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Kayn vs Quinn

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How to Beat Quinn as Kayn

based on 2,286 Kayn vs Quinn matchups
Win Rate
48.3 %
K/D/A
1.97
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League matches that we analyze each week. Our guide on how to beat Quinn as Kayn resulted from an examination of 2286 ranked games where both champions clashed against one another. This champ matchup is fairly rare. Kayn fights Quinn in only 1.3% of his matches.

Kayn vs Quinn Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kayn has done a dismal job of countering Quinn. On average, he wins a lowly 48.3% of matches the champions face each other in. In Kayn vs Quinn matches, Kayn’s side is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood against Quinn.

Best Kayn vs Quinn Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Serrated DirkRectrix

Core Kayn Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeAxiom ArcProfane Hydra

Optional Items

Serylda's GrudgeHubrisEdge of NightSpear of Shojin

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

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
DominationSudden ImpactTreasure Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
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
1
Q
2
E
3
Q
4
W
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
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Q
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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 Quinn as Kayn

Tips for Playing as Kayn against Quinn

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 Quinn

After being marked, move away from Quinn so she can't take advantage of it.

Keep tabs on Quinn's position. Behind Enemy Lines can enable Valor to cross the map very quickly and attack you by surprise.

When Quinn is using Behind Enemy Lines, damaging her removes her Move Speed bonus temporarily.

Kayn vs Quinn Counter Stats

Kayn Image
Win Rate
48.3 %
VS
Win Rate
51.7 %
Quinn Image
7.5
< Kills >
7.9
7.3
< Deaths >
7.3
6.9
< Assists >
6.4
1.72
< Killing Sprees >
1.82
36
< Minions Killed >
157
1.34
< Dragons Killed >
0.14
0.32
< Inhibitors >
0.4
16,910
< Physical Damage >
22,132
1,797
< Magic Damage >
1,308
812
< True Damage >
1,186
19,520
< Damage Dealt >
24,627
37,580
< Damage Taken >
24,855
12,384
< Gold Earned >
12,355
1.02
< Towers >
2.07
0.28
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
17,505
< Total Healing >
5,816
14,170
< Experience >
14,957
20
< Vision Score >
20
6
< Wards Placed >
8
271
< Time Dealing CC >
155

How to Counter Quinn with Kayn in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here emphasize some important Kayn versus Quinn counter statistics that may help us figure out the differences between this set of champs. For instance, Kayn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Quinn’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kayn may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Quinn..

Kayn typically has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. On average, he receives more damage than Quinn. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kayn and Quinn

Damage Types Compared

Kayn
Quinn
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kayn
Quinn

Who is Better, Kayn or Quinn?

Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Kayn usually loses when facing off against Quinn, with a 48.3% win rate. Therefore, Kayn makes a poor counter to Quinn.

While Kayn does have a lower winrate than Quinn, when facing one another, Kayn also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Kayn into Quinnas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Kayn has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Quinn. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Kayn vs Quinn matchups, Quinn is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Kayn is a somewhat poor counter to Quinn. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Kayn against Quinn.

Additional Information for Kayn Players

How We Calculated Our Kayn vs Quinn Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Quinn as Kayn, we analyzed 2,286 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 Quinn 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Kayn in order to counter Quinn during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kayn most often picks up a lot less CS compared to Quinn. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Kayn versus Quinn build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, Axiom Arc, and Profane Hydra. When Kayn combined at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better vs. Quinn than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Kayn had an average win rate of 48.3% when playing against Quinn with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Quinn as Kayn, you should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Kayn vs Quinn counter picks, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.3% winrate overall.

If you would like to view Kayn x Quinn tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a particular player tier, please select one from the selection menu above. At first, the stats and guides shown are calculated using all games with data with these champs.