Kayn vs Azir
How to Beat Azir as Kayn
based on 2,926 Kayn vs Azir matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kayn vs Azir Matchup Summary
Best Kayn vs Azir Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Azir as Kayn
Tips for Playing as Kayn against Azir
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 Azir
Try to think of Sand Soldiers as fire. Don't stand in the fire.
Azir relies on his soldiers to deal damage and can only move them so often. Try to capitalize on windows of time when his soldiers are stationary.
Azir has immense damage over a prolonged amount of time but lacks the upfront burst of other mages. Try to burst him out before he can turn a confrontation around.
Kayn vs Azir Counter Stats
How to Counter Azir with Kayn in LoL
The stats shown on this page feature some critical Kayn versus Azir counter stats that can help us figure out the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Kayn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Azir’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Kayn may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Azir..
Kayn normally has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Typically, he takes more damage than Azir. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the champion with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Kayn and Azir
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Who is Better, Kayn or Azir?
Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Kayn usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Azir, with a 49.4% win rate. Thus, Kayn makes an ok counter for Azir.
While Kayn does have a lower winrate compared to Azir, when they face off with one another, Kayn also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Kayn into Aziras his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Kayn has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Azir. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Kayn vs Azir matchups, Azir 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.
Kayn is a somewhat poor counter for Azir. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Kayn against Azir.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Kayn to counter Azir during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kayn on average picks up a lot less CS compared to Azir. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.
The best items to have in your Kayn versus Azir build include Axiom Arc, Hubris, and Profane Hydra. When Kayn combined at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better against Azir than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Kayn had an average winrate of 49.4% battling Azir with this counter build.
To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against Azir as Kayn, Kayn players should equip the Summon Aery, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Kayn vs Azir battles, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.4% win rate overall.
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