Kayn, League of Legends champion
Win Rate
50.0%
Pick Rate
5.8%
Ban Rate
10.7%

Kayn Jungle Build: Items & Boots

Kayn B TierFighterAssassin
Patch
26.20
Games
7,652
Lane
Jungle
Tier
All Tiers
Last Updated
Oct 13, 2026 UTC
Methodology
Data Methodology

The most-played Patch 26.20 Kayn build is Mercury's Treads, Voltaic Cyclosword, Death's Dance, Black Cleaver, Spirit Visage, Endless Hunger, Oracle Lens: 2.79% of games, 55.62% win rate. Below are the boots, first items, starting items and summoner spells players pick most, each with its own win rate and game count.

Best Kayn Build - Highest Win Rate Items

Top Summoner Spells

  • FlashSmite
    Flash + Smite
    55.4%Win Rate98.3%Pick Rate
  • SmiteIgnite
    Smite + Ignite
    57.1%Win Rate1.3%Pick Rate

Build Stats

55.62%Win Rate
+5.67%WR Diff
2.79%Pick Rate
543Matches

This Kayn build focuses on a balanced mix of offense and defense. Build the core items first for your power spike, then adapt with situational items based on enemy team composition.

The core items for this Kayn build are Voltaic Cyclosword, Death's Dance, and Black Cleaver. This item combination achieves a 55.6% win rate across 543 matches analyzed.

At full build, Kayn gains a total of 225 AD, 800 Health, 50 Armor, and 70 MR, giving a strong power profile for physical damage.

Best Kayn Runes

Domination primary rune treeDomination
  • Dark Harvest
  • Sudden Impact
  • Grisly Mementos
  • Treasure Hunter
Sorcery secondary rune treeSorcery
  • Celerity
  • Gathering Storm
  • Adaptive Force
  • Adaptive Force
  • Health Scaling
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Kayn Abilities

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Kayn build strength based on the items chosen in the build when compared to all builds across every champion. Strongest in: Magic Resistance. Lower in: Magic Damage.

The most popular starting items for Kayn are Scorchclaw Pup, Health Potion, Stealth Ward with a 62.4% win rate and 26.0% pick rate.

62.4%Win Rate
26.0%Pick Rate
These are Kayn's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Voltaic Cyclosword (50.9% WR, +0.9% WR diff, 67.8% pick rate) provides 55 AD. Death's Dance (56.2% WR, +6.2% WR diff, 25.2% pick rate) provides 50 Armor, 60 AD. Black Cleaver (51.7% WR, +1.7% WR diff, 30.4% pick rate) provides 400 Health, 45 AD. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.
  • Voltaic Cyclosword S Tier
    Voltaic Cyclosword - 3,000 gold - Kayn core item

    Voltaic Cyclosword

    3,000 3,000
    50.90%Win Rate
    +0.95%WR Diff
    67.79%Pick Rate
  • Death's Dance S Tier
    Death's Dance - 3,300 gold - Kayn core item

    Death's Dance

    3,300 3,300
    56.18%Win Rate
    +6.23%WR Diff
    25.17%Pick Rate
  • Black Cleaver S Tier
    Black Cleaver - 3,000 gold - Kayn core item

    Black Cleaver

    3,000 3,000
    51.67%Win Rate
    +1.72%WR Diff
    30.45%Pick Rate
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Kayn players complete Mosstomper Seedling first in 17% of games, winning 51.4% of them. The median first item is finished at 0:12 (25th to 75th percentile: 0:06 to 0:18).

First item

BuildWin RatePick RateDone atGames
51.4%16.8%0:121,285
50.2%44.1%0:123,365
49.3%39.1%0:122,985

First two items

BuildWin RatePick RateDone atGames
62.2%1.0%11:1874
67.7%0.4%10:4231
52.4%10.9%10:54794

Three-item core

BuildWin RatePick RateDone atGames
64.0%4.6%18:18308
73.1%0.4%18:0626
63.2%1.3%18:0087

Stages keep purchase order, so "A then B" and "B then A" are counted separately. Completion time is the minute the last item of the stage was bought. Boots are tracked separately.

