How to play Kayn
Kayn – the Shadow Reaper – is based on our LoL Jungle Tier List on patch 14.24 a A-Tier
Jungle champion. Based on ranked matches from summoners with a PLATINUM+ tier,
Kayn has a win rate of 50.7%, a pick rate of 6.8%, a ban rate of 5.4% and an average KDA Ratio of 0.0, which shows that the
Fighter is in a good spot in the current meta of season 14. If you want to learn how to play Kayn on your matches, keep in mind that this champion is mechanically advanced to play in LoL. This Kayn guide will give you also an understanding on how to beat Kayn. Besides the upcoming Kayn Jungle Build the position Top is a valid choice as well.
Pregame Build
In champion select you need to choose your Kayn runes and summoner spells. The best Kayn Jungle Runes 14.24 are
Domination as the primary path and
Inspiration as the secondary path. The most supportive
Kayn keystone rune is
Conqueror.
Flash and
Smite are the summoner spells, which fits this LoL Kayn Build the most.
Item Build on Kayn
The starter items for the best Kayn Build on patch 14.24 are Gustwalker Hatchling, and a
Stealth Ward as the trinket. As the game progresses, the most popular
Kayn items are
Youmuu's Ghostblade and
Hubris.
Ionian Boots of Lucidity are the most bought
Kayn boots by Pros. This Kayn Build will immensely increase your chances to gain LP and to climb the leaderboard in LoL.
Kayn Abilities
At the beginning of a match start to skill the ability Reaping Slash on
Kayn. As the match progresses, it is best to maximise
Reaping Slash into
Blade's Reach and at last
Shadow Step.
Reaping Slash is a very strong ability of
Kayn in order to build up a lead and dominate your opponents. The passive is called
The Darkin Scythe and there is no need to set it manually on a Kayn Build.
![The Darkin Scythe](/_next/image?url=%2Fstatic%2Fpassive%2FKayn_Passive_Primary.png&w=128&q=75)
![Reaping Slash](/_next/image?url=%2Fstatic%2Fspell%2FKaynQ.png&w=128&q=75)
![Blade's Reach](/_next/image?url=%2Fstatic%2Fspell%2FKaynW.png&w=128&q=75)
![Shadow Step](/_next/image?url=%2Fstatic%2Fspell%2FKaynE.png&w=128&q=75)
![Umbral Trespass](/_next/image?url=%2Fstatic%2Fspell%2FKaynR.png&w=128&q=75)
Kayn wields an ancient weapon and fights Rhaast, the darkin within it, for control. Either the Darkin will triumph, or Kayn will master Rhaast and become the Shadow Assassin.
Darkin: Heal for a percentage of spell damage dealt to champions.
Shadow Assassin: For the first few seconds in combat with enemy champions, deal bonus damage.
Biography
Read Kayn's bioA peerless practitioner of lethal shadow magic, Shieda Kayn battles to achieve his true destiny—to one day lead the Order of Shadow into a new era of Ionian supremacy. He wields the sentient darkin weapon Rhaast, undeterred by its creeping corruption of his body and mind. There are only two possible outcomes: either Kayn bends the weapon to his will... or the malevolent blade consumes him completely, paving the way for the destruction of all Runeterra.
Available Kayn Skins
Besides the Kayn build you can select a skin for Kayn. The best Kayn skins you can find below.
![Kayn](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fddragon.leagueoflegends.com%2Fcdn%2Fimg%2Fchampion%2Fsplash%2FKayn_0.jpg&w=1200&q=75)
![Kayn](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fddragon.leagueoflegends.com%2Fcdn%2Fimg%2Fchampion%2Fsplash%2FKayn_1.jpg&w=1200&q=75)
![Kayn](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fddragon.leagueoflegends.com%2Fcdn%2Fimg%2Fchampion%2Fsplash%2FKayn_2.jpg&w=1200&q=75)
![Kayn](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fddragon.leagueoflegends.com%2Fcdn%2Fimg%2Fchampion%2Fsplash%2FKayn_8.jpg&w=1200&q=75)
![Kayn](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fddragon.leagueoflegends.com%2Fcdn%2Fimg%2Fchampion%2Fsplash%2FKayn_9.jpg&w=1200&q=75)
![Kayn](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fddragon.leagueoflegends.com%2Fcdn%2Fimg%2Fchampion%2Fsplash%2FKayn_15.jpg&w=1200&q=75)
![Kayn](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fddragon.leagueoflegends.com%2Fcdn%2Fimg%2Fchampion%2Fsplash%2FKayn_20.jpg&w=1200&q=75)
Explore
- Short Story: The Blade of Millennia by Michael McCarthy
Kayn stood confidently in the shadow of the noxtoraa, surrounded by dead soldiers, and smiled at the irony. These triumphal arches of dark stone were raised to honor the strength of Noxus—to instill fear and to demand fealty from all who passed beneath them. Now this one was a tombstone, a monument to false strength and arrogance, and a symbol of the fallen warriors’ own fear turned against them. - Short Story: The Lure by Dan Abnett
Keelo always cried “Surprise!” when he attacked.