

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