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Ahri with Kayn

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How to Synergize Ahri and Kayn

based on 5,700 Ahri with Kayn pairs
Win Rate
47.6 %
K/D/A
2.38
Pick Rate
5.1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We download data from from millions of League rounds straight from Riot Games each and every week. Ahri has fought alongside Kayn in 5700 recently played, competitive matches. By gathering so much complete data from the publishers of League of Legends, we are confident that we can produce robust, accurate builds to help Ahri synergize with Kayn. It is somewhat uncommon for Ahri to play alongside Kayn on the same team. This pairing has only taken place in about 5.1% of matches with Ahri.

Ahri Kayn Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Ahri does a below average job of fighting on the same side as Kayn. On average, she wins a poor 47.6% of games the champions fight alongside one another. If you want to play better as Ahri when playing with Kayn by figuring out how to better synergize your gameplay with him, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Ahri vs Kayn Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Ahri Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapMalignanceStormsurge

Optional Items

CryptbloomShadowflameSeraph's EmbraceZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Ahri's passive ability p
Ahri's q ability q
Ahri's w ability w
Ahri's e ability e
Ahri'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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E
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R

Guide to Synergizing Ahri and Kayn

Tips for Playing as Ahri with Kayn

Initiate team fights using Charm, and chase down stragglers with Spirit Rush.

Spirit Rush enables Ahri's abilities, it opens up paths for Charm, helps double hitting with Orb of Deception, and closes to make use of Fox-Fire.

Use Charm to set up your combos, it will make landing Orb of Deception and Fox-Fire dramatically easier.

Advice to Understand How Kayn Will Play

Remember that nearby enemies can see which wall you're in.

Look at the line-up of both your team and the enemy's team when picking your form.

Ahri Kayn Synergy Stats

Ahri Image
Win Rate
47.6 %
VS
Win Rate
52.4 %
Kayn Image
6.2
< Kills >
6.2
5.8
< Deaths >
5.6
7.6
< Assists >
7.5
1.41
< Killing Sprees >
1.42
166
< Minions Killed >
165
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.44
1,453
< Physical Damage >
1,467
15,071
< Magic Damage >
14,762
5,252
< True Damage >
5,130
21,777
< Damage Dealt >
21,360
20,694
< Damage Taken >
20,314
11,304
< Gold Earned >
11,211
1.93
< Towers >
1.91
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
4,881
< Total Healing >
4,865
14,378
< Experience >
14,227
20
< Vision Score >
20
10
< Wards Placed >
10
72
< Time Dealing CC >
71

How to Play with Kayn as Ahri in LoL

The Ahri Kayn synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Kayn, compared to her overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how her gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Ahri sees a large worsening in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Kayn. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Kayn helps Ahri perform worse in competitive League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Ahri is an ally to Kayn, she gets a little increase in her total damage output. This difference may demonstrate that Kayn provides protection for her to deal more damage or that his presence also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Ahri is played together with Kayn on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing with Kayn.

Additionally, when Ahri plays with Kayn on the same team, she typically receives a little more damage than when she plays alone. Taking more damage may indicate that Kayn does a poor job of covering Ahri in teamfights.

Synergies between Ahri and Kayn

Damage Types Compared

Ahri
Kayn
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Ahri
Kayn

Is Ahri better when played alongside Kayn?

There is no top companion for Ahri that will always be her ideal teammate. Yet, overall, Kayn is a very typical ally for Ahri. By locking into the same side as Ahri, he decreases their win rate by -0.6% to 47.6%. This shows that there is only a small bond between Ahri and Kayn that results in them performing not as well together than alone.

Kayn has a greater difficulty than Ahri. That means Ahri players should be careful when enlisting Kayn comrades to play with, as they will require a greater level of skill to play well with you.

Working alongside, Ahri players should see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to dish out massive AD. When paired, these champs should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

Although, by bringing Ahri and Kayn together, you may not be granting your side enough magical damage output. Plan to include other champs on your team that helps cover this hole in this pairing's potential.

Regardless of your Kayn ally's skill level, you need to focus on increasing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Ahri Players

How We Calculated Our Ahri Kayn Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Ahri and Kayn, we analyzed 5,700 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Ahri with Kayn comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To truly master Ahri in order to synergize with Kayn during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL rounds, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you use the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The top finished items to have in your Ahri and Kayn synergy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Malignance, and Stormsurge. When Ahri used at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better when paired up with Kayn than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Ahri boasted an average winrate of 47.6% helping carry Kayn with this build.

To have the best probability of crushing your oponents, Ahri players should take the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Ahri and Kayn pairings, this mix of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 47.6% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to synergize Kayn with Ahri are displayed for all skill levels combined. To filter the statistics and builds to a specific skill level, you can use the selection menu located at the top of this page.