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

Kayn vs Lee Sin

How to Beat Lee Sin as Kayn in LoLKayn is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Lee Sin as Kayn

based on 5,426 Kayn vs Lee Sin matchups
Win Rate
52.8 %
K/D/A
2.17
Pick Rate
3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League matches each and every week. Within our database, Kayn did battle with Lee Sin 5426 times. With so many matchups for Kayn vs Lee Sin gives us confidence in our capability to produce enlightening statistics and a pro build to crush Lee Sin. This champ matchup is fairly rare. Kayn fights Lee Sin in only 3.0% of his matches.

Kayn vs Lee Sin Matchup Summary

Kayn has done a good job of beating Lee Sin. Normally, he wins a fantastic 52.8% of games the champs oppose one another in. In Kayn against Lee Sin games, Kayn’s team is 0.1% less likely to obtain first blood. This implies that he probably won't be able to get first blood versus Lee Sin.

Best Kayn vs Lee Sin Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Serrated DirkRectrix

Core Kayn Items

~22 Mins
Serylda's GrudgeAxiom ArcHubris

Optional Items

Sterak's GageEdge of NightDeath's DanceSpear of Shojin

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

SorcerySummon AeryNimbus CloakTranscendenceGathering Storm
DominationSudden ImpactTreasure Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive 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
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R
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Q
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W
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E
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Guide to Countering Lee Sin as Kayn

Tips for Playing as Kayn against Lee Sin

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 Lee Sin

Lee Sin relies heavily on following up with his abilities. Use disables to prevent him from chaining together his abilities and attacks.

Stay spread out to minimize the impact of Lee Sin's ultimate, Dragon's Rage.

Lee Sin has powerful tools to combat physical damage in Iron Will and Cripple but he is still vulnerable to magic damage.

Kayn vs Lee Sin Counter Stats

Kayn Image
Win Rate
52.8 %
VS
Win Rate
47.2 %
Lee Sin Image
7
< Kills >
7.3
6.6
< Deaths >
6.2
7.3
< Assists >
8.2
1.58
< Killing Sprees >
1.69
37
< Minions Killed >
34
1.39
< Dragons Killed >
1.52
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.42
17,394
< Physical Damage >
14,036
1,268
< Magic Damage >
2,853
883
< True Damage >
1,032
19,546
< Damage Dealt >
17,922
37,528
< Damage Taken >
35,929
12,173
< Gold Earned >
11,830
1.16
< Towers >
1.36
0.3
< Baron Takedowns >
0.32
18,514
< Total Healing >
16,880
13,961
< Experience >
13,307
21
< Vision Score >
25
6
< Wards Placed >
11
287
< Time Dealing CC >
434

How to Counter Lee Sin with Kayn in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore several strategic Kayn versus Lee Sin counter statistics that may help us explain the distinctions between the two. As an example, Kayn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Lee Sin’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kayn may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Lee Sin..

Kayn typically has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Lee Sin. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kayn and Lee Sin

Damage Types Compared

Kayn
Lee Sin
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kayn
Lee Sin

Who is Better, Kayn or Lee Sin?

Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kayn usually wins when playing against Lee Sin, with a 52.8% win rate. Therefore, Kayn makes a good counter to Lee Sin.

While Kayn does have a higher win rate than Lee Sin, when they face off with one another, Kayn also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champion to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Kayn into Lee Sinas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Kayn also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Lee Sin. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting 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 Lee Sin matchups, Kayn is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Kayn is a good counter for Lee Sin. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Kayn against Lee Sin.

Additional Information for Kayn Players

How We Calculated Our Kayn vs Lee Sin Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lee Sin as Kayn, we analyzed 5,426 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 Lee Sin 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Kayn to counter Lee Sin during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kayn most often racks up a similar amount of CS as Lee Sin. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The most important items to use in your Kayn versus Lee Sin build include Serylda's Grudge, Axiom Arc, and Hubris. When Kayn used at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better versus Lee Sin than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Kayn had an average winrate of 52.8% when playing against Lee Sin with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of vanquishing Lee Sin as Kayn, you should take the Summon Aery, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Kayn vs Lee Sin clashes, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 52.8% winrate overall.

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