Kayn with Nasus
How to Synergize Kayn and Nasus
based on 4,878 Kayn with Nasus pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Kayn Nasus Synergy Summary
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Guide to Synergizing Kayn and Nasus
Tips for Playing as Kayn with Nasus
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.
Advice to Understand How Nasus Will Play
Paying attention to last hitting with Siphoning Strike will have a large impact at the end of a game.
If you're solo, Spirit Fire is a great way to farm a lane. It can be bad if you're in a lane with 2 and you push too far. Find the right balance between Siphoning Strike last hits and AoE farming.
If you have low defenses, people will focus you down even during your ultimate. Try buying some survivability items even in your DPS builds.
Kayn Nasus Synergy Stats
How to Play with Nasus as Kayn in LoL
The Kayn Nasus synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Nasus, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.
Overall, Kayn sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Nasus. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Nasus helps Kayn perform poorer in competitive League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.
When Kayn plays on the same team as Nasus, he gets a little drop in his full damage dealt. This change could indicate that Nasus does not support by providing protection for him to deal more damage or that his presence on the team also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Kayn is played with Nasus on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Nasus.
Additionally, when Kayn plays with Nasus on the same team, he often takes a little less damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt not as much damage could mean that Nasus does a decent job of protecting Kayn during team fights.
Synergies between Kayn and Nasus
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Is Kayn better when played alongside Nasus?
There is no one best companion for Kayn that will always be his #1 synergy. However, overall, Nasus is a very typical companion for Kayn. By locking into the same side as Kayn, he improves their win rate by 0.5% to 49.7%. This shows that there is not really a strong synergy between Kayn and Nasus that results in them performing better together than alone.
Nasus has a lower difficulty than Kayn. That means Kayn players don't need to be very careful when lining up Nasus allies to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a lower level of skill to be able to cooperate well with you.
When playing together, Kayn players should observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal physical damage. Together, these champs can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.
Conversely, by pairing Kayn and Nasus together, you may not be granting your side very much support. Make sure to include other champs on your team that helps cover this disparity in their potential.
Regardless of the skill of your Nasus teammate, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To learn all of the intricacies of Kayn in order to synergize with Nasus during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League rounds, you should continue reading to master additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot.
The most important finished items to get in your Kayn and Nasus synergy build include Edge of Night, Serylda's Grudge, and Profane Hydra. When Kayn bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better as an ally of Nasus than with most other common builds. In fact, Kayn boasted an average win rate of 49.7% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Nasus with this build.
To have the highest probability of vanquishing your oponents, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for this team composition, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.7% winrate overall.
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