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Kayn·Top Build

The Darkin ScytheP
Reaping SlashQ
Blade's ReachW
Shadow StepE
Umbral TrespassR
Win rate47.1%
Pick rate0.5%
Ban rate5.7%
Matches8 814-
Kayn Top has a 47.1% win rate with 0.5% pick rate in Emerald + and is currently ranked D tier. Based on our analysis of 8 814 matches in patch 15.23 the best build for Kayn is Eclipse, Plated Steelcaps, Black Cleaver, Spear of Shojin, and Death's Dance. Most picked runes for Kayn Top are Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Haste, and Last Stand for primary tree, as well as Axiom Arcanist, and Transcendence for secondary tree.
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Kayn Build

Top Top  Patch 15.23

Most Popular

Win Rate 46.9% based on 1 403 matches

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Recommended builds

Build
WR
ConquerorSorcery
Eclipse

Most Popular

46.9%
ConquerorSorcery
Spear of Shojin

Highest WR

48.9%
ConquerorSorcery
Black Cleaver

Alternative

48.1%
ConquerorSorcery
Voltaic Cyclosword

Off-Meta

51.0%

Top Players
ALL

Player name
WR
iconRankName

KayneEast OTP

57.1%
iconRankName

TrexKz OTP

0.0%
iconRankName

ACX Tào Tháo#VN2 OTP

40.0%

Matchup Specific

vs Champion
WR

Zaahen

41.7%

Sion

43.9%

runes

Precision
Precision
Press the AttackLethal TempoFleet FootworkConqueror
Absorb Life
Triumph
Presence of Mind
Legend: Alacrity
Legend: Haste
Legend: Bloodline
Coup de Grace
Cut Down
Last Stand
Sorcery
Sorcery
Axiom Arcanist
Manaflow Band
Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence
Celerity
Absolute Focus
Scorch
Waterwalking
Gathering Storm
Adaptive Force
Attack Speed
Ability Haste
Adaptive Force
Move Speed
Health Scaling
Health
Tenacity and Slow Resist
Health Scaling

spells

SummonerFlash

D

SummonerTeleport

F

items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's Blade
Health Potion
Stealth Ward

@ 15 sec

Early Items

Long Sword
Boots

@ 3 min

Core Items

Eclipse
Plated Steelcaps
Black Cleaver

@ 20 min

Full Build

Eclipse
Plated Steelcaps
Black Cleaver
Spear of Shojin
Death's Dance
Spirit Visage

ability order

Max:

Q

right arrow

W

right arrow

E

right arrow

Skills

The Darkin Scythe
Reaping Slash
Blade's Reach
Shadow Step
Umbral Trespass
1
Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
9
Q
10
W
11
R
12
W
13
W
14
E
15
E
16
R
17
E
18
E

situational items

Manamune
Sterak's Gage
Voltaic Cyclosword
Serpent's Fang
Maw of Malmortius
Chempunk Chainsword

Kayn Matchups Overview

Kayn General information

Kayn tips and tricks

Skirmish as much as you can with the enemy laner. This will allow you to get your transformation much quicker- even if it’s not the transformation you want.

You’ll want to transform into Blue Kayn if the enemy has lots of squishy champions. If they have lots of tanky champs, opt for Red Kayn.

Try to avoid using your Shadow StepE often in lane. It costs a lot of mana and has a long cooldown. If you run out of mana or get caught while it’s on cooldown- you’re going to be an easy target for the enemy Jungler.

Kayn combos

Every combo you need to master the champion!

The Best Kayn Builds, Runes and Items for Top in Emerald +

Most Popular

If you want to use the most popular Kayn Top build, you should take Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells. For runes, you should pick Conqueror as your keystone, followed by Triumph, Legend: Haste and Last Stand in the primary tree, as well as Axiom Arcanist and Transcendence in the secondary tree. For rune shards, you want Adaptive Force in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health Scaling in defense, though it depends on the matchup. Finally, for your items, you should build Eclipse as your first item, followed by Plated Steelcaps and Black Cleaver. For your last 3 items, you should build Spear of Shojin, Death's Dance and finish with Spirit Visage. For the skill order, you want to stick with Q - W - E. Right now, this build has 46.9% winrate over 1 403 matches played.

Alternative

If you're looking for alternatives, you can use Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells, with runes being Conqueror as your keystone, Triumph, Legend: Haste and Last Stand in the primary tree, and Axiom Arcanist with Transcendence in the secondary tree, as well as Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force, and Health Scaling as your rune shards. The items that this build incorporates are Black Cleaver as your first item, then Plated Steelcaps as a second item and Spear of Shojin as a third item. You want to finish the build with Death's Dance, Spirit Visage and Thornmail. As far as ability max order goes, you want to keep it Q - W - E. This build is currently sitting at a 48.1% win rate across 397 matches played.

Off-Meta

If you want to try an Off-Meta Kayn Top build in the current patch, try Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells, Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Haste and Last Stand as your primary rune tree, and Axiom Arcanist with Transcendence as your secondary tree. Use Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force and Health Scaling as your shards. For items in this build, you want to complete Voltaic Cyclosword as your first item, then finish Ionian Boots of Lucidity as your second item, and Spear of Shojin as third item. The last 3 options are Serylda's Grudge, Death's Dance and Eclipse. The ability order for this build is Q - W - E. As of the current patch, this build has a 51.0% win rate over 310 matches played.

Situational Kayn Runes and Items

Depending on the context of your game, your matchup, and enemy champions, you might want to consider building some situational items or take specific runes. Carefully examine your team, enemy team, game state , and your matchup to plan your Kayn build accordingly! For example, when it comes to rune shards, you might want to take either Armor or Magic Resist, depending on which champion you are about to lane against.

Furthermore, if you want a more detailed breakdown, you should also check out Kayn runes page.

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Kayn Counters - Best and Worst Matchups for Top in Emerald +

Best Matchups

In Patch 25.24 the best possible matchups for Kayn Top are:

Consider picking Kayn into these matches to increase your chance to win a game. These are the most popular Top matchups that currently are in favor of Kayn.

Worst Matchups

We highly recommend avoiding picking Kayn in the current patch into the following Top matchups:

These champions are considered as Kayn counters in the current patch, and playing such a matchup will decrease your chances of winning a game.

Additional Notes

If you want to find out more about best and worst matchups, as well as specific matchup statistics, we highly encourage you to check our Kayn counters page. Keep in mind that while the champion may counter or be countered, it also comes down to your individual skill, the skill of your opponent, your team, and enemy team compositions.