Kayn Counters
Find Kayn counters, difficult matchups and champions Kayn performs well against.
Weak Against — Champions That Counter Kayn
Win rate shown from Kayn's perspective — lower means a harder matchup.
Strong Against — Champions Kayn Counters
All Kayn Matchups
| Opponent | Role | Type | Win Rate | Games | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillia | Jungle | Counter | 42.5% | 120 | — |
| Warwick | Jungle | Counter | 43.3% | 180 | — |
| Talon | Jungle | Counter | 43.7% | 284 | — |
| Kha'Zix | Jungle | Counter | 43.9% | 337 | — |
| Master Yi | Jungle | Counter | 44.4% | 338 | — |
| Jax | Jungle | Favorable | 60.6% | 104 | — |
| Locke | Jungle | Favorable | 60.3% | 156 | Matchup |
| Vi | Jungle | Favorable | 59.5% | 252 | — |
| Nidalee | Jungle | Favorable | 57.5% | 113 | — |
| Jarvan IV | Jungle | Favorable | 57.5% | 346 | — |
How to Use Kayn Counter Data
Everything on this page — who beats Kayn and who Kayn beats — is computed from live ranked matchup data for Jungle. Right now the hardest opponents for Kayn are Ivern, Kindred, Bel’Veth — in these matchups Kayn’s win rate drops the furthest below its average. The single strongest counter is Ivern, where Kayn wins just 44.7% of 479 recorded games. Kayn itself counters Locke, Volibear, Trundle — favorable matchups worth exploiting in champion select.
Each card shows the win rate from Kayn’s perspective and the number of games behind it — a matchup with tens of thousands of games is far more trustworthy than one with a few hundred. The Easy/Even/Hard labels are computed from those win rates (below 48% reads as Hard, above 52% as Easy); they are a reading aid, not a separate source stat. Data comes from ranked games at Emerald rank and above across all regions, currently on patch 16.13.1, and refreshes automatically every 48 hours, so the numbers move with the meta. Counters are only half the picture: check the current Kayn build for the strongest items and runes, or the Kayn champion page for abilities and full details.
Kayn Counters — FAQ
Lillia is currently the strongest counter to Kayn — Kayn wins only 42.5% of 120 recorded games in that matchup. Other difficult opponents are listed in the Weak Against section above.
Kayn performs best against Jax, winning 60.6% of those games — see the full Strong Against list above.
Automatically every 48 hours, from ranked games at Emerald rank and above across all regions (currently patch 16.13.1).
Yes — every matchup record carries the patch it was collected on, and the whole page refreshes with each data update, so the numbers always describe the current patch rather than an old meta.