Kayn vs Vi
How to Beat Vi as Kayn
based on 5,221 Kayn vs Vi matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kayn vs Vi Matchup Summary
Best Kayn vs Vi Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Vi as Kayn
Tips for Playing as Kayn against Vi
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 Vi
Vi cannot be stopped while using her ult. Remember to save your displacement effects until after she's done charging.
A fully charged Vault breaker deals double damage. If you see Vi start to charge you should back off or try to dodge it.
Vi will shred your Armor and gain Attack Speed if she manages to hit you three times in a row. Try not to engage in extended brawls with her.
Kayn vs Vi Counter Stats
How to Counter Vi with Kayn in LoL
The stats provided here feature several vital Kayn versus Vi counter statistics that can help you explain the differences and similarities between this set of champs. For instance, Kayn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Vi’s ratio of NaN, showing that Kayn may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Vi..
Kayn usually has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Typically, he takes more damage than Vi. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Kayn and Vi
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Who is Better, Kayn or Vi?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Kayn usually loses when taking on Vi, with a 47.7% win rate. Therefore, Kayn makes a bad counter to Vi.
While Kayn does have a lower win rate compared to Vi, when facing one another, Kayn also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champion to learn and master. You may get destroyed when picking Kayn into Vias his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Kayn has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Vi. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kayn vs Vi matchups, Vi is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Kayn is a bad counter for Vi. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Kayn against Vi.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Kayn in order to counter Vi during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kayn often picks up a similar amount of CS as Vi. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The most important items to prioritize in your Kayn versus Vi build include Spear of Shojin, Death's Dance, and Sundered Sky. When Kayn incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better when facing Vi than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Kayn had an average win rate of 47.7% when playing against Vi with this counter build.
To have the best probability of annihilating Vi 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. Of all the rune combinations players used for Kayn vs Vi counter picks, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 47.7% winrate overall.
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