MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Kai'Sa vs Akshan
How often does Kai'Sa beat Akshan in ADC?
Kai'Sa into Akshan in ADC: 50% observed win rate across 100 ranked games.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game is roughly even on gold.
Kai'Sa at 15:00
- Gold: 0
- CS: +5
- XP: +43
Typical gap to Akshan, from 100 games that reached 15:00.
Does Kai'Sa counter Akshan?
No counter here: Kai'Sa sits at 50% over 100 games. The swing lives in the spots below, so play the side you know better and chase the row that moves the number the most in this lane, then hold that lead through the first back.
Beating Akshan: the Kai'Sa game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Kai'Sa at 65% across 54 games. Flip the lead and Kai'Sa falls to 33% across 46.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 65% | 54 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 33% | 46 |
| First blood | 56% | 52 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 63% | 40 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 61% | 59 |
Someone usually dies here around 4:16 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:38. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Kai'Sa's ADC build, with receipts
The most-finished Kai'Sa core is Kraken Slayer, Guinsoo's Rageblade, Dusk and Dawn: 53.5% across 26,866 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Doran's Blade + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Kraken Slayer (83,293 games).
Skill plan: Kai'Sa players max Q first and take Q at level 1.