Lucian vs Kayn
How to Beat Kayn as Lucian
based on 10,596 Lucian vs Kayn matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Lucian vs Kayn Matchup Summary
Best Lucian vs Kayn Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Kayn as Lucian
Tips for Playing as Lucian against Kayn
For optimal burst, try to combine Relentless Pursuit into Piercing Light.
Ardent Blaze actually explodes in a star pattern. Try to line it up so the spokes hit enemy champions.
Because of Lightslinger, Lucian benefits more from Attack Damage than he does from Attack Speed.
Once you have chosen an angle for The Culling, you cannot change it. Pick your moment well!
Advice to Win Against Kayn
When Kayn is in terrain near you, you will get a visual warning on the edge of the terrain he's in.
Umbral Trespass requires Kayn to damage a target first. Try to dodge Blade's Reach to deny him a long range cast of Umbral Trespass.
Damage Kayn while he's in Shadow Step to shorten its duration, or apply hard crowd control (stun, charm, knockup, etc) to end Shadow Step immediately.
Lucian vs Kayn Counter Stats
How to Counter Kayn with Lucian in LoL
The stats provided here highlight some influential Lucian against Kayn counter statistics that can help us appreciate the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Lucian’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kayn’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Lucian may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Kayn..
Lucian typically has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. Typically, he receives less damage than Kayn. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Lucian and Kayn
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Who is Better, Lucian or Kayn?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Lucian usually loses when taking on Kayn, with a 48.9% win rate. Therefore, Lucian makes a poor counter to Kayn.
While Lucian does have a lower win rate than Kayn, when they face off with one another, Lucian also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champion to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Lucian into Kayn.
Moreover, Lucian has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kayn. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Lucian vs Kayn matchups, Kayn is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.
Lucian is a somewhat poor counter to Kayn. Focus your strategy on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Lucian against Kayn.
Other Champion Matchups Against Lucian
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Lucian to counter Kayn 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 tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Lucian usually picks up much more CS relative to Kayn. Champions who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.
The best items to have in your Lucian versus Kayn build include Stormrazor, Kraken Slayer, and Navori Quickblades. When Lucian bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better when facing Kayn than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Lucian had an average winrate of 48.9% when countering Kayn with this build.
To have the greatest chance of beating Kayn as Lucian, Lucian players should use the Press the Attack, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Cut Down, Magical Footwear, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Lucian vs Kayn battles, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.9% win rate overall.
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