Kaynvs Ekko
Kayn vs Ekko is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.3. Kayn wins with a 59.6% win rate (+19.1%) over Ekko based on 136 games. Kayn holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Kayn build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Kayn vs Ekko matchup.
Kayn Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Kayn 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.
Ekko(59.6%)Who Wins the Kayn vs Ekko Matchup?
Kayn vs Ekko Matchup Summary
The Kayn vs Ekko matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 136 recent matches analyzed, Kayn wins with a 59.6% win rate compared to Ekko's 40.4%, giving Kayn a 19.1 percentage point advantage. Kayn dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Ekko players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Kayn leads by 222 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Kayn players can confidently pick into Ekko and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Ekko away from CS whenever possible. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Kayn vs Ekko Laning Phase Breakdown
Kayn is favored during the laning phase against Ekko, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Kayn holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Kayn Build Against Ekko
Ionian Boots of Lucidity is the optimal boots choice against Ekko, providing the mobility and stats Kayn needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Kayn against Ekko are Voltaic Cyclosword, Death's Dance and Black Cleaver. This combination gives Kayn an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 75.0% win rate across 8 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Ekko. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Kayn vs Ekko matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Kayn61.7%Ekko38.3%Kayn57.9%Ekko42.1%Kayn dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 61.7% win rate — a 23.3 percentage point lead over Ekko. This lopsided early game means Kayn can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Kayn is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 57.9% win rate — 15.8 points above Ekko. Extended games heavily favor Kayn, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
Kayn holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Ekko players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.
Best Kayn Runes Against Ekko
Domination
Inspiration
Running Domination primary with Inspiration secondary allows Kayn to press their advantage against Ekko, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.
Kayn matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.3. The table below shows Kayn'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 Kayn build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49.34% | 456 | 1.1 | 744 | 13,113 | 52.1% | 47.4% | |
| 48.13% | 268 | 1.1 | 770 | 13,102 | 47.9% | 48.3% | |
| 45.90% | 244 | 1.1 | 790 | 13,007 | 41.9% | 48.9% | |
| 57.34% | 218 | 1.3 | 805 | 13,402 | 57.3% | 57.4% | |
| 46.01% | 213 | 1.2 | 700 | 12,064 | 41.9% | 50.0% | |
| 51.26% | 199 | 1.0 | 731 | 13,137 | 50.6% | 51.8% | |
| 47.42% | 194 | 1.0 | 727 | 13,265 | 44.4% | 49.2% | |
| 50.90% | 167 | 1.1 | 770 | 13,545 | 46.4% | 54.1% | |
| 48.23% | 141 | 1.8 | 1,028 | 12,826 | 46.8% | 49.4% | |
| 51.08% | 139 | 1.2 | 793 | 13,585 | 52.8% | 50.0% | |
| 59.56% | 136 | 1.1 | 765 | 13,579 | 61.7% | 57.9% | |
| 52.59% | 135 | 1.6 | 773 | 12,385 | 56.2% | 48.4% | |
| 51.11% | 135 | 1.1 | 803 | 12,970 | 49.3% | 53.0% | |
| 43.20% | 126 | 1.1 | 808 | 13,664 | 42.5% | 43.6% | |
| 50.40% | 125 | 1.1 | 730 | 12,791 | 41.7% | 58.5% | |
| 45.90% | 122 | 1.1 | 752 | 13,318 | 45.5% | 46.3% | |
| 47.90% | 119 | 1.1 | 736 | 12,274 | 46.4% | 50.0% | |
| 42.34% | 111 | 1.1 | 835 | 12,807 | 41.4% | 43.4% | |
| 52.25% | 111 | 1.3 | 786 | 13,544 | 50.0% | 53.9% | |
| 42.20% | 109 | 1.1 | 770 | 12,937 | 28.6% | 53.3% | |
| 54.63% | 108 | 1.1 | 779 | 12,866 | 56.3% | 53.3% | |
| 56.19% | 105 | 1.2 | 783 | 13,649 | 65.2% | 49.1% | |
| 55.32% | 94 | 1.1 | 828 | 13,578 | 54.0% | 56.1% | |
| 50.00% | 92 | 1.1 | 774 | 13,409 | 44.7% | 53.7% | |
| 44.44% | 90 | 1.3 | 790 | 12,615 | 44.4% | 44.4% | |
| 50.00% | 88 | 1.3 | 786 | 12,995 | 42.1% | 56.0% | |
| 53.09% | 81 | 1.0 | 757 | 12,609 | 59.5% | 47.7% | |
| 48.05% | 77 | 1.1 | 758 | 12,417 | 48.5% | 47.7% | |
| 45.95% | 74 | 1.6 | 828 | 14,330 | 44.0% | 46.9% | |
| 50.77% | 65 | 1.1 | 733 | 14,056 | 52.2% | 50.0% | |
| 53.97% | 63 | 1.2 | 752 | 12,403 | 63.3% | 45.5% | |
| 50.79% | 63 | 1.3 | 725 | 13,313 | 50.0% | 51.2% | |
| 58.06% | 62 | 1.0 | 777 | 12,676 | 50.0% | 65.6% | |
| 60.66% | 61 | 1.0 | 738 | 13,238 | 57.1% | 63.6% | |
| 53.45% | 58 | 1.2 | 702 | 12,779 | 55.6% | 51.6% | |
| 48.15% | 54 | 1.2 | 809 | 12,783 | 50.0% | 46.9% | |
| 60.38% | 53 | 1.1 | 689 | 13,367 | 79.2% | 44.8% | |
| 39.22% | 51 | 1.3 | 785 | 13,400 | 45.5% | 34.5% | |
| 49.02% | 51 | 1.2 | 771 | 13,539 | 52.4% | 46.7% | |
| 40.00% | 50 | 1.9 | 882 | 14,070 | 33.3% | 42.9% | |
| 50.00% | 48 | 2.1 | 743 | 13,262 | 37.5% | 56.3% | |
| 47.83% | 46 | 1.2 | 814 | 12,755 | 45.5% | 50.0% | |
