Corki vs Kayn
How to Beat Kayn as Corki
based on 1,882 Corki vs Kayn matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Corki vs Kayn Matchup Summary
Best Corki vs Kayn Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Kayn as Corki
Tips for Playing as Corki against Kayn
Valkyrie can be used defensively as well, so try using it for a quick escape.
Phosphorus Bomb can be used to reveal enemy units that might be hiding in a nearby patch of brush.
Corki can continue to attack while using Gatling Gun. Maximizing Gatling Gun is key to mastering Corki.
Advice to Win Against Kayn
When Kayn is in terrain near you, you will get a visual warning on the edge of the terrain he's in.
Umbral Trespass requires Kayn to damage a target first. Try to dodge Blade's Reach to deny him a long range cast of Umbral Trespass.
Damage Kayn while he's in Shadow Step to shorten its duration, or apply hard crowd control (stun, charm, knockup, etc) to end Shadow Step immediately.
Corki vs Kayn Counter Stats
How to Counter Kayn with Corki in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page feature several important Corki vs. Kayn matchup statistics that can help us figure out the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Corki’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kayn’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Corki may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Kayn..
Corki usually has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. Typically, he takes less damage than Kayn. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Corki and Kayn
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Who is Better, Corki or Kayn?
Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Corki usually loses when playing against Kayn, with a 46.7% win rate. Therefore, Corki makes a poor counter for Kayn.
While Corki does have a lower win rate compared to Kayn, when facing one another, Corki also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging character to develop with. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Corki into Kayn.
Additionally, Corki also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kayn. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Corki vs Kayn matchups, Kayn is the better champ with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Corki is a terribly counter to Kayn. Focus your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Corki against Kayn.
Other Champion Matchups Against Corki
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Corki to counter Kayn during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Corki most often picks up much more CS compared to Kayn. Champs who typically don't take much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.
The best items to prioritize in your Corki versus Kayn build include Muramana, Trinity Force, and Eclipse. When Corki combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better against Kayn than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Corki boasted an average winrate of 46.7% when countering Kayn with this counter build.
To have the highest chance of beating Kayn as Corki, Corki players should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Taste of Blood, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Corki vs Kayn battles, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 46.7% win rate overall.
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