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How to Win Yuumi vs Kayn Counter MatchupYuumi is in the b tier of champions

Yuumi vs Kayn

How to Beat Kayn as Yuumi in LoLYuumi is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Kayn as Yuumi

based on 3,939 Yuumi vs Kayn matchups
Win Rate
46.3 %
K/D/A
4.61
Pick Rate
4.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked League of Legends rounds each week. Within our database, Yuumi battled Kayn in 3939 rounds. With so many matchups for Yuumi versus Kayn gives us faith in our capacity to prepare enlightening data and a solid build to obliterate Kayn. This counter pairing is relatively uncommon. Yuumi is forced to battle against Kayn in only 4.7% of her games.

Yuumi vs Kayn Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Yuumi does a pathetic job of beating Kayn. Normally, she wins a lowly 46.3% of matches the champions oppose one another in. In Yuumi against Kayn matches, Yuumi’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood, implying that she probably will be able to get first blood against Kayn.

Best Yuumi vs Kayn Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalGlowing Mote

Core Yuumi Items

~22 Mins
Ardent CenserImperial MandateMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

DawncoreRedemptionStaff of Flowing WaterMikael's Blessing

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Yuumi to level upq
>
Second ability for Yuumi to level upe
>
Last skill for Yuumi to max outq

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
ResolveFont of LifeRevitalize
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceArmor
Yuumi's passive ability p
Yuumi's q ability q
Yuumi's w ability w
Yuumi's e ability e
Yuumi's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
Q
4
E
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
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E
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Q
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E
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R
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Q
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Kayn as Yuumi

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.

Yuumi vs Kayn Counter Stats

Yuumi Image
Win Rate
46.3 %
VS
Win Rate
53.7 %
Kayn Image
1.5
< Kills >
6.2
3.6
< Deaths >
5.8
15.1
< Assists >
6.9
0.31
< Killing Sprees >
1.4
12
< Minions Killed >
35
0.01
< Dragons Killed >
1.52
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.36
311
< Physical Damage >
14,742
7,341
< Magic Damage >
1,131
700
< True Damage >
750
8,353
< Damage Dealt >
16,623
7,836
< Damage Taken >
35,207
7,932
< Gold Earned >
11,510
2.18
< Towers >
1.12
0
< Baron Takedowns >
0.3
6,698
< Total Healing >
17,763
10,793
< Experience >
13,211
36
< Vision Score >
19
17
< Wards Placed >
6
169
< Time Dealing CC >
273

How to Counter Kayn with Yuumi in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore some valuable Yuumi against Kayn counter statistics that may help you explain the distinctions between this set of champions. As an example, Yuumi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kayn’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Yuumi may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Kayn. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Yuumi typically has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her enemy does. Typically, she takes less damage than Kayn. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the champion with higher health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Yuumi and Kayn

Damage Types Compared

Yuumi
Kayn
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Yuumi
Kayn

Who is Better, Yuumi or Kayn?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Yuumi usually loses when trying to fight Kayn, with a 46.3% win rate. As a result, Yuumi makes a bad counter for Kayn.

While Yuumi does have a lower win rate than Kayn, when they face off with one another, Yuumi also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes her a less challenging character to learn. You may get destroyed when picking Yuumi into Kayn.

Additionally, Yuumi has a very large amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kayn. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Yuumi vs Kayn matchups, Kayn is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Yuumi is a trash counter to Kayn. Focus your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Yuumi against Kayn.

Other Champion Matchups Against Yuumi

Yuumi Loses Against

LeonaLeona39.4% winrateTrundleTrundle39.7% winrateUrgotUrgot39.8% winrateYasuoYasuo39.9% winrate

Yuumi Wins Against

GnarGnar51.5% winrateEzrealEzreal50.8% winrateQiyanaQiyana50.4% winrateKarthusKarthus49.6% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Yuumi Players

How We Calculated Our Yuumi vs Kayn Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kayn as Yuumi, we analyzed 3,939 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 Yuumi 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 Yuumi to counter Kayn during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Yuumi usually picks up less CS compared to Kayn. Champs who typically don't take much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The top items to use in your Yuumi versus Kayn build include Ardent Censer, Imperial Mandate, and Moonstone Renewer. When Yuumi bought at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better when facing Kayn than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Yuumi had an average winrate of 46.3% battling Kayn with this build.

To have the greatest probability of crushing Kayn as Yuumi, you should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Font of Life, and Revitalize runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for Yuumi vs Kayn matchups, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 46.3% win rate overall.

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