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How to Win Vayne vs Kayn Counter MatchupVayne is in the s tier of champions

Vayne vs Kayn

How to Beat Kayn as Vayne in LoLVayne is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Kayn as Vayne

based on 9,434 Vayne vs Kayn matchups
Win Rate
51.4 %
K/D/A
2.06
Pick Rate
4.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of rated League of Legends rounds that we review each and every week. This guide on how to beat Kayn as Vayne resulted from an analysis of 9434 ranked matches where both champions faced off against each other. This champ pairing is somewhat uncommon. Vayne has to counter Kayn in only 4.6% of her rounds.

Vayne vs Kayn Matchup Summary

Vayne has done a decent job of countering Kayn. Normally, she wins a acceptable 51.4% of the time the champs battle one another in. In Vayne versus Kayn rounds, Vayne’s side is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood, implying that she most likely will get first blood versus Kayn.

Best Vayne vs Kayn Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordDoran's Blade

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordBerserker's Greaves

Core Vayne Items

~22 Mins
BloodthirsterWit's EndBlade of The Ruined King

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanTerminusGuardian AngelTrinity Force

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
ResolveConditioningOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Vayne's passive ability p
Vayne's q ability q
Vayne's w ability w
Vayne's e ability e
Vayne's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
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Q
10
W
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R
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W
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Kayn as Vayne

Tips for Playing as Vayne against Kayn

Don't go in first to a large teamfight. Wait for your teammates to initiate.

Tumble has many uses, but it cannot pass over walls.

Condemn can be used to both pin targets to walls to ensure a kill, or to escape a pursuer.

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.

Vayne vs Kayn Counter Stats

Vayne Image
Win Rate
51.4 %
VS
Win Rate
48.6 %
Kayn Image
7.7
< Kills >
6.9
6.5
< Deaths >
6.6
5.7
< Assists >
7.1
1.8
< Killing Sprees >
1.57
164
< Minions Killed >
36
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
1.43
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.36
15,620
< Physical Damage >
16,624
1,588
< Magic Damage >
1,370
4,408
< True Damage >
855
21,617
< Damage Dealt >
18,849
22,151
< Damage Taken >
37,343
12,309
< Gold Earned >
12,133
2.29
< Towers >
1.09
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.31
6,191
< Total Healing >
18,242
13,107
< Experience >
14,014
18
< Vision Score >
20
9
< Wards Placed >
6
70
< Time Dealing CC >
283

How to Counter Kayn with Vayne in LoL

The stats provided here underscore several significant Vayne against Kayn matchup stats that can help you grasp the differences between the pair. Vayne’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kayn’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Vayne may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Kayn..

Vayne often has a similar longest killing spree as her enemy does. Typically, she receives less damage than Kayn. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Vayne and Kayn

Damage Types Compared

Vayne
Kayn
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vayne
Kayn

Who is Better, Vayne or Kayn?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Vayne usually wins when trying to fight Kayn, with a 51.4% win rate. As a result, Vayne makes a good counter for Kayn.

While Vayne does have a higher winrate compared to Kayn, when on opposite teams, Vayne also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more complex champion to learn. You should be careful when picking Vayne into Kaynas her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Vayne also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kayn. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Vayne vs Kayn matchups, Vayne is the better champion with a higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Vayne is a decent counter for Kayn. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Vayne against Kayn.

Additional Information for Vayne Players

How We Calculated Our Vayne vs Kayn Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kayn as Vayne, we analyzed 9,434 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 Vayne 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Vayne to counter Kayn during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vayne on average gets much more CS compared to Kayn. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Vayne versus Kayn build include Bloodthirster, Wit's End, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Vayne combined at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better countering Kayn than with most other common builds. In fact, Vayne had an average winrate of 51.4% when countering Kayn with this build.

To have the highest probability of crushing Kayn as Vayne, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for Vayne vs Kayn counters, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 51.4% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Kayn as Vayne are given for all ranked divisions. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to a particular rank, you can use the selection menu at the top of this page.