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How to Synergize Kayn and Ahri

based on 5,700 Kayn with Ahri pairs
Win Rate
47.6 %
K/D/A
2.16
Pick Rate
3.2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We take in the stats from from millions of League of Legends matches directly from Riot Games each and every week. Kayn has fought alongside Ahri in 5700 recent, ranked games. By gathering so much complete data straight from the publishers of League of Legends, we are completely sure that we can present to you robust, accurate builds to help Kayn play with Ahri. It is relatively rare for Kayn to play with Ahri as allies. This pairing has only happened in about 3.2% of rounds with Kayn.

Kayn Ahri Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Kayn does a poor job of playing alongside Ahri. Normally, he wins a dismal 47.6% of the time the champions fight together on the same side. If you want to win more matches as Kayn when fighting on the same team as Ahri by learning how to better synergize your play style with her, then dig into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Kayn vs Ahri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Serrated DirkRectrix

Core Kayn Items

~22 Mins
Edge of NightHubrisProfane Hydra

Optional Items

Sterak's GageThe CollectorSerylda's GrudgeDeath's Dance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationDark HarvestSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Kayn's passive ability p
Kayn's q ability q
Kayn's w ability w
Kayn's e ability e
Kayn's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
Q
4
W
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
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Q
10
W
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R
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W
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W
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E
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E
16
R

Guide to Synergizing Kayn and Ahri

Tips for Playing as Kayn with Ahri

Remember that nearby enemies can see which wall you're in.

Look at the line-up of both your team and the enemy's team when picking your form.

Advice to Understand How Ahri Will Play

Initiate team fights using Charm, and chase down stragglers with Spirit Rush.

Spirit Rush enables Ahri's abilities, it opens up paths for Charm, helps double hitting with Orb of Deception, and closes to make use of Fox-Fire.

Use Charm to set up your combos, it will make landing Orb of Deception and Fox-Fire dramatically easier.

Kayn Ahri Synergy Stats

Kayn Image
Win Rate
47.6 %
VS
Win Rate
52.4 %
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7.3
< Kills >
7.1
6.7
< Deaths >
6.7
7.2
< Assists >
7.2
1.66
< Killing Sprees >
1.62
36
< Minions Killed >
37
1.42
< Dragons Killed >
1.42
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.35
17,541
< Physical Damage >
17,309
1,331
< Magic Damage >
1,346
864
< True Damage >
875
19,736
< Damage Dealt >
19,531
38,315
< Damage Taken >
38,023
12,317
< Gold Earned >
12,243
1.1
< Towers >
1.1
0.3
< Baron Takedowns >
0.3
18,854
< Total Healing >
18,648
14,141
< Experience >
14,109
20
< Vision Score >
20
6
< Wards Placed >
6
286
< Time Dealing CC >
286

How to Play with Ahri as Kayn in LoL

The Kayn Ahri synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Ahri, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Kayn sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Ahri. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Ahri helps Kayn perform not as well in ranked League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.

When Kayn is paired with Ahri, he sees a small increase in his complete damage output. This difference could indicate that Ahri supports by providing cover for him to deal more damage or that her allyship also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Kayn is played with Ahri on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Ahri.

Moreover, when Kayn plays with Ahri on the same team, he typically takes a little more damage than when he plays alone. Receiving more damage may indicate that Ahri does a poor job of covering Kayn in team fights.

Synergies between Kayn and Ahri

Damage Types Compared

Kayn
Ahri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Kayn
Ahri

Is Kayn better when played alongside Ahri?

There is no ideal ally for Kayn that will 100% of the time be his best synergy. However, overall, Ahri is a not very good teammate for Kayn. By playing on the same side as Kayn, she decreases their win rate by -1.6% to 47.6%. This signals that there is a harmful synergy between Kayn and Ahri that results in them performing worse together than without each other.

Ahri has a much lower diffuclty than Kayn. That means Kayn players don't need to be cautious when enlisting Ahri allies to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a much lower level of skill to play well with you.

When playing on the same side, Kayn players should observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal physical damage. When paired, these champs should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

In contrast, by pairing Kayn and Ahri together, you will not be granting your side a lot of magical damage output. Make sure to bring other champs on your team that neutralizes this relative disparity in their playstyle.

Regardless of your Ahri ally's ability, you should focus on maximizing your income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Kayn Players

How We Calculated Our Kayn Ahri Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Kayn and Ahri, we analyzed 5,700 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Kayn with Ahri comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Kayn in order to synergize with Ahri during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL games, you should continue reading to gather some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed here, you should grow your win rate significantly.

The top finished items to get in your Kayn and Ahri synergy build include Edge of Night, Hubris, and Profane Hydra. When Kayn used at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better when paired up with Ahri than with many other common builds. In fact, Kayn had an average win rate of 47.6% when playing alongside Ahri with this build.

To have the best likelihood of crushing your oponents, you should equip the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for this team composition, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 47.6% winrate overall.

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