Xerath with Kayn
How to Synergize Xerath and Kayn
based on 7,505 Xerath with Kayn pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Xerath Kayn Synergy Summary
Best Xerath vs Kayn Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Xerath and Kayn
Tips for Playing as Xerath with Kayn
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.
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.
Xerath Kayn Synergy Stats
How to Play with Kayn as Xerath in LoL
The Xerath Kayn synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Kayn, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.
Overall, Xerath sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Kayn. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Kayn helps Xerath perform worse in ranked League rounds. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Xerath tries to synergize with Kayn, he gets a little increase in his total damage output. This change may demonstrate that Kayn provides protection for him to dish out more damage or that his participation also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Xerath is played together with Kayn 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 Kayn.
Additionally, when Xerath plays with Kayn on the same team, he often takes a little more damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt more damage may indicate that Kayn does a poor job of covering Xerath during teamfights.
Synergies between Xerath and Kayn
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Is Xerath better when played alongside Kayn?
There is no universally accepted best ally for Xerath that will 100% of the time be his top ally. However, overall, Kayn is a very typical ally for Xerath. By playing on the same team as Xerath, he decreases their win rate by -0.5% to 50.1%. This proves that there is a weak synergy between Xerath and Kayn that results in them performing not as well together than alone.
Kayn has a lower difficulty than Xerath. That means Xerath players don't need to be very careful when finding Kayn teammates to fight alongside, as they will require a relatively low level of skill to be able to do well with you.
Fighting alongside, Xerath players should observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to destroy wih physical damage. When paired, these champs can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.
In contrast, by bringing Xerath and Kayn together, you probably will not be granting your team enough support. We recommend you have other champions on your team that nullifies this gap in this pairing's abilities.
Regardless of the ability of your Kayn teammate, you should focus on maximizing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well anyway.
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How We Calculated Our Xerath Kayn Synergy Build and Stats
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To truly master Xerath to pair well with Kayn during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL 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 tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly.
The top finished items to have in your Xerath and Kayn synergy build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, and Stormsurge. When Xerath incorporated at least these three finished items in his build, he performed significantly better when paired up with Kayn than with many other common builds. In fact, Xerath had an average winrate of 50.1% helping carry Kayn with this build.
To have the highest chance of defeating your oponents, Xerath players should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Gathering Storm runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Xerath and Kayn pairings, this mixture of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 50.1% winrate overall.
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