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How to Win Morgana vs Kayn Counter MatchupMorgana is in the b tier of champions

Morgana vs Kayn

How to Beat Kayn as Morgana in LoLMorgana is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Kayn as Morgana

based on 9,306 Morgana vs Kayn matchups
Win Rate
52.1 %
K/D/A
2.71
Pick Rate
4.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of rated League games that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Kayn as Morgana came out of an evaluation of 9306 ranked rounds where both champs clashed against one another. This champion pairing is somewhat uncommon. Morgana encounters Kayn in only 4.7% of her games.

Morgana vs Kayn Matchup Summary

Morgana does a good job of countering Kayn. Typically, she wins a whopping 52.1% of matches the champs battle one another in. In Morgana versus Kayn rounds, Morgana’s side is 0.1% more likely to obtain first blood, implying that she probably will be able to get first blood against Kayn.

Best Morgana vs Kayn Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHaunting Guise

Core Morgana Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapZaz'Zak's RealmspikeLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Rylai's Crystal ScepterCryptbloomHorizon FocusSolstice Sleigh

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Morgana to level upq
>
Second ability for Morgana to level upw
>
Last skill for Morgana to max oute

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationTriple TonicBiscuit Delivery
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Morgana's passive ability p
Morgana's q ability q
Morgana's w ability w
Morgana's e ability e
Morgana's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Kayn as Morgana

Tips for Playing as Morgana against Kayn

Tormented Shadow is an excellent farming tool if you're by yourself in a lane.

Shrewd use of Black Shield can determine the outcome of team fights.

Items that provide survivability allow Morgana to become extremely difficult to kill in conjunction with Black Shield and Soul Shackles.

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.

Morgana vs Kayn Counter Stats

Morgana Image
Win Rate
52.1 %
VS
Win Rate
47.9 %
Kayn Image
3.8
< Kills >
7.1
5.9
< Deaths >
6.9
12.2
< Assists >
7
0.82
< Killing Sprees >
1.61
54
< Minions Killed >
37
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
1.41
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.33
888
< Physical Damage >
17,184
15,725
< Magic Damage >
1,413
1,010
< True Damage >
875
17,623
< Damage Dealt >
19,473
21,735
< Damage Taken >
38,466
9,814
< Gold Earned >
12,284
1.72
< Towers >
1.03
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.29
4,678
< Total Healing >
18,511
11,856
< Experience >
14,228
53
< Vision Score >
21
23
< Wards Placed >
6
138
< Time Dealing CC >
277

How to Counter Kayn with Morgana in LoL

The stats shown here show several influential Morgana versus Kayn counter statistics that may help us appreciate the differences between the two. For instance, Morgana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kayn’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Morgana may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Kayn. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.

Morgana normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her matchup does. On average, she receives less damage than Kayn. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the champion with higher health has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Morgana and Kayn

Damage Types Compared

Morgana
Kayn
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Morgana
Kayn

Who is Better, Morgana or Kayn?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Morgana usually wins when taking on Kayn, with a 52.1% win rate. As a result, Morgana makes a good counter to Kayn.

While Morgana does have a higher winrate compared to Kayn, when they face off with one another, Morgana also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes her a less time consuming champ to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Morgana into Kayn.

Additionally, Morgana has a lot of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kayn. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Morgana vs Kayn matchups, Morgana is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Morgana is a good counter for Kayn. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Morgana against Kayn.

Additional Information for Morgana Players

How We Calculated Our Morgana vs Kayn Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kayn as Morgana, we analyzed 9,306 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 Kayn as Morgana 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Morgana in order to counter Kayn during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Morgana typically accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Kayn. Champs who typically don't earn much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Morgana versus Kayn build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, and Liandry's Torment. When Morgana bought at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better vs. Kayn than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Morgana boasted an average win rate of 52.1% when countering Kayn with these items in her kit.

To have the highest chance of beating Kayn as Morgana, Morgana players should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Triple Tonic, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Morgana vs Kayn face-offs, this sequence of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 52.1% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Kayn as Morgana are given for all ranked divisions. To filter the statistics and builds to a distinct rank, you may use the selection menu at the top of this page.