Zyra vs Kayn
How to Beat Kayn as Zyra
based on 7,577 Zyra vs Kayn matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Zyra vs Kayn Matchup Summary
Best Zyra vs Kayn Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Kayn as Zyra
Tips for Playing as Zyra against Kayn
Seeds grant vision to your team.
Placing a seed in your spell's path after you have cast it gives you the best chance of having a seed in the proper spot.
Zyra is a great ambusher - look for opportunities to set a trap of seeds in brush, then lure enemies in.
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.
Zyra vs Kayn Counter Stats
How to Counter Kayn with Zyra in LoL
The stats shown here emphasize several important Zyra against Kayn matchup statistics that may help us grasp the differences between the two. Zyra’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kayn’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Zyra may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Kayn. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.
Zyra typically has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than her foe does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Kayn. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Zyra and Kayn
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Who is Better, Zyra or Kayn?
Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Zyra usually wins when trying to fight Kayn, with a 53.8% win rate. Thus, Zyra makes a great counter to Kayn.
While Zyra does have a higher winrate compared to Kayn, when facing one another, Zyra also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less challenging champ to learn. You should be be fine when picking Zyra into Kaynas her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Zyra also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kayn. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Zyra vs Kayn matchups, Zyra is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.
Zyra is a great counter to Kayn. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Zyra against Kayn.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Zyra in order to counter Kayn during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Zyra typically accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Kayn. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to use in your Zyra versus Kayn build consist of Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Cryptbloom, and Liandry's Torment. When Zyra used at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better when fighting Kayn than with many other common builds. In fact, Zyra boasted an average win rate of 53.8% when playing against Kayn with this build.
To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Kayn as Zyra, you should equip the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Taste of Blood, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Zyra vs Kayn counterpicks, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 53.8% winrate overall.
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