Kayn vs Soraka
How to Beat Soraka as Kayn
based on 4,168 Kayn vs Soraka matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kayn vs Soraka Matchup Summary
Best Kayn vs Soraka Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Soraka as Kayn
Tips for Playing as Kayn against Soraka
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 Soraka
It's easier to focus Soraka than the ally she is healing.
Focus on attacking Soraka when she ever ventures to the frontline to heal her allies.
Take advantage of Soraka's long cooldown on Equinox if she uses it to harass.
Kayn vs Soraka Counter Stats
How to Counter Soraka with Kayn in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page show several valuable Kayn versus Soraka counter stats that may help us grasp the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Kayn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Soraka’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Kayn may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Soraka. This observation is in large part fueled by the difference in kills.
Kayn typically has a much larger longest killing spree than his foe does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Soraka. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the champion with higher health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Kayn and Soraka
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Who is Better, Kayn or Soraka?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kayn usually loses when facing off against Soraka, with a 47.6% win rate. As a result, Kayn makes a poor counter to Soraka.
While Kayn does have a lower win rate compared to Soraka, when facing one another, Kayn also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming character to develop with. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Kayn into Sorakaas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Kayn also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Soraka. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Kayn vs Soraka matchups, Soraka is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.
Kayn is a bad counter for Soraka. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kayn against Soraka.
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How We Calculated Our Kayn vs Soraka Build and Stats
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Kayn to counter Soraka during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kayn usually racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Soraka. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.
The ideal items to prioritize in your Kayn versus Soraka build consist of Youmuu's Ghostblade, Profane Hydra, and Opportunity. When Kayn included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better vs. Soraka than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Kayn had an average win rate of 47.6% battling Soraka with this build.
To have the highest probability of defeating Soraka as Kayn, Kayn players should take the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Kayn vs Soraka counter picks, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 47.6% winrate overall.
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