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How to Win Kayn vs Rek'Sai Counter MatchupKayn is in the s tier of champions

Kayn vs Rek'Sai

How to Beat Rek'Sai as Kayn in LoLKayn is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Rek'Sai as Kayn

based on 935 Kayn vs Rek'Sai matchups
Win Rate
50.2 %
K/D/A
2.17
Pick Rate
0.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked LoL games each week. In our database, Kayn fought Rek'Sai 935 times. With so many matchups for Kayn vs Rek'Sai provides us faith in our capability to prepare informative statistics and a pro build to suppress Rek'Sai. This champ pairing is somewhat rare. Kayn encounters Rek'Sai in only 0.5% of his games.

Kayn vs Rek'Sai Matchup Summary

Kayn does a average job of countering Rek'Sai. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.2% of the time the champs battle one another in. In Kayn vs Rek'Sai matches, Kayn’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood versus Rek'Sai.

Best Kayn vs Rek'Sai Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordSerrated Dirk

Core Kayn Items

~22 Mins
Serylda's GrudgeAxiom ArcProfane Hydra

Optional Items

Spear of ShojinEclipseSundered SkyBlack Cleaver

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

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
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
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Rek'Sai as Kayn

Tips for Playing as Kayn against Rek'Sai

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 Rek'Sai

When Rek'Sai is near, she can see the position of you and your allies, but only if you're moving.

If you see one of Rek'Sai's tunnels, briefly stand on one of the entrances to destroy it.

Rek'Sai's Furious Bite gains damage as she builds Fury. Be very careful around her when her Fury is full.

Kayn vs Rek'Sai Counter Stats

Kayn Image
Win Rate
50.2 %
VS
Win Rate
49.8 %
Rek'Sai Image
7.1
< Kills >
7.4
6.6
< Deaths >
6.4
7.2
< Assists >
7.5
1.6
< Killing Sprees >
1.72
36
< Minions Killed >
34
1.51
< Dragons Killed >
1.35
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.41
17,177
< Physical Damage >
14,550
1,272
< Magic Damage >
76
903
< True Damage >
3,566
19,353
< Damage Dealt >
18,193
37,563
< Damage Taken >
36,271
12,178
< Gold Earned >
11,853
1.11
< Towers >
1.37
0.32
< Baron Takedowns >
0.3
18,422
< Total Healing >
17,240
13,962
< Experience >
13,394
20
< Vision Score >
21
6
< Wards Placed >
6
289
< Time Dealing CC >
284

How to Counter Rek'Sai with Kayn in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize some strategic Kayn versus Rek'Sai matchup stats that can help us figure out the distinctions between this pair of champs. As an example, Kayn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Rek'Sai’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Kayn may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Rek'Sai..

Kayn typically has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Rek'Sai. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kayn and Rek'Sai

Damage Types Compared

Kayn
Rek'Sai
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kayn
Rek'Sai

Who is Better, Kayn or Rek'Sai?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kayn usually fairs equally well when taking on Rek'Sai, with a 50.2% win rate. As a result, Kayn makes an ok counter for Rek'Sai.

While Kayn does have a higher winrate than Rek'Sai, when facing one another, Kayn also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Kayn into Rek'Saias his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Kayn has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Rek'Sai. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Kayn vs Rek'Sai matchups, Kayn is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Kayn is a decent counter for Rek'Sai. Focus your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Kayn against Rek'Sai.

Other Champion Matchups Against Kayn

Kayn Loses Against

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Kayn Wins Against

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Top Synergies by Role

TeemoTeemo+ 52.7% 13447 GamesMaokaiMaokai+ 53.4% 6134 GamesRek'SaiRek'Sai+ 54.2% 107 GamesIvernIvern+ 60.7% 252 Games

Additional Information for Kayn Players

How We Calculated Our Kayn vs Rek'Sai Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rek'Sai as Kayn, we analyzed 935 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 Rek'Sai 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Kayn in order to counter Rek'Sai during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kayn often racks up a similar amount of CS as Rek'Sai. Champs who typically don't earn much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Kayn versus Rek'Sai build consist of Serylda's Grudge, Axiom Arc, and Profane Hydra. When Kayn incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did much better versus Rek'Sai than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Kayn boasted an average win rate of 50.2% battling Rek'Sai with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing Rek'Sai as Kayn, Kayn players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Kayn vs Rek'Sai matchups, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 50.2% win rate overall.

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