Annie vs Kayn
How to Beat Kayn as Annie
based on 2,841 Annie vs Kayn matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Annie vs Kayn Matchup Summary
Best Annie vs Kayn Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Kayn as Annie
Tips for Playing as Annie against Kayn
Molten Shield is a good spell to cast to work up to Annie's stun, so sometimes it's beneficial to grab at least 1 rank in it early.
Striking killing blows on minions with Disintegrate enables Annie to farm extremely well early in the game.
Storing a stun for use with her ultimate can turn the tide of a team fight.
Advice to Win Against Kayn
When Kayn is in terrain near you, you will get a visual warning on the edge of the terrain he's in.
Umbral Trespass requires Kayn to damage a target first. Try to dodge Blade's Reach to deny him a long range cast of Umbral Trespass.
Damage Kayn while he's in Shadow Step to shorten its duration, or apply hard crowd control (stun, charm, knockup, etc) to end Shadow Step immediately.
Annie vs Kayn Counter Stats
How to Counter Kayn with Annie in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here feature some vital Annie versus Kayn counter stats that can help you explain the differences between this pair of champions. For instance, Annie’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kayn’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Annie may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Kayn..
Annie often has a similar longest kill spree as her enemy does. Commonly, she receives less damage than Kayn. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.
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Who is Better, Annie or Kayn?
Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Annie usually fairs equally well when taking on Kayn, with a 49.1% win rate. Thus, Annie makes an ok counter to Kayn.
While Annie does have a lower winrate compared to Kayn, when they face off with one another, Annie also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less complex champion to develop with. You should be careful when picking Annie into Kayn.
Moreover, Annie has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kayn. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Annie vs Kayn matchups, Kayn is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.
Annie is a somewhat poor counter to Kayn. Focus your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Annie against Kayn.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Annie to counter Kayn during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Annie on average picks up much more CS as Kayn. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.
The ideal items to use in your Annie versus Kayn build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Annie combined at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better vs Kayn than with many other common builds. In fact, Annie had an average winrate of 49.1% battling Kayn with this build.
To have the highest probability of coming out on top against Kayn as Annie, you should take the Electrocute, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Absolute Focus runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Annie vs Kayn battles, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.1% win rate overall.
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