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

Kayn vs Azir

How to Beat Azir as Kayn in LoLKayn is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Azir as Kayn

based on 2,926 Kayn vs Azir matchups
Win Rate
49.4 %
K/D/A
2.3
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked LoL matches each and every week. Within our data, Kayn fought Azir 2926 times. Including so many matchups for Kayn vs Azir provides us a lot of faith in our capability to produce informative stats and a solid build to wreck Azir. This particular champion matchup is somewhat rare. Kayn fights Azir in only 1.6% of his games.

Kayn vs Azir Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kayn does a dismal job of countering Azir. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.4% of games the champions fight one another in. In Kayn versus Azir games, Kayn’s team is 0.1% more likely to get first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood against Azir.

Best Kayn vs Azir Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Serrated DirkRectrix

Core Kayn Items

~22 Mins
Axiom ArcHubrisProfane Hydra

Optional Items

Serylda's GrudgeEdge of NightMaw of MalmortiusOpportunity

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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Q
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W
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Q
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Guide to Countering Azir as Kayn

Tips for Playing as Kayn against Azir

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 Azir

Try to think of Sand Soldiers as fire. Don't stand in the fire.

Azir relies on his soldiers to deal damage and can only move them so often. Try to capitalize on windows of time when his soldiers are stationary.

Azir has immense damage over a prolonged amount of time but lacks the upfront burst of other mages. Try to burst him out before he can turn a confrontation around.

Kayn vs Azir Counter Stats

Kayn Image
Win Rate
49.4 %
VS
Win Rate
50.6 %
Azir Image
7.5
< Kills >
6.2
6.3
< Deaths >
5.8
7
< Assists >
6.2
1.67
< Killing Sprees >
1.45
36
< Minions Killed >
193
1.48
< Dragons Killed >
0.14
0.35
< Inhibitors >
0.56
16,920
< Physical Damage >
684
1,636
< Magic Damage >
22,980
840
< True Damage >
525
19,397
< Damage Dealt >
24,189
37,179
< Damage Taken >
21,619
12,322
< Gold Earned >
12,195
1.28
< Towers >
2.33
0.3
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
18,557
< Total Healing >
2,991
14,179
< Experience >
15,163
21
< Vision Score >
18
6
< Wards Placed >
9
281
< Time Dealing CC >
168

How to Counter Azir with Kayn in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature some critical Kayn versus Azir counter stats that can help us figure out the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Kayn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Azir’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Kayn may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Azir..

Kayn normally has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Typically, he takes more damage than Azir. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the champion with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kayn and Azir

Damage Types Compared

Kayn
Azir
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kayn
Azir

Who is Better, Kayn or Azir?

Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Kayn usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Azir, with a 49.4% win rate. Thus, Kayn makes an ok counter for Azir.

While Kayn does have a lower winrate compared to Azir, when they face off with one another, Kayn also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Kayn into Aziras his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Kayn has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Azir. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Kayn vs Azir matchups, Azir is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Kayn is a somewhat poor counter for Azir. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Kayn against Azir.

Additional Information for Kayn Players

How We Calculated Our Kayn vs Azir Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Azir as Kayn, we analyzed 2,926 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 Azir 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Kayn to counter Azir during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kayn on average picks up a lot less CS compared to Azir. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The best items to have in your Kayn versus Azir build include Axiom Arc, Hubris, and Profane Hydra. When Kayn combined at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better against Azir than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Kayn had an average winrate of 49.4% battling Azir with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against Azir as Kayn, Kayn players should equip the Summon Aery, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Kayn vs Azir battles, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.4% win rate overall.

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