Kayn vs Gragas
How to Beat Gragas as Kayn
based on 2,896 Kayn vs Gragas matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kayn vs Gragas Matchup Summary
Best Kayn vs Gragas Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Gragas as Kayn
Tips for Playing as Kayn against Gragas
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 Gragas
Body Slam is on a very low cooldown, making it difficult to pursue Gragas. Don't overextend yourself chasing him.
Gragas can knock everybody away with his ultimate. Be careful that you don't get knocked into him or, worse, an enemy tower.
Kayn vs Gragas Counter Stats
How to Counter Gragas with Kayn in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight several critical Kayn vs. Gragas counter statistics that can help you interpret the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Kayn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Gragas’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Kayn may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Gragas..
Kayn normally has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Typically, he takes more damage than Gragas. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Kayn and Gragas
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Who is Better, Kayn or Gragas?
Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kayn usually wins when taking on Gragas, with a 51.7% win rate. Thus, Kayn makes a good counter to Gragas.
While Kayn does have a higher win rate compared to Gragas, when facing one another, Kayn also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex champ to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Kayn into Gragasas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Kayn also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Gragas. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kayn vs Gragas matchups, Kayn is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Kayn is a decent counter to Gragas. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Kayn against Gragas.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Kayn to counter Gragas 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 mind the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kayn typically accumulates less CS as Gragas. Champs who on average don't get much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.
The best items to focus on in your Kayn versus Gragas build consist of Black Cleaver, Spear of Shojin, and Death's Dance. When Kayn included at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better when facing Gragas than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Kayn had an average win rate of 51.7% when playing against Gragas with this counter build.
To have the best likelihood of vanquishing Gragas as Kayn, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Kayn vs Gragas face-offs, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 51.7% win rate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Gragas as Kayn are displayed for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to a specific rank, you should use the selection menu located earlier on the page.