Kayn vs Kha'Zix
How to Beat Kha'Zix as Kayn
based on 5,442 Kayn vs Kha'Zix matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kayn vs Kha'Zix Matchup Summary
Best Kayn vs Kha'Zix Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Kha'Zix as Kayn
Tips for Playing as Kayn against Kha'Zix
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 Kha'Zix
Taste Their Fear deals bonus damage to targets that are isolated. Gain an advantage by fighting near allied minions, champions, or turrets.
Leap and Void Assault have long cooldowns. Kha'Zix is very vulnerable when these are not available.
Kayn vs Kha'Zix Counter Stats
How to Counter Kha'Zix with Kayn in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here show some vital Kayn versus Kha'Zix counter statistics that can help you appreciate the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Kayn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kha'Zix’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kayn may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Kha'Zix..
Kayn normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. On average, he takes more damage than Kha'Zix. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Kayn and Kha'Zix
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Who is Better, Kayn or Kha'Zix?
Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kayn usually fairs equally well when taking on Kha'Zix, with a 50.8% win rate. Thus, Kayn makes an ok counter for Kha'Zix.
While Kayn does have a higher winrate compared to Kha'Zix, when facing one another, Kayn also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Kayn into Kha'Zixas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Kayn has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kha'Zix. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kayn vs Kha'Zix matchups, Kayn is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.
Kayn is a decent counter to Kha'Zix. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kayn against Kha'Zix.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Kayn to counter Kha'Zix during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kayn typically picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Kha'Zix. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.
The most crucial items to focus on in your Kayn versus Kha'Zix build include Axiom Arc, Hubris, and Profane Hydra. When Kayn included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better against Kha'Zix than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Kayn had an average win rate of 50.8% when playing against Kha'Zix with this counter build.
To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Kha'Zix as Kayn, you should take the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Kayn vs Kha'Zix counterpicks, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 50.8% winrate overall.
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