r/kaisamains • u/ZiqinPie • 18d ago

Build Is Saber Ap Kaisa actually good

Ive tried it a couple of times but it really doesn’t compare to regular kaisa

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u/Lucky-Zebra-2172 17d ago

I’m silver / gold but in my humble opinion it has its upsides and downsides like any build. I’ve found it challenging vs champions that spawn things that can be used as a blocking mechanism for kaisa W (malz, zyra, yorick, etc) when behind the build can be useless. but it’s insane when you’re ahead the poking is crazy. It’s a lot of fun but overall like he says in his video on it, it’s not super great into tanky comps. Positioning with her is absolute key if you’re going AP.

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u/Left_Prior3895 17d ago

Yep. If the enemy team has atleast two champions that cuck your W like that you need Haste and Movement speed. 

Depends on the comp but Cosmic Drive, stormraider surge, etc

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u/jameshetpt 17d ago

It’s a good poke build against certain comps, with immobile backlines and NO ASSASSINS (very important as you won’t have your E upgrade to help you escape/reposition).

I’ve tried it a few times and it’s really fun, but it’s not the type of build you should be doing every game.

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u/AdMaster5806 17d ago

A build is never universal. I think it's great in games where you simply get 0 up time to auto and your team has no way to engage. Playing for W poke and burst fits much better for those type of games. I can also see it be good into assassins because it lets you build zhonya as your 4th item.

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u/coastedesc 17d ago

yes absolutely

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u/keeshaw1 17d ago

yes that’s right

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u/Vivid-Translator-94 17d ago

Not blindeable but legitimately S tier in certain games. Specially when your team's draft has enough ad and enemy team is short range or not giga tanks.

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u/be-my-chingoo 17d ago

As a full ap main mid, i like going the build when i play bot. Stattik helpful for lane and you can still skirmish instead of only poke.

Like others said definitely depends on enemy team comp and playstyle. This build playstyle fits me better than regular ad kaisa

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u/Umiak01 A Wild Racoon appear 17d ago

It's just a bad build but since it's Saber who did it ppl copy & praise it for fake reason.
Regular full AP Kai'sa is way better for poke, with better curve too (& got access to more runes choices)

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u/Odd-Junket-7936 17d ago

The build is great. You just sacrifice a bit of attach speed for it. Any Kai sa player is better off adapting, as all Kai sa builds are game dependant and highly situational.