Kayn vs Aatrox
How to Beat Aatrox as Kayn
based on 8,674 Kayn vs Aatrox matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kayn vs Aatrox Matchup Summary
Best Kayn vs Aatrox Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Aatrox as Kayn
Tips for Playing as Kayn against Aatrox
Remember that nearby enemies can see which wall you're in.
Look at the line-up of both your team and the enemy's team when picking your form.
Advice to Win Against Aatrox
Aatrox's Infernal Chains are easier to exit when running towards the sides or at Aatrox.
Aatrox's attacks are very telegraphed, so use the time to dodge the hit zones.
Keep your distance when Aatrox uses his Ultimate to prevent him from reviving.
Kayn vs Aatrox Counter Stats
How to Counter Aatrox with Kayn in LoL
The stats shown on this page underscore some important Kayn versus Aatrox counter statistics that may help you understand the distinctions between the two. Kayn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Aatrox’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Kayn may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Aatrox..
Kayn usually has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Aatrox. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Kayn and Aatrox
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Who is Better, Kayn or Aatrox?
Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kayn usually loses when taking on Aatrox, with a 48.5% win rate. As a result, Kayn makes a bad counter to Aatrox.
While Kayn does have a lower winrate than Aatrox, when on opposite teams, Kayn also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Kayn into Aatroxas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Kayn has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Aatrox. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kayn vs Aatrox matchups, Aatrox is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.
Kayn is a somewhat poor counter to Aatrox. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Kayn against Aatrox.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Kayn in order to counter Aatrox during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kayn most often accumulates a lot less CS relative to Aatrox. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.
The best items to prioritize in your Kayn versus Aatrox build include Guardian Angel, Serylda's Grudge, and Profane Hydra. When Kayn used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better vs. Aatrox than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Kayn had an average win rate of 48.5% when countering Aatrox with these items in his kit.
To have the highest probability of annihilating Aatrox as Kayn, you should equip the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Kayn vs Aatrox counter picks, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 48.5% win rate overall.
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