Ashe vs Kayn
How to Beat Kayn as Ashe
based on 12,573 Ashe vs Kayn matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Ashe vs Kayn Matchup Summary
Best Ashe vs Kayn Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Kayn as Ashe
Tips for Playing as Ashe against Kayn
Hawkshot reveals units in brush. If a team fight is occuring in the jungle it can give you a significant advantage.
Volley arrows are blocked by the first enemy they hit, so keep your distance to avoid having them all absorbed by enemy frontliners.
Try to fire Enchanted Crystal Arrow in the same direction enemies are moving, so it is more likely to hit.
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.
Ashe vs Kayn Counter Stats
How to Counter Kayn with Ashe in LoL
The stats shown here feature some influential Ashe vs. Kayn counter statistics that can help us interpret the differences between these two champions. As an example, Ashe’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kayn’s ratio of NaN, showing that Ashe may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Kayn..
Ashe normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her foe does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Kayn. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Ashe and Kayn
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Who is Better, Ashe or Kayn?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Ashe usually fairs equally well when playing against Kayn, with a 49.4% win rate. As a result, Ashe makes an ok counter for Kayn.
While Ashe does have a lower winrate than Kayn, when they face off with one another, Ashe also has a much lower learning curve that makes her a less difficult character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Ashe into Kayn.
Furthermore, Ashe also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kayn. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Ashe vs Kayn matchups, Kayn is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.
Ashe is a somewhat poor counter to Kayn. Focus your tactics on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Ashe against Kayn.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Ashe in order to counter Kayn during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Ashe usually gets much more CS relative to Kayn. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to focus on in your Ashe versus Kayn build include Runaan's Hurricane, Wit's End, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Ashe used at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better versus Kayn than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Ashe had an average winrate of 49.4% when playing against Kayn with this build.
To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing Kayn as Ashe, Ashe players should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Cheap Shot, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Ashe vs Kayn battles, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.4% win rate overall.
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