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Nocturne
Nocturne
82%
18%

vs

50.0%
Kaisa
Kaisa
73%
27%
Sustained DPSHeavy AD damageHigh burst

Build vs Kaisa

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Scorchclaw Pup
Health Potion

Core build

Experimental Hexplate
1Bruiser
Stridebreaker
2Bruiser
Death's Dance
3vs AD

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Axiom Arc
5vs Tank

Summoner spells

411100%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Guardian Angel
5vs AD

Anti AP

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC
Maw of Malmortius
5vs AP

Anti Tank

Axiom Arc
5vs Tank
Black Cleaver
vs Tank
Profane Hydra
vs Tank
The Collector
vs Tank
Serpent's Fang
vs Tank
100.0% WR2 games
PrecisionPrecision
ConquerorConqueror
TriumphTriumph
Legend: AlacrityLegend: Alacrity
Last StandLast Stand
DominationDomination
Ultimate HunterUltimate Hunter
Grisly MementosGrisly Mementos
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
NocturneNocturne
KaisaKaisa
Aggressive
Neutral
Passive

Kaisa'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
310s22s16s–
68s22s16s2m10
96s20s16s2m10
116s18s16s1m40
166s14s13s1m10
186s14s10s1m10

Playing against Kaisa

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

1

Stay with your minions: her Q spreads missiles among all targets. Isolated, you take all the missiles.

2

Her R can only target enemies marked by passive or W — if she doesn't hit you, she can't R onto you.

3

Kai'Sa has relatively short range (525) and is weak early — punish her with longer-range ADCs.

4

Her W (Void Seeker) applies 2 passive stacks and marks for R: dodge it as priority in mid/late game.

Source: op.gg + LTL Engine · Patch 16.9.1 · May 9, 2026