Attacking a
Vulnerable
target marked by Valor will put Harrier on cooldown. Quickly consuming Harrier marks will allow you to generate them faster.
Use Behind Enemy Lines for traveling very long distances quickly, for farming minions around the map, or for chasing wounded targets.
Vault is powerful but must be used with caution, as enemies can attack Quinn when she strikes them. Vault can sometimes be used to cross terrain if your back is to a wall.
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.
The stat comparisons provided here clarify some important Quinn against Kayn counter statistics that can help us figure out the differences between the pair. As an example, Quinn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kayn’s ratio of NaN, showing that Quinn may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Kayn..
Quinn usually has a similar longest kill spree as her foe does. On average, she takes less damage than Kayn. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.
Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Quinn usually wins when facing off against Kayn, with a 51.7% win rate. Thus, Quinn makes a good counter to Kayn.
While Quinn does have a higher win rate compared to Kayn, when on opposite teams, Quinn also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less complex character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Quinn into Kayn.
Moreover, Quinn has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kayn. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Quinn vs Kayn matchups, Quinn is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Quinn is a decent counter for Kayn. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Quinn against Kayn.
To truly master Quinn in order to counter Kayn during both the laning 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 listen to the build and tips presented here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Quinn often picks up much more CS compared to Kayn. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.
The top items to prioritize in your Quinn versus Kayn build consist of Stormrazor, Edge of Night, and Voltaic Cyclosword. When Quinn incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better when fighting Kayn than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Quinn had an average winrate of 51.7% when countering Kayn with these items in her kit.
To have the highest probability of vanquishing Kayn as Quinn, you should take the Press the Attack, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Cut Down, Taste of Blood, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Quinn vs Kayn clashes, this combination of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 51.7% winrate overall.
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