Ezreal vs Kai'Sa

Ezreal
vs
45.1%

over 28838 games

Kai'Sa

Skill matchup

Sustained DPSHigh burstHeavy AP damageHeavy AD damage

Build vs Kai'Sa

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Ezreal: Tear of the Goddess, Trinity Force, Muramana, Ionian Boots of Lucidity, Spear of Shojin, Serylda's Grudge, Endless Hunger, Frozen Heart.

Starting items

Doran's Bow
Health Potion
x2

Core build

Tear of the Goddess
1
Trinity Force
2
Muramana
3

Standard

Ionian Boots of Lucidity
4CDR
Spear of Shojin
5

Summoner spells

FlashBarrier74%
ExhaustFlash21%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Spear of Shojin
Serylda's Grudge
Endless Hunger
Frozen Heart
Essence Reaver
Maw of Malmortius
Manamune
Mortal Reminder
Guardian Angel
Lord Dominik's Regards
Executioner's Calling
B. F. Sword
Serpent's Fang
Quicksilver Sash
Voltaic Cyclosword
Blade of The Ruined King
Mercurial Scimitar
Zhonya's Hourglass
Bloodthirster
Serrated Dirk
Chempunk Chainsword
Seraph's Embrace
Hextech Gunblade
The Collector
Ravenous Hydra
Infinity Edge
Hubris
51.0% WR11,687 games
PrecisionPrecision
Lethal TempoLethal Tempo
Presence of MindPresence of Mind
Legend: BloodlineLegend: Bloodline
Coup de GraceCoup de Grace
InspirationInspiration
Magical FootwearMagical Footwear
Biscuit DeliveryBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Kai'Sa's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Second Skin (P)

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.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
310s20s16s–
68s20s16s2m10
96s18.5s16s2m10
116s17s16s1m40
166s14s13s1m10
186s14s10s1m10

Playing as Ezreal

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Land as many Qs as you can

    Land Mystic Shot (Q) as often as you can: each hit lowers all your cooldowns and adds a Rising Spell Force (passive) stack.

  2. Detonate the orb with a spell

    Detonate Essence Flux (W) with a spell rather than an auto: the orb deals its damage either way, but a spell refunds its mana cost plus a bonus.

  3. Save your E to escape

    Save Arcane Shift (E) to escape unless the kill is certain: it's your only way to reposition, on a 26 to 14 second cooldown.

  4. Finish across the map

    Cast Trueshot Barrage (R) across the map to finish a fleeing target: it hits everything in its line, but deals less to minions and non-epic monsters.

Playing against Kai'Sa

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Stay near your minions

    Stay near your minions: Icathian Rain (Q) splits its missiles between nearby enemies, and on your own, you take them all.

  2. Harass her before she evolves

    If your attack range beats her 525 units, harass her early: Second Skin (passive) only evolves her spells as she buys items.

  3. Dodge her Void Seeker

    Dodge Void Seeker (W): it marks you with Plasma and reveals you, which lets Killer Instinct (R) dash onto you from very far away.

Patch 16.21.1