Flood cheap units and Sprites, then win every fight with equipment.
Flood cheap units and Sprites, then win every fight with equipment.
Race their removal; don't go wide into .
Battlefield
readies 2 runes after a conquer, so you can attack and still hold up , or . Counterspells and reaction-speed Might are what disrupt Kai'Sa (Kai'Sa guide p.3).
Mulligan
They deny early points with ×3 and Bilgewater Tracker, so keep a second unit or to follow up. Game 1 they have no main-deck gear removal, so equipment sticks.
Source: library/meta/radiance/kaisa/
Race their removal; don't go wide into .
Sideboard
gives +4 Might to a unit fighting a Fury unit or chosen by a Fury spell (Falling Star, , ). counters Falling Star and Time Warp. saves a unit from a wipe. dies to their cheap removal; does little against a deck that rarely holds.
Battlefield
readies 2 runes after a conquer, so you can attack and still hold up , or . Counterspells and reaction-speed Might are what disrupt Kai'Sa (Kai'Sa guide p.3).
Mulligan
They deny early points with ×3 and Bilgewater Tracker, so keep a second unit or to follow up. Game 1 they have no main-deck gear removal, so equipment sticks.
Source: library/meta/radiance/kaisa/
Score before the turn-3 ; or a big equipped unit beats it.
Battlefield
makes your gear cheaper on turns 2-3, so you can race their turn-3 .
Mulligan
The turn-3 is the wall; points scored before it matter most. can move Heron off a battlefield.
Source: library/meta/radiance/riven/
Score before the turn-3 ; or a big equipped unit beats it.
Sideboard
kills Blade of the Exile, Zhonya's Hourglass or The Good Stuff (9 gear in their list). and stop Rebuke and Switcheroo. (0 Might) and don't pressure through .
Battlefield
makes your gear cheaper on turns 2-3, so you can race their turn-3 .
Mulligan
The turn-3 is the wall; points scored before it matter most. can move Heron off a battlefield.
Source: library/meta/radiance/riven/
Their own guide calls game 1 hard for them; post-board they target your gear.
Battlefield
lets you pay and keep up while racing.
Mulligan
Kennen's own guide calls this matchup hard for them in game 1 (Kennen guide p.88). Their guide says they use and on and post-board.
Source: library/meta/radiance/kennen/
Their own guide calls game 1 hard for them; post-board they target your gear.
Sideboard
kills Seal of Discord (their top mulligan priority) and gives you a Gold. kills Last Rites, their late-game engine. Kennen moves its own units constantly, so adds little. doesn't target, so Deflect doesn't help: bait it with a cheap gear before .
Battlefield
lets you pay and keep up while racing.
Mulligan
Kennen's own guide calls this matchup hard for them in game 1 (Kennen guide p.88). Their guide says they use and on and post-board.
Source: library/meta/radiance/kennen/