Kai’Sa vs Swain Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
In ADC, this is Kai’Sa versus Swain — a marksman/mage hybrid against a mage/support hybrid. Over 1,028 ranked games on patch 16.13.1, Kai’Sa closes out 42.5% of them. Sitting 7.5 points below the 50% line marks Swain as a genuine problem pick for Kai’Sa.
One threat is physical (Kai’Sa), the other magic (Swain), and their item paths diverge from there. The stat sheet reads 640 HP and 25 armour for Kai’Sa against 595 and 25 for Swain. Level 18 armour lands at 96 for Kai’Sa and 105 for Swain. Speed reads 335 to 330, handing Kai’Sa the better rotations.
With both sitting in ranged range (525 against 525), neither side gets a free poke pattern.
Track Void Seeker on Kai’Sa and Demonic Ascension on Swain — the lane swings on those two. The pressure spikes when Killer Instinct and Demonic Ascension come online together.
1,028 games sit behind that figure, and it moves whenever Kai’Sa or Swain gets tuned. Figures refresh from Emerald+ ranked play, so this Kai’Sa page follows the live meta.
FAQ
No — current data marks this as a counter matchup: Swain has the statistical edge. Kai'Sa wins 42.5% of the recorded games.
42.5% from Kai'Sa's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
1,028 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current Kai'Sa build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the Kai'Sa build page.