Kayn vs Sett
How to Beat Sett as Kayn
based on 5,061 Kayn vs Sett matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kayn vs Sett Matchup Summary
Best Kayn vs Sett Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Sett as Kayn
Tips for Playing as Kayn against Sett
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.
Kayn vs Sett Counter Stats
How to Counter Sett with Kayn in LoL
The stats shown here feature some significant Kayn vs. Sett matchup statistics that may help you interpret the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Kayn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Sett’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kayn may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Sett..
Kayn usually has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Sett. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Kayn and Sett
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Who is Better, Kayn or Sett?
Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kayn usually fairs equally well when taking on Sett, with a 50.2% win rate. As a result, Kayn makes an ok counter to Sett.
While Kayn does have a higher winrate compared to Sett, when they face off with one another, Kayn also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Kayn into Settas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Kayn has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Sett. 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 for every situation in League of Legends, in Kayn vs Sett matchups, Kayn is the better champ with a similar 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 Sett. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kayn against Sett.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Kayn in order to counter Sett during both the early game 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 suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kayn most often picks up a lot less CS relative to Sett. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.
The most important items to have in your Kayn versus Sett build include Serylda's Grudge, Axiom Arc, and Hubris. When Kayn bought at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better countering Sett than with many other common builds. In fact, Kayn boasted an average win rate of 50.2% when countering Sett with this counter build.
To have the greatest chance of defeating Sett as Kayn, you should use 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 that we analyzed for Kayn vs Sett face-offs, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 50.2% winrate overall.
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