Rengar vs Kayn
How to Beat Kayn as Rengar
based on 6,578 Rengar vs Kayn matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Rengar vs Kayn Matchup Summary
Best Rengar vs Kayn Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Kayn as Rengar
Tips for Playing as Rengar against Kayn
Make sure to take paths through brush when chasing opponents to take advantage of Rengar's passive.
Use Rengar's ultimate to find and assassinate high priority targets in team fights and skirmishes.
A lot of Rengar's power comes from empowered abilities he uses at the right moment - choose wisely!
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.
Rengar vs Kayn Counter Stats
How to Counter Kayn with Rengar in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here show some influential Rengar against Kayn counter stats that may help us grasp the differences between this set of champs. Rengar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kayn’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Rengar may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Kayn..
Rengar normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his foe does. On average, he receives less damage than Kayn. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Rengar and Kayn
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Who is Better, Rengar or Kayn?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Rengar usually fairs equally well when playing against Kayn, with a 50.6% win rate. As a result, Rengar makes an ok counter to Kayn.
While Rengar does have a higher win rate than Kayn, when on opposite teams, Rengar also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Rengar into Kaynas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Rengar also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kayn. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Rengar vs Kayn matchups, Rengar is the better champion with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Rengar is a decent counter to Kayn. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Rengar against Kayn.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Rengar in order to counter Kayn during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Rengar most often gets a similar amount of CS as Kayn. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.
The best items to focus on in your Rengar versus Kayn build include Axiom Arc, Hubris, and Opportunity. When Rengar incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better countering Kayn than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Rengar boasted an average win rate of 50.6% battling Kayn with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Kayn as Rengar, Rengar players should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Rengar vs Kayn battles, this combination of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 50.6% winrate overall.
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