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

Kayn vs Renekton

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

based on 2,851 Kayn vs Renekton matchups
Win Rate
51.5 %
K/D/A
2.15
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked LoL rounds each and every week. Within our dataset, Kayn faced Renekton in 2851 games. Having so many games with Kayn versus Renekton gives us confidence in our ability to produce enlightening statistics and a supported build to crush Renekton. This particular champion pairing is relatively rare. Kayn is forced to battle against Renekton in only 1.6% of his rounds.

Kayn vs Renekton Matchup Summary

Kayn has done a decent job of countering Renekton. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.5% of the time the champs face each other in. In Kayn vs Renekton matches, Kayn’s team is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Renekton.

Best Kayn vs Renekton Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Serrated DirkRectrix

Core Kayn Items

~22 Mins
Edge of NightSerylda's GrudgeAxiom Arc

Optional Items

Death's DanceProfane HydraEclipseSundered Sky

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 ForceHealth Scaling
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
Q
4
W
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Renekton as Kayn

Tips for Playing as Kayn against Renekton

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 Renekton

Keeping Renekton from being able to fight and gain Fury by continually harassing him will severely reduce the effectiveness of his abilities.

Pay close attention to Renekton's Fury gauge as that will usually signify when he is about to attack.

Kayn vs Renekton Counter Stats

Kayn Image
Win Rate
51.5 %
VS
Win Rate
48.5 %
Renekton Image
6.9
< Kills >
5.9
6.6
< Deaths >
6
7.3
< Assists >
5.3
1.58
< Killing Sprees >
1.32
38
< Minions Killed >
186
1.37
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.47
17,623
< Physical Damage >
17,499
1,308
< Magic Damage >
3,211
902
< True Damage >
799
19,834
< Damage Dealt >
21,509
37,842
< Damage Taken >
37,218
12,189
< Gold Earned >
12,090
1.13
< Towers >
2.35
0.31
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
18,603
< Total Healing >
10,971
14,069
< Experience >
15,191
21
< Vision Score >
18
6
< Wards Placed >
8
288
< Time Dealing CC >
74

How to Counter Renekton with Kayn in LoL

The stats provided here clarify some critical Kayn vs. Renekton counter statistics that may help you appreciate the differences and similarities between the pair. Kayn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Renekton’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Kayn may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Renekton..

Kayn often has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Renekton. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kayn and Renekton

Damage Types Compared

Kayn
Renekton
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kayn
Renekton

Who is Better, Kayn or Renekton?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Kayn usually wins when trying to fight Renekton, with a 51.5% win rate. Therefore, Kayn makes a good counter to Renekton.

While Kayn does have a higher win rate than Renekton, when facing one another, Kayn also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Kayn into Renektonas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Kayn has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Renekton. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Kayn vs Renekton matchups, Kayn is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Kayn is a decent counter for Renekton. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kayn against Renekton.

Additional Information for Kayn Players

How We Calculated Our Kayn vs Renekton Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Renekton as Kayn, we analyzed 2,851 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 Renekton 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 in order to counter Renekton during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kayn typically gets a lot less CS compared to Renekton. Champions who typically don't earn much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Kayn versus Renekton build consist of Edge of Night, Serylda's Grudge, and Axiom Arc. When Kayn combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better when facing Renekton than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Kayn boasted an average win rate of 51.5% when countering Renekton with this build.

To have the greatest chance of crushing Renekton as Kayn, Kayn players should take 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 we have analyed for Kayn vs Renekton matchups, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 51.5% win rate overall.

If you would like to view Kayn vs Renekton tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a an individual division rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the stats and guides shown are computed using all rounds with data with both champions.