How do I play as Kayn?

ElMcChicken01·9/19/2017, 1:27:38 PM·1 votes·2,090 views

I have been planning on buying Kayn for a while now, and I was wondering what some good builds were for him and how to play as him. I know that he has 2 different forms. Shadow Assassin for burst and Darkin for taking down bruisers/tanks. I also want to get him because I only am able to play as 2 junglers right now, those being MasterYi and Chogath.

2 Comments

Godking Yuuumie9/19/2017, 2:31:58 PM1 votes

Shadow assassin is a standard assassin build. All enchantments are good but I prefer item 3706 or item 3711, for either chase down or warding, both of which are really good for assassins.

You don't HAVE to build item 1412 on him, and sometimes it might be a better idea to rush straight to your lethality item, those being item 3147 item 3142. Both are good and have their pros and cons. If you need raw damage to eliminte a fed adc for example, go duskblade. However, with the ghostblade movespeed active and passive you can get some INSANE map mobility and amazing flanks.

After those two items there are a few options.

item 3147 item 3142 item 3071 item 3111 item 3047 is a bit of a tankier version, while if you wanna go full dmg you can get item 3812 and item 3158 instead.

After that, its whatever you may feel is needed. item 3814 is really good against peeling champions like Janna. item 3074 Is always good for a bit more waveclear and burst with teh active. item 3026 and item 3156 are defensive options if those are needed.

For Darkin, its pretty much the opposite. I like going for a heavy hp/ad build, likeitem 1413 item 3071 item 3748 item 3065 item 3075 and hten whatever boots you may need. You hit 30% cdr, which is really good since Darkinn Kayn has super good base values and you become a fantastic frontline and/or diver, which ever one u need.

item 1413 is a seriusly underrated item. People think its the tank item, but its really not, its more like a item 3071. IT only gives 600 hp at max build, which isn't hat much and the active gives it dmg to rival off-tank items.

With darkin its important to remember, you're not a dmg dealer, you're a tank first and foremost

xelaker9/19/2017, 4:15:45 PM1 votes

imo the red side (rhaast?) is way better for the team in most scenarios. The knockup alone makes him well worth it. just build like a bruiser from there