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How to Win Volibear vs Kayn Counter MatchupVolibear is in the b tier of champions

Volibear vs Kayn

How to Beat Kayn as Volibear in LoLVolibear is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Kayn as Volibear

based on 3,800 Volibear vs Kayn matchups
Win Rate
48.7 %
K/D/A
1.74
Pick Rate
4.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends games each week. In our database, Volibear faced Kayn 3800 times. Including so many games with Volibear versus Kayn gives us a lot of confidence in our ability to provide actionable statistics and a recommended build to defeat Kayn. This particular champion matchup is relatively uncommon. Volibear fights Kayn in only 4.7% of his matches.

Volibear vs Kayn Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Volibear does a below average job of countering Kayn. Typically, he wins a acceptable 48.7% of matches the champions fight each other in. In Volibear versus Kayn rounds, Volibear’s side is 0.0% more likely to get first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Kayn.

Best Volibear vs Kayn Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBlasting Wand

Core Volibear Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapNashor's ToothRiftmaker

Optional Items

HeartsteelFrozen HeartSunfire AegisHullbreaker

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveDemolishRevitalize
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Volibear's passive ability p
Volibear's q ability q
Volibear's w ability w
Volibear's e ability e
Volibear's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Kayn as Volibear

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.

Volibear vs Kayn Counter Stats

Volibear Image
Win Rate
48.7 %
VS
Win Rate
51.3 %
Kayn Image
5.6
< Kills >
6.9
6.5
< Deaths >
6.4
5.7
< Assists >
7.5
1.28
< Killing Sprees >
1.57
130
< Minions Killed >
36
0.53
< Dragons Killed >
1.4
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.37
11,199
< Physical Damage >
17,104
8,276
< Magic Damage >
1,068
705
< True Damage >
845
20,180
< Damage Dealt >
19,018
33,281
< Damage Taken >
37,282
11,657
< Gold Earned >
11,971
2.57
< Towers >
1.13
0.12
< Baron Takedowns >
0.3
8,514
< Total Healing >
18,508
14,282
< Experience >
13,780
18
< Vision Score >
20
8
< Wards Placed >
6
541
< Time Dealing CC >
288

How to Counter Kayn with Volibear in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify several influential Volibear against Kayn counter stats that can help you appreciate the differences and similarities between the two. Volibear’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kayn’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Volibear may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Kayn..

Volibear often has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. On average, he takes less damage than Kayn. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Volibear and Kayn

Damage Types Compared

Volibear
Kayn
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Volibear
Kayn

Who is Better, Volibear or Kayn?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Volibear usually loses when taking on Kayn, with a 48.7% win rate. As a result, Volibear makes a bad counter to Kayn.

While Volibear does have a lower winrate than Kayn, when on opposite teams, Volibear also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex champ to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Volibear into Kayn.

Furthermore, Volibear 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 isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Volibear vs Kayn matchups, Kayn is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Volibear is a somewhat poor counter to Kayn. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Volibear against Kayn.

Other Champion Matchups Against Volibear

Volibear Loses Against

LilliaLillia42% winrateTeemoTeemo43.9% winrateTaricTaric44% winrateGangplankGangplank44.6% winrate

Volibear Wins Against

YuumiYuumi56.1% winrateEliseElise53.6% winrateHweiHwei53.1% winrateSejuaniSejuani52.6% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

LilliaLillia+ 51.4% 3193 GamesSingedSinged+ 51.5% 672 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 51.9% 11052 GamesSkarnerSkarner+ 52.2% 159 Games

Additional Information for Volibear Players

How We Calculated Our Volibear vs Kayn Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kayn as Volibear, we analyzed 3,800 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 Volibear 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Volibear in order 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 tips presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Volibear usually picks up much more CS compared to Kayn. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Volibear versus Kayn build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Nashor's Tooth, and Riftmaker. When Volibear used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting Kayn than with many other common builds. In fact, Volibear had an average winrate of 48.7% when countering Kayn with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of vanquishing Kayn as Volibear, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Demolish, and Revitalize runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for Volibear vs Kayn fights, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 48.7% winrate overall.

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