Kayn with Xerath
How to Synergize Kayn and Xerath
based on 7,505 Kayn with Xerath pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Kayn Xerath Synergy Summary
Best Kayn vs Xerath Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Kayn and Xerath
Tips for Playing as Kayn with Xerath
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 Xerath Will Play
If you stun an enemy with Shocking Orb, follow up with a guaranteed center hit on Eye of Destruction.
It's easier to land Arcanopulse on an enemy when they're moving toward or away from you, rather than side to side.
Eye of Destruction will make landing Arcanopulse easier as the target will be slowed.
Kayn Xerath Synergy Stats
How to Play with Xerath as Kayn in LoL
The Kayn Xerath synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Xerath, 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 Xerath. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Xerath helps Kayn perform worse in competitive League games. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Kayn plays on the same team as Xerath, he gets a small increase in his total damage output. This change may indicate that Xerath provides cover for him to deal more damage or that his presence on the team also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Kayn is played alongside Xerath on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Xerath.
Moreover, when Kayn plays with Xerath on the same team, he usually takes a little more damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt more damage may mean that Xerath does a poor job of protecting Kayn in teamfights.
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Is Kayn better when played alongside Xerath?
There is no top ally for Kayn that will always be his best teammate. Yet, overall, Xerath is a very typical teammate for Kayn. By playing on the same team as Kayn, he increases their win rate by 0.9% to 50.1%. This clearly indicates that there is only a small bond between Kayn and Xerath that allows them to perform better together than alone.
Xerath has a lower difficulty than Kayn. That means Kayn players don't need to be careful when lining up Xerath teammates to fight alongside, as they will have to have a relatively low level of skill to work well with you.
Fighting cooperatively, Kayn players should observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to destroy wih physical damage. Together, these champs should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.
In contrast, by aligning Kayn and Xerath together, you may not be providing your other allies much support. We recommend you include other champs on your team that helps cover this gap in their abilities.
Regardless of your Xerath ally's ability, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well anyway.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To learn all of the intricacies of Kayn to pair well with Xerath during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League rounds, you should continue reading to pick up some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you should increase your win rate significantly.
The most important items to prioritize in your Kayn and Xerath synergy build consist of Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Spear of Shojin. When Kayn included at least these three great items in his build, he did much better when fighting alongside Xerath than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Kayn had an average winrate of 50.1% when playing alongside Xerath with these items in his kit.
To have the highest chance of beating your oponents, Kayn players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for this champion pairing, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.1% winrate overall.
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