Malphite vs Kayn
How to Beat Kayn as Malphite
based on 7,160 Malphite vs Kayn matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Malphite vs Kayn Matchup Summary
Best Malphite vs Kayn Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Kayn as Malphite
Tips for Playing as Malphite against Kayn
Despite his abilities scaling on Armor, some games require Malphite to get Magic Resist. When those games occur, try getting Aegis of the Legion, Mercury's Treads, and Guardian Angel.
Armor naturally reduces the rate that attacks go through Granite Shield, so Brutal Strikes will strengthen the shield against physical damage.
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.
Malphite vs Kayn Counter Stats
How to Counter Kayn with Malphite in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page feature several significant Malphite vs. Kayn counter stats that may help you figure out the differences and similarities between the two. Malphite’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kayn’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Malphite may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Kayn..
Malphite typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. Typically, he receives less damage than Kayn. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the champ with increased health has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Malphite and Kayn
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Who is Better, Malphite or Kayn?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Malphite usually wins when playing against Kayn, with a 51.0% win rate. Thus, Malphite makes a good counter for Kayn.
While Malphite does have a higher winrate than Kayn, when they face off with one another, Malphite also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging character to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Malphite into Kayn.
Furthermore, Malphite has a very large amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kayn. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Malphite vs Kayn matchups, Malphite is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.
Malphite is a decent counter to Kayn. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Malphite against Kayn.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Malphite to counter Kayn during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Malphite on average accumulates much more CS relative to Kayn. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.
The most crucial items to use in your Malphite versus Kayn build consist of Unending Despair, Sunfire Aegis, and Frozen Heart. When Malphite combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better vs. Kayn than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Malphite had an average win rate of 51.0% when countering Kayn with this counter build.
To have the greatest chance of beating Kayn as Malphite, Malphite players should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Overgrowth, and Second Wind runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for Malphite vs Kayn fights, this blending of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 51.0% winrate overall.
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