Kayn vs Vi
In the jungle on patch 26.21, Kayn is among Vi's worst matchups in LazyElo players' lobbies: at least 8 games in the matchup, a win rate below 50% after it is pulled toward 50%.
Vi wins 46.9% of its 213 jungle games on patch 26.21 (tier C), and Kayn is one of the opponents it does worst against: this is a counter by the site's rule. Kayn itself wins 48.7% of 593 games there (tier B). The games are those of LazyElo players and the players they met, at their own elo, not Emerald and above.
The per-champion pages: Kayn counters and Vi counters.
- Kayn jungle games
- 593
- Vi jungle games
- 213
- Min. games per matchup
- 8
- Patch
- 26.21
Kayn vs Vi at a glance
Junglemeasured
| Champion | Tier | Win rate | Games | Pick rate | In this matchup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kayn | B | 48.7% | 593 | 5.4% | Beats Vi: Vi has it among its worst matchups |
 Vi | C | 46.9% | 213 | 1.9% | Loses to Kayn: among its worst matchups here |
Tiers and win rates are each champion's own jungle numbers on patch 26.21, from the Jungle tier list. “Loses to” means at least 8 games in the matchup and a win rate below 50% after it is pulled toward 50%.
How Kayn plays this matchup
Riot lists Kayn as fighter and assassin, on mana, and rates it 10 for attack, 6 for defense, 1 for magic and 8 for difficulty on its own ten-point scale (Data Dragon). Those ratings describe the kit, not the matchup; what the games say is below.
In the jungle on patch 26.21, Kayn is tier B with a 48.7% win rate over 593 games (5.4% of jungle picks). Against Vi it does better than that: Vi has Kayn among the opponents it loses to most, with at least 8 games in the matchup. The lane is on Kayn's side on average; your own record in it decides whether it is on yours.
Kayn's other worst jungle matchups on this patch: Kayn vs Karthus, Kayn vs Master Yi, Kayn vs Rammus. Whether a matchup is a counter follows from six things, range and sustain first: what decides a counter.
How Vi plays this matchup
Riot lists Vi as fighter and assassin, on mana, and rates it 8 for attack, 5 for defense, 3 for magic and 4 for difficulty on its own ten-point scale (Data Dragon). Those ratings describe the kit, not the matchup; what the games say is below.
In the jungle on patch 26.21, Vi is tier C with a 46.9% win rate over 213 games (1.9% of jungle picks). Against Kayn it does worse than that: Kayn is one of the opponents it loses to most, with at least 8 games in the matchup and a win rate below 50% after it is pulled toward 50%. Playing Vi here means playing for the lane you get: give up the early trades its kit does not win, keep the CS and wait for your item spike or your jungler.
Vi's other worst jungle matchups on this patch: Vi vs Warwick, Vi vs Cho'Gath. Whether a matchup is a counter follows from six things, range and sustain first: what decides a counter.
What each side builds
Kayn
Most built items
Games · Win rateThe finished items Kayn ends jungle games with most often.
Voltaic Cyclosword75.4%49.8%
Ionian Boots of Lucidity36.7%47.4%
Black Cleaver35.8%56.2%
Hubris32.9%46.1%
Axiom Arc31.6%45.9%
Plated Steelcaps29.2%52.0%
Runes
Games · Win rateThe keystone with its secondary tree, most played first.
Conqueror + Sorcery31.0%49.1%
Dark Harvest + Inspiration30.5%42.0%- Conqueror + Inspiration17.5%62.4%
Builds rest on 586 Kayn games in this lane on patch 26.21 whose items were shared; every item and rune page above was in at least 10 of them. Games: the share of those games with it. This is Kayn's jungle build over every opponent, not a build for this matchup.
Vi
Most built items
Games · Win rateThe finished items Vi ends jungle games with most often.
- Plated Steelcaps57.1%42.5%
Trinity Force51.0%44.9%- Black Cleaver48.1%48.5%
Death's Dance30.5%54.7%
Mercury's Treads29.5%51.6%
The Collector27.6%56.9%
Runes
Games · Win rateThe keystone with its secondary tree, most played first.
Hail of Blades + Precision40.7%55.4%- Conqueror + Inspiration39.0%43.7%
Conqueror + Domination16.5%40.0%
Builds rest on 210 Vi games in this lane on patch 26.21 whose items were shared; every item and rune page above was in at least 10 of them. Games: the share of those games with it. This is Vi's jungle build over every opponent, not a build for this matchup.
Other matchups
Kayn's other matchups
Kayn vs Master Yiloses, jungle
Kayn vs Rammusloses, jungle
Kayn vs Karthusloses, jungle
Kayn vs Shacowins, jungle
Kayn vs Lee Sinwins, jungle
Kayn counters, every lane.
Your record in Kayn vs Vi
Your plan, asked first
Once LazyElo can tell that Kayn or Vi is your lane opponent, a card in champ select asks for your plan against them, and only then shows the notes you wrote earlier.Your record in it
Games, wins and losses, when you last played the matchup and your average KDA in it, plus your CS and gold difference at 10 minutes from the games with a timeline.How others did
How other players in your stored games did in the same matchup, with the number of games.
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Related
- All matchupsEvery measured pair, per lane and per champion.
- All countersEvery champion's hardest matchups per lane.
- Kayn countersWho Kayn struggles against and beats, per lane.
- Vi countersWho Vi struggles against and beats, per lane.
- Jungle tier listThe full lane ranking.
- What decides a counterThe six things behind a matchup, and when not to counter pick.