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Viego vs Kayn

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How to Beat Kayn as Viego

based on 7,624 Viego vs Kayn matchups
Win Rate
50.7 %
K/D/A
2.22
Pick Rate
5.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked League matches that we evaluate each and every week. This guide on how to beat Kayn as Viego came out of an evaluation of 7624 ranked games where both champions faced one another. This champ pairing is fairly uncommon. Viego is forced to battle against Kayn in only 5.1% of their games.

Viego vs Kayn Matchup Summary

Viego does a ok job of beating Kayn. Typically, they wins a acceptable 50.7% of games the champions fight each other in. In Viego versus Kayn games, Viego’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood, indicating that they most likely will be able to get first blood versus Kayn.

Best Viego vs Kayn Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloak of AgilityNoonquiver

Core Viego Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelTrinity ForceDeath's Dance

Optional Items

Black CleaverTerminusSundered SkyWit's End

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Viego to level upq
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Second ability for Viego to level upe
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Last skill for Viego to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Viego's passive ability p
Viego's q ability q
Viego's w ability w
Viego's e ability e
Viego's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Kayn as Viego

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.

Viego vs Kayn Counter Stats

Viego Image
Win Rate
50.7 %
VS
Win Rate
49.3 %
Kayn Image
7.5
< Kills >
7
6.4
< Deaths >
6.5
6.7
< Assists >
7.2
1.75
< Killing Sprees >
1.61
35
< Minions Killed >
37
1.74
< Dragons Killed >
1.38
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.37
16,031
< Physical Damage >
16,825
1,953
< Magic Damage >
1,270
890
< True Damage >
895
18,875
< Damage Dealt >
18,991
33,730
< Damage Taken >
37,351
12,291
< Gold Earned >
12,178
1.42
< Towers >
1.12
0.39
< Baron Takedowns >
0.31
18,266
< Total Healing >
18,356
13,895
< Experience >
14,044
22
< Vision Score >
20
6
< Wards Placed >
6
230
< Time Dealing CC >
286

How to Counter Kayn with Viego in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize several influential Viego versus Kayn counter statistics that can help you realize the distinctions between the two. As an example, Viego’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kayn’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Viego may be more central to their team's team fighting capability than Kayn..

Viego normally has a similar longest kill spree as their counter does. On average, they receives less damage than Kayn. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Viego and Kayn

Damage Types Compared

Viego
Kayn
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Viego
Kayn

Who is Better, Viego or Kayn?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Viego usually fairs equally well when facing off against Kayn, with a 50.7% win rate. Therefore, Viego makes an ok counter for Kayn.

While Viego does have a higher winrate compared to Kayn, when on opposite teams, Viego also has a lower difficulty level that makes them a less difficult champ to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Viego into Kayn.

Furthermore, Viego 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 trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Viego vs Kayn matchups, Viego 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 team fights.

Viego is a decent counter for Kayn. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Viego against Kayn.

Other Champion Matchups Against Viego

Viego Loses Against

NilahNilah45.5% winrateLeonaLeona46.3% winrateLilliaLillia47.1% winrateRammusRammus47.3% winrate

Viego Wins Against

YuumiYuumi57.6% winrateZeriZeri55% winrateSejuaniSejuani54.9% winrateHweiHwei54.7% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

ZacZac+ 54.4% 1237 GamesBardBard+ 54.5% 4147 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 55% 19645 GamesSingedSinged+ 56.5% 3421 Games

Additional Information for Viego Players

How We Calculated Our Viego vs Kayn Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kayn as Viego, we analyzed 7,624 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 Viego 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Viego to counter Kayn during both the lane 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 mind the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Viego on average picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Kayn. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Viego versus Kayn build include Guardian Angel, Trinity Force, and Death's Dance. When Viego combined at least these three pieces in their build, they performed much better versus Kayn than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Viego boasted an average winrate of 50.7% when playing against Kayn with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Kayn as Viego, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Viego vs Kayn fights, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.7% winrate overall.

If you need to see Viego vs Kayn tips and builds for a a particular rank, please select one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the stats and strategies given are calculated using all matches completed with both champs.