Kai’Sa is quite a decent ARAM pick, however, her win rate is not outstanding and it often fluctuates below average. Thankfully, a lot of the fault for the low win rate lies in bad itemization, which can be fixed easily. In this guide, we are gonna focus on the issue of itemization and outline the highest win rate Kai’Sa ARAM Build.
Best Kai’Sa ARAM Items
Luden’s Companion
As with most AP builds in ARAM, the greatest first buy is the Luden’s Companion. The item is particularly strong because it will give us a solid mana base, which will enable us to dominate in the early game. Aside from mana, Luden’s will also give us a pretty nice AP and ability haste ratios.
Manamune
A great and powerful purchase a lot of people miss on Kai’Sa in ARAM is the Manamune. The AD ratio from this item will enable us to evolve spells requiring AD. Aside from this benefit, Manamune will also grant us enough mana sustain for the whole game.
Nashor’s Tooth
Nashor’s Tooth is quite unique in its function, and it’s pretty great for hybrid champs like Kai’Sa. It’s the only AP item that will give us great amounts of attack speed. Another great thing about this item is that it will give us so much extra on-hit damage.
Rabadon’s Deathcap
As with any AP heavy build, Rabadon’s is a must-purchase item. It will give us the highest flat ratio AP out of any item in the game, as well as a 30% bonus on total AP. The bonus in particular will make the item very cost-efficient, especially after we have built our final AP item.
Void Staff
Another great item is Void Staff. Much like Rabadon’s, this item has a singular focus. Void Staff will give us 40% magic penetration, whereas Rabadon’s will work to increase our total HP. Anyhow, these two items have pretty great synergy, and when combined together they will provide us with a pretty great power spike.
Boots
The greatest boots for our Kai’Sa AP ARAM Build will be the Sorcerer’s Shoes. Out of all other alternatives, these will give us the stat we need the most, which is magic penetration.
Runes for Kai’Sa in ARAM
- Dark Harvest
- Taste of Blood
- Eyeball Collection
- Treasure Hunter
- Manaflow Band
- Transcendence
The greatest keystone rune for Kai’Sa in ARAM is the Dark Harvest. It’s pretty easy to stack it, and it will significantly boost our damage output. A great follow-up rune would be Taste of Blood which will boost our early-game healing.
The next two runes I would take are the Eyeball Collection and Treasure Hunter. These two will stack simultaneously, and give us a bonus on our total AP as well as some extra gold for each unique kill.
Finally, the last two runes that will work pretty well with our build are the Manaflow Band and Transcendence. Mana Flow band will increase our mana stores, and it will give us periodic mana boosts occasionally. Transcendence is mainly taken for the free ability haste.
Final Thoughts
Kai’Sa does not boast a particularly great win rate on ARAM when played with a default build. However, with a few tweaks here and there, she becomes quite a great pick. The greatest build is the AP one. The AP build has the highest damage output and allows us to poke enemies infinitely. Since ARAM has no basing, and has limited options for increasing HP, the poke build will allow us to put the most pressure on our enemies.