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How to Win Kayn vs Annie Counter MatchupKayn is in the s tier of champions

Kayn vs Annie

How to Beat Annie as Kayn in LoLKayn is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Annie as Kayn

based on 2,841 Kayn vs Annie matchups
Win Rate
50.9 %
K/D/A
2.07
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League games every week. In our database, Kayn engaged Annie 2841 times. Having so many matchups for Kayn versus Annie gives us a lot of confidence in our capability to produce actionable statistics and a recommended build to counter your opponent. This particular matchup is fairly rare. Kayn is forced to battle against Annie in only 1.6% of his rounds.

Kayn vs Annie Matchup Summary

Kayn has done a ok job of countering Annie. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.9% of the time the champions face off with each other in. In Kayn versus Annie matches, Kayn’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood, implying that he most likely will get first blood against Annie.

Best Kayn vs Annie Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsSerrated Dirk

Core Kayn Items

~22 Mins
Axiom ArcHubrisProfane Hydra

Optional Items

Edge of NightSerylda's GrudgeOpportunityEclipse

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryNimbus CloakTranscendenceGathering Storm
DominationSudden ImpactTreasure Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
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
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Annie as Kayn

Tips for Playing as Kayn against Annie

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 Annie

Annie's summoned bear, Tibbers, burns opposing units around himself. Try to keep your distance from him after he's been summoned.

Keep an eye out for a white, swirling power around Annie. It means she's ready to unleash her stun.

Summoner Smite can be used to help take down Tibbers.

Kayn vs Annie Counter Stats

Kayn Image
Win Rate
50.9 %
VS
Win Rate
49.1 %
Annie Image
7.2
< Kills >
6.7
6.8
< Deaths >
6.4
6.9
< Assists >
8.3
1.65
< Killing Sprees >
1.56
36
< Minions Killed >
137
1.49
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.35
< Inhibitors >
0.42
16,363
< Physical Damage >
917
1,499
< Magic Damage >
21,412
805
< True Damage >
1,283
18,667
< Damage Dealt >
23,613
37,965
< Damage Taken >
18,846
12,332
< Gold Earned >
11,165
1.04
< Towers >
1.78
0.31
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
18,414
< Total Healing >
1,723
14,194
< Experience >
13,885
21
< Vision Score >
22
6
< Wards Placed >
10
284
< Time Dealing CC >
232

How to Counter Annie with Kayn in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize several critical Kayn vs. Annie matchup statistics that can help us grasp the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Kayn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Annie’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Kayn may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Annie..

Kayn normally has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. On average, he takes more damage than Annie. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kayn and Annie

Damage Types Compared

Kayn
Annie
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kayn
Annie

Who is Better, Kayn or Annie?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Kayn usually fairs equally well when facing off against Annie, with a 50.9% win rate. Thus, Kayn makes an ok counter to Annie.

While Kayn does have a higher winrate compared to Annie, when facing one another, Kayn also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Kayn into Annieas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Kayn has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Annie. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Kayn vs Annie matchups, Kayn is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Kayn is a decent counter for Annie. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Kayn against Annie.

Other Champion Matchups Against Kayn

Kayn Loses Against

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Kayn Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee55.6% winrateHweiHwei54% winrateYuumiYuumi53.7% winrateCorkiCorki53.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Kayn Players

How We Calculated Our Kayn vs Annie Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Annie as Kayn, we analyzed 2,841 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Annie as Kayn comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Kayn in order to counter Annie during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kayn typically accumulates a lot less CS as Annie. Champs who typically don't get much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to use in your Kayn versus Annie build consist of Axiom Arc, Hubris, and Profane Hydra. When Kayn incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when fighting Annie than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Kayn had an average win rate of 50.9% battling Annie with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of beating Annie as Kayn, you should take the Summon Aery, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Kayn vs Annie LoL games, this mixture of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 50.9% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Annie as Kayn are presented for all ranked divisions. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a particular rank, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.