Kayn vs Lux
How to Beat Lux as Kayn
based on 18,403 Kayn vs Lux matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kayn vs Lux Matchup Summary
Best Kayn vs Lux Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Lux as Kayn
Tips for Playing as Kayn against Lux
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 Lux
When retreating with low health, be prepared to dodge Lux's Final Spark, a red targeting beam fires prior to the main beam, so try to move to the side if possible.
Lux has powerful zone control abilities. Try to spread out and attack from different directions so she cannot lock down a specific area.
Kayn vs Lux Counter Stats
How to Counter Lux with Kayn in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here emphasize several critical Kayn vs. Lux counter stats that may help us understand the differences between this pair of champions. Kayn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Lux’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Kayn may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Lux..
Kayn usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Lux. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Kayn and Lux
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Who is Better, Kayn or Lux?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Kayn usually fairs equally well when facing off against Lux, with a 49.5% win rate. Therefore, Kayn makes an ok counter for Lux.
While Kayn does have a lower winrate than Lux, when on opposite teams, Kayn also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Kayn into Luxas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Kayn also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Lux. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Kayn vs Lux matchups, Lux is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Kayn is a somewhat poor counter for Lux. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Kayn against Lux.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Kayn to counter Lux during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kayn on average accumulates less CS relative to Lux. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS 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, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The best items to use in your Kayn versus Lux build include Guardian Angel, Hubris, and Profane Hydra. When Kayn included at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better countering Lux than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Kayn boasted an average win rate of 49.5% when countering Lux with these items in his kit.
To have the highest probability of coming out on top against Lux as Kayn, you should equip the Summon Aery, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Treasure Hunter, and Sudden Impact runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Kayn vs Lux counters, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.5% winrate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Lux as Kayn are shown for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to a distinct skill level, you should use the selection menu at the top of this page.