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How to Win Kayn vs Ezreal Counter MatchupKayn is in the s tier of champions

Kayn vs Ezreal

How to Beat Ezreal as Kayn in LoLKayn is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Ezreal as Kayn

based on 10,549 Kayn vs Ezreal matchups
Win Rate
52.9 %
K/D/A
2.23
Pick Rate
5.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated LoL matches that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Ezreal as Kayn came out of an analysis of 10549 ranked games where both champs clashed against each other. This particular champion matchup is somewhat uncommon. Kayn has to counter Ezreal in only 5.9% of his matches.

Kayn vs Ezreal Matchup Summary

Kayn does a good job of beating Ezreal. Normally, he wins a terrific 52.9% of the time the champions clash against each other in. In Kayn versus Ezreal games, Kayn’s team is 0.1% less expected to get first blood. This implies that he probably won't get first blood versus Ezreal.

Best Kayn vs Ezreal Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordThe Brutalizer

Core Kayn Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverSpear of ShojinEclipse

Optional Items

Guardian AngelSterak's GageEdge of NightSerylda's Grudge

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kayn to level upq
>
Second ability for Kayn to level upw
>
Last skill for Kayn to max oute

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryNimbus CloakTranscendenceGathering Storm
DominationSudden ImpactRelentless Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Kayn's passive ability p
Kayn's q ability q
Kayn's w ability w
Kayn's e ability e
Kayn's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
Q
4
W
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Ezreal as Kayn

Tips for Playing as Kayn against Ezreal

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 Ezreal

Ezreal is a very fragile champion so take the fight to him.

Ezreal is completely skill shot based, so make sure to keep minions in between you.

Mystic Shot applies on-hit effects including the Crest of Cinders.

Kayn vs Ezreal Counter Stats

Kayn Image
Win Rate
52.9 %
VS
Win Rate
47.1 %
Ezreal Image
7.4
< Kills >
6.7
6.5
< Deaths >
5.9
7.1
< Assists >
7.1
1.66
< Killing Sprees >
1.56
38
< Minions Killed >
173
1.46
< Dragons Killed >
0.18
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.49
17,807
< Physical Damage >
16,162
1,469
< Magic Damage >
7,317
894
< True Damage >
622
20,171
< Damage Dealt >
24,102
38,499
< Damage Taken >
21,043
12,424
< Gold Earned >
11,984
1.13
< Towers >
2.21
0.32
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
19,149
< Total Healing >
5,601
14,341
< Experience >
12,935
21
< Vision Score >
17
6
< Wards Placed >
9
287
< Time Dealing CC >
92

How to Counter Ezreal with Kayn in LoL

The stats shown here highlight several important Kayn against Ezreal matchup stats that can help us realize the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Kayn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Ezreal’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Kayn may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Ezreal..

Kayn normally has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. On average, he receives more damage than Ezreal. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kayn and Ezreal

Damage Types Compared

Kayn
Ezreal
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kayn
Ezreal

Who is Better, Kayn or Ezreal?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kayn usually wins when trying to fight Ezreal, with a 52.9% win rate. Therefore, Kayn makes a good counter for Ezreal.

While Kayn does have a higher winrate than Ezreal, when they face off with one another, Kayn also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Kayn into Ezrealas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Kayn has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Ezreal. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kayn vs Ezreal matchups, Kayn is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Kayn is an above average counter for Ezreal. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Kayn against Ezreal.

Additional Information for Kayn Players

How We Calculated Our Kayn vs Ezreal Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ezreal as Kayn, we analyzed 10,549 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Ezreal as Kayn comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Kayn in order to counter Ezreal during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kayn typically accumulates a lot less CS relative to Ezreal. Champs who typically don't earn much CS 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, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The best items to have in your Kayn versus Ezreal build include Black Cleaver, Spear of Shojin, and Eclipse. When Kayn incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better vs Ezreal than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Kayn had an average winrate of 52.9% when countering Ezreal with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating Ezreal as Kayn, you should equip the Summon Aery, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Sudden Impact, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players picked for Kayn vs Ezreal counterpicks, this combination of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 52.9% win rate overall.

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