- Win Rate
- 50.2%
- Pick Rate
- 7.5%
- Ban Rate
- 11.4%
Kayn vs Elise
- Patch
- 26.20
- Games
- 15,039
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 19, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
Kayn vs Elise is a very close matchup in LoL patch 26.20. Kayn wins with a 50.0% win rate (+0.0%) over Elise based on 92 games. Kayn wins the early laning phase while Elise scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Kayn build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Kayn vs Elise 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.
Who wins Kayn vs Elise?
Kayn wins 49.4% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 39.2% and 59.7% (95% range).
- Expected
- 48.7% From both champions' overall Jungle win rates
- Matchup effect
- +0.8 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 87 games Lane: Jungle
- vs patch 26.19
- +0.0 pts Within normal patch-to-patch noise
Lane: Jungle · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.20 · Oct 9 – Oct 19
Key takeaways
- Kayn vs Elise is an even matchup: Kayn wins 49.4% of 87 games, and the 95% range (39.2–59.7%) comfortably includes 50%.
- Both champions' overall Jungle win rates predict 48.7% for Kayn; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 200, within the margin of error (87 games).
- Kayn players pick Mercury's Treads far more often against Elise: 20.9% of their other Jungle games, 34.5% 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 Kayn and Elise 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 Kayn'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.
Kayn vs Elise Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Kayn vs Elise Win Rate by Game Length
Kayn's win rate against Elise 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: Kayn's results against Elise in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Kayn vs Elise 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)EvenKayn gold at 15: −200
- First itemEvenKayn: 0.2 min · Elise: 0.2 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesEvenKayn wins 49.0% of 49 games
What Kayn Changes Against Elise
Choices Kayn players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Jungle games.
Mercury's TreadsBootsUsually20.9%vs Elise34.5%+13.6 pts60.0% WR here
Black CleaverItemUsually29.0%vs Elise16.1%−12.9 pts
Plated SteelcapsBootsUsually29.0%vs Elise18.4%−10.6 pts
CelerityRuneUsually8.9%vs Elise16.1%+7.2 pts
Gustwalker HatchlingStarting itemsUsually7.3%vs Elise13.8%+6.5 pts
Ability Haste (offense)Stat shardUsually1.4%vs Elise4.6%+3.2 pts
Best Kayn Build vs Elise
Usual Kayn build (Jungle)
74.5% win rate · 51 games
Against Elise
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 7 of 60 Kayn games against Elise carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Kayn's standard build instead.
- Kayn usually completes Scorchclaw Pup first, at 0.2 min (median of 35 games).
- Elise usually completes Scorchclaw Pup first, at 0.2 min (median of 63 games).
- Skill priority: Q > W > E — 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 Kayn Runes vs Elise
Usual Kayn runes (Jungle)
Conqueror
72.4% win rate · 29 games
Against Elise
Dark Harvest
45.0% win rate · 20 games
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Kayn matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.20. 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.
Other Kayn Matchups
Hardest for Kayn
Easiest for Kayn
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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Kayn vs Elise FAQ - Patch 26.20
Who wins Kayn vs Elise?
Kayn vs Elise is an even matchup: Kayn wins 49.4% of 87 games, and the 95% range (39.2–59.7%) comfortably includes 50%.
What is Kayn's win rate against Elise?
Kayn wins 49.4% of 87 Jungle games against Elise on patch 26.20 (95% range 39.2–59.7%). Based on both champions' overall Jungle win rates, 48.7% would be expected.
Does Kayn counter Elise?
Not clearly. Kayn wins 49.4% of 87 games against Elise, and the 95% range (39.2–59.7%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Kayn or Elise?
Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 200, within the margin of error (87 games).
Does Kayn outscale Elise?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Elise strongest against Kayn?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Elise is ahead of Kayn beyond the margin of error.
What should Kayn build against Elise?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Kayn's usual Jungle core: Voltaic Cyclosword, Serpent's Fang, Lord Dominik's Regards. The biggest change against Elise: Mercury's Treads (20.9% usually, 34.5% here).
What runes should Kayn use against Elise?
Dark Harvest with Domination and Inspiration — 45.0% over 20 games against Elise. The biggest change against Elise: Celerity (8.9% usually, 16.1% here).