MUST READ - ADC (Kaisa)

DarkKingChicken··1 votes·1,378 views

So...You want to mainKaisa. First, let me start off by saying, despite Kaisa is currently(9.19) one of the strongest adcs in the meta, it still doesn't indicate the champion takes absolutely no skills to play. So if you inspire to become a better Kaisa player, this is the guide for you. Let's start with the basics, Runes Builds For Runes, I recommend 2 paths Path No.1 Precision Tree: Press The Attack(After three attacks, it builds up damage for a combo+passive, giving easy trades) Triumph(Health and Gold reset) Legend: Bloodline(Lifesteal for more sustaining in lane, compensating for not taking FleetFootwork) Coup de Grace(Collaborates with your passive&PTA) Inspiration Tree: Magical Footware(Save the $ for item 1001 and faster speed for better late game) Biscuit Delivery(More sustain in lane for both health and mana) Path No.2 Precision Tree: FleetFootwork(Matchup against adcs/supps with strong pokes and greater mobility or if your support deals a great amount of damage) Triumph Legend: Bloodline or Legend:Alacrity (Bloodline if you really need the sustain or Alacrity for the extra DPS) Coup de Grace(Always the better option for an execution with passive) Inspiration Tree: Magical Footware Biscuit Delivery Now a little trickier, the builds I sorted the general builds into two categories AD & AP AD I see a lot of pros starting of with item 3004 , this is obviously a great choice because it supplies Kaisa with the early game mana expense and the damage while only costing 2400. It makes Kaisa stronger in her early game and able to handle her laning better. This is a great build but I recommend in Diamond or lower, it's also viable to start with a item 3095 due to it's' absolute dominance in lane once you've recieved an early game lead. It also advances the lvl.9 Q upgrade and fastens the E upgrade by a considerable amount of time in comparison to item 3004 . Overall I would recommend item 3095 if you have a good lead (And preferrably with Fleet Footwork to contrast the slow given from the item) Overall the AD build should look something like this item 3095 item 3124 item 3085 item 3812 item 3031 item 3026 Obviously the GA being interchangeable depending on their AP/AD, which you can build an earlier item 3157or item 3091
AP This is more common right now as it's easier to come back from being behind and also easier to shred down tankier objects in a shorter amount of time, despite sacrificing the feelings of kiting and the satisfying distributed DPS from AD build. But for the AP build, I recommend stick to item 3004 because the build itself is very costly and to bring forth your Q&E upgrades ASAP you would want a cheaper first item. So a full build would look something like this item 3004 item 3124 item 3115 item 3157 item 3089 As always you can always fit items such as item 3046 item 3139 item 3091 item 3026 into these builds depending on the matchup, but I would always recommend go agressive

Now to the core part, Gameplay Kaisa's gameplay had always been controversial because alot of people likes to play her in the backline, safe and do an insane amount of DPS in the back then finish it up with your mobility from E and R. Here's the catch, think about this. What if the enemy team had a fed Rengar orKhazix orZed ? You would be caught, most likely, in a very bad position since you're in the back. Especially if your support/team isn't aware of this, you will be picked out by a good assasin player in no time and die quickly(Obviously item 3157 and item 3026 would help but good assasins can always make you item 3026 or item 3157 to put your team in a 4v5 for a short position and receive better trades) Therefore it's always crucial to understand the capabilities of your champion. Kaisa is a very strong champion in the late game phase as she shreds tanks and squishies. Similar to Vayne if you were to think about her playstyle -- More Risks = Better Rewards. Concluding from this you would have to play Kaisa as aggressive as a Zed would be on your team, while managing to sidestep, dodge, bait, and execute. Which these mechanics would obviously be a great challenge to people who are unfamiliar to the game. Normally Kaisa's powerspike comes around 2 items(For some players its better at 3 items because E upgrade) Therefore you must take advantage of this and pull as many team fights as possible. Remember in a teamfight, as Kaisa you don't want to blindly ult into a team fight and waste one of your only life saving abilities and get shredded by their burst or chained by their CC. What you would want to do, idealy, is to have your team initiate, tank, and always remember to position yourself in a safe spot right at the edge of your auto and Q range and take advantage of your Q's passive to deal maximum damage by isolating the target. Effectively using your E is also a big part to your gameplay because of it's ability to pull distance and also supply attack speed to kite / chase targets. For example if your team has a Nautilus Darius Sejuani , a very strong frontline teamcomp. What you would want to do is to abuse the passive you get from your allies when they cast CC spells and shred one or two targets (Enemy frontlines) to apply maximum trade advantage for your team. Something I see alot of Kaisa players not doing is when the team fight gets turned around, if you're ahead, Always always look for a pick on their backline, if they have champions like Ezreal Ashe who's squishy and isolated because they're always in the back. You would want to ult in and possibly get a fast elimination on them and then have your team win frontline vs frontline with enemies without their ADC. Therefore having your team close by and able to react is also very important. There's alot more details to Kaisa to be explained and I sincerely welcome the community to check out by Channel twitch.tv/KaisenT for coaching or just a fun time. Thanks [sg-ezreal]

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CaptainAntiHeroz2 votes

._. AH I see...... so shes overloaded and can do whatever she wants with no punishment because of how her kit works..... GOOD TO KNOW

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