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the Shadow Reaper

Kayn Jungle build & stats

FighterAssassin C 1,766 games · patch 16.18
Win rate
48.8%
Pick rate
6.6%
Ban rate
4.4%
Division
Master
Build, runes, spells and skill order are from Master games only.

Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.18

Built from single items

Best three items so far

Bastionbreaker
Bastionbreaker
3,000 gold
Lord Dominik's Regards
Lord Dominik's Regards
3,300 gold
Edge of Night
Edge of Night
3,000 gold
9,300 gold
70.0% WR each item separately

Boots

Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps
1,200 gold
52.0% 25 games

Runes

Domination Domination + Inspiration Inspiration
50.0% WR
14 games · 1% pick
Dark Harvest
Dark Harvest

Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim.

Domination Domination
Electrocute Dark Harvest Hail of Blades
Cheap Shot Taste of Blood Sudden Impact
Sixth Sense Grisly Mementos Deep Ward
Relentless Hunter Ultimate Hunter Treasure Hunter
Inspiration Inspiration
Magical Footwear Hextech Flashtraption Cash Back
Triple Tonic Biscuit Delivery Time Warp Tonic
Jack Of All Trades Cosmic Insight Approach Velocity
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling

Summoner spells

Flash Smite
44.4% 117 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. Not enough players have finished the same three items yet, so the core above is the three strongest items measured one by one. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.

Tips for Kayn

Generated from this patch's numbers

  • Kayn wins 48.8% of games as Jungle on patch 16.18 (1,766 games).
  • Most common core: Black Cleaver → Death's Dance → Voltaic Cyclosword — 53% win rate over 76 games.
  • Take Conqueror as keystone: picked in 50% of games with a 49% win rate.
  • Best matchup: Karthus (80% over 10 games). Hardest: Teemo (18% over 11 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Serylda's Grudge
Serylda's Grudge
Axiom Arc
Axiom Arc
Voltaic Cyclosword
Voltaic Cyclosword
33.3% WR
6 games · 0% pick
Endless Hunger
Endless Hunger
Black Cleaver
Black Cleaver
Death's Dance
Death's Dance
60.0% WR
5 games · 0% pick
Serpent's Fang
Serpent's Fang
Hubris
Hubris
Voltaic Cyclosword
Voltaic Cyclosword
0.0% WR
4 games · 0% pick

Boots

Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
47.7% WR
44 games · 2% pick
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps
52.0% WR
25 games · 1% pick
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
44.4% WR
18 games · 1% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
73.3% 1% (15)
60.0% 1% (25)
52.9% 2% (34)
50.0% 2% (32)
46.7% 1% (15)
46.2% 2% (39)
46.2% 1% (13)
43.1% 6% (102)
35.9% 2% (39)
35.0% 1% (20)
34.6% 1% (26)
16.7% 1% (12)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Domination Domination + Precision Precision
28.6% WR
14 games · 1% pick
Hail of Blades
Hail of Blades

Gain a large amount of Attack Speed and bonus true damage for the first 3 attacks made against enemy champions.

Domination Domination
Electrocute Dark Harvest Hail of Blades
Cheap Shot Taste of Blood Sudden Impact
Sixth Sense Grisly Mementos Deep Ward
Relentless Hunter Ultimate Hunter Treasure Hunter
Precision Precision
Presence of Mind Absorb Life Triumph
Legend: Bloodline Legend: Alacrity Legend: Haste
Coup de Grace Cut Down Last Stand
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling
Domination Domination + Inspiration Inspiration
50.0% WR
14 games · 1% pick
Dark Harvest Sudden Impact Grisly Mementos Treasure Hunter Cosmic Insight Magical Footwear
Precision Precision + Sorcery Sorcery
41.7% WR
12 games · 1% pick
Conqueror Triumph Legend: Haste Last Stand Axiom Arcanist Transcendence

Keystones

  • Dark Harvest Dark Harvest Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim. 46.6%3% pick
  • Conqueror Conqueror Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions. 47.8%3% pick
  • Hail of Blades Hail of Blades Gain a large amount of Attack Speed and bonus true damage for the first 3 attacks made against enemy champions. 25.0%1% pick
  • First Strike First Strike When you initiate champion combat, deal 7% extra damage for 3 seconds and gain gold based on damage dealt. 33.3%0% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Smite Flash + Smite 44.4%7% pick
  • Smite Ignite Smite + Ignite 33.3%1% pick

Abilities & skill order

  • PThe Darkin Scythe

    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...

  • QReaping Slash

    Kayn dashes, then slashes. Both deal damage.

  • WBlade's Reach

    Kayn damages and slows targets in a line.

  • EShadow Step

    Kayn can walk through terrain.

  • RUmbral Trespass

    Kayn hides in an enemy's body, dealing massive damage when he bursts out.