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Kayn vs Graves

How to Beat Graves as Kayn in LoLKayn is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Graves as Kayn

based on 8,183 Kayn vs Graves matchups
Win Rate
48.4 %
K/D/A
2.12
Pick Rate
4.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup stats from the millions of ranked LoL matches that we get from Riot Games every week. This guide on how to beat Graves as Kayn came out of an evaluation of 8183 ranked matches where both champions opposed each other. This champion pairing is somewhat uncommon. Kayn fights Graves in only 4.6% of his games.

Kayn vs Graves Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kayn does a poor job of countering Graves. Typically, he wins a lowly 48.4% of the time the champs battle one another in. In Kayn against Graves matches, Kayn’s team is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Graves.

Best Kayn vs Graves Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordThe Brutalizer

Core Kayn Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelYoumuu's GhostbladeSerylda's Grudge

Optional Items

Edge of NightProfane HydraMuramanaAxiom Arc

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

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
DominationSudden ImpactTreasure Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
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
1
Q
2
E
3
Q
4
W
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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W
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Q
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W
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Graves as Kayn

Tips for Playing as Kayn against Graves

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 Graves

Leaving the Smoke Screen's area of effect removes the harmful effect immediately.

Graves deals mostly physical damage so Armor is an effective counter.

Kayn vs Graves Counter Stats

Kayn Image
Win Rate
48.4 %
VS
Win Rate
51.6 %
Graves Image
7.3
< Kills >
7.5
6.6
< Deaths >
5.9
6.7
< Assists >
7.1
1.64
< Killing Sprees >
1.72
38
< Minions Killed >
55
1.4
< Dragons Killed >
1.6
0.34
< Inhibitors >
0.49
16,681
< Physical Damage >
18,273
1,764
< Magic Damage >
850
830
< True Damage >
1,698
19,276
< Damage Dealt >
20,823
37,174
< Damage Taken >
30,333
12,336
< Gold Earned >
12,953
1.09
< Towers >
1.76
0.32
< Baron Takedowns >
0.37
18,156
< Total Healing >
14,132
14,189
< Experience >
14,646
21
< Vision Score >
24
6
< Wards Placed >
6
274
< Time Dealing CC >
491

How to Counter Graves with Kayn in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here highlight several valuable Kayn vs. Graves counter statistics that can help you realize the differences and similarities between this pair of champs. For instance, Kayn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Graves’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Kayn may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Graves..

Kayn usually has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Graves. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champ with higher health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kayn and Graves

Damage Types Compared

Kayn
Graves
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kayn
Graves

Who is Better, Kayn or Graves?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Kayn usually loses when taking on Graves, with a 48.4% win rate. Therefore, Kayn makes a poor counter to Graves.

While Kayn does have a lower winrate than Graves, when facing one another, Kayn also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Kayn into Gravesas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Kayn also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Graves. 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 in League of Legends, in Kayn vs Graves matchups, Graves is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Kayn is a somewhat poor counter for Graves. Focus your play on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kayn against Graves.

Other Champion Matchups Against Kayn

Kayn Loses Against

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Kayn Wins Against

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Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Kayn Players

How We Calculated Our Kayn vs Graves Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Graves as Kayn, we analyzed 8,183 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 Graves 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 learn all of the intricacies of Kayn to counter Graves during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kayn most often gets a similar amount of CS relative to Graves. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They 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 need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The best items to use in your Kayn versus Graves build consist of Guardian Angel, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and Serylda's Grudge. When Kayn included at least these three items in his build, he performed much better countering Graves than with most other common builds. In fact, Kayn had an average win rate of 48.4% battling Graves with this build.

To have the best chance of defeating Graves as Kayn, Kayn players should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players picked for Kayn vs Graves counterpicks, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.4% winrate overall.

If you would like to see Kayn x Graves tips and counter builds for a a particular rank, please choose one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the statistics and guides displayed are calculated using all games finished with these champs.