Kayn vs Sivir
How to Beat Sivir as Kayn
based on 2,478 Kayn vs Sivir matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kayn vs Sivir Matchup Summary
Best Kayn vs Sivir Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Sivir as Kayn
Tips for Playing as Kayn against Sivir
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 Sivir
When laning against Sivir, it is possible to throw off the timing of her Spell Shield by faking an advance, then backing off.
Sivir is a powerful pushing champion, so leaving her unattended in a lane for too long will often result in your turrets being destroyed.
Boomerang Blade costs a lot of mana to cast, so dodging it sets Sivir back. If it hits you on the way out, avoid its path on the way back.
Kayn vs Sivir Counter Stats
How to Counter Sivir with Kayn in LoL
The stats shown on this page clarify some important Kayn vs. Sivir matchup statistics that may help you figure out the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Kayn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Sivir’s ratio of NaN, showing that Kayn may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Sivir..
Kayn usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his counter does. Typically, he receives more damage than Sivir. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Kayn and Sivir
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Who is Better, Kayn or Sivir?
Both LoL champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Kayn usually fairs equally well when taking on Sivir, with a 50.6% win rate. Therefore, Kayn makes an ok counter to Sivir.
While Kayn does have a higher winrate compared to Sivir, when they face off with one another, Kayn also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming champion to learn. You should be careful when picking Kayn into Siviras his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Kayn also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Sivir. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Kayn vs Sivir 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 team fights.
Kayn is a decent counter for Sivir. Focus your tactics on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Kayn against Sivir.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Kayn in order to counter Sivir during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kayn typically racks up a lot less CS compared to Sivir. Champs who typically don't get much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.
The most important items to use in your Kayn versus Sivir build consist of Serylda's Grudge, Profane Hydra, and Opportunity. When Kayn combined at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better against Sivir than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Kayn boasted an average win rate of 50.6% battling Sivir with this counter build.
To have the best chance of coming out on top against Sivir 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 builds players picked for Kayn vs Sivir battles, this mixture of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 50.6% winrate overall.
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