Kayn Jungle build & stats
- Win rate
- 50.2%
- Pick rate
- 3.2%
- Ban rate
- 1.6%
Recommended build
Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17
Start with
Build in this order
Boots
Runes
Domination +
Precision 
Gain a large amount of Attack Speed and bonus true damage for the first 3 attacks made against enemy champions.
Sudden Impact
Sixth Sense
Treasure Hunter
Legend: Haste
Coup de Grace
Summoner spells
50.6%
573 games
Max order
Q
W
E
55.0%
100 games
Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.
Tips for Kayn
Generated from this patch's numbers
- Kayn wins 50.2% of games as Jungle on patch 16.17 (613 games).
- Most common core: Voltaic Cyclosword → Black Cleaver → Death's Dance — 75% win rate over 8 games.
- Take Dark Harvest as keystone: picked in 46% of games with a 49% win rate.
- Best matchup: Jayce (73% over 11 games). Hardest: Vi (22% over 9 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
- Kayn is an early-game champion: 51% win rate in games under 25 minutes but 42% after 35. Snowball your lead into towers and objectives.
Items
Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)
Core build
Starting items
Boots
Legendary items by win rate
| Item | Win rate | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| 69.2% | 8% (52) | |
| 60.6% | 21% (127) | |
| 59.6% | 8% (52) | |
| 57.4% | 15% (94) | |
| 56.5% | 29% (177) | |
| 56.0% | 23% (141) | |
| 55.0% | 18% (111) | |
| 52.9% | 22% (136) | |
| 50.9% | 77% (475) | |
| 50.4% | 18% (113) | |
| 49.7% | 28% (169) | |
| 48.9% | 15% (94) |
Runes
Most played full pages and keystone win rates
Domination +
Inspiration 
Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim.
Sudden Impact
Grisly Mementos
Treasure Hunter
Cosmic Insight
Magical Footwear
Precision +
Sorcery 
Precision +
Inspiration
Keystones
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Dark Harvest
Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim.
49.3%46% pick
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Conqueror
Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.
48.4%36% pick
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Hail of Blades
Gain a large amount of Attack Speed and bonus true damage for the first 3 attacks made against enemy champions.
63.2%9% pick
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First Strike
When you initiate champion combat, deal 7% extra damage for 3 seconds and gain gold based on damage dealt.
50.0%4% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Smite
50.6%93% pick
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Smite + Ignite
45.9%6% pick
Abilities & skill order
Which ability to max first, from match timelines
Q
W
E
55.0%100 games
W
Q
E
42.9%21 games
Most common first three levels: Q → E → W (57%), Q → W → E (46%), Q → E → Q (47%).
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PThe Darkin ScytheKayn 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...
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QReaping Slash
Kayn dashes, then slashes. Both deal damage.
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WBlade's Reach
Kayn damages and slows targets in a line.
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EShadow Step
Kayn can walk through terrain.
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RUmbral TrespassKayn hides in an enemy's body, dealing massive damage when he bursts out.