MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Kai'Sa vs Caitlyn
How often does Kai'Sa beat Caitlyn in ADC?
Kai'Sa into Caitlyn in ADC: 50% observed win rate across 16,033 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 196 gold.
Kai'Sa at 15:00
- Gold: -196
- CS: -6
- XP: -20
Typical gap to Caitlyn, from 15,947 games that reached 15:00.
Does Kai'Sa counter Caitlyn?
No counter here: Kai'Sa sits at 50% over 16,033 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 Caitlyn: the Kai'Sa game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Kai'Sa at 62% across 6,985 games. Flip the lead and Kai'Sa falls to 41% across 9,041.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 62% | 6,985 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 41% | 9,041 |
| First blood | 55% | 9,329 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 61% | 6,940 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 61% | 5,390 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 58% | 3,972 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 67% | 1,438 |
Someone usually dies here around 5:41 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:35. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Kai'Sa's ADC build, with receipts
Into Caitlyn specifically, Kai'Sa finishes Kraken Slayer first most often: 49.9% over 5,968 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Kraken Slayer, Guinsoo's Rageblade, Dusk and Dawn: 55.1% across 2,081 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.