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

Kayn vs Xayah

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

based on 2,741 Kayn vs Xayah matchups
Win Rate
51.4 %
K/D/A
2.26
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League matches every week. In our dataset, Kayn engaged Xayah in 2741 games. Including so many games with Kayn vs Xayah gives us a lot of faith in our capacity to prepare useful stats and a recommended build to smash your rival. This particular pairing is somewhat rare. Kayn fights Xayah in only 1.5% of his games.

Kayn vs Xayah Matchup Summary

Kayn has done a decent job of beating Xayah. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.4% of the time the champs clash against each other in. In Kayn vs Xayah games, Kayn’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Xayah.

Best Kayn vs Xayah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsSerrated Dirk

Core Kayn Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeEdge of NightAxiom Arc

Optional Items

Serylda's GrudgeEclipseHubrisProfane Hydra

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

SorcerySummon AeryNimbus CloakTranscendenceGathering Storm
DominationSudden ImpactTreasure Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
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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Guide to Countering Xayah as Kayn

Tips for Playing as Kayn against Xayah

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 Xayah

Xayah's Bladecaller will only root targets hit by 3 or more returning Feathers.

Long fights in the same area with Xayah will allow her to drop a lot of Feathers. Try to stay on the move!

Make sure you are ready when you go for the kill. Untargetability from Featherstorm can quickly turn an ambush in Xayah's favor.

Kayn vs Xayah Counter Stats

Kayn Image
Win Rate
51.4 %
VS
Win Rate
48.6 %
Xayah Image
7.2
< Kills >
6.5
6.5
< Deaths >
6.3
7.5
< Assists >
6.9
1.63
< Killing Sprees >
1.51
38
< Minions Killed >
183
1.49
< Dragons Killed >
0.29
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.5
17,538
< Physical Damage >
20,469
1,353
< Magic Damage >
440
911
< True Damage >
412
19,803
< Damage Dealt >
21,322
38,409
< Damage Taken >
21,438
12,415
< Gold Earned >
12,228
1.15
< Towers >
2.32
0.3
< Baron Takedowns >
0.1
19,060
< Total Healing >
5,023
14,363
< Experience >
13,084
21
< Vision Score >
18
6
< Wards Placed >
9
293
< Time Dealing CC >
55

How to Counter Xayah with Kayn in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify some critical Kayn versus Xayah matchup stats that can help you distinguish the distinctions between the two. For instance, Kayn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Xayah’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kayn may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Xayah..

Kayn normally has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Xayah. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the champion with higher health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kayn and Xayah

Damage Types Compared

Kayn
Xayah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kayn
Xayah

Who is Better, Kayn or Xayah?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kayn usually wins when trying to fight Xayah, with a 51.4% win rate. Therefore, Kayn makes a good counter to Xayah.

While Kayn does have a higher winrate than Xayah, when on opposite teams, Kayn also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging champ to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Kayn into Xayahas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Kayn has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Xayah. This often 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 overall in League of Legends, in Kayn vs Xayah matchups, Kayn is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Kayn is a decent counter for Xayah. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Kayn against Xayah.

Other Champion Matchups Against Kayn

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Kayn Wins Against

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Additional Information for Kayn Players

How We Calculated Our Kayn vs Xayah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xayah as Kayn, we analyzed 2,741 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 Xayah 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

Kayn Build Xayah Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Kayn in order to counter Xayah during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kayn most often picks up a lot less CS relative to Xayah. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Kayn versus Xayah build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, Edge of Night, and Axiom Arc. When Kayn incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better versus Xayah than with many other typical builds. In fact, Kayn had an average winrate of 51.4% when playing against Xayah with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Xayah as Kayn, Kayn players should use the Summon Aery, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Kayn vs Xayah battles, this blending of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 51.4% win rate overall.

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