Kayn
tier-2
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Q

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W

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E

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R

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Recommended Build

Summoner Spells

Starting Items

Gustwalker Hatchling
Health Potion

Core Build Path: 52.41% Win Rate (2410 Games)

Prowler's Claw
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Ionian Boots of Lucidity
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Manamune
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Youmuu's Ghostblade
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Serpent's Fang
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The Collector

Core Final Build: 52.41% Win Rate (2410 Games)

Prowler's Claw
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Manamune
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Serpent's Fang
The Collector

Runes

Domination
Dark Harvest
Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim.
Sudden Impact
Gain a burst of Lethality and Magic Penetration after using a dash, leap, blink, teleport, or when leaving stealth.
Eyeball Collection
Collect eyeballs for champion takedowns. Gain permanent AD or AP, adaptive for each eyeball plus bonus upon collection completion.
Relentless Hunter
Unique takedowns grant permanent out of combat MS.
Inspiration
Future's Market
You can enter debt to buy items.
Cosmic Insight
+18 Summoner Spell Haste
+10 Item Haste
Attack Speed
+10% Attack Speed
Adaptive Force
+9 Adaptive Force
Scaling Health
+15-90 HP (based on level)
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Skill Order

Q

W

E

Damage Breakdown

Kayn's Statistics

Kills8.2

Deaths6.2

Assists7.5

Damage21,056.6

Damage Mitigated29,626.4

Gold Earned12,818.3

Gold Earned12,818.3

Playing against Kayn

Key Insights
Kayn can become Shadow Assassin by damaging ranged champions or Rhaast by damaging melee champions.
When Kayn is near enemy champions during
E
, a visual indicator shows up on the wall.
E
's duration is reduced to 1.5 seconds if Kayn enters combat with enemy champions. Auto attacking or being hard CC'd ends it.
Power Spike
Spikes upon acquiring a new form.
Rhaast excels at skirmishes and teamfights.
Shadow Assassin excels at finding picks and all-ins.
Chilling Smite can be used to enter a target with
R
for safety in a pinch.
Rhaast synergizes well with
Goredrinker
,
Black Cleaver
,
Spirit Visage
,
Winter's Approach
,
Ravenous Hydra
, and
Serylda's Grudge
. Can opt for
Stridebreaker
or
Eclipse
when needed.
Shadow Assassin synergizes well with
Duskblade of Draktharr
,
Muramana
,
Edge of Night
,
Youmuu's Ghostblade
,
Axiom Arc
, and
Serylda's Grudge
. Can opt for
Prowler's Claw
or
Eclipse
when needed.
Vulnerable
Is naturally weaker without a form.
Needs to constantly land his skillshots or he'll have significantly lower damage output.
Significantly harder to play from behind.
When playing as Rhaast, any form of Grievous Wounds hurts Kayn because of how much healing he has in his kit (
Bramble Vest
,
Executioner's Calling
,
Oblivion Orb
,
Chemtech Putrifier
,
Morellonomicon
,
Mortal Reminder
,
Thornmail
,
Chempunk Chainsword
).
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