Kayn with Olaf
How to Synergize Kayn and Olaf
based on 1,346 Kayn with Olaf pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Kayn Olaf Synergy Summary
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Guide to Synergizing Kayn and Olaf
Tips for Playing as Kayn with Olaf
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 Olaf Will Play
Olaf can combine Berserker Rage, Vicious Strikes, and Ragnarok at low life to become deceptively strong.
The bonus healing granted by Vicious Strikes amplifies your Life Steal from all sources as well as heals from allies.
Kayn Olaf Synergy Stats
How to Play with Olaf as Kayn in LoL
The Kayn Olaf synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Olaf, 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 very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Olaf. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Olaf helps Kayn perform worse in ranked LoL games. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Kayn tries to synergize with Olaf, he gets a small decrease in his full damage dealt. This difference could signal that Olaf does not support by providing cover for him to deal more damage or that his allyship also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Kayn is played alongside Olaf on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Olaf.
Moreover, when Kayn plays with Olaf on the same side, he usually takes a little less damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt not as much damage may mean that Olaf does a decent job of protecting Kayn during team fights.
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Is Kayn better when played alongside Olaf?
There is no one best champion pairing for Kayn that will always be his ideal teammate. Yet, overall, Olaf is a very typical companion for Kayn. By locking into the same side as Kayn, he raises their win rate by 0.4% to 49.6%. This proves that there is only a small bond between Kayn and Olaf that results in them performing stronger together than without each other.
Olaf has a much lower diffuclty than Kayn. That means Kayn players don't need to be careful when finding Olaf allies to play with, as they will need a much lower level of skill to fight well with you.
Working alongside, Kayn players will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to dish out massive AD. When paired, these champs can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.
In contrast, by grouping Kayn and Olaf together, you probably will not be granting your team very much AP. We recommend you have other champs on your team that helps cover this relative disparity in their potential.
Regardless of your Olaf ally's ability, you should focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you will do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to truly master Kayn in order to synergize with Olaf during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends matches, you should keep reading to gather additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you should increase your win rate by a lot.
The best items to prioritize in your Kayn and Olaf synergy build include Black Cleaver, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Kayn bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better when fighting alongside Olaf than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Kayn boasted an average win rate of 49.6% when playing alongside Olaf with these items in his kit.
To have the best likelihood of defeating your oponents, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for this champion pairing, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.6% win rate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to pair Olaf with Kayn are given for every ranked division. If you would like to filter the stats and builds to a specific skill level, you can use the selection menu earlier on the page.