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

Kayn vs Lulu

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

based on 2,703 Kayn vs Lulu matchups
Win Rate
51 %
K/D/A
2.19
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked League of Legends games each week. In our database, Kayn faced off against Lulu 2703 times. Including so many games with Kayn versus Lulu provides us a lot of faith in our capability to prepare informative data and a solid build to suppress your enemy. This particular champion pairing is fairly rare. Kayn encounters Lulu in only 1.5% of his rounds.

Kayn vs Lulu Matchup Summary

Kayn has done a decent job of countering Lulu. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.0% of matches the champs oppose one another in. In Kayn against Lulu rounds, Kayn’s side is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood versus Lulu.

Best Kayn vs Lulu Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsSerrated Dirk

Core Kayn Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeSerylda's GrudgeProfane Hydra

Optional Items

Serpent's FangAxiom ArcSpear of ShojinHubris

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
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Q
4
W
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Lulu as Kayn

Tips for Playing as Kayn against Lulu

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 Lulu

Lulu excels when opponents heavily commit. Don't give her this chance! Use heavy harass tactics instead to force Lulu and her partner out of lane.

The shots from Lulu's faerie can be intercepted - hide behind your minions to avoid the additional Faerie attacks.

Kayn vs Lulu Counter Stats

Kayn Image
Win Rate
51 %
VS
Win Rate
49 %
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6.9
< Kills >
1.6
6.3
< Deaths >
5.3
6.9
< Assists >
14.6
1.56
< Killing Sprees >
0.26
37
< Minions Killed >
28
1.44
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.52
16,595
< Physical Damage >
1,087
1,455
< Magic Damage >
5,659
796
< True Damage >
539
18,846
< Damage Dealt >
7,285
36,582
< Damage Taken >
16,582
12,109
< Gold Earned >
8,389
1.16
< Towers >
2.1
0.33
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
18,230
< Total Healing >
2,245
13,918
< Experience >
10,721
21
< Vision Score >
58
6
< Wards Placed >
25
282
< Time Dealing CC >
244

How to Counter Lulu with Kayn in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight several critical Kayn vs. Lulu counter statistics that may help you appreciate the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Kayn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Lulu’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Kayn may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Lulu. This observation is in large part fueled by the difference in kills.

Kayn usually has a much larger longest killing spree than his enemy does. Typically, he receives more damage than Lulu. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kayn and Lulu

Damage Types Compared

Kayn
Lulu
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kayn
Lulu

Who is Better, Kayn or Lulu?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Kayn usually wins when trying to fight Lulu, with a 51.0% win rate. Thus, Kayn makes a good counter to Lulu.

While Kayn does have a higher winrate compared to Lulu, when on opposite teams, Kayn also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Kayn into Luluas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kayn vs Lulu matchups, Kayn is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Kayn is a decent counter to Lulu. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Kayn against Lulu.

Additional Information for Kayn Players

How We Calculated Our Kayn vs Lulu Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lulu as Kayn, we analyzed 2,703 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 Lulu 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 to counter Lulu during both the laning 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 suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kayn usually gets a similar amount of CS compared to Lulu. Champions who on average don't take much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The top items to have in your Kayn versus Lulu build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, Serylda's Grudge, and Profane Hydra. When Kayn incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better against Lulu than with most other common builds. In fact, Kayn boasted an average winrate of 51.0% when countering Lulu with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of beating Lulu as Kayn, you should take 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 players chose for Kayn vs Lulu battles, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 51.0% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Lulu as Kayn are displayed for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to an individual player tier, you may use the selection menu located earlier on the page.