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League of Legends Champion KaynKayn is in the s tier of champions

Kayn

FighterAssassin
Kayn is a fighterRolefighter
DifficultyHard
Power SpikeMid-Game
The Darkin Scythe abilityp
Reaping Slash abilityq
Blade's Reach abilityw
Shadow Step abilitye
Umbral Trespass abilityr
StatsBuildCounters
Runes
Synergies
jungle

Kayn Build

based on 182,641 matches
Win Rate
51.4 %
Pick Rate
15.4 %
Ban Rate
23.6 %

How We Come Up with Our Kayn Builds

We process over 1 Million League of Legends games every day to bring you the most accurate Kayn build so you can destroy your enemies and improve you win rate. We've broken down our Kayn builds by rank, position, and enemy team type, so you can find the most accurate set of Kayn core items and runes for any situation.

Kayn Build Summary

Kayn is a a solid jungle champion in League of Legends. His best rune sets are Precision Resolve. Incorporating the highlighted runes shown below into your Kayn build will give you the additional bonuses to guarantee he plays well through the laning phase of the match and into the late game. Kayn players should focus on building up his q ability first.

Best vsAll Build for Kayn

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupMosstomper Seedling

Early Items

~5 Mins
Caulfield's WarhammerIronspike Whip

Core Kayn Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeMuramanaAxiom ArcIonian Boots of Lucidity

Optional Items

Guardian AngelSterak's GageSpear Of ShojinSerylda's Grudge

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kayn to level upq
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Second ability for Kayn to level upw
>
Last skill for Kayn to max oute

Runes

PrecisionConquerorOverhealLegend: TenacityLast Stand
ResolveConditioningRevitalize
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Kayn's passive ability p
Kayn's q ability q
Kayn's w ability w
Kayn's e ability e
Kayn's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
Q
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E
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Q
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R
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Q
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W
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Q
10
W
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R
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W
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W
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E
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E
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R

Kayn Matchups Overview

Kayn is Weak Against

TrundleTrundle48.3% winratePoppyPoppy48.5% winrateShyvanaShyvana48.8% winrateNocturneNocturne48.9% winrate

Kayn is Strong Against

NaafiriNaafiri58.1% winrateGragasGragas56.2% winrateNidaleeNidalee55.8% winrateLee SinLee Sin54.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Zyrasupport+ 53.9% 8025 GamesAurelion Solmiddle+ 55.1% 4307 GamesShyvanatop+ 55.4% 2148 GamesZiggsbottom+ 56.6% 1432 Games

More Gameplay Tips for Kayn Players

Tips and Tricks

Don't always select the same Kayne form. Make note of what players are chosen on each time before selecting Kayne's form.

Select Shadow Assassin if your team needs extra damage or if you need to eliminate a hyper carry in team fights.

Darkin Kayne has much more sustain, but can still deal plenty of damage. Choose the Darkin form if you need more sustain in fights.

You build blue essence (shadow) by attacking ranged champions and red essence (darkin) for damaging melee enemies.

Additional Kayn Build Insights

League of Legends Kayn players may find him to be a complex character to build out properly. You will see that his build is modified when he is playing against either diversified or homogenous team compositions, showing you should not take the same Kayn build every round of League of Legends

The most essential items to incorporate into your champion's build include: Youmuu's Ghostblade, Muramana, and Axiom Arc. Those who added these pieces in their kits had a greater win rate than players who used other builds for Kayn. Similarly, if you are facing a well-mixed enemy team composition, you should strongly consider getting Kayn the Precision, and Resolve runes. In recent matches, he won the greatest fraction of his games when built with these runes.

We came up with our Kayn build guidance by analyzing 182,641 recently ranked League of Legends matches with him in them. We only advise the highest winrate Kayn builds that have been used by ranked LoL players enough times for us to suggest them. With so many games in our data, we are quite confident in our provided builds.