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Kayn with Nilah

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How to Synergize Kayn and Nilah

based on 2,691 Kayn with Nilah pairs
Win Rate
51.8 %
K/D/A
2.19
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We take in the results of from millions of League rounds straight from Riot Games each week. Kayn has fought alongside Nilah in 2691 recently played, competitive games. By accumulating so much accurate data straight from the publishers of League of Legends, we feel confident that we can showcase robust, insightful builds to help Kayn synergize with Nilah. It is very rare for Kayn to play with Nilah as allies. This has only happened in approx. 1.5% of games with Kayn.

Kayn Nilah Synergy Summary

Kayn does a decent job of fighting on the same side as Nilah. On average, he wins an acceptable 51.8% of rounds the champions fight alongside one another. If you want to do better as Kayn when playing alongside Nilah by learning how to better synergize your strategy with them, then check out the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Kayn vs Nilah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordPickaxe

Core Kayn Items

~22 Mins
Edge of NightSerylda's GrudgeProfane Hydra

Optional Items

Spear of ShojinMaw of MalmortiusEclipseHubris

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

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
DominationSudden ImpactTreasure Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
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
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R

Guide to Synergizing Kayn and Nilah

Tips for Playing as Kayn with Nilah

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.

Kayn Nilah Synergy Stats

Kayn Image
Win Rate
51.8 %
VS
Win Rate
48.2 %
Nilah Image
6.8
< Kills >
7.1
6.4
< Deaths >
6.7
7.2
< Assists >
7.2
1.56
< Killing Sprees >
1.62
35
< Minions Killed >
37
1.39
< Dragons Killed >
1.42
0.35
< Inhibitors >
0.35
16,673
< Physical Damage >
17,309
1,305
< Magic Damage >
1,346
848
< True Damage >
875
18,826
< Damage Dealt >
19,531
36,963
< Damage Taken >
38,023
11,949
< Gold Earned >
12,243
1.08
< Towers >
1.1
0.3
< Baron Takedowns >
0.3
18,083
< Total Healing >
18,648
13,891
< Experience >
14,109
20
< Vision Score >
20
6
< Wards Placed >
6
282
< Time Dealing CC >
286

How to Play with Nilah as Kayn in LoL

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

When Kayn tries to synergize with Nilah, he gets a little decrease in his complete damage output. This may indicate that Nilah does not provide protection for him to deal more damage or that their presence on the team also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Kayn is played together with Nilah on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Nilah. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Nilah.

Moreover, when Kayn plays with Nilah on the same team, he typically takes a little less damage than when he fights alone. Receiving not as much damage may mean that Nilah does a decent job of covering Kayn during team fights.

Synergies between Kayn and Nilah

Damage Types Compared

Kayn
Nilah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Kayn
Nilah

Is Kayn better when played alongside Nilah?

There is no ideal champion pairing for Kayn that will always be his best ally. However, Nilah is a good teammate for Kayn. By being on the same team as Kayn, they increases their win rate by 2.6% to 51.8%. This demonstrates that there is pretty good strategic relationship between Kayn and Nilah that allows them to perform better together than alone.

Nilah has a greater difficulty than Kayn. That means you must be cautious when enlisting Nilah teammates to play with, as they will require a greater level of skill to play well with you.

Playing cooperatively, you will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal physical damage. Combined, these champs can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

Conversely, by bringing Kayn and Nilah together, you will not be providing your team much magic damage. Make sure to bring other champs on your team that nullifies this hole in their capabilities.

Regardless of your Nilah ally's skill level, you should focus on increasing your income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Kayn Players

How We Calculated Our Kayn Nilah Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Kayn and Nilah, we analyzed 2,691 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 Nilah 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 to pair well with Nilah during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League matches, you should continue reading to gather some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The most crucial items to have in your Kayn and Nilah synergy build include Edge of Night, Serylda's Grudge, and Profane Hydra. When Kayn included at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better as an ally of Nilah than with many other typical builds. In fact, Kayn had an average winrate of 51.8% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Nilah with this build.

To have the highest chance of beating your oponents, Kayn players should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune sets players used for Kayn and Nilah pairings, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 51.8% winrate overall.

If you want to view Kayn with Nilah synergy tips and stats for a an individual player tier, please choose one from the selection menu above. By default, the statistics and tips and suggestions shown are computed using every game completed with both champs.