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How to Synergize Kayn with Jarvan IV on the Same TeamKayn is in the s tier of champions

Kayn with Jarvan IV

How to Win With Kayn and Jarvan IV Paired TogetherKayn is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Kayn and Jarvan IV

based on 326 Kayn with Jarvan IV pairs
Win Rate
49.4 %
K/D/A
2.12
Pick Rate
0.2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we pull the stats from from millions of League of Legends games straight from Riot Games each week. Kayn has gone into battle with Jarvan IV in 326 recently played, competitive games. By gathering so much complete data from the publishers of LoL, we feel confident that we can provide you with high quality, insightful builds to help Kayn play with Jarvan IV. It is very rare for Kayn to play with Jarvan IV as teammates. This has only happened in approx. 0.2% of matches with Kayn.

Kayn Jarvan IV Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Kayn does a dismal job of fighting on the same side as Jarvan IV. Usually, he wins an acceptable 49.4% of the time the champions try and work together in. If you want to maximize your potential as Kayn when fighting on the same team as Jarvan IV by figuring out how to better synergize your play style with him, then check out the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Kayn vs Jarvan IV Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordSerrated Dirk

Core Kayn Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelYoumuu's GhostbladeHubris

Optional Items

Spear of ShojinBlack CleaverSundered SkyOpportunity

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

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
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Kayn and Jarvan IV

Tips for Playing as Kayn with Jarvan IV

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 Jarvan IV Will Play

Use Demacian Standard as a scouting tool when worried about incoming enemies.

You can use the Dragon Strike / Demacian Standard combo to get out of your own Cataclysm arenas.

Split your basic attacks on different champions at the beginning of fights to maximize damage.

Kayn Jarvan IV Synergy Stats

Kayn Image
Win Rate
49.4 %
VS
Win Rate
50.6 %
Jarvan IV Image
7.3
< Kills >
7.1
6.8
< Deaths >
6.7
7.1
< Assists >
7.2
1.67
< Killing Sprees >
1.62
57
< Minions Killed >
37
1.25
< Dragons Killed >
1.42
0.33
< Inhibitors >
0.35
18,316
< Physical Damage >
17,309
1,280
< Magic Damage >
1,346
939
< True Damage >
875
20,535
< Damage Dealt >
19,531
37,786
< Damage Taken >
38,023
12,442
< Gold Earned >
12,243
1.15
< Towers >
1.1
0.25
< Baron Takedowns >
0.3
17,956
< Total Healing >
18,648
14,470
< Experience >
14,109
20
< Vision Score >
20
7
< Wards Placed >
6
284
< Time Dealing CC >
286

How to Play with Jarvan IV as Kayn in LoL

The Kayn Jarvan IV synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Jarvan IV, 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 Jarvan IV. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Jarvan IV helps Kayn perform poorer in competitive LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Kayn tries to synergize with Jarvan IV, he gets a small increase in his full damage output. This difference could demonstrate that Jarvan IV provides cover for him to deal more damage or that his presence also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Kayn is played together with Jarvan IV on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Jarvan IV.

Additionally, when Kayn plays with Jarvan IV on the same side, he usually receives a little less damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt not as much damage could mean that Jarvan IV does a decent job of covering Kayn in team fights.

Synergies between Kayn and Jarvan IV

Damage Types Compared

Kayn
Jarvan IV
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Kayn
Jarvan IV

Is Kayn better when played alongside Jarvan IV?

There is no one best companion for Kayn that will no matter what be his #1 synergy. Yet, Jarvan IV is a very typical ally for Kayn. By playing on the same side as Kayn, he improves their win rate by 0.2% to 49.4%. This demonstrates that there is only a small strategic relationship between Kayn and Jarvan IV that allows them to perform at the top of their game together than without each other.

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

When playing on the same side, Kayn players will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to destroy wih physical damage. When paired, these champs can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

Although, by aligning Kayn and Jarvan IV together, you probably will not be granting your other teammates much magic damage. Make sure to bring other champs on your team that neutralizes this gap in this pairing's capabilities.

Regardless of the ability of your Jarvan IV ally, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Kayn Players

How We Calculated Our Kayn Jarvan IV Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Kayn and Jarvan IV, we analyzed 326 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 Jarvan IV 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

To truly master Kayn in order to synergize with Jarvan IV during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL, you should continue reading to gather additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you mind the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The ideal items to get in your Kayn and Jarvan IV synergy build include Guardian Angel, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and Hubris. When Kayn incorporated at least these three finished items in his build, he did much better when paired up with Jarvan IV than with most other common builds. In fact, Kayn boasted an average winrate of 49.4% helping carry Jarvan IV with this build.

To have the highest probability of beating your oponents, Kayn players should take the Summon Aery, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for this champion pairing, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.4% winrate overall.

If you need to get Kayn and Jarvan IV synergy tips and builds for a a particular division, please select one from the selection menu above. At first, the statistics and strategies displayed are calculated using every game played with both champs.