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How to Synergize Kayn with Zac on the Same TeamKayn is in the s tier of champions

Kayn with Zac

How to Win With Kayn and Zac Paired TogetherKayn is in the s tier of champions
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How to Synergize Kayn and Zac

based on 1,424 Kayn with Zac pairs
Win Rate
52.7 %
K/D/A
2.3
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers take in the stats from from millions of League of Legends matches directly from Riot Games each week. Kayn has gone into battle with Zac in 1424 recent, competitive games. By amassing so much complete data straight from the creators of LoL, we are sure that we can provide you with high quality, insightful builds to help Kayn synergize with Zac. It is very rare for Kayn to play with Zac on the same team. This has only happened in approximately 0.8% of games with Kayn.

Kayn Zac Synergy Summary

Kayn does a good job of synergizing with Zac. On average, he wins a terrific 52.7% of rounds the champions try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to do better as Kayn when fighting on the same team as Zac by figuring out how to better synergize your tactics with him, then check out the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Kayn vs Zac Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Kayn Items

~22 Mins
Edge of NightSerylda's GrudgeProfane Hydra

Optional Items

Spear of ShojinAxiom ArcYoumuu's GhostbladeHubris

Summoner Spells

summonerflash 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

SorcerySummon AeryNimbus CloakTranscendenceGathering Storm
DominationSudden ImpactTreasure Hunter
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
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Q
2
E
3
Q
4
W
5
Q
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R
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Q
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E
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Guide to Synergizing Kayn and Zac

Tips for Playing as Kayn with Zac

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 Zac Will Play

Picking up goo chunks is very important to staying alive.

When Cell Division is ready, try to die in a position that makes it difficult for the enemy team to kill your bloblets.

Charging Elastic Slingshot from the fog of war will give opponents less time to react.

Kayn Zac Synergy Stats

Kayn Image
Win Rate
52.7 %
VS
Win Rate
47.3 %
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8
< Kills >
7.1
6.6
< Deaths >
6.7
7.2
< Assists >
7.2
1.8
< Killing Sprees >
1.62
43
< Minions Killed >
37
1.42
< Dragons Killed >
1.42
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.35
18,363
< Physical Damage >
17,309
1,575
< Magic Damage >
1,346
879
< True Damage >
875
20,818
< Damage Dealt >
19,531
36,497
< Damage Taken >
38,023
12,525
< Gold Earned >
12,243
1.3
< Towers >
1.1
0.35
< Baron Takedowns >
0.3
17,717
< Total Healing >
18,648
14,138
< Experience >
14,109
20
< Vision Score >
20
6
< Wards Placed >
6
271
< Time Dealing CC >
286

How to Play with Zac as Kayn in LoL

The Kayn Zac synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Zac, 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 Zac. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Zac helps Kayn perform poorer in competitive LoL games. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.

When Kayn is an ally to Zac, he observes a small increase in his full damage dealt. This may demonstrate that Zac helps provide cover for him to dish out more damage or that his allyship also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Kayn is played together with Zac on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Zac.

Additionally, when Kayn plays with Zac on the same side, he on average takes a little less damage than when he plays alone. Taking not as much damage may mean that Zac does a decent job of protecting Kayn during team fights.

Synergies between Kayn and Zac

Damage Types Compared

Kayn
Zac
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Kayn
Zac

Is Kayn better when played alongside Zac?

There is no top champion pairing for Kayn that will 100% of the time be his ideal synergy. Yet, overall, Zac is a great teammate for Kayn. By playing on the same team as Kayn, he raises their win rate by 3.5% to 52.7%. This signals that there is an important synergy between Kayn and Zac that results in them performing stronger together than alone.

Zac has a lower difficulty than Kayn. That means you don't need to be very careful when lining up Zac comrades to fight alongside, as they will have to have a relatively low level of skill to work well with you.

Fighting together, Kayn players will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to destroy wih physical damage. Combined, these two can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

In contrast, by grouping Kayn and Zac together, you probably will not be providing your side much crowd control. We recommend you pick other champions on your team that helps cover this relative disparity in their potential.

Regardless of the ability of your Zac ally, you should focus on increasing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Kayn Players

How We Calculated Our Kayn Zac Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Kayn and Zac, we analyzed 1,424 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 Zac 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 learn all of the intricacies of Kayn in order to synergize with Zac during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL rounds, you should keep reading to master a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you should grow your win rate by a lot.

The most crucial items to build first in your Kayn and Zac synergy build include Edge of Night, Serylda's Grudge, and Profane Hydra. When Kayn used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better as an ally of Zac than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Kayn boasted an average win rate of 52.7% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Zac with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of beating your oponents, Kayn players should use the Summon Aery, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for this champion pairing, this combination of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 52.7% winrate overall.

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