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

Kayn vs Zilean

How to Beat Zilean as Kayn in LoLKayn is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Zilean as Kayn

based on 1,970 Kayn vs Zilean matchups
Win Rate
47.6 %
K/D/A
2.05
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of recently rated LoL games that we evaluate each and every week. This guide on how to beat Zilean as Kayn resulted from an examination of 1970 ranked games where both champions faced one another. This particular champ pairing is somewhat rare. Kayn has to counter Zilean in only 1.1% of his rounds.

Kayn vs Zilean Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kayn has done a poor job of countering Zilean. On average, he wins a lowly 47.6% of the time the champions clash against one another in. In Kayn versus Zilean rounds, Kayn’s team is 0.1% more expected to earn first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood against Zilean.

Best Kayn vs Zilean Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTunneler

Core Kayn Items

~22 Mins
Serylda's GrudgeAxiom ArcOpportunity

Optional Items

Edge of NightProfane HydraYoumuu's GhostbladeHubris

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
6
R
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Q
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W
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Q
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W
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R
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W
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Zilean as Kayn

Tips for Playing as Kayn against Zilean

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 Zilean

Zilean is fragile if a team focuses on him, but otherwise he's very difficult to kill. Commit to killing him as a team.

If you're able to match Zilean's speed, it can sometimes be beneficial to wait until his ultimate has faded before landing the killing blow.

Kayn vs Zilean Counter Stats

Kayn Image
Win Rate
47.6 %
VS
Win Rate
52.4 %
Zilean Image
6.7
< Kills >
2.5
6.5
< Deaths >
4.9
6.6
< Assists >
13.3
1.51
< Killing Sprees >
0.52
37
< Minions Killed >
60
1.49
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.32
< Inhibitors >
0.55
17,597
< Physical Damage >
1,041
1,474
< Magic Damage >
10,336
872
< True Damage >
755
19,943
< Damage Dealt >
12,133
38,034
< Damage Taken >
18,938
12,073
< Gold Earned >
9,122
1.06
< Towers >
2.04
0.3
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
18,828
< Total Healing >
7,166
14,073
< Experience >
12,317
21
< Vision Score >
53
6
< Wards Placed >
23
286
< Time Dealing CC >
179

How to Counter Zilean with Kayn in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize several strategic Kayn against Zilean matchup stats that may help us grasp the differences between the pair. For instance, Kayn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Zilean’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Kayn may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Zilean. This observation is largely a result of the difference in kills.

Kayn typically has a much larger longest kill spree than his counter does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Zilean. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kayn and Zilean

Damage Types Compared

Kayn
Zilean
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kayn
Zilean

Who is Better, Kayn or Zilean?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Kayn usually loses when trying to fight Zilean, with a 47.6% win rate. Thus, Kayn makes a poor counter for Zilean.

While Kayn does have a lower win rate than Zilean, when they face off with one another, Kayn also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Kayn into Zileanas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Kayn has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Zilean. 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 Zilean matchups, Zilean is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Kayn is a garbage counter for Zilean. Focus your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Kayn against Zilean.

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 Zilean Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zilean as Kayn, we analyzed 1,970 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 Zilean 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Kayn to counter Zilean 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 pay attention to the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kayn typically gets less CS relative to Zilean. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Kayn versus Zilean build include Serylda's Grudge, Axiom Arc, and Opportunity. When Kayn incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Zilean than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Kayn boasted an average winrate of 47.6% when playing against Zilean with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of crushing Zilean as Kayn, Kayn players 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 builds players used for Kayn vs Zilean counter picks, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 47.6% win rate overall.

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