Kayn vs Vladimir
How to Beat Vladimir as Kayn
based on 4,957 Kayn vs Vladimir matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kayn vs Vladimir Matchup Summary
Best Kayn vs Vladimir Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Vladimir as Kayn
Tips for Playing as Kayn against Vladimir
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 Vladimir
Items that counter Health stacking, such as Liandry's Torment and Blade of the Ruined King, are very effective against Vladimir.
Making Vladimir use Sanguine Pool at the start of a fight will maximize the Health cost of the ability to him.
Try to take Vladimir down before Hemoplague detonates, as it will heal him for each afflicted enemy Champion.
Kayn vs Vladimir Counter Stats
How to Counter Vladimir with Kayn in LoL
The stats shown on this page underscore several influential Kayn against Vladimir counter statistics that may help us understand the differences and similarities between the pair. Kayn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Vladimir’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kayn may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Vladimir..
Kayn normally has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Typically, he takes more damage than Vladimir. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Kayn and Vladimir
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Who is Better, Kayn or Vladimir?
Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kayn usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Vladimir, with a 49.1% win rate. Thus, Kayn makes an ok counter for Vladimir.
While Kayn does have a lower winrate than Vladimir, when facing one another, Kayn also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging character to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Kayn into Vladimiras his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Kayn also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Vladimir. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kayn vs Vladimir matchups, Vladimir is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.
Kayn is a somewhat poor counter for Vladimir. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kayn against Vladimir.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Kayn to counter Vladimir during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kayn typically racks up a lot less CS relative to Vladimir. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to have in your Kayn versus Vladimir build include Serylda's Grudge, Axiom Arc, and Profane Hydra. When Kayn used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better vs Vladimir than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Kayn boasted an average win rate of 49.1% battling Vladimir with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest chance of defeating Vladimir as Kayn, you should equip the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Kayn vs Vladimir LoL games, this sequence of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 49.1% win rate overall.
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