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

Kayn vs Illaoi

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

based on 3,357 Kayn vs Illaoi matchups
Win Rate
51.3 %
K/D/A
2.3
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of rated League rounds that we get from Riot Games each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Illaoi as Kayn came out of an examination of 3357 ranked matches where both champs battled one another. This particular champion pairing is relatively rare. Kayn is forced to battle against Illaoi in only 1.9% of his games.

Kayn vs Illaoi Matchup Summary

Kayn has done a decent job of countering Illaoi. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.3% of games the champs face each other in. In Kayn against Illaoi matches, Kayn’s team is 0.0% more probable to get first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood against Illaoi.

Best Kayn vs Illaoi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Serrated DirkRectrix

Core Kayn Items

~22 Mins
Serylda's GrudgeAxiom ArcOpportunity

Optional Items

Sterak's GageEdge of NightSpear of ShojinProfane Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerflash 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 ImpactTreasure Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive 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
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Illaoi as Kayn

Tips for Playing as Kayn against Illaoi

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 Illaoi

Killing Tentacles whenever possible will make it much easier to win a fight against Illaoi.

When your spirit gets pulled out, fight back if you can. Dealing damage to Illaoi reduces the spirit's duration.

Avoid grouping up for Leap of Faith to reduce the number of Tentacles available to Illaoi.

Kayn vs Illaoi Counter Stats

Kayn Image
Win Rate
51.3 %
VS
Win Rate
48.7 %
Illaoi Image
7.2
< Kills >
5.5
6.4
< Deaths >
6.7
7.5
< Assists >
4.4
1.61
< Killing Sprees >
1.24
39
< Minions Killed >
191
1.4
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.35
< Inhibitors >
0.57
17,929
< Physical Damage >
25,850
1,202
< Magic Damage >
886
908
< True Damage >
440
20,040
< Damage Dealt >
27,178
38,887
< Damage Taken >
36,498
12,210
< Gold Earned >
12,184
1.11
< Towers >
2.83
0.31
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
19,339
< Total Healing >
9,099
14,230
< Experience >
15,501
20
< Vision Score >
16
6
< Wards Placed >
8
288
< Time Dealing CC >
440

How to Counter Illaoi with Kayn in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize several important Kayn against Illaoi counter statistics that may help us distinguish the distinctions between this set of champions. As an example, Kayn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Illaoi’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Kayn may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Illaoi..

Kayn normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his enemy does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Illaoi. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the champ with more health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kayn and Illaoi

Damage Types Compared

Kayn
Illaoi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kayn
Illaoi

Who is Better, Kayn or Illaoi?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Kayn usually wins when facing off against Illaoi, with a 51.3% win rate. Thus, Kayn makes a good counter for Illaoi.

While Kayn does have a higher winrate compared to Illaoi, when they face off with one another, Kayn also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Kayn into Illaoias his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Kayn vs Illaoi matchups, Kayn is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Kayn is a decent counter for Illaoi. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Kayn against Illaoi.

Other Champion Matchups Against Kayn

Kayn Loses Against

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Kayn Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee55.6% winrateHweiHwei54% winrateYuumiYuumi53.7% winrateCorkiCorki53.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Kayn Players

How We Calculated Our Kayn vs Illaoi Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Illaoi as Kayn, we analyzed 3,357 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 Illaoi 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.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Kayn in order to counter Illaoi during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kayn typically racks up a lot less CS relative to Illaoi. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Kayn versus Illaoi build include Serylda's Grudge, Axiom Arc, and Opportunity. When Kayn incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better against Illaoi than with most other common item sets. In fact, Kayn had an average winrate of 51.3% when countering Illaoi with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of defeating Illaoi as Kayn, you 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 that we analyzed for Kayn vs Illaoi battles, this combo of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 51.3% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Illaoi as Kayn are shown for all skill levels combined. If you want to scope the stats and builds to a particular rank, you should use the selection menu located above.