Background Image
How to Win Qiyana vs Kayn Counter MatchupQiyana is in the a tier of champions

Qiyana vs Kayn

How to Beat Kayn as Qiyana in LoLQiyana is in the s tier of champions
AssassinFighter
FighterAssassin

How to Beat Kayn as Qiyana

based on 2,393 Qiyana vs Kayn matchups
Win Rate
49.9 %
K/D/A
2.16
Pick Rate
4.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends matches that we review each week. Our guide on how to beat Kayn as Qiyana resulted from an analysis of 2393 ranked matches where both champions clashed against one another. This counter pairing is relatively uncommon. Qiyana encounters Kayn in only 4.9% of her rounds.

Qiyana vs Kayn Matchup Summary

Qiyana does a average job of countering Kayn. Normally, she wins a acceptable 49.9% of the time the champions fight each other in. In Qiyana versus Kayn rounds, Qiyana’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood. This indicates that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Kayn.

Best Qiyana vs Kayn Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordRectrix

Core Qiyana Items

~22 Mins
Edge of NightSerylda's GrudgeAxiom Arc

Optional Items

Youmuu's GhostbladeHubrisOpportunityProfane Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Qiyana to level upq
>
Second ability for Qiyana to level upw
>
Last skill for Qiyana to max oute

Runes

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
PrecisionPresence of MindLast Stand
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Qiyana's passive ability p
Qiyana's q ability q
Qiyana's w ability w
Qiyana's e ability e
Qiyana's ultimate ability r
1
W
2
Q
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
9
Q
10
W
11
R
12
W
13
W
14
E
15
E
16
R

Guide to Countering Kayn as Qiyana

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.

Qiyana vs Kayn Counter Stats

Qiyana Image
Win Rate
49.9 %
VS
Win Rate
50.1 %
Kayn Image
8.8
< Kills >
7.3
6.9
< Deaths >
6.9
6.1
< Assists >
7
1.97
< Killing Sprees >
1.68
150
< Minions Killed >
37
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
1.39
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.34
21,190
< Physical Damage >
17,456
1,945
< Magic Damage >
1,316
1,003
< True Damage >
864
24,140
< Damage Dealt >
19,637
24,998
< Damage Taken >
38,094
12,554
< Gold Earned >
12,355
1.62
< Towers >
1.11
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.3
3,515
< Total Healing >
18,468
14,415
< Experience >
14,141
19
< Vision Score >
20
7
< Wards Placed >
6
104
< Time Dealing CC >
285

How to Counter Kayn with Qiyana in LoL

The stats provided here underscore several critical Qiyana against Kayn counter statistics that can help us explain the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Qiyana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kayn’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Qiyana may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Kayn..

Qiyana typically has a similar longest killing spree as her foe does. On average, she receives less damage than Kayn. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Qiyana and Kayn

Damage Types Compared

Qiyana
Kayn
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Qiyana
Kayn

Who is Better, Qiyana or Kayn?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Qiyana usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Kayn, with a 49.9% win rate. Therefore, Qiyana makes an ok counter to Kayn.

While Qiyana does have a lower winrate than Kayn, when they face off with one another, Qiyana also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more challenging character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Qiyana into Kaynas her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Qiyana has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kayn. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Qiyana vs Kayn matchups, Kayn is the better champ with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Qiyana is a somewhat poor counter for Kayn. Make sure you focus your play on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Qiyana against Kayn.

Other Champion Matchups Against Qiyana

Qiyana Loses Against

BlitzcrankBlitzcrank42.7% winrateSwainSwain43.5% winrateMaokaiMaokai43.7% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune43.8% winrate

Qiyana Wins Against

LuluLulu54.3% winrateCorkiCorki53.6% winrateZeriZeri53% winrateMaster YiMaster Yi52.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

OlafOlaf+ 52.2% 383 GamesMordekaiserMordekaiser+ 52.2% 4187 GamesBardBard+ 52.9% 1489 GamesLilliaLillia+ 54.1% 3856 Games

Additional Information for Qiyana Players

How We Calculated Our Qiyana vs Kayn Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kayn as Qiyana, we analyzed 2,393 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 Kayn as Qiyana 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

Qiyana Build Kayn Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Qiyana to counter Kayn during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for 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.

Qiyana typically gets much more CS as Kayn. Champs who typically don't earn much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Qiyana versus Kayn build consist of Edge of Night, Serylda's Grudge, and Axiom Arc. When Qiyana included at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better against Kayn than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Qiyana boasted an average win rate of 49.9% when countering Kayn with these items in her kit.

To have the best probability of annihilating Kayn as Qiyana, Qiyana players should take the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Presence of Mind, and Last Stand runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Qiyana vs Kayn battles, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.9% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Kayn as Qiyana are shown for all skill levels combined. To filter the stats and builds to a distinct rank, you should use the selection menu above.