MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Kai'Sa vs Aphelios
How often does Kai'Sa beat Aphelios in ADC?
Kai'Sa into Aphelios in ADC: 47% observed win rate across 8,101 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 has Kai'Sa behind by 133 gold.
Kai'Sa at 15:00
- Gold: -133
- CS: -2
- XP: -26
Typical gap to Aphelios, from 8,077 games that reached 15:00.
Does Kai'Sa counter Aphelios?
The count says no. Aphelios holds 53% of 8,101 ranked ADC games here. The lane is still winnable. Kai'Sa wins it back from the spots below, so learn which ones swing it before you lock in Kai'Sa against Aphelios, and play for those first.
Beating Aphelios: the Kai'Sa game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Kai'Sa at 60% across 3,774 games. Flip the lead and Kai'Sa falls to 37% across 4,326.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 60% | 3,774 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 37% | 4,326 |
| First blood | 54% | 4,793 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 59% | 3,427 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 57% | 3,520 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 58% | 1,939 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 67% | 694 |
Someone usually dies here around 5:58 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:39. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Kai'Sa's ADC build, with receipts
Into Aphelios specifically, Kai'Sa finishes Kraken Slayer first most often: 46.9% over 3,142 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Kraken Slayer, Guinsoo's Rageblade, Dusk and Dawn: 53.3% across 880 games.
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.