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Kayn with Tristana

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How to Synergize Kayn and Tristana

based on 5,763 Kayn with Tristana pairs
Win Rate
46.7 %
K/D/A
2.03
Pick Rate
3.2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We download the stats from from millions of League games directly from Riot Games each week. Kayn has fought alongside Tristana in 5763 recently played, competitive games. By amassing so much relevant data from the publishers of League, we feel confident that we can give you robust, usable builds to help Kayn play with Tristana. It is relatively rare for Kayn to play with Tristana on the same side. This has only taken place in approx. 3.2% of rounds with Kayn.

Kayn Tristana Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Kayn has done a awful job of synergizing with Tristana. Typically, he wins a lowly 46.7% of matches the champs fight together on the same side. If you want to win more matches as Kayn when playing with Tristana by figuring out how to better synergize your play style with her, then check out the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Kayn vs Tristana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordPickaxe

Core Kayn Items

~22 Mins
Serylda's GrudgeProfane HydraOpportunity

Optional Items

The CollectorEdge of NightEclipseAxiom Arc

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationDark HarvestSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Kayn's passive ability p
Kayn's q ability q
Kayn's w ability w
Kayn's e ability e
Kayn'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
14
E
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E
16
R

Guide to Synergizing Kayn and Tristana

Tips for Playing as Kayn with Tristana

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 Tristana Will Play

Use Rapid Fire to help stack up your Explosive Charge on enemy champions.

Her massive gun allows Tristana to fire on targets at a great distance. Utilize this to prevent your enemies from ever laying a hand on you.

Use Rocket Jump after you have stacked up your Explosive Charge on an enemy to finish them off with a burst of damage.

Kayn Tristana Synergy Stats

Kayn Image
Win Rate
46.7 %
VS
Win Rate
53.3 %
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6.7
< Kills >
7.1
6.7
< Deaths >
6.7
6.9
< Assists >
7.2
1.53
< Killing Sprees >
1.62
35
< Minions Killed >
37
1.35
< Dragons Killed >
1.42
0.32
< Inhibitors >
0.35
16,680
< Physical Damage >
17,309
1,264
< Magic Damage >
1,346
843
< True Damage >
875
18,787
< Damage Dealt >
19,531
37,290
< Damage Taken >
38,023
11,912
< Gold Earned >
12,243
0.97
< Towers >
1.1
0.29
< Baron Takedowns >
0.3
18,035
< Total Healing >
18,648
13,683
< Experience >
14,109
20
< Vision Score >
20
6
< Wards Placed >
6
282
< Time Dealing CC >
286

How to Play with Tristana as Kayn in LoL

The Kayn Tristana synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Tristana, 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 Tristana. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Tristana helps Kayn perform worse in ranked League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.

When Kayn is paired with Tristana, he gets a little decrease in his full damage output. This may demonstrate that Tristana does not help cover for him to dish out more damage or that her support also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Kayn is played alongside Tristana on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Tristana. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Tristana.

Moreover, when Kayn plays with Tristana on the same team, he typically receives a little less damage than when he fights alone. Taking not as much damage may indicate that Tristana does a decent job of protecting Kayn in team fights.

Synergies between Kayn and Tristana

Damage Types Compared

Kayn
Tristana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Kayn
Tristana

Is Kayn better when played alongside Tristana?

There is no universally accepted best ally for Kayn that will 100% of the time be his best ally. Yet, overall, Tristana is a relatively poor companion for Kayn. By being on the same side as Kayn, she drops their win rate by -2.5% to 46.7%. This clearly indicates that there is a negative bond between Kayn and Tristana that allows them to perform not as well together than without each other.

Tristana has a much lower diffuclty than Kayn. That means Kayn players don't need to be careful when lining up Tristana comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a much lower level of skill to be able to play well with you.

Playing on the same side, you should observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal physical damage. When paired, these two can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

In contrast, by pairing Kayn and Tristana together, you will not be giving your other teammates enough utility. Plan to bring other champions on your team that helps cover this relative hole in their capabilities.

Regardless of your Tristana ally's ability, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Kayn Players

How We Calculated Our Kayn Tristana Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Kayn and Tristana, we analyzed 5,763 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 Kayn with Tristana 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Kayn in order to synergize with Tristana during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends games, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you use the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The ideal finished items to prioritize in your Kayn and Tristana synergy build include Serylda's Grudge, Profane Hydra, and Opportunity. When Kayn incorporated at least these three finished items in his build, he performed significantly better when paired up with Tristana than with most other typical builds. In fact, Kayn had an average win rate of 46.7% helping carry Tristana with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of vanquishing your oponents, Kayn players should equip the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for this team composition, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 46.7% win rate overall.

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