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How to Synergize Kayn and Gragas

based on 1,990 Kayn with Gragas pairs
Win Rate
49.1 %
K/D/A
2.21
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We pull the results of from millions of League rounds directly from Riot Games each week. Kayn has been on the same team as Gragas in 1990 recently played, competitive matches. By gathering so much complete data straight from the creators of League, we are sure that we can present to you high-quality, usable builds to help Kayn play with Gragas. It is very rare for Kayn to play alongside Gragas on the same team. This has only occurred in about 1.1% of games with Kayn.

Kayn Gragas Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Kayn has done a dismal job of fighting on the same side as Gragas. Usually, he wins an acceptable 49.1% of games the champs fight together on the same side. If you want to win more matches as Kayn when playing with Gragas by learning how to better synergize your playstyle with him, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Kayn vs Gragas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTunneler

Core Kayn Items

~22 Mins
Serylda's GrudgeProfane HydraOpportunity

Optional Items

HubrisEdge of NightAxiom ArcEclipse

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

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
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
2
E
3
Q
4
W
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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W
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W
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R
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Synergizing Kayn and Gragas

Tips for Playing as Kayn with Gragas

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 Gragas Will Play

Try to knock enemies back into your towers with Explosive Cask.

Try to combo Body Slam with Explosive Cask to set up kills for your team.

The damage reduction from Drunken Rage is applied when you start drinking, try to use it when you see damage coming your way.

Kayn Gragas Synergy Stats

Kayn Image
Win Rate
49.1 %
VS
Win Rate
50.9 %
Gragas Image
7.5
< Kills >
7.1
6.6
< Deaths >
6.7
7.1
< Assists >
7.2
1.73
< Killing Sprees >
1.62
37
< Minions Killed >
37
1.42
< Dragons Killed >
1.42
0.34
< Inhibitors >
0.35
17,857
< Physical Damage >
17,309
1,437
< Magic Damage >
1,346
883
< True Damage >
875
20,178
< Damage Dealt >
19,531
37,599
< Damage Taken >
38,023
12,330
< Gold Earned >
12,243
1.12
< Towers >
1.1
0.31
< Baron Takedowns >
0.3
18,629
< Total Healing >
18,648
14,081
< Experience >
14,109
21
< Vision Score >
20
6
< Wards Placed >
6
282
< Time Dealing CC >
286

How to Play with Gragas as Kayn in LoL

The Kayn Gragas synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Gragas, 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 Gragas. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Gragas helps Kayn perform worse in competitive LoL games. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.

When Kayn is paired with Gragas, he sees a small increase in his total damage output. This difference could indicate that Gragas helps provide cover for him to dish out more damage or that his presence on the team also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Kayn is played together with Gragas on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Gragas.

Additionally, when Kayn plays with Gragas on the same side, he on average takes a little less damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt not as much damage may indicate that Gragas does a decent job of protecting Kayn during team fights.

Synergies between Kayn and Gragas

Damage Types Compared

Kayn
Gragas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Kayn
Gragas

Is Kayn better when played alongside Gragas?

There is no top champion pairing for Kayn that will always be his top synergy. Yet, Gragas is a very typical companion for Kayn. By being on the same side as Kayn, he decreases their win rate by -0.1% to 49.1%. This clearly indicates that there is not really a strong strategic relationship between Kayn and Gragas that allows them to perform worse together than without each other.

Gragas has a much lower diffuclty than Kayn. That means you don't need to be very careful when finding Gragas allies to fight alongside, as they will require a much lower level of skill to be able to fight well with you.

Working together, Kayn players should see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal physical damage. When paired, these champs can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

In contrast, by pairing Kayn and Gragas together, you probably will not be granting your other teammates very much magical damage output. We recommend you pick other champions on your team that nullifies this disparity in this pairing's potential.

Regardless of your Gragas ally's ability, you need to focus on maximizing your income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Kayn Players

How We Calculated Our Kayn Gragas Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Kayn and Gragas, we analyzed 1,990 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 Gragas 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 Gragas during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends matches, you should continue reading to master additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The top items to have in your Kayn and Gragas synergy build consist of Serylda's Grudge, Profane Hydra, and Opportunity. When Kayn combined at least these three great items in his build, he performed much better when paired up with Gragas than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Kayn had an average win rate of 49.1% when playing alongside Gragas with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of vanquishing your oponents, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for this team composition, this combo of runes yielded the top win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.1% winrate overall.

If you would like to view Kayn and Gragas collaboration tips and stats for a a distinct division rank, please select one from the selection menu shown above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and build suggestions shown are computed using all matches completed with both champs.