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

Kayn vs Skarner

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

based on 623 Kayn vs Skarner matchups
Win Rate
50.2 %
K/D/A
2.16
Pick Rate
0.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked LoL matches that we analyze each and every week. This guide on how to beat Skarner as Kayn resulted from an evaluation of 623 ranked games where both champions battled each other. This champion matchup is fairly rare. Kayn fights Skarner in only 0.3% of his games.

Kayn vs Skarner Matchup Summary

Kayn has done a average job of countering Skarner. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.2% of the time the champs face one another in. In Kayn against Skarner rounds, Kayn’s team is 0.0% more expected to get first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood against Skarner.

Best Kayn vs Skarner Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordSerrated Dirk

Core Kayn Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

Serylda's GrudgeOpportunityProfane HydraHubris

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
3
Q
4
W
5
Q
6
R
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Q
8
W
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Q
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W
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R
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W
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Skarner as Kayn

Tips for Playing as Kayn against Skarner

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 Skarner

Skarner can't harm you very much outside of short range, so stay away from him!

Skarner is especially dangerous when inside Crystal Spire zones his team controls. Try to capture them ahead of time if a fight may break out around them.

Skarner's Move Speed is increased as long as his shield, Crystalline Exoskeleton, persists. Attack him to lower his speed.

Kayn vs Skarner Counter Stats

Kayn Image
Win Rate
50.2 %
VS
Win Rate
49.8 %
Skarner Image
7
< Kills >
4.4
6.7
< Deaths >
5.8
7.5
< Assists >
8.8
1.6
< Killing Sprees >
0.99
36
< Minions Killed >
37
1.39
< Dragons Killed >
1.54
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.36
17,398
< Physical Damage >
8,737
1,017
< Magic Damage >
3,392
811
< True Damage >
782
19,227
< Damage Dealt >
12,912
38,229
< Damage Taken >
30,222
12,159
< Gold Earned >
10,892
1.21
< Towers >
1.34
0.3
< Baron Takedowns >
0.28
18,613
< Total Healing >
10,589
13,830
< Experience >
13,420
20
< Vision Score >
23
6
< Wards Placed >
7
294
< Time Dealing CC >
875

How to Counter Skarner with Kayn in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight several strategic Kayn vs. Skarner counter stats that can help us realize the differences and similarities between the two. Kayn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Skarner’s ratio of NaN, showing that Kayn may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Skarner..

Kayn usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his enemy does. On average, he takes more damage than Skarner. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kayn and Skarner

Damage Types Compared

Kayn
Skarner
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kayn
Skarner

Who is Better, Kayn or Skarner?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Kayn usually fairs equally well when facing off against Skarner, with a 50.2% win rate. As a result, Kayn makes an ok counter for Skarner.

While Kayn does have a higher win rate than Skarner, when facing one another, Kayn also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Kayn into Skarneras his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Kayn has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Skarner. 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 Skarner matchups, Kayn is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Kayn is a decent counter to Skarner. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Kayn against Skarner.

Other Champion Matchups Against Kayn

Kayn Loses Against

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Kayn Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee55.6% winrateHweiHwei54% winrateYuumiYuumi53.7% winrateCorkiCorki53.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Kayn Players

How We Calculated Our Kayn vs Skarner Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Skarner as Kayn, we analyzed 623 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 Skarner 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.

Other Useful Resources

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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 Skarner during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kayn often picks up a similar amount of CS as Skarner. Champions who typically don't earn much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Kayn versus Skarner build include Black Cleaver, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Kayn included at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better when fighting Skarner than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Kayn boasted an average winrate of 50.2% when playing against Skarner with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of beating Skarner as Kayn, Kayn players should use the Summon Aery, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Kayn vs Skarner LoL games, this mixture of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.2% win rate overall.

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