Caitlyn vs Kai'Sa · Bot
The lane in ten seconds, then the whole brief — written by our coach for your level, from Riot's own kits for patch 16.21. Every number checked against Riot's data. Options, never orders.
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Poke from your range and stay close to your support.
Stay near your support and keep E ready.
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›AAWhen she walks up to last-hit.
How the lane plays · Iron – Silver
You outrange Kai'Sa by a lot early, so the lane is yours if you poke safely and she punishes you only when you stand still in her reach.
Your 650 range against her 525 lets you AA her when she walks up to last-hit. Trade there, then step back before she dives in with her supports.
Place W (Yordle Snap Trap) behind the wave and where she steps to farm. Q (Piltover Peacemaker) through minions to poke her. Save E (90 Caliber Net) for self-peel.
Her R (Killer Instinct) lets her dash onto you. Stay near your support and keep E ready. Your R can finish a low-health Kai'Sa, but a teammate can block it.
Play it aggressive
When she steps up to last-hit a minion, AA her from 650 range, where she cannot hit back.
Place W (Yordle Snap Trap) on her path, then Q her from far away when she walks into it.
When her Q or W is on cooldown, push in, trade with AA, and keep her away from the wave.
Play it safe
Back off when her R is up and you are far from your support or in front of the wave.
Do not stand still in her Q or W range with no escape; once she gets Plasma stacks on you, trades get worse for you.
If you use E early and miss, play safe until it returns, because you have no other way out.
Their threats · Riot's cooldowns
Dashes next to you from far away and sets up a quick all-in. Stay near your support and hold E so you can get away.
Long-range missile that marks you and hurts a lot if you eat it. Stay out of line with her and watch the missile.
Missiles seek out nearby targets, so they hit hard when you are close or the wave is small. Keep your distance and poke from range.
Your combo
››AAPlace W where she is about to step, then Q and AA her while she is stuck, and then step back.
Kai'Sa's kit · Riot's cooldowns, every level
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Our coach reads both kits exactly as Riot publishes them for the current patch — abilities, cooldowns, costs, ranges — and writes the lane for one level at a time: Iron – Silver, Gold – Platinum, Emerald – Diamond, Master+. Every number in the text is checked against Riot's data; a line that cites anything else is dropped. No win rates, no tier lists: coaching, not statistics.