Kayn vs Ivern Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
In Jungle, this is Kayn versus Ivern — a fighter/assassin hybrid against a support/mage hybrid. Over 479 ranked games on patch 16.13.1, Kayn closes out 44.7% of them. Sitting 5.3 points below the 50% line marks Ivern as a genuine problem pick for Kayn.
The 475-versus-175 attack range gap means Ivern can contest the wave from outside Kayn’s reach. Ivern can poke for free, so Kayn has to pick a moment instead of trading blindly.
Kayn pressures through physical damage; Ivern through magic. Kayn opens on 655 health and 38 armour, Ivern on 630 and 27. Early physical trades read in Kayn’s favour thanks to 11 more armour. At full build levels the gap widens to 2406 HP versus 2313, favouring Kayn. Base attack damage is 68 against 50, so Kayn wins the raw auto-attack exchange. Kayn moves quicker at base (340 against 330), which shows up on roams.
Blade’s Reach (W) and Daisy! (R) are usually what decide a trade between Kayn and Ivern. Then it becomes Umbral Trespass against Daisy!, and the one still holding it sets the terms.
Read 44.7% as a trend: 479 games is useful, not final. Everything comes from Emerald+ solo queue and refreshes without manual input.
FAQ
No — current data marks this as a counter matchup: Ivern has the statistical edge. Kayn wins 44.7% of the recorded games.
44.7% from Kayn's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
479 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current Kayn build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the Kayn build page.