Pentakills have long been a prestigious achievement for League of Legends players, showcasing your absolute power in a match. In a professional setting that emphasizes strategy and teamwork, it is incredibly difficult for an individual to shine and achieve a Pentakill, but it is not impossible. Recently, the League of Legends community discovered that Kai’Sa holds the record for the most Pentakills in the history of professional tournaments.
Specifically, after compiling data from the League of Legends Wikipedia page, Kai’Sa currently holds 133 Pentakills, leading all champions in the game. Following Kai’Sa are Jinx (67 times), Ezreal (58 times), Tristana (46 times), and Aphelios (43 times). In fact, among the top 5 champions with the most Pentakills, Kai’Sa also has the highest rate of achieving this feat, with 1 Pentakill every 43.1 games. It is important to note that these statistics are all from professional tournaments.
Aside from the champions mentioned above, another interesting statistic is that Samira has the fastest rate of achieving Pentakills. Specifically, Samira manages to get a Pentakill in just 16.1 games on average. Zeri, despite being a recent addition to League of Legends, also boasts an impressive Pentakill rate of every 38.5 games.
Explaining this dominance, we can reference Kai’Sa’s tremendous and continuous damage output, along with her agile movement in team fights. Essentially, Kai’Sa is a champion capable of dealing damage through abilities while also ensuring excellent DPS through auto attacks. In fact, the current build focusing on Ability Power with Nashor’s Tooth and Luden’s Echo allows this champion to poke effectively.
If you want to quickly engage opponents, Kai’Sa has the E ability – Energy Surge to speed up and dash towards enemy champions using her R – Killer Instinct. All of these factors make Kai’Sa an exceptionally well-rounded champion in terms of damage potential while also possessing effective tools for engaging targets and “cleaning up”.
Perhaps knowing about Kai’Sa’s exceptional Pentakill potential, Faker has recently been very active in practicing this champion. Faker even chose Kai’Sa Mid in the LCK Spring 2022, achieving remarkable effectiveness. There would be nothing better than if Faker could achieve a Pentakill in the upcoming playoffs, helping T1 secure their next title.
