Rek'Sai with Kayn
How to Synergize Rek'Sai and Kayn
based on 107 Rek'Sai with Kayn pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Rek'Sai Kayn Synergy Summary
Best Rek'Sai vs Kayn Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Rek'Sai and Kayn
Tips for Playing as Rek'Sai with Kayn
Keeping tunnels spread out across the map will ensure you have choices when you want to cast Void Rush.
Cast Burrow before travelling around the map to take advantage of the increased Move Speed and the safety provided by Tremor Sense.
Tremor Sense can warn you of enemies closing in, and is particularly useful when entering enemy territory.
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.
Rek'Sai Kayn Synergy Stats
How to Play with Kayn as Rek'Sai in LoL
The Rek'Sai Kayn synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Kayn, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.
Overall, Rek'Sai sees a large worsening in his 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 Rek'Sai perform not as well in ranked League games. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Rek'Sai tries to synergize with Kayn, he sees a big jump in his complete damage output. This change may demonstrate that Kayn provides cover for him to dish out more damage or that his support also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Rek'Sai is played together with Kayn 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 with Kayn.
Additionally, when Rek'Sai plays with Kayn on the same side, he on average receives much less damage than when he plays alone. Receiving not as much damage may mean that Kayn does a decent job of protecting Rek'Sai in team fights.
Synergies between Rek'Sai and Kayn
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Is Rek'Sai better when played alongside Kayn?
There is no one best ally for Rek'Sai that will no matter what be his #1 synergy. Yet, Kayn is a fantastic ally for Rek'Sai. By locking into the same team as Rek'Sai, he increases their win rate by 5.8% to 54.2%. This clearly indicates that there is a very strong strategic relationship between Rek'Sai and Kayn that results in them performing better together than without each other.
Kayn has a much greater difficulty compared to Rek'Sai. That means Rek'Sai players should be cautious when lining up Kayn comrades to fight alongside, as they will require a much greater level of skill to work well with you.
Playing alongside, you will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to dish out massive AD. Together, these champs can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.
In contrast, by pairing Rek'Sai and Kayn together, you will not be giving your other teammates very much magic damage. Make sure to pick other champs on your team that neutralizes this hole in this pairing's kit.
Regardless of the skill of your Kayn teammate, you need to focus on maximizing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you should do well anyway.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To truly master Rek'Sai to synergize with Kayn during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly.
The best items to get in your Rek'Sai and Kayn synergy build include Guardian Angel, Sterak's Gage, and Black Cleaver. When Rek'Sai bought at least these three items in his build, he did much better when fighting alongside Kayn than with most other common builds. In fact, Rek'Sai had an average win rate of 54.2% helping carry Kayn with these items in his kit.
To have the highest chance of coming out on top against your oponents, Rek'Sai players should take the Hail of Blades, Cheap Shot, Ghost Poro, Relentless Hunter, Celerity, and Gathering Storm runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for Rek'Sai and Kayn pairings, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 54.2% winrate overall.
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