Kayn vs Ahri
How to Beat Ahri as Kayn
based on 5,167 Kayn vs Ahri matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kayn vs Ahri Matchup Summary
Best Kayn vs Ahri Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Ahri as Kayn
Tips for Playing as Kayn against Ahri
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 Win Against Ahri
Stay behind minions to make Charm difficult to land, this will reduce Ahri's damage potential significantly.
Ahri's survivability is dramatically reduced when her Ultimate, Spirit Rush, is down.
Kayn vs Ahri Counter Stats
How to Counter Ahri with Kayn in LoL
The stats shown on this page underscore several important Kayn versus Ahri matchup stats that may help us explain the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Kayn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Ahri’s ratio of NaN, showing that Kayn may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Ahri..
Kayn typically has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. On average, he takes more damage than Ahri. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Kayn and Ahri
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Who is Better, Kayn or Ahri?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kayn usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Ahri, with a 50.1% win rate. As a result, Kayn makes an ok counter to Ahri.
While Kayn does have a higher win rate compared to Ahri, when on opposite teams, Kayn also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Kayn into Ahrias his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Kayn also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Ahri. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Kayn vs Ahri matchups, Kayn is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Kayn is a decent counter to Ahri. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kayn against Ahri.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Kayn in order to counter Ahri during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kayn usually racks up a lot less CS as Ahri. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.
The best items to focus on in your Kayn versus Ahri build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, Axiom Arc, and Opportunity. When Kayn used at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better vs. Ahri than with many other typical builds. In fact, Kayn boasted an average win rate of 50.1% when playing against Ahri with this build.
To have the highest chance of defeating Ahri as Kayn, you should take the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Kayn vs Ahri matchups, this blending of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 50.1% win rate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Ahri as Kayn are shown for all skill levels combined. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to an individual skill level, you should use the selection menu located earlier on the page.