Kayn vs Viego
How to Beat Viego as Kayn
based on 7,624 Kayn vs Viego matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kayn vs Viego Matchup Summary
Best Kayn vs Viego Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Viego as Kayn
Tips for Playing as Kayn against Viego
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Kayn vs Viego Counter Stats
How to Counter Viego with Kayn in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here show several vital Kayn against Viego counter statistics that can help us realize the differences between this set of champions. For instance, Kayn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Viego’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Kayn may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Viego..
Kayn typically has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. Typically, he receives more damage than Viego. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Kayn and Viego
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Who is Better, Kayn or Viego?
Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Kayn usually fairs equally well when facing off against Viego, with a 49.3% win rate. As a result, Kayn makes an ok counter for Viego.
While Kayn does have a lower win rate than Viego, when facing one another, Kayn also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Kayn into Viegoas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Kayn has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Viego. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Kayn vs Viego matchups, Viego 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 somewhat poor counter to Viego. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kayn against Viego.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Kayn to counter Viego during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kayn most often racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Viego. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.
The best items to focus on in your Kayn versus Viego build include Edge of Night, Axiom Arc, and Opportunity. When Kayn used at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better against Viego than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Kayn had an average win rate of 49.3% when playing against Viego with these items in his kit.
To have the best likelihood of defeating Viego as Kayn, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for Kayn vs Viego counter picks, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.3% win rate overall.
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