Xayah vs Kai’Sa Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
In ADC, this is Xayah versus Kai’Sa — a marksman against a marksman/mage hybrid. The sample behind this page is 5,835 games from patch 16.13.1, and Xayah wins 54.5% of them. A 4.5-point edge is what puts this matchup in Xayah’s column.
Track Deadly Plumage on Xayah and Killer Instinct on Kai’Sa — the lane swings on those two. Then it becomes Featherstorm against Killer Instinct, and the one still holding it sets the terms.
Both champions are ranged (Xayah at 525, Kai’Sa at 525), so the lane is decided by cooldowns rather than reach.
Neither profile surprises the other: Xayah and Kai’Sa are both physical threats. Xayah opens on 630 health and 25 armour, Kai’Sa on 640 and 25. At full build levels the gap widens to 2449 HP versus 2374, favouring Xayah. Speed reads 330 to 335, handing Kai’Sa the better rotations.
That 54.5% rests on 5,835 recorded games from 16.13.1. Stats for Kai’Sa in this matchup are recalculated automatically for ADC.
FAQ
Yes — Xayah holds the statistical advantage in this matchup. Xayah wins 54.5% of the recorded games.
54.5% from Xayah's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
5,835 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current Xayah build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the Xayah build page.