Viktor vs Kayn
How to Beat Kayn as Viktor
based on 2,479 Viktor vs Kayn matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Viktor vs Kayn Matchup Summary
Best Viktor vs Kayn Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Kayn as Viktor
Tips for Playing as Viktor against Kayn
Make sure you choose the right augment at the right time.
Death Ray is a powerful poke and a strong area of denial tool. Use it in combination with Gravity Field to control your enemy's position.
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.
Viktor vs Kayn Counter Stats
How to Counter Kayn with Viktor in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here feature some important Viktor vs. Kayn matchup statistics that can help you understand the differences between the two. For instance, Viktor’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kayn’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Viktor may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Kayn..
Viktor usually has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Typically, he receives less damage than Kayn. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Viktor and Kayn
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Who is Better, Viktor or Kayn?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Viktor usually wins when trying to fight Kayn, with a 51.1% win rate. Thus, Viktor makes a good counter for Kayn.
While Viktor does have a higher win rate than Kayn, when on opposite teams, Viktor also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex champion to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Viktor into Kaynas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Viktor also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kayn. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Viktor vs Kayn matchups, Viktor is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.
Viktor is a decent counter for Kayn. Make sure you focus your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Viktor against Kayn.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Viktor to counter Kayn during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Viktor usually racks up much more CS compared to Kayn. Champs who on average don't get much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.
The best items to focus on in your Viktor versus Kayn build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Viktor used at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better vs Kayn than with most other typical builds. In fact, Viktor had an average winrate of 51.1% battling Kayn with these items in his kit.
To have the best chance of annihilating Kayn as Viktor, Viktor players should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Viktor vs Kayn LoL games, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.1% win rate overall.
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