Kayn vs Swain
How to Beat Swain as Kayn
based on 6,737 Kayn vs Swain matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kayn vs Swain Matchup Summary
Best Kayn vs Swain Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Swain as Kayn
Tips for Playing as Kayn against Swain
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 Swain
Buying an item with Grievous Wounds will make Swain much easier to kill during his Demonic Ascension.
Swain's passive is very potent if you are immobilized. Make sure to be extra careful around enemies who have immobilizing effects.
High mobility counters all of Swain's basic abilities: Death's Hand does more damage the closer he is, Vision of Empire has a very long delay and Nevermove must start returning back to him to be dangerous.
Kayn vs Swain Counter Stats
How to Counter Swain with Kayn in LoL
The stats shown here highlight some significant Kayn vs. Swain matchup statistics that may help you figure out the differences and similarities between this set of champs. Kayn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Swain’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kayn may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Swain..
Kayn normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his counter does. On average, he takes more damage than Swain. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Kayn and Swain
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Who is Better, Kayn or Swain?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Kayn usually fairs equally well when playing against Swain, with a 49.2% win rate. Thus, Kayn makes an ok counter to Swain.
While Kayn does have a lower winrate than Swain, when on opposite teams, Kayn also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex character to develop with. You should be careful when picking Kayn into Swainas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Kayn also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Swain. 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 Swain matchups, Swain is the better champ with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.
Kayn is a somewhat poor counter to Swain. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Kayn against Swain.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Kayn in order to counter Swain during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kayn most often gets less CS compared to Swain. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.
The most important items to prioritize in your Kayn versus Swain build include Edge of Night, Axiom Arc, and Profane Hydra. When Kayn bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Swain than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Kayn boasted an average winrate of 49.2% battling Swain with these items in his kit.
To have the highest chance of beating Swain as Kayn, Kayn players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Kayn vs Swain clashes, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.2% win rate overall.
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