- Win Rate
- 49.5%
- Pick Rate
- 3.0%
- Ban Rate
- 7.0%
Graves vs Kayn
- Patch
- 26.20
- Games
- 3,898
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 13, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
Graves vs Kayn is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.20. Graves wins with a 54.9% win rate (+9.7%) over Kayn based on 195 games. Graves wins the early laning phase while Kayn scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Graves build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Graves vs Kayn matchup.
Graves Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Graves performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.
Who wins Graves vs Kayn?
Graves wins 54.5% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 47.4% and 61.4% (95% range).
- Expected
- 49.8% From both champions' overall Jungle win rates
- Matchup effect
- +4.7 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 189 games Lane: Jungle
- vs patch 26.19
- +1.6 pts Within normal patch-to-patch noise
Lane: Jungle · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.20 · Oct 9 – Oct 11
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Graves, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Graves wins 54.5% of 189 games (95% range 47.4–61.4%).
- Both champions' overall Jungle win rates predict 49.8% for Graves; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Graves usually wins the lane: 308 gold ahead of Kayn at 15 minutes on average (189 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Graves players pick Plated Steelcaps far more often against Kayn: 40.9% of their other Jungle games, 49.2% here.
How we calculate this
Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.
A game only counts when Graves and Kayn played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.
The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.
Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.
"What changes" compares Graves's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).
Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.
Graves vs Kayn Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Graves vs Kayn Win Rate by Game Length
Graves's win rate against Kayn by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.
No game length stands out: Graves's results against Kayn in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Graves vs Kayn Power Spikes
Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.
- Lane (15 min)GravesGraves gold at 15: +308
- First itemEvenGraves: 0.2 min · Kayn: 0.2 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesEvenGraves wins 59.2% of 71 games
- 30+ min gamesEvenGraves wins 49.5% of 103 games
What Graves Changes Against Kayn
Choices Graves players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Jungle games.
Plated SteelcapsBootsUsually40.9%vs Kayn49.2%+8.3 pts58.1% WR here
Usually28.2%vs Kayn35.4%+7.2 pts52.2% WR here
Mercury's TreadsBootsUsually29.8%vs Kayn22.8%−7.1 pts41.9% WR here
DominationSecondary treeUsually10.3%vs Kayn15.9%+5.6 pts43.3% WR here
Best Graves Build vs Kayn
Usual Graves build (Jungle)
61.7% win rate · 588 games
Limited sample: 24 of 129 games finished this exact core, so treat it as an observation rather than a recommendation.
- Graves usually completes Scorchclaw Pup first, at 0.2 min (median of 148 games).
- Kayn usually completes Scorchclaw Pup first, at 0.2 min (median of 90 games).
- Skill priority: Q > E > W — the same as usual.
Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.
Best Graves Runes vs Kayn
Usual Graves runes (Jungle)
Fleet Footwork
51.6% win rate · 713 games
Against Kayn
Dark Harvest
58.0% win rate · 50 games
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Graves matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.20. The table below shows Graves's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Graves build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Graves Matchups
Hardest for Graves
Easiest for Graves
Win rate and games for each matchup. Lists are ranked by the edge of the 95% range so small samples cannot top them; matchups with at least 50 games only.
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Graves vs Kayn FAQ - Patch 26.20
Who wins Graves vs Kayn?
Current data slightly favors Graves, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Graves wins 54.5% of 189 games (95% range 47.4–61.4%).
What is Graves's win rate against Kayn?
Graves wins 54.5% of 189 Jungle games against Kayn on patch 26.20 (95% range 47.4–61.4%). Based on both champions' overall Jungle win rates, 49.8% would be expected.
Does Graves counter Kayn?
Not clearly. Graves wins 54.5% of 189 games against Kayn, and the 95% range (47.4–61.4%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Graves or Kayn?
Graves usually wins the lane: 308 gold ahead of Kayn at 15 minutes on average (189 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Graves outscale Kayn?
Not measurably: Graves's win rate against Kayn in games of 25 minutes or less and in longer games is within the margin of error of each other.
When is Kayn strongest against Graves?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Kayn is ahead of Graves beyond the margin of error.
What should Graves build against Kayn?
The most successful Graves core against Kayn is Hubris, The Collector, Lord Dominik's Regards (62.5% over 24 games). The biggest change against Kayn: Plated Steelcaps (40.9% usually, 49.2% here).
What runes should Graves use against Kayn?
Dark Harvest with Domination and Precision — 58.0% over 50 games against Kayn. The biggest change against Kayn: Domination (10.3% usually, 15.9% here).