Kayn vs Ashe
How to Beat Ashe as Kayn
based on 12,573 Kayn vs Ashe matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kayn vs Ashe Matchup Summary
Best Kayn vs Ashe Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Ashe as Kayn
Tips for Playing as Kayn against Ashe
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 Ashe
Ashe has very few defensive options, and she's a good target to gank.
Be wary of moving around the map alone if Ashe has not recently cast her Enchanted Crystal Arrow.
Kayn vs Ashe Counter Stats
How to Counter Ashe with Kayn in LoL
The stats shown here emphasize some significant Kayn against Ashe counter statistics that can help us interpret the distinctions between the two. Kayn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Ashe’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Kayn may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Ashe..
Kayn often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Ashe. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Kayn and Ashe
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Who is Better, Kayn or Ashe?
Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Kayn usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Ashe, with a 50.6% win rate. Therefore, Kayn makes an ok counter for Ashe.
While Kayn does have a higher win rate compared to Ashe, when they face off with one another, Kayn also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more complex champion to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Kayn into Asheas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Kayn also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Ashe. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Kayn vs Ashe matchups, Kayn is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Kayn is a decent counter to Ashe. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Kayn against Ashe.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Kayn in order to counter Ashe during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kayn often racks up a lot less CS as Ashe. Champs who typically don't take much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities 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 situation, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.
The top items to have in your Kayn versus Ashe build include Guardian Angel, Serylda's Grudge, and Profane Hydra. When Kayn included at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better vs. Ashe than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Kayn boasted an average win rate of 50.6% battling Ashe with these items in his kit.
To have the highest likelihood of defeating Ashe as Kayn, you should equip the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Kayn vs Ashe battles, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 50.6% win rate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Ashe as Kayn are shown for all skill levels combined. If you would like to scope the stats and builds to a particular rank, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.