Kayn vs Blitzcrank
How to Beat Blitzcrank as Kayn
based on 6,707 Kayn vs Blitzcrank matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kayn vs Blitzcrank Matchup Summary
Best Kayn vs Blitzcrank Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Blitzcrank as Kayn
Tips for Playing as Kayn against Blitzcrank
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 Blitzcrank
Staying behind creeps can prevent you from being Rocket Grabbed. Blitzcrank's Rocket Grab only pulls the first enemy target it encounters.
Blitzcrank's passive Mana Barrier grants him a shield when he is low on health.
Kayn vs Blitzcrank Counter Stats
How to Counter Blitzcrank with Kayn in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here clarify several critical Kayn vs. Blitzcrank counter stats that may help us understand the differences and similarities between the pair. Kayn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Blitzcrank’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Kayn may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Blitzcrank. This observation is largely caused by the difference in kills.
Kayn typically has a much larger longest killing spree than his enemy does. Typically, he receives more damage than Blitzcrank. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Kayn and Blitzcrank
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Who is Better, Kayn or Blitzcrank?
Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kayn usually loses when playing against Blitzcrank, with a 48.1% win rate. Therefore, Kayn makes a bad counter to Blitzcrank.
While Kayn does have a lower winrate compared to Blitzcrank, when they face off with one another, Kayn also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more complex champ to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Kayn into Blitzcrankas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Kayn has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Blitzcrank. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Kayn vs Blitzcrank matchups, Blitzcrank is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.
Kayn is a somewhat poor counter to Blitzcrank. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Kayn against Blitzcrank.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Kayn to counter Blitzcrank during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kayn on average racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Blitzcrank. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.
The most important items to prioritize in your Kayn versus Blitzcrank build include Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Spear of Shojin. When Kayn bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when facing Blitzcrank than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Kayn boasted an average win rate of 48.1% when playing against Blitzcrank with these items in his kit.
To have the best probability of vanquishing Blitzcrank as Kayn, Kayn players should use the Summon Aery, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Kayn vs Blitzcrank fights, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 48.1% winrate overall.
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