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

Kayn vs Ryze

How to Beat Ryze as Kayn in LoLKayn is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Ryze as Kayn

based on 1,613 Kayn vs Ryze matchups
Win Rate
46.2 %
K/D/A
2.15
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of rated League of Legends games that we evaluate each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Ryze as Kayn resulted from an evaluation of 1613 ranked games where both champs faced off against one another. This particular pairing is relatively rare. Kayn has to counter Ryze in only 0.9% of his rounds.

Kayn vs Ryze Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kayn does a awful job of countering Ryze. Normally, he wins a lowly 46.2% of games the champions clash against each other in. In Kayn against Ryze matches, Kayn’s team is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Ryze.

Best Kayn vs Ryze Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Kayn Items

~22 Mins
Serylda's GrudgeProfane HydraOpportunity

Optional Items

Edge of NightAxiom ArcEclipseSpear 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

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
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
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Q
2
E
3
Q
4
W
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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W
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W
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W
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E
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Guide to Countering Ryze as Kayn

Tips for Playing as Kayn against Ryze

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 Ryze

Ryze is especially dangerous to opponents that are marked with Flux.

Use Realm Warp's windup time to figure out how to deal with what may be coming out of the portal.

Crowd controlling Ryze during Realm Warp's windup will cancel the portal.

Kayn vs Ryze Counter Stats

Kayn Image
Win Rate
46.2 %
VS
Win Rate
53.8 %
Ryze Image
7.1
< Kills >
6.1
6.6
< Deaths >
5.5
7.1
< Assists >
6.7
1.62
< Killing Sprees >
1.43
38
< Minions Killed >
192
1.41
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.33
< Inhibitors >
0.52
17,568
< Physical Damage >
1,063
1,586
< Magic Damage >
22,976
874
< True Damage >
340
20,029
< Damage Dealt >
24,380
37,937
< Damage Taken >
26,791
12,255
< Gold Earned >
12,250
1.07
< Towers >
2.31
0.31
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
18,597
< Total Healing >
4,553
14,118
< Experience >
16,206
21
< Vision Score >
19
6
< Wards Placed >
10
283
< Time Dealing CC >
100

How to Counter Ryze with Kayn in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here emphasize several vital Kayn versus Ryze counter stats that can help you figure out the differences between the pair. As an example, Kayn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Ryze’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Kayn may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Ryze..

Kayn typically has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Ryze. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kayn and Ryze

Damage Types Compared

Kayn
Ryze
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kayn
Ryze

Who is Better, Kayn or Ryze?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kayn usually loses when facing off against Ryze, with a 46.2% win rate. As a result, Kayn makes a poor counter for Ryze.

While Kayn does have a lower winrate than Ryze, when facing one another, Kayn also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult character to learn and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Kayn into Ryzeas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Kayn has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Ryze. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kayn vs Ryze matchups, Ryze is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Kayn is a terribly counter to Ryze. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kayn against Ryze.

Other Champion Matchups Against Kayn

Kayn Loses Against

TaricTaric45.4% winrateSingedSinged45.5% winrateLilliaLillia45.8% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune45.9% winrate

Kayn Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee55.6% winrateHweiHwei54% winrateYuumiYuumi53.7% winrateCorkiCorki53.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TeemoTeemo+ 52.7% 13447 GamesMaokaiMaokai+ 53.4% 6134 GamesRek'SaiRek'Sai+ 54.2% 107 GamesIvernIvern+ 60.7% 252 Games

Additional Information for Kayn Players

How We Calculated Our Kayn vs Ryze Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ryze as Kayn, we analyzed 1,613 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 Ryze 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.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Kayn to counter Ryze during both the lane 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 pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kayn typically gets a lot less CS compared to Ryze. Champions who typically 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 abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Kayn versus Ryze build include Serylda's Grudge, Profane Hydra, and Opportunity. When Kayn incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting Ryze than with many other common item sets. In fact, Kayn had an average win rate of 46.2% battling Ryze with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of defeating Ryze as Kayn, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Kayn vs Ryze LoL games, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 46.2% win rate overall.

If you want to view Kayn versus Ryze tips and counter builds for a a distinct player tier, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. At first, the stats and build suggestions given are calculated using all games completed with these champions.