Kai'Sa Item Builds

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Kai'sa Evolves her Q,W, and E based on have 100 AD, AP, or Attack speed respectively. This is to Heavily reward stacking Stats. So here's some Builds that should do different things based on her passive.

Some basics to understand:

• Kai'Sa is an Auto attack based champion. She has an attack speed steroid and her shortest CD is 6 seconds.
• She has diving tendencies. Her ult lets her go deep into enemy territory and gives her a shield to survive if this is done in team fights.
• She has very large AD ratios on some of her abilities. As such, she is rewarded far more for stacking it in the long game.

Tripple Stat stacks (Diver/midlane?)

• Pros: You get 100 stacks on each ability (with 0 Rageblade Stacks), and have BoRK which sinergizes with both your Passive and Rageblade. Buy picking up boots, the Rageblade AS componenet, and an extra dagger, you can evolve your E extremely early. Then after Rageblade you can evolve your Q with only a component of Gunblade, then evolve your W when you finish it.
• Cons: Mixing stats to this extent may not be optimal. No other champion does well with this level of mixed stats. Also, SO MUCH GOLD TO COMPLETE THIS BUILD. It's Cheaper to build an ADC or Juggernaut than it is to build this.

Classic AD Build

• Pros: Gives the 100 stats of AD and AS, Evolving two abilities. Reliable Auto Attacks and also enables a Future Essence Reaver to play off her high AD ratios, part of which her ult uses to convert a shield to keep her safe.
• Cons: Low survivability as well as her shorter auto attack range can be abused. Once rapid fire cannon is finished, possible to compensate. (may need to rush it in bot lane). These should round out her build nicely, Giving CDR and Survivability to a Kit that does well with both.

AP/Mixed Damage Build

• Pros: Nashor's Tooth and Guinsoo's Rageblade synergize well. Also meets AP/AS requirements for Kai'Sa Passive.
• Cons: This build Lacks Mana for a build based on abilities. Would have to be very careful with mana expenditure (Lich bane a potential auto attack based solution?) meets the AD Requirement (their passive's do not share a CD) which lets you use your AP even more with your Q. . . . .

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