Yasuo with Kayn
How to Synergize Yasuo and Kayn
based on 10,982 Yasuo with Kayn pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Yasuo Kayn Synergy Summary
Best Yasuo vs Kayn Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Yasuo and Kayn
Tips for Playing as Yasuo with Kayn
Last Breath can be cast on any target that is knocked Airborne, even by one of your allies.
Dash through a minion to have Sweeping Blade available to chase your opponent should they flee; Dash directly to your opponent to preserve a minion as your escape route.
At level 18, Yasuo's Steel Tempest reaches its Attack Speed cap with 55% Attack Speed from items.
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.
Yasuo Kayn Synergy Stats
How to Play with Kayn as Yasuo in LoL
The Yasuo 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, Yasuo sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Kayn. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Kayn helps Yasuo perform not as well in competitive LoL games. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.
When Yasuo is an ally to Kayn, he observes a little increase in his complete damage output. This difference could demonstrate that Kayn supports by providing cover for him to deal more damage or that his support also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Yasuo is played alongside Kayn on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Kayn.
Moreover, when Yasuo plays with Kayn on the same team, he typically takes a little more damage than when he fights alone. Taking more damage may indicate that Kayn does a poor job of protecting Yasuo in teamfights.
Synergies between Yasuo and Kayn
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Is Yasuo better when played alongside Kayn?
There is no one best ally for Yasuo that will 100% of the time be his #1 teammate. Yet, Kayn is a not very good companion for Yasuo. By being on the same side as Yasuo, he decreases their win rate by -1.7% to 48.9%. This demonstrates that there is a harmful synergy between Yasuo and Kayn that allows them to perform not as well together than alone.
Kayn has a lower difficulty than Yasuo. That means you don't need to be cautious when arranging Kayn allies to fight alongside, as they will need a lower level of skill to be able to fight well with you.
When playing on the same side, Yasuo players will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to destroy wih physical damage. When paired, these champions should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.
Conversely, by pairing Yasuo and Kayn together, you may not be granting your other allies a lot of AP. Make sure to include other champs on your team that fills this relative hole in their kit.
Regardless of the skill of your Kayn teammate, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, 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
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Yasuo in order to synergize with Kayn during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL matches, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you use the build and tips shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot.
The ideal finished items to get in your Yasuo and Kayn synergy build include Guardian Angel, Infinity Edge, and Immortal Shieldbow. When Yasuo bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when paired up with Kayn than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Yasuo had an average win rate of 48.9% when playing alongside Kayn with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating your oponents, Yasuo players should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for this champion pairing, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 48.9% winrate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to synergize Kayn with Yasuo are presented for all skill levels combined. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to an individual player tier, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.