Kayn vs Zeri
How to Beat Zeri as Kayn
based on 1,874 Kayn vs Zeri matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kayn vs Zeri Matchup Summary
Best Kayn vs Zeri Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Zeri as Kayn
Tips for Playing as Kayn against Zeri
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Look at the line-up of both your team and the enemy's team when picking your form.
Kayn vs Zeri Counter Stats
How to Counter Zeri with Kayn in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here emphasize some strategic Kayn vs. Zeri counter stats that can help you appreciate the differences between this pair of champs. Kayn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Zeri’s ratio of NaN, showing that Kayn may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Zeri..
Kayn usually has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. On average, he receives more damage than Zeri. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Kayn and Zeri
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Who is Better, Kayn or Zeri?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kayn usually wins when playing against Zeri, with a 52.3% win rate. Thus, Kayn makes a good counter for Zeri.
While Kayn does have a higher win rate compared to Zeri, when on opposite teams, Kayn also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming champ to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Kayn into Zerias 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 CC and other utility, a similar amount to Zeri. 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 one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kayn vs Zeri matchups, Kayn is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Kayn is a good counter for Zeri. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Kayn against Zeri.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Kayn in order to counter Zeri during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kayn usually accumulates a lot less CS relative to Zeri. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.
The best items to have in your Kayn versus Zeri build include Serylda's Grudge, Axiom Arc, and Profane Hydra. When Kayn included at least these three items in his build, he did much better countering Zeri than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Kayn boasted an average winrate of 52.3% when countering Zeri with this build.
To have the greatest chance of beating Zeri as Kayn, you should equip 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 that we analyzed for Kayn vs Zeri fights, this order of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 52.3% winrate overall.
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