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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 · Emerald+ ranked games, all regions
Weak Against5
Strong Against5
Best CounterMaokai (44.2%)
Best MatchupLocke (56.1%)
A Current tier: A 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
MaokaiJungleCounter44.2%484
DariusJungleCounter44.8%543Matchup
FiddlesticksJungleCounter45.3%1,991
TaliyahJungleCounter47.0%481
Nunu & WillumpJungleCounter47.2%1,423Matchup
LockeJungleFavorable56.1%499Matchup
JaxJungleFavorable55.2%1,213
TeemoJungleFavorable55.1%479
NaafiriJungleFavorable55.1%2,681
FizzJungleFavorable54.4%480

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, so the numbers reflect 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

Maokai is currently the strongest counter to KaynKayn wins only 44.2% of 484 recorded games in that matchup. Other difficult opponents are listed in the Weak Against section above.