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

Kayn vs Draven

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

based on 5,639 Kayn vs Draven matchups
Win Rate
49.7 %
K/D/A
2.22
Pick Rate
3.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of ranked League matches that we get from Riot Games every week. This guide on how to beat Draven as Kayn came out of an evaluation of 5639 ranked matches where both champions clashed against one another. This champ pairing is somewhat rare. Kayn fights Draven in only 3.1% of his rounds.

Kayn vs Draven Matchup Summary

Kayn has done a average job of beating Draven. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.7% of the time the champs battle each other in. In Kayn vs Draven matches, Kayn’s team is 0.1% less likely to earn first blood, implying that he most likely won't get first blood against Draven.

Best Kayn vs Draven Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordPhage

Core Kayn Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlack CleaverSpear of Shojin

Optional Items

Serylda's GrudgeMaw of MalmortiusAxiom ArcEdge of Night

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste 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
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
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
Q
4
W
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
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Q
10
W
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R
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W
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Draven as Kayn

Tips for Playing as Kayn against Draven

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 Draven

Disrupt Draven with the goal of making him drop his axes. If you do, his power drops dramatically.

Launch skillshots toward the landing position of Draven's Spinning Axes.

Kayn vs Draven Counter Stats

Kayn Image
Win Rate
49.7 %
VS
Win Rate
50.3 %
Draven Image
7.2
< Kills >
8.6
6.5
< Deaths >
6.9
7.2
< Assists >
5.7
1.63
< Killing Sprees >
1.97
36
< Minions Killed >
173
1.37
< Dragons Killed >
0.23
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.5
16,950
< Physical Damage >
22,698
1,324
< Magic Damage >
135
866
< True Damage >
511
19,140
< Damage Dealt >
23,345
36,965
< Damage Taken >
23,336
12,082
< Gold Earned >
13,854
1.12
< Towers >
2.33
0.31
< Baron Takedowns >
0.08
18,184
< Total Healing >
7,159
13,815
< Experience >
12,480
20
< Vision Score >
15
6
< Wards Placed >
7
281
< Time Dealing CC >
86

How to Counter Draven with Kayn in LoL

The stats provided here underscore some critical Kayn against Draven matchup statistics that can help us explain the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Kayn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Draven’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kayn may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Draven..

Kayn normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Draven. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kayn and Draven

Damage Types Compared

Kayn
Draven
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kayn
Draven

Who is Better, Kayn or Draven?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Kayn usually fairs equally well when facing off against Draven, with a 49.7% win rate. Therefore, Kayn makes an ok counter to Draven.

While Kayn does have a lower win rate than Draven, when facing one another, Kayn also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging character to develop with. You should be careful when picking Kayn into Dravenas 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 utility and CC, a similar amount to Draven. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kayn vs Draven matchups, Draven is the better champ with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Kayn is a somewhat poor counter for Draven. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Kayn against Draven.

Other Champion Matchups Against Kayn

Kayn Loses Against

TaricTaric45.4% winrateSingedSinged45.5% winrateLilliaLillia45.8% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune45.9% winrate

Kayn Wins Against

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

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Additional Information for Kayn Players

How We Calculated Our Kayn vs Draven Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Draven as Kayn, we analyzed 5,639 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 Draven 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

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

Kayn often racks up a lot less CS relative to Draven. Champs who on average don't get much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Kayn versus Draven build include Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Spear of Shojin. When Kayn incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better against Draven than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Kayn had an average win rate of 49.7% when countering Draven with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of beating Draven as Kayn, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Kayn vs Draven counters, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.7% win rate overall.

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