Vel'Koz vs Kayn
How to Beat Kayn as Vel'Koz
based on 3,682 Vel'Koz vs Kayn matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Vel'Koz vs Kayn Matchup Summary
Best Vel'Koz vs Kayn Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Kayn as Vel'Koz
Tips for Playing as Vel'Koz against Kayn
Be very careful about when to use Life Form Disintegration Ray. Many champions have abilities that can interrupt the spell.
Shooting Plasma Fission diagonally and splitting at maximum range allows you to hit opponents that are out of the range of the initial missile, but is more challenging to pull off.
When laning, use Void Rift to kill minions while building stacks of Organic Deconstruction on your opponent. You can then follow up with your other abilities.
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.
Vel'Koz vs Kayn Counter Stats
How to Counter Kayn with Vel'Koz in LoL
The stats provided here feature some vital Vel'Koz vs. Kayn counter stats that can help you realize the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Vel'Koz’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kayn’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Vel'Koz may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Kayn..
Vel'Koz usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his counter does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Kayn. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Vel'Koz and Kayn
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Who is Better, Vel'Koz or Kayn?
Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Vel'Koz usually fairs equally well when playing against Kayn, with a 50.7% win rate. Therefore, Vel'Koz makes an ok counter for Kayn.
While Vel'Koz does have a higher win rate than Kayn, when facing one another, Vel'Koz also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Vel'Koz into Kaynas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Vel'Koz has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kayn. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Vel'Koz vs Kayn matchups, Vel'Koz is the better champion with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Vel'Koz is a decent counter for Kayn. Focus your strategy on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Vel'Koz against Kayn.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Vel'Koz to counter Kayn during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Vel'Koz most often accumulates more CS as Kayn. Champs who typically don't get much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to focus on in your Vel'Koz versus Kayn build consist of Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, Shadowflame, and Liandry's Torment. When Vel'Koz used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better versus Kayn than with many other common builds. In fact, Vel'Koz had an average winrate of 50.7% when playing against Kayn with this counter build.
To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against Kayn as Vel'Koz, you should use the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Ghost Poro, Relentless Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Vel'Koz vs Kayn counters, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 50.7% win rate overall.
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