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

Kayn vs Morgana

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

based on 9,306 Kayn vs Morgana matchups
Win Rate
47.9 %
K/D/A
2.04
Pick Rate
5.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of rated LoL games that we review every week. This guide on how to beat Morgana as Kayn came out of an evaluation of 9306 ranked matches where both champions faced each other. This champ matchup is relatively uncommon. Kayn encounters Morgana in only 5.2% of his rounds.

Kayn vs Morgana Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kayn has done a poor job of beating Morgana. Normally, he wins a lowly 47.9% of the time the champs clash against one another in. In Kayn vs Morgana matches, Kayn’s team is 0.1% less probable to gain first blood. This implies that he most likely won't get first blood versus Morgana.

Best Kayn vs Morgana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Serrated DirkRectrix

Core Kayn Items

~22 Mins
Edge of NightAxiom ArcOpportunity

Optional Items

Death's DanceSterak's GageMuramanaSerylda'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 ForceMagic Resist
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
5
Q
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R
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Q
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W
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Guide to Countering Morgana as Kayn

Tips for Playing as Kayn against Morgana

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 Morgana

Tormented Shadow deals tons of damage to units missing large amounts of Health. When low on Health, be wary of Morgana's attempts to trap you within its reach.

Black Shield makes Morgana immune to disabling effects, but can be broken with magic damage.

Morgana often needs to land Dark Binding to setup her other attacks. Use your minions as shields against Dark Binding.

Kayn vs Morgana Counter Stats

Kayn Image
Win Rate
47.9 %
VS
Win Rate
52.1 %
Morgana Image
7.1
< Kills >
3.8
6.9
< Deaths >
5.9
7
< Assists >
12.2
1.61
< Killing Sprees >
0.82
37
< Minions Killed >
54
1.41
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.33
< Inhibitors >
0.46
17,184
< Physical Damage >
888
1,413
< Magic Damage >
15,725
875
< True Damage >
1,010
19,473
< Damage Dealt >
17,623
38,466
< Damage Taken >
21,735
12,284
< Gold Earned >
9,814
1.03
< Towers >
1.72
0.29
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
18,511
< Total Healing >
4,678
14,228
< Experience >
11,856
21
< Vision Score >
53
6
< Wards Placed >
23
277
< Time Dealing CC >
138

How to Counter Morgana with Kayn in LoL

The stats shown here highlight several important Kayn vs. Morgana matchup stats that can help you grasp the differences between the two. For instance, Kayn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Morgana’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kayn may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Morgana. This observation is largely caused by the difference in kills.

Kayn often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Morgana. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the champion with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kayn and Morgana

Damage Types Compared

Kayn
Morgana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kayn
Morgana

Who is Better, Kayn or Morgana?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Kayn usually loses when playing against Morgana, with a 47.9% win rate. Therefore, Kayn makes a bad counter for Morgana.

While Kayn does have a lower winrate than Morgana, when on opposite teams, Kayn also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex champion to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Kayn into Morganaas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Kayn has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Morgana. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Kayn vs Morgana matchups, Morgana is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Kayn is a terribly counter to Morgana. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Kayn against Morgana.

Additional Information for Kayn Players

How We Calculated Our Kayn vs Morgana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Morgana as Kayn, we analyzed 9,306 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 Morgana 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 truly master Kayn in order to counter Morgana during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kayn most often accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Morgana. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, 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 require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Kayn versus Morgana build consist of Edge of Night, Axiom Arc, and Opportunity. When Kayn bought at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better vs Morgana than with many other common item sets. In fact, Kayn boasted an average win rate of 47.9% when countering Morgana with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against Morgana as Kayn, Kayn players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Kayn vs Morgana fights, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 47.9% winrate overall.

If you want to see Kayn x Morgana tips and builds for a a specific skill level, feel free to choose one from the selection menu above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and build suggestions shown are computed using every round completed with both champions.