Kai’Sa vs Varus Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
Kai’Sa is a marksman/mage hybrid, Varus a marksman/mage hybrid, and they meet in the ADC lane. The sample behind this page is 2,524 games from patch 16.13.1, and Kai’Sa wins 51.4% of them. A 1.4-point edge is what puts this matchup in Kai’Sa’s column.
Kai’Sa and Varus overlap on physical damage, so itemisation converges rather than splits. The stat sheet reads 640 HP and 25 armour for Kai’Sa against 600 and 24 for Varus. Level 18 armour lands at 96 for Kai’Sa and 92 for Varus. Kai’Sa walks at 335 and Varus at 330, so Kai’Sa dodges skillshots a fraction easier.
Kai’Sa looks for Supercharge (E); Varus answers with Piercing Arrow (Q). Killer Instinct and Chain of Corruption are the two buttons that end the exchange outright.
Both champions are ranged (Kai’Sa at 525, Varus at 575), so the lane is decided by cooldowns rather than reach.
Difficulty ratings read 6/10 and 2/10, with Kai’Sa on the harder end — worth weighing before trusting the percentage. Kai’Sa players logged 2,524 of these games to produce the 51.4% figure.
FAQ
Yes — Kai'Sa holds the statistical advantage in this matchup. Kai'Sa wins 51.4% of the recorded games.
51.4% from Kai'Sa's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
2,524 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.