Kayn, League of Legends champion
Win Rate
48.8%
Pick Rate
3.4%
Ban Rate
5.5%

Kayn vs Naafiri

Kayn F TierFighterAssassin
Patch
26.22
Games
6,639
Lane
All Lanes
Tier
All Tiers
Last Updated
Nov 14, 2026 UTC
Methodology
Data Methodology

Kayn vs Naafiri (Jungle): Kayn wins 55.5% of 256 ranked games over the last 2 patches (gold diff at 15: +44). Patch 26.22 build & runes.

Kayn – League of Legends champion iconKayn55.5%
No clear favoriteModerate confidence · 256 games · Patch 26.21–26.22
44.5%NaafiriNaafiri – League of Legends champion icon

Current data slightly favors Kayn, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Kayn wins 55.5% of 256 games (95% range 49.3–61.4%).

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.

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Kayn – League of Legends champion icon
Kayn
55.5%
VS
Naafiri
44.5%
Naafiri – League of Legends champion icon

Who wins Kayn vs Naafiri?

No clear favoriteModerate confidence

Kayn wins 55.5% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 49.3% and 61.4% (95% range).

Expected
48.7%
From both champions' overall Jungle win rates
Matchup effect
+6.8 pts
Observed minus expected
Sample
256 games
Lane: Jungle · Patch 26.21–26.22
vs patch 26.21
−16.9 pts
A real change since last patch

Lane: Jungle · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.21–26.22 · Oct 27 – Nov 14

The headline win rate covers patches 26.21–26.22 (256 games). The lane, game-length, build and rune sections below use patch 26.22 only (124 games).

Key takeaways

  • Current data slightly favors Kayn, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Kayn wins 55.5% of 256 games (95% range 49.3–61.4%).
  • That is 6.8 points better for Kayn than both champions' overall Jungle win rates predict (48.7%), so the matchup itself favors this pick — not just champion strength.
  • Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 44, within the margin of error (123 games).
  • Kayn players pick Sorcery much less often against Naafiri: 25.4% of their other Jungle games, 15.3% 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 Naafiri 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 Naafiri Laning Stats

KaynNaafiri

At 15 minutes

Gold difference
+44
Within the margin of error
95% range −198 to +286
XP difference
−143
Within the margin of error
95% range −348 to +63
CS difference
−2.2
Within the margin of error
95% range −5.6 to +1.2
3.51
Kills before 15 min
3.59
2.50
Deaths before 15 min
1.98
0.29
Solo kills before 15 min
0.19
10.5%
First blood
5.6%

Whole-game averages

1.0
CS / min
1.1
903
DMG / min
759
14,071
Gold / game
13,773
521
Heal / min
461
809
DMG Mitigated / min
769
0.6
CC / min
0.3

Kayn vs Naafiri Win Rate by Game Length

Kayn's win rate against Naafiri 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.

Too few games
Under 20 min
12 games
Too few games
20–25 min
10 games
47.5%
25–30 min
40 games
41.7%
30–35 min
36 games
38.5%
35+ min
26 games
Kayn vs Naafiri95% rangeKayn usual (Jungle)

No game length stands out: Kayn's results against Naafiri in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.

Kayn vs Naafiri 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.

  1. Lane (15 min)EvenKayn gold at 15: +44
  2. First itemEvenKayn: 0.2 min · Naafiri: 0.2 min
  3. Games under 20 minInsufficient data
  4. 20–30 min gamesEvenKayn wins 54.0% of 50 games
  5. 30+ min gamesEvenKayn wins 40.3% of 62 games

What Kayn Changes Against Naafiri

Choices Kayn players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Jungle games.

  • Sorcery – League of Legends rune path
    SorcerySecondary tree
    Usually
    25.4%
    vs Naafiri
    15.3%
    −10.0 pts
  • Axiom Arcanist – League of Legends rune
    Usually
    29.5%
    vs Naafiri
    21.0%
    −8.6 pts42.3% WR here
  • Serylda's Grudge – League of Legends item
    Usually
    13.7%
    vs Naafiri
    21.8%
    +8.0 pts40.7% WR here
  • Ultimate Hunter – League of Legends rune
    Usually
    8.2%
    vs Naafiri
    14.5%
    +6.3 pts

Best Kayn Build vs Naafiri

Usual Kayn build (Jungle)

64.7% win rate · 119 games

Against Naafiri

Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 13 of 93 Kayn games against Naafiri 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 66 games).
  • Naafiri usually completes Scorchclaw Pup first, at 0.2 min (median of 105 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 Naafiri

Usual Kayn runes (Jungle)

Stormraider's Surge – League of Legends runeStormraider's Surge
Sorcery
Axiom Arcanist – League of Legends runeTranscendence – League of Legends runeGathering Storm – League of Legends rune
Domination
Sudden Impact – League of Legends runeTreasure Hunter – League of Legends rune
Adaptive Force (offense) – League of Legends runeAdaptive Force (flex) – League of Legends runeHealth Scaling (defense) – League of Legends rune

68.2% win rate · 22 games

Against Naafiri

Dark Harvest – League of Legends runeDark Harvest
Domination
Sudden Impact – League of Legends runeGrisly Mementos – League of Legends runeTreasure Hunter – League of Legends rune
Inspiration
Cosmic Insight – League of Legends runeMagical Footwear – League of Legends rune
Adaptive Force (offense) – League of Legends runeAdaptive Force (flex) – League of Legends runeHealth Scaling (defense) – League of Legends rune

59.1% win rate · 22 games

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Kayn matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.22. 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

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 Naafiri FAQ - Patch 26.21–26.22

Who wins Kayn vs Naafiri?

Current data slightly favors Kayn, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Kayn wins 55.5% of 256 games (95% range 49.3–61.4%).

What is Kayn's win rate against Naafiri?

Kayn wins 55.5% of 256 Jungle games against Naafiri on patch 26.21–26.22 (95% range 49.3–61.4%). Based on both champions' overall Jungle win rates, 48.7% would be expected.

Does Kayn counter Naafiri?

Not clearly. Kayn wins 55.5% of 256 games against Naafiri, and the 95% range (49.3–61.4%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.

Who wins lane, Kayn or Naafiri?

Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 44, within the margin of error (123 games).

Does Kayn outscale Naafiri?

There are too few games of each length to tell yet.

When is Naafiri strongest against Kayn?

On current data there is no stage of the game where Naafiri is ahead of Kayn beyond the margin of error.

What should Kayn build against Naafiri?

There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Kayn's usual Jungle core: Voltaic Cyclosword, Axiom Arc, Edge of Night. The biggest change against Naafiri: Serylda's Grudge (13.7% usually, 21.8% here).

What runes should Kayn use against Naafiri?

Dark Harvest with Domination and Inspiration — 59.1% over 22 games against Naafiri. The biggest change against Naafiri: Sorcery (25.4% usually, 15.3% here).