Large sampleBased on 7,635 matches. That is a large enough sample for these numbers to be reliable.

Kayn players max Q > W > E in 89% of games, winning 50.5% of the 6,595 games that followed that order. The grid shows the most common ability at every level.

Skill priorityQ - Reaping SlashQW - Blade's ReachWE - Shadow StepE
Level123456789101112131415161718
Q12345
W12345
E12345
R123
  • W > Q > E: 8% of games, 49.1% win rate
  • Q > E > W: 3% of games, 40.8% win rate
Large sampleBased on 7,415 matches. That is a large enough sample for these numbers to be reliable.
Top situational items for Kayn include Spirit Visage, Endless Hunger. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
  • Spirit Visage S Tier
    Spirit Visage - 2,700 gold - Kayn situational item

    Spirit Visage

    2,700 2,700
    56.09%Win Rate
    +6.14%WR Diff
    10.30%Pick Rate
  • Endless Hunger S Tier
    Endless Hunger - 3,100 gold - Kayn situational item

    Endless Hunger

    3,100 3,100
    57.51%Win Rate
    +7.56%WR Diff
    7.66%Pick Rate
The best boots for Kayn are Mercury's Treads. Adjust based on enemy team comp.
  • Mercury's Treads S Tier
    Mercury's Treads - 1,250 gold - Kayn boots

    Mercury's Treads

    1,250 1,250
    51.78%Win Rate
    +1.83%WR Diff
    19.11%Pick Rate
The recommended trinket for Kayn is Oracle Lens for vision control and map awareness.
  • Oracle Lens S Tier
    Oracle Lens - Kayn trinket for vision control

    Oracle Lens

    0 0
    50.10%Win Rate
    +0.15%WR Diff
    56.52%Pick Rate

Combined statistics from all items in this Kayn build.

  • Total magic resistanceMagic Resistance:70
  • Total movement speedMovement Speed:45
  • Total attack damageAttack Damage:225
  • Total armorArmor:50
  • Total healthHealth:800

Build Comparison

Best WR
Most Played
Alt 1
Alt 2
Kayn magic resistanceMR
0
70
0
0
Kayn movement speedSpeed
25
45
45
45
Kayn attack damageAD
250
225
260
260
Kayn armorArmor
0
50
0
0
Kayn healthHealth
250
800
250
250
When facing Kayn's top counters like Amumu, MonkeyKing, Briar, consider adjusting your situational items to increase survivability and match their damage output. Your core build provides strong damage output. Against tanky counter picks, consider penetration items or percentage-based damage from your situational options to maintain kill pressure. Adapt your final build slots with items like Spirit Visage or Endless Hunger based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Kayn performance.
physical damage dealerFirst Power Spike3,000gMosstomper Seedling at 0:12 (median)

This Kayn physical damage dealer build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. With a 55.6% win rate across 543 matches, this build has proven highly effective in the current meta. The build's key strengths include exceptional physical damage output with 225 total attack damage from items and substantial health pool for survivability. This tanky Kayn build works best when your team lacks frontline presence. You can absorb damage and create opportunities for your carries to deal damage. With significant magic resistance, this build counters AP-heavy teams and mages who rely on burst damage. With a total gold cost of 16,350, this Kayn build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your Voltaic Cyclosword, Death's Dance, and Black Cleaver power spike before taking major fights. For optimal results with this Kayn build, focus on proper itemization timing, positioning in teamfights, and adapting your situational items based on the specific challenges each game presents.

Strengths

  • Exceptional physical damage output with 225 total attack damage from items
  • Substantial health pool for survivability

Champions with Similar Builds to Kayn

Kayn Jungle Boots, Starting Items & Summoner Spells (Patch 26.20)

7,391 games

Most Kayn Jungle players rush Scorchclaw Pup first (44% of games), finished at a median of 0.2 minutes. Ionian Boots of Lucidity are the usual boots (33%). The standard summoner spells are Flash + Smite (94%). The game usually starts with Scorchclaw Pup + Health Potion + Stealth Ward.

