LeBlanc vs Kayn
How to Beat Kayn as LeBlanc
based on 2,808 LeBlanc vs Kayn matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
LeBlanc vs Kayn Matchup Summary
Best LeBlanc vs Kayn Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Kayn as LeBlanc
Tips for Playing as LeBlanc against Kayn
Using Distortion can help your positioning to land Ethereal Chains.
You can chain Sigil of Malice and Ethereal Chains to prevent characters with blink from escaping for up to 4 seconds.
Distortion allows you to be aggressive with your other spells while being able to return to safety.
Advice to Win Against Kayn
When Kayn is in terrain near you, you will get a visual warning on the edge of the terrain he's in.
Umbral Trespass requires Kayn to damage a target first. Try to dodge Blade's Reach to deny him a long range cast of Umbral Trespass.
Damage Kayn while he's in Shadow Step to shorten its duration, or apply hard crowd control (stun, charm, knockup, etc) to end Shadow Step immediately.
LeBlanc vs Kayn Counter Stats
How to Counter Kayn with LeBlanc in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here emphasize some influential LeBlanc versus Kayn matchup statistics that can help us realize the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, LeBlanc’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kayn’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that LeBlanc may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Kayn..
LeBlanc usually has a similar longest killing spree as her enemy does. On average, she takes less damage than Kayn. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between LeBlanc and Kayn
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Who is Better, LeBlanc or Kayn?
Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, LeBlanc usually loses when taking on Kayn, with a 48.0% win rate. Thus, LeBlanc makes a poor counter to Kayn.
While LeBlanc does have a lower win rate compared to Kayn, when facing one another, LeBlanc also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more complex character to learn. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking LeBlanc into Kaynas her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, LeBlanc has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kayn. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in LeBlanc vs Kayn matchups, Kayn is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
LeBlanc is a trash counter for Kayn. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as LeBlanc against Kayn.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master LeBlanc in order to counter Kayn during both the laning 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 listen to the build and suggestions shown here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
LeBlanc often accumulates much more CS compared to Kayn. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. 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, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.
The ideal items to prioritize in your LeBlanc versus Kayn build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When LeBlanc used at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better vs Kayn than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, LeBlanc boasted an average win rate of 48.0% when playing against Kayn with this build.
To have the highest chance of coming out on top against Kayn as LeBlanc, you should take the Fleet Footwork, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets that we analyzed for LeBlanc vs Kayn matchups, this combination of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 48.0% win rate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Kayn as LeBlanc are displayed for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to scope the statistics and builds to a particular player tier, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.