Kai'Sa vs Veigar ADC Matchup Guide | LaneStomp

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Kai'Sa vs Veigar

Confidence highUpdated Jun 7, 2026

Overview

Kai'Sa wins by punishing Veigar's immobility and cage cooldown with isolated (Q) damage.
The lane turns on wave state and support setup to safely commit after first item spikes.
Veigar controls lane priority early; Kai'Sa needs to farm through poke and wait for all-in windows.

Trading pattern

Step forward to auto-attack Veigar during his last-hit animations when (E) is on cooldown and support threat is low.
Use (W) to mark Veigar before committing, enabling (R) follow-up after support CC.
Avoid committing trades into large waves to maximize (Q) damage on Veigar instead of minions.

Danger windows

(E) cage creates lethal all-in windows; avoid stepping into it or engaging while it's available.
Support cooldowns enabling Veigar's follow-up can punish overextensions; respect brush and zone control.
Veigar's level 6 (R) burst can execute low-health targets trapped by (E); avoid trades when (R) is up and cage is ready.

Early game

Use the first three waves to farm safely behind minions and avoid stepping into (E) cage range.
Punish Veigar's last-hit attempts only if enemy support can't immediately trade or zone.
Avoid using (E) forward before (E) is down to reduce vulnerability to his stun.

Power spikes

First completed item unlocks evolved abilities, increasing burst and all-in threat; look for support CC to start trades.
Level 6 (R) enables repositioning onto marked targets, turning small CC into lethal engages.
Thinned waves enhance (Q) burst on Veigar, increasing punish potential during his isolated farm attempts.

Win conditions

Convert isolated damage and (R) repositioning into kills after support CC or poke cooldowns expire.
Use item spikes and wave crashes to force Veigar off CS and take turret plates.
Scale through safe farming to evolve abilities and become a mixed damage threat that Veigar can't itemize against easily.