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How to Synergize Taliyah with Kayn on the Same TeamTaliyah is in the s tier of champions

Taliyah with Kayn

How to Win With Taliyah and Kayn Paired TogetherTaliyah is in the s tier of champions
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How to Synergize Taliyah and Kayn

based on 1,330 Taliyah with Kayn pairs
Win Rate
48.3 %
K/D/A
2.2
Pick Rate
3.2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We pull the results of from millions of LoL games directly from Riot Games each and every week. Taliyah has been on the same team as Kayn in 1330 recently played, ranked matches. By amassing so much complete data straight from the makers of League of Legends, we have complete confidence that we can produce robust, insightful builds to help Taliyah synergize with Kayn. It is relatively rare for Taliyah to play with Kayn as teammates. This has only occurred in about 3.2% of matches with Taliyah.

Taliyah Kayn Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Taliyah does a dismal job of teaming up with Kayn. Usually, she wins a poor 48.3% of the time the champs play on the same team. If you want to do better as Taliyah when playing alongside Kayn by figuring out how to better synergize your strategy with him, then look into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Taliyah vs Kayn Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeTear of the Goddess

Core Taliyah Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapCosmic DriveLiandry's TormentZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Taliyah to level upq
>
Second ability for Taliyah to level upe
>
Last skill for Taliyah to max outw

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Taliyah's passive ability p
Taliyah's q ability q
Taliyah's w ability w
Taliyah's e ability e
Taliyah's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
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Q
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E
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R
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Synergizing Taliyah and Kayn

Tips for Playing as Taliyah with Kayn

Remember, you don't always have to ride Weaver's Wall.

Try to throw enemies into Unraveled Earth using Seismic Shove.

Once you have Rylai's Crystal Scepter, casting Threaded Volley at enemies chasing you is a great way of making them regret everything.

Advice to Understand How Kayn Will Play

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.

Taliyah Kayn Synergy Stats

Taliyah Image
Win Rate
48.3 %
VS
Win Rate
51.7 %
Kayn Image
6.1
< Kills >
6.1
6.6
< Deaths >
6.5
8.4
< Assists >
8.5
1.37
< Killing Sprees >
1.41
169
< Minions Killed >
124
0.14
< Dragons Killed >
0.56
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.43
778
< Physical Damage >
779
22,447
< Magic Damage >
20,979
871
< True Damage >
1,125
24,097
< Damage Dealt >
22,884
20,230
< Damage Taken >
21,412
12,124
< Gold Earned >
12,155
1.87
< Towers >
1.68
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.15
2,120
< Total Healing >
4,379
14,596
< Experience >
14,292
23
< Vision Score >
23
11
< Wards Placed >
9
482
< Time Dealing CC >
552

How to Play with Kayn as Taliyah in LoL

The Taliyah Kayn synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Kayn, compared to her overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how her gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Taliyah sees a very large drop in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Kayn. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Kayn helps Taliyah perform not as well in competitive League matches. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Taliyah is paired with Kayn, she sees a marginal improvement in her total damage dealt. This could indicate that Kayn helps provide cover for her to dish out more damage or that his support also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Taliyah is played with Kayn on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays without Kayn. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing with Kayn.

Moreover, when Taliyah plays with Kayn on the same side, she often takes less damage than when she plays alone. Getting dealt not as much damage could indicate that Kayn does a decent job of covering Taliyah during team fights.

Synergies between Taliyah and Kayn

Damage Types Compared

Taliyah
Kayn
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Taliyah
Kayn

Is Taliyah better when played alongside Kayn?

There is no universally accepted best companion for Taliyah that will 100% of the time be her #1 teammate. However, overall, Kayn is a very typical teammate for Taliyah. By being on the same side as Taliyah, he lowers their win rate by -0.5% to 48.3%. This proves that there is a weak bond between Taliyah and Kayn that results in them performing worse together than alone.

Kayn has a greater difficulty than Taliyah. That means you need to be careful when arranging Kayn allies to play with, as they will require a greater level of skill to do well with you.

Working alongside, Taliyah players should see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to to cover for your other teammates. Together, these two might be able to provide enough cover for their team's carries.

Although, by grouping Taliyah and Kayn together, you will not be giving your other allies a great deal of magic damage. Plan to pick other champs on your team that helps cover this hole in this pairing's capabilities.

Regardless of your Kayn ally's skill level, you should focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Taliyah Players

How We Calculated Our Taliyah Kayn Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Taliyah and Kayn, we analyzed 1,330 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 Taliyah with Kayn 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 Taliyah in order to pair well with Kayn during both the early game 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 use the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The ideal items to include in your Taliyah and Kayn synergy build include Seraph's Embrace, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Taliyah combined at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better when paired up with Kayn than with most other common item sets. In fact, Taliyah boasted an average winrate of 48.3% when synergizing her build and playstyle to Kayn with this build.

To have the highest chance of annihilating your oponents, Taliyah players should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for this team composition, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 48.3% win rate overall.

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