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

Kayn vs Volibear

How to Beat Volibear as Kayn in LoLKayn is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Volibear as Kayn

based on 3,800 Kayn vs Volibear matchups
Win Rate
51.3 %
K/D/A
2.25
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked LoL rounds each week. Within our database, Kayn did battle with Volibear 3800 times. Using so many games with Kayn vs Volibear gives us confidence in our capacity to provide enlightening statistics and a solid build to wreck Volibear. This particular pairing is relatively rare. Kayn is forced to battle against Volibear in only 2.1% of his rounds.

Kayn vs Volibear Matchup Summary

Kayn has done a decent job of countering Volibear. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.3% of matches the champions face off with one another in. In Kayn vs Volibear matches, Kayn’s team is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Volibear.

Best Kayn vs Volibear Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Kayn Items

~22 Mins
HubrisProfane HydraOpportunity

Optional Items

Serylda's GrudgeDeath's DanceEdge of NightAxiom Arc

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
W
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Volibear as Kayn

Tips for Playing as Kayn against Volibear

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.

Kayn vs Volibear Counter Stats

Kayn Image
Win Rate
51.3 %
VS
Win Rate
48.7 %
Volibear Image
6.9
< Kills >
5.6
6.4
< Deaths >
6.5
7.5
< Assists >
5.7
1.57
< Killing Sprees >
1.28
36
< Minions Killed >
130
1.4
< Dragons Killed >
0.53
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.53
17,104
< Physical Damage >
11,199
1,068
< Magic Damage >
8,276
845
< True Damage >
705
19,018
< Damage Dealt >
20,180
37,282
< Damage Taken >
33,281
11,971
< Gold Earned >
11,657
1.13
< Towers >
2.57
0.3
< Baron Takedowns >
0.12
18,508
< Total Healing >
8,514
13,780
< Experience >
14,282
20
< Vision Score >
18
6
< Wards Placed >
8
288
< Time Dealing CC >
541

How to Counter Volibear with Kayn in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature some influential Kayn vs. Volibear matchup statistics that may help you distinguish the differences between the pair. Kayn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Volibear’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Kayn may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Volibear..

Kayn normally has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. On average, he takes more damage than Volibear. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the champ with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kayn and Volibear

Damage Types Compared

Kayn
Volibear
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kayn
Volibear

Who is Better, Kayn or Volibear?

Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Kayn usually wins when trying to fight Volibear, with a 51.3% win rate. Thus, Kayn makes a good counter to Volibear.

While Kayn does have a higher win rate than Volibear, when facing one another, Kayn also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming champion to learn. You should be careful when picking Kayn into Volibearas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Kayn also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Volibear. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Kayn vs Volibear matchups, Kayn is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Kayn is a decent counter to Volibear. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Kayn against Volibear.

Additional Information for Kayn Players

How We Calculated Our Kayn vs Volibear Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Volibear as Kayn, we analyzed 3,800 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 Volibear 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

If you would like to truly master Kayn in order to counter Volibear during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kayn often accumulates a lot less CS compared to Volibear. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The top items to have in your Kayn versus Volibear build consist of Hubris, Profane Hydra, and Opportunity. When Kayn included at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better vs. Volibear than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Kayn boasted an average win rate of 51.3% battling Volibear with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Volibear 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 builds that we analyzed for Kayn vs Volibear matchups, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 51.3% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Volibear as Kayn are presented for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to a particular rank, you should use the selection menu located at the top of this page.