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Kayn with Akshan

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How to Synergize Kayn and Akshan

based on 2,826 Kayn with Akshan pairs
Win Rate
49 %
K/D/A
2.1
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We take in the results of from millions of League games straight from Riot Games each week. Kayn has gone into battle with Akshan in 2826 recently played, ranked games. By accumulating so much relevant data from the hosts of LoL, we are totally sure that we can present to you high quality, accurate builds to help Kayn play with Akshan. It is relatively rare for Kayn to play alongside Akshan as allies. This has only occurred in approximately 1.6% of games with Kayn.

Kayn Akshan Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Kayn has done a dismal job of teaming up with Akshan. Typically, he wins an acceptable 49.0% of rounds the champs fight together on the same side. If you want to do better as Kayn when fighting on the same team as Akshan by figuring out how to better synergize your playstyle with them, then look into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Kayn vs Akshan Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Serrated DirkRectrix

Core Kayn Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeAxiom ArcProfane Hydra

Optional Items

Edge of NightSerylda's GrudgeEclipseOpportunity

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryNimbus CloakTranscendenceGathering Storm
DominationSudden ImpactTreasure Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive 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
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Q
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E
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Q
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W
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Q
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R
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Guide to Synergizing Kayn and Akshan

Tips for Playing as Kayn with Akshan

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 Akshan Will Play

Raising an eyebrow in the face of danger, Akshan fights evil with dashing charisma, righteous vengeance, and a conspicuous lack of shirts. He is highly skilled in the art of stealth combat, able to evade the eyes of his enemies and reappear when they least expect him. With a keen sense of justice and a legendary death-reversing weapon, he rights the wrongs of Runeterra's many scoundrels while living by his own moral code: “Don't be an ass.”

Kayn Akshan Synergy Stats

Kayn Image
Win Rate
49 %
VS
Win Rate
51 %
Akshan Image
6.9
< Kills >
7.1
6.8
< Deaths >
6.7
7.4
< Assists >
7.2
1.55
< Killing Sprees >
1.62
37
< Minions Killed >
37
1.43
< Dragons Killed >
1.42
0.35
< Inhibitors >
0.35
16,810
< Physical Damage >
17,309
1,342
< Magic Damage >
1,346
883
< True Damage >
875
19,036
< Damage Dealt >
19,531
38,675
< Damage Taken >
38,023
12,230
< Gold Earned >
12,243
1.07
< Towers >
1.1
0.33
< Baron Takedowns >
0.3
18,943
< Total Healing >
18,648
14,236
< Experience >
14,109
21
< Vision Score >
20
6
< Wards Placed >
6
290
< Time Dealing CC >
286

How to Play with Akshan as Kayn in LoL

The Kayn Akshan synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Akshan, 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 very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Akshan. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Akshan helps Kayn perform worse in ranked League rounds. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Kayn tries to synergize with Akshan, he sees a barely noticable drop in his total damage dealt. This difference could indicate that Akshan does not help cover for him to deal more damage or that their allyship also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Kayn is played with Akshan on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Akshan. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Akshan.

Additionally, when Kayn plays with Akshan on the same side, he usually receives a little more damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt more damage could indicate that Akshan does a poor job of covering Kayn during team fights.

Synergies between Kayn and Akshan

Damage Types Compared

Kayn
Akshan
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Kayn
Akshan

Is Kayn better when played alongside Akshan?

There is no top companion for Kayn that will no matter what be his best ally. Yet, Akshan is a very typical ally for Kayn. By being on the same side as Kayn, they decreases their win rate by -0.2% to 49.0%. This signals that there is not really a strong bond between Kayn and Akshan that allows them to perform not as well together than without each other.

Akshan has a much lower diffuclty than Kayn. That means Kayn players don't need to be careful when lining up Akshan teammates to play with, as they will have to have a much lower level of skill to fight well with you.

Fighting together, Kayn players should observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal physical damage. When paired, these champions can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

Conversely, by aligning Kayn and Akshan together, you will not be providing your side very much magical damage output. Make sure to include other champions on your team that fills this gap in this pairing's kit.

Regardless of your Akshan ally's ability, you should focus on maximizing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Kayn Players

How We Calculated Our Kayn Akshan Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Kayn and Akshan, we analyzed 2,826 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 Akshan 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 truly master Kayn in order to work well with Akshan during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League rounds, you should continue reading to gather additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you use the build and suggestions shown above, you should grow your win rate by a lot.

The ideal finished items to get in your Kayn and Akshan synergy build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, Axiom Arc, and Profane Hydra. When Kayn bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better when paired up with Akshan than with many other common item sets. In fact, Kayn had an average win rate of 49.0% when playing alongside Akshan with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of vanquishing your oponents, you should equip the Summon Aery, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for this team composition, this combination of runes resulted in the top win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.0% winrate overall.

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