Kayn vs Akali
How to Beat Akali as Kayn
based on 10,737 Kayn vs Akali matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kayn vs Akali Matchup Summary
Best Kayn vs Akali Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Akali as Kayn
Tips for Playing as Kayn against Akali
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 Akali
Akali's Five Point Strike is powerful when used at maximum range and energy. Engage on her when she has low energy to maximize your chance of winning trades.
Return to base if your Health is low and Akali has her ultimate available.
Akali can still be hit by area effect spells while obscured inside Twilight Shroud. Doing so will briefly reveal her position.
Kayn vs Akali Counter Stats
How to Counter Akali with Kayn in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify some strategic Kayn vs. Akali matchup stats that can help you distinguish the distinctions between the pair. Kayn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Akali’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Kayn may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Akali..
Kayn often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. On average, he receives more damage than Akali. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Kayn and Akali
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Who is Better, Kayn or Akali?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Kayn usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Akali, with a 50.3% win rate. Therefore, Kayn makes an ok counter for Akali.
While Kayn does have a higher win rate compared to Akali, when facing one another, Kayn also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming character to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Kayn into Akalias his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Kayn also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Akali. 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 in League of Legends, in Kayn vs Akali matchups, Kayn is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Kayn is a decent counter to Akali. Make sure you focus your tactics on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Kayn against Akali.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Kayn in order to counter Akali during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kayn on average gets a lot less CS as Akali. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.
The most crucial items to focus on in your Kayn versus Akali build consist of Guardian Angel, Serylda's Grudge, and Profane Hydra. When Kayn combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better when facing Akali than with most other common item sets. In fact, Kayn boasted an average win rate of 50.3% when countering Akali with this counter build.
To have the greatest probability of crushing Akali as Kayn, Kayn players should use the Summon Aery, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Sudden Impact, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Kayn vs Akali battles, this mix of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.3% winrate overall.
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