Zilean vs Kayn
How to Beat Kayn as Zilean
based on 1,970 Zilean vs Kayn matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Zilean vs Kayn Matchup Summary
Best Zilean vs Kayn Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Kayn as Zilean
Tips for Playing as Zilean against Kayn
Time Warp is an effective way to enable allies to finish off enemies, or escape from a losing battle.
Chronoshift is a powerful deterrent to attacking your carries, but casting Chronoshift too early in a fight can cause the enemy to switch targets too soon, making it less effective.
You can combine the use of Time Bomb and Rewind to place two Time Bombs on a target quickly. Placing the second bomb will detonate the first and stun all nearby enemies.
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.
Zilean vs Kayn Counter Stats
How to Counter Kayn with Zilean in LoL
The stats shown on this page underscore several critical Zilean versus Kayn matchup stats that can help you explain the differences between this pair of champs. For instance, Zilean’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kayn’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Zilean may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Kayn. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.
Zilean often has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. On average, he takes less damage than Kayn. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Zilean and Kayn
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Who is Better, Zilean or Kayn?
Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Zilean usually wins when taking on Kayn, with a 52.4% win rate. Therefore, Zilean makes a good counter to Kayn.
While Zilean does have a higher win rate than Kayn, when on opposite teams, Zilean also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging champion to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Zilean into Kayn.
Moreover, Zilean also has a lot of CC and other utility, 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 a single best champion in League of Legends, in Zilean vs Kayn matchups, Zilean is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Zilean is a good counter to Kayn. Focus your strategy on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Zilean against Kayn.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Zilean to counter Kayn during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Zilean usually gets more CS compared to Kayn. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.
The most important items to focus on in your Zilean versus Kayn build consist of Shurelya's Battlesong, Solstice Sleigh, and Imperial Mandate. When Zilean bought at least these three items in his build, he performed much better versus Kayn than with most other typical builds. In fact, Zilean boasted an average winrate of 52.4% when countering Kayn with this build.
To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Kayn as Zilean, you should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Waterwalking, Cheap Shot, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for Zilean vs Kayn clashes, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 52.4% win rate overall.
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