Udyr vs Kayn
How to Beat Kayn as Udyr
based on 5,365 Udyr vs Kayn matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Udyr vs Kayn Matchup Summary
Best Udyr vs Kayn Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Kayn as Udyr
Tips for Playing as Udyr against Kayn
Udyr is one of the best junglers in the game. Taking advantage of this can give your team a large XP advantage and map control.
Damage is applied to turtle shield post-mitigation. Therefore, buying defensive items can drastically increase your survivability.
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.
Udyr vs Kayn Counter Stats
How to Counter Kayn with Udyr in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here emphasize some important Udyr against Kayn counter statistics that may help you appreciate the differences between the two. As an example, Udyr’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kayn’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Udyr may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Kayn..
Udyr often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Kayn. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Udyr and Kayn
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Who is Better, Udyr or Kayn?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Udyr usually fairs equally well when taking on Kayn, with a 49.6% win rate. As a result, Udyr makes an ok counter for Kayn.
While Udyr does have a lower winrate than Kayn, when on opposite teams, Udyr also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Udyr into Kaynas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Udyr also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kayn. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Udyr vs Kayn matchups, Kayn is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Udyr is a somewhat poor counter for Kayn. Focus your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Udyr against Kayn.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Udyr to counter Kayn during both the laning 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 mind the build and suggestions presented above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Udyr often racks up more CS relative to Kayn. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They 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, typically need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.
The most important items to use in your Udyr versus Kayn build include Sunfire Aegis, Iceborn Gauntlet, and Abyssal Mask. When Udyr incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better versus Kayn than with many other typical builds. In fact, Udyr boasted an average win rate of 49.6% battling Kayn with this counter build.
To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Kayn as Udyr, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Celerity, and Waterwalking runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Udyr vs Kayn counter picks, this sequence of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.6% winrate overall.
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