| 47.73% | 44 | 1.7 | 923 | 13,527 | 50.0% | 46.7% | |
| 43.90% | 41 | 1.1 | 757 | 12,703 | 31.8% | 57.9% | |
| 56.76% | 38 | 1.0 | 626 | 12,046 | 53.3% | 59.1% | |
| 56.76% | 37 | 0.9 | 747 | 13,485 | 60.0% | 54.5% | |
| 57.14% | 35 | 1.0 | 790 | 14,490 | 69.2% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 32 | 1.2 | 747 | 14,449 | 58.3% | 45.0% | |
| 34.38% | 32 | 1.5 | 609 | 11,627 | 20.0% | 47.1% | |
| 53.13% | 32 | 2.0 | 899 | 14,355 | 54.5% | 52.4% | |
| 61.29% | 31 | 2.3 | 782 | 12,900 | 62.5% | 60.0% | |
| 54.84% | 31 | 3.0 | 1,028 | 12,993 | 53.9% | 55.6% | |
| 37.93% | 29 | 2.6 | 855 | 14,627 | 37.5% | 38.1% | |
| 62.07% | 29 | 1.1 | 835 | 13,994 | 46.1% | 75.0% | |
| 64.29% | 28 | 1.9 | 802 | 12,414 | 57.1% | 71.4% | |
| 47.83% | 23 | 1.1 | 779 | 13,318 | 40.0% | 53.9% | |
| 54.55% | 22 | 1.4 | 700 | 13,956 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 78.95% | 19 | 2.4 | 745 | 14,057 | 66.7% | 84.6% | |
| 77.78% | 18 | 1.3 | 715 | 13,077 | 71.4% | 81.8% | |
| 38.89% | 18 | 4.1 | 881 | 13,299 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 58.82% | 17 | 4.4 | 875 | 10,707 | 62.5% | 55.6% | |
| 47.06% | 17 | 5.0 | 783 | 13,134 | 71.4% | 30.0% | |
| 50.00% | 16 | 1.8 | 907 | 15,176 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 75.00% | 16 | 1.1 | 738 | 14,155 | 83.3% | 70.0% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 1.0 | 783 | 13,999 | 75.0% | 28.6% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 1.1 | 707 | 13,924 | 100.0% | 40.0% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 4.8 | 948 | 14,483 | 50.0% | 37.5% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 1.6 | 714 | 13,173 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 66.67% | 12 | 1.6 | 656 | 11,987 | 57.1% | 80.0% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 0.9 | 641 | 11,589 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 1.7 | 886 | 13,921 | 25.0% | 57.1% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 3.0 | 670 | 11,987 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 5.4 | 697 | 11,412 | 20.0% | 75.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 6.3 | 1,207 | 11,574 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 7.2 | 808 | 13,887 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 5.8 | 671 | 10,803 | 25.0% | 33.3% | |
| 100.00% | 6 | 2.5 | 685 | 15,491 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 0.8 | 579 | 10,777 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 1.9 | 707 | 15,558 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 0.9 | 835 | 16,304 | 0.0% | 75.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 1.3 | 551 | 10,744 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 3.7 | 808 | 12,705 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 6.0 | 735 | 10,407 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.2 | 939 | 13,501 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 6.6 | 713 | 10,839 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.0 | 837 | 11,803 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 1.0 | 815 | 13,113 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 100.00% | 5 | 3.1 | 785 | 16,126 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 6.9 | 1,061 | 15,968 | 0.0% | 80.0% | |
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Kayn vs Ekko - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Kayn do against Ekko in League of Legends?
Kayn wins the Kayn vs Ekko matchup with a 59.6% win rate compared to Ekko's 40.4%, a 19.1 percentage point difference. This data is based on 136 recent ranked games in patch 26.3.
How does Kayn do against Ekko in the early game?
In the early game, Kayn has the advantage against Ekko with a 61.7% win rate versus 38.3%. Kayn players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Kayn do against Ekko in the late game?
In the late game, Kayn takes over the Kayn vs Ekko matchup with a 57.9% win rate compared to 42.1%. Kayn scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Kayn vs Ekko matchup?
Kayn wins the matchup against Ekko with a 59.6% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.3. The 19.1 percentage point advantage means Kayn is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 136 games analyzed.
What is the best Kayn build against Ekko?
The best Kayn build against Ekko includes Voltaic Cyclosword, Death's Dance, Black Cleaver with Ionian Boots of Lucidity. This build achieves a 75.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Kayn runes against Ekko?
The best Kayn runes against Ekko use the Domination primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 63.6% win rate in the Kayn vs Ekko matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Kayn counter Ekko?
Yes, Kayn has a favorable matchup against Ekko with a 59.6% win rate. Kayn strongly counters Ekko in lane based on current patch 26.3 data.
How do I play Kayn against Ekko?
When playing Kayn against Ekko, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. You have early game priority — look for kills and zone control before first recall. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.