Kayn boots

OptionPlayersWin RateGames
Ionian Boots of LucidityIonian Boots of LucidityMost played33.4%50.5%2,467
Plated SteelcapsPlated Steelcaps27.1%48.2%2,005
Mercury's TreadsMercury's Treads19.8%51.8%1,462
Gluttonous GreavesGluttonous Greaves4.8%57.1%354
Boots of SwiftnessBoots of Swiftness2.9%48.2%218

Kayn starting items

OptionPlayersWin RateGames
Scorchclaw PupHealth PotionStealth WardScorchclaw Pup + Health Potion + Stealth WardMost played16.4%50.9%1,213
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth PotionStealth WardGustwalker Hatchling + Health Potion + Stealth Ward12.7%49.6%941
Gustwalker HatchlingGustwalker Hatchling11.0%49.6%815
Scorchclaw PupScorchclaw Pup10.9%46.3%805

Kayn summoner spells

OptionPlayersWin RateGames
FlashSmiteFlash + SmiteMost played94.1%50.0%6,952
SmiteIgniteSmite + Ignite5.4%50.8%396

Every option is listed with its own pick rate, win rate and game count from ranked games this patch. Options under 40 games are left out.

Kayn First Item and Core Build Timing

Which item Kayn players finish first and which three-item core they build, with the median completion minute and the middle 50% of games — the timing to beat if you want to spike before your opponent.

First completed item

ItemsFinishedPlayersWin RateGames
Scorchclaw Pup Scorchclaw Pup0.2 min
0.1-0.3 min
44.1%50.1%3,256
Gustwalker Hatchling Gustwalker Hatchling0.2 min
0.1-0.3 min
39.1%49.5%2,891
Mosstomper Seedling Mosstomper Seedling0.2 min
0.1-0.3 min
16.8%51.2%1,244

Three-item core

ItemsFinishedPlayersWin RateGames
Gustwalker HatchlingVoltaic CycloswordBastionbreaker Gustwalker Hatchling → Voltaic Cyclosword → Bastionbreaker18.1 min
16.5-19.6 min
7.4%54.3%501
Scorchclaw PupVoltaic CycloswordBastionbreaker Scorchclaw Pup → Voltaic Cyclosword → Bastionbreaker18.3 min
16.8-20.1 min
4.6%64.0%308
Mosstomper SeedlingVoltaic CycloswordAxiom Arc Mosstomper Seedling → Voltaic Cyclosword → Axiom Arc18.0 min
16.7-19.4 min
1.3%63.2%87
Scorchclaw PupEclipseDeath's Dance Scorchclaw Pup → Eclipse → Death's Dance20.8 min
19.2-22.8 min
0.8%63.5%52

Every Kayn Jungle Item by Win Rate

The completed items Kayn players build most this patch, with the share of games each one appears in and its win rate. Situational items sit low in pick rate for a reason — read the win rate next to the game count.

OptionPlayersWin RateGames
Voltaic CycloswordVoltaic CycloswordMost played70.2%50.9%5,186
Black CleaverBlack Cleaver31.5%51.7%2,330
HubrisHubris26.9%51.0%1,990
Death's DanceDeath's Dance26.0%56.2%1,925
Axiom ArcAxiom Arc25.6%52.8%1,891
BastionbreakerBastionbreaker21.6%57.5%1,594
EclipseEclipse21.2%48.8%1,566
Edge of NightEdge of Night16.5%54.5%1,219
Spear of ShojinSpear of Shojin13.1%51.8%969
Lord Dominik's RegardsLord Dominik's Regards12.9%59.6%951
Serylda's GrudgeSerylda's Grudge12.2%53.8%905
Spirit VisageSpirit Visage10.7%56.1%788

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Kayn's most-built items
Your build (3/6)
Voltaic CycloswordBastionbreakerIonian Boots of Lucidity
Total gold6,900

No recorded three-item core in this build yet — it may be off-meta.

Total stats from items
Attack Damage
110
Ability Haste
35
Lethality
32
Move Speed
45