Kayn, League of Legends champion
Win Rate
50.0%
Pick Rate
6.7%
Ban Rate
10.2%

Kayn vs Olaf

Kayn B TierFighterAssassin
Patch
26.19
Games
13,361
Lane
All Lanes
Tier
All Tiers
Last Updated
Oct 7, 2026 UTC
Methodology
Data Methodology

Kayn vs Olaf is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Olaf wins with a 55.6% win rate (+11.1%) over Kayn based on 18 games. Olaf wins the early laning phase while Kayn scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Kayn build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Kayn vs Olaf 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.

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Kayn
Kayn
51.7%
VS
Olaf
48.3%
Olaf

Who wins Kayn vs Olaf?

Slight Kayn edgeLow confidence

Kayn wins 51.7% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 34.4% and 68.6% (95% range).

Expected
53.6%
From both champions' overall Jungle win rates
Matchup effect
−1.8 pts
Observed minus expected
Sample
29 games
Lane: Jungle
vs patch 26.18
—
Not enough games on both patches

Lane: Jungle · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28

They also met in another lane (Top): 8 games, Kayn won 37.5%.

Key takeaways

  • Current data slightly favors Kayn, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Kayn wins 51.7% of 29 games (95% range 34.4–68.6%).
  • Both champions' overall Jungle win rates predict 53.6% for Kayn; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
  • Kayn players pick Magical Footwear far more often against Olaf: 42.4% of their other Jungle games, 72.4% 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 Olaf 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 Olaf Laning Stats

KaynOlaf

Only 29 games have a 15-minute snapshot so far — the lane-phase numbers appear from 30.

Whole-game averages

1.2
CS / min
1.3
862
DMG / min
734
13,871
Gold / game
13,651
559
Heal / min
712
893
DMG Mitigated / min
1,355
0.6
CC / min
0.4

Kayn vs Olaf Win Rate by Game Length

Kayn's win rate against Olaf 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
1 games
Too few games
20–25 min
4 games
Too few games
25–30 min
13 games
Too few games
30–35 min
6 games
Too few games
35+ min
5 games
Kayn vs Olaf95% rangeKayn usual (Jungle)

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

Kayn vs Olaf 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)Insufficient data
  2. First itemInsufficient data
  3. Games under 20 minInsufficient data
  4. 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
  5. 30+ min gamesInsufficient data

What Kayn Changes Against Olaf

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

  • Magical Footwear
    Usually
    42.4%
    vs Olaf
    72.4%
    +30.0 pts42.9% WR here
  • Ionian Boots of Lucidity
    Usually
    34.5%
    vs Olaf
    58.6%
    +24.1 pts
  • Cosmic Insight
    Usually
    45.1%
    vs Olaf
    69.0%
    +23.9 pts45.0% WR here
  • Inspiration
    InspirationSecondary tree
    Usually
    47.5%
    vs Olaf
    69.0%
    +21.5 pts45.0% WR here
  • Sorcery
    SorcerySecondary tree
    Usually
    35.2%
    vs Olaf
    13.8%
    −21.4 pts
  • Mercury's Treads
    Usually
    19.4%
    vs Olaf
    under 2%
    −19.4 pts
  • Relentless Hunter
    Usually
    2.9%
    vs Olaf
    17.2%
    +14.4 pts
  • Gustwalker HatchlingHealth PotionOracle Lens
    Gustwalker Hatchling + Health Potion + Oracle LensStarting items
    Usually
    1.7%
    vs Olaf
    10.3%
    +8.7 pts

Best Kayn Build vs Olaf

Usual Kayn build (Jungle)

67.7% win rate · 127 games

Against Olaf

Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 4 of 22 Kayn games against Olaf carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Kayn's standard build instead.

  • 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 Olaf

Usual Kayn runes (Jungle)

Fleet FootworkFleet Footwork
Precision
TriumphLegend: HasteLast Stand
Inspiration
Cash BackJack Of All Trades
Adaptive Force (offense)Adaptive Force (flex)Health (defense)

81.3% win rate · 16 games

Against Olaf

Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.

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Kayn matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. 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 Olaf FAQ - Patch 26.19

Who wins Kayn vs Olaf?

Current data slightly favors Kayn, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Kayn wins 51.7% of 29 games (95% range 34.4–68.6%).

What is Kayn's win rate against Olaf?

Kayn wins 51.7% of 29 Jungle games against Olaf on patch 26.19 (95% range 34.4–68.6%). Based on both champions' overall Jungle win rates, 53.6% would be expected.

Does Kