Kayn vs Veigar
How to Beat Veigar as Kayn
based on 6,529 Kayn vs Veigar matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kayn vs Veigar Matchup Summary
Best Kayn vs Veigar Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Veigar as Kayn
Tips for Playing as Kayn against Veigar
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 Veigar
Dark Matter deals very high damage, but it can be avoided. Pay attention to the sound and visual indicator to be aware of when and where the spell will land.
Veigar's ultimate deals increased damage based on your missing health.
Event Horizon only stuns units on the edge. If you're inside the spell, you can still move and attack.
Kayn vs Veigar Counter Stats
How to Counter Veigar with Kayn in LoL
The stats provided here show several influential Kayn versus Veigar counter statistics that can help you explain the distinctions between the two. Kayn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Veigar’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Kayn may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Veigar..
Kayn often has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. On average, he receives more damage than Veigar. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Kayn and Veigar
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Who is Better, Kayn or Veigar?
Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kayn usually fairs equally well when playing against Veigar, with a 49.4% win rate. Thus, Kayn makes an ok counter for Veigar.
While Kayn does have a lower winrate compared to Veigar, when facing one another, Kayn also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Kayn into Veigaras his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Kayn has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Veigar. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Kayn vs Veigar matchups, Veigar 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 somewhat poor counter to Veigar. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Kayn against Veigar.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Kayn to counter Veigar during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kayn typically racks up a lot less CS compared to Veigar. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to use in your Kayn versus Veigar build consist of Edge of Night, Serylda's Grudge, and Hubris. When Kayn used at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better countering Veigar than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Kayn boasted an average win rate of 49.4% when countering Veigar with these items in his kit.
To have the best chance of crushing Veigar as Kayn, you should equip the Summon Aery, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Kayn vs Veigar LoL games, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 49.4% win rate overall.
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