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Champion Counters

Kayn Counters

Find Kayn counters, difficult matchups and champions Kayn performs well against.

Jungle Patch 16.13.1 Updated Jul 2, 2026 op.gg data · 48h refresh
Weak Against5
Strong Against5
Best CounterRammus (46.6%)
Best MatchupLocke (56.5%)
S Current tier: S Jungle — view tier list

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

OpponentRoleTypeWin RateGamesDetails
RammusJungleCounter46.6%876
IvernJungleCounter46.6%804Matchup
ZyraJungleCounter47.2%532
WukongJungleCounter47.4%3,846
KindredJungleCounter47.7%1,345Matchup
LockeJungleFavorable56.5%827Matchup
MalphiteJungleFavorable54.9%381
ZedJungleFavorable54.3%1,471
JaxJungleFavorable54.2%946
NasusJungleFavorable54.1%766

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

Rammus is currently the strongest counter to KaynKayn wins only 46.6% of 876 recorded games in that matchup. Other difficult opponents are listed in the Weak Against section above.