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Kayn vs Diana

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How to Beat Diana as Kayn

based on 7,751 Kayn vs Diana matchups
Win Rate
49.2 %
K/D/A
2.22
Pick Rate
4.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked League rounds that we review each week. Our guide on how to beat Diana as Kayn resulted from an evaluation of 7751 ranked rounds where both champs clashed against each other. This particular matchup is fairly uncommon. Kayn is forced to battle against Diana in only 4.3% of his matches.

Kayn vs Diana Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kayn does a below average job of countering Diana. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.2% of the time the champions fight one another in. In Kayn versus Diana games, Kayn’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Diana.

Best Kayn vs Diana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Glowing MoteTiamat

Core Kayn Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverMaw of MalmortiusDeath's Dance

Optional Items

Sterak's GageMuramanaEdge of NightSerylda's Grudge

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

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
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
2
E
3
W
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Diana as Kayn

Tips for Playing as Kayn against Diana

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 Diana

Pale Cascade orbs only last a few seconds. Avoid Diana and engage her after the shield dissipates.

Diana can play very aggressively if she uses Lunar Rush without Moonlight, but you can punish her by slowing or stunning her when she has no way to get back into position.

Dodge Crescent Strike, or move to safety if you are affected by Moonlight.

Kayn vs Diana Counter Stats

Kayn Image
Win Rate
49.2 %
VS
Win Rate
50.8 %
Diana Image
7
< Kills >
8
6.5
< Deaths >
6.6
7.4
< Assists >
6.5
1.59
< Killing Sprees >
1.85
37
< Minions Killed >
97
1.35
< Dragons Killed >
0.88
0.35
< Inhibitors >
0.45
16,674
< Physical Damage >
2,165
1,104
< Magic Damage >
19,390
801
< True Damage >
1,043
18,579
< Damage Dealt >
22,599
37,496
< Damage Taken >
24,829
12,037
< Gold Earned >
12,424
1.11
< Towers >
1.74
0.29
< Baron Takedowns >
0.21
18,503
< Total Healing >
6,169
13,890
< Experience >
14,325
20
< Vision Score >
20
6
< Wards Placed >
7
287
< Time Dealing CC >
130

How to Counter Diana with Kayn in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore some important Kayn against Diana counter statistics that may help us interpret the differences and similarities between the two. Kayn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Diana’s ratio of NaN, showing that Kayn may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Diana..

Kayn often has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. On average, he takes more damage than Diana. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kayn and Diana

Damage Types Compared

Kayn
Diana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kayn
Diana

Who is Better, Kayn or Diana?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Kayn usually fairs equally well when playing against Diana, with a 49.2% win rate. Thus, Kayn makes an ok counter for Diana.

While Kayn does have a lower winrate than Diana, when they face off with one another, Kayn also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Kayn into Dianaas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Kayn has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Diana. 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 overall in League of Legends, in Kayn vs Diana matchups, Diana 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 somewhat poor counter to Diana. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Kayn against Diana.

Additional Information for Kayn Players

How We Calculated Our Kayn vs Diana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Diana as Kayn, we analyzed 7,751 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 Diana 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 in order to counter Diana during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kayn often picks up less CS compared to Diana. Champions who typically don't take much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Kayn versus Diana build include Black Cleaver, Maw of Malmortius, and Death's Dance. When Kayn incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did much better countering Diana than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Kayn had an average win rate of 49.2% when playing against Diana with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of crushing Diana as Kayn, Kayn players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Kayn vs Diana LoL games, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 49.2% winrate overall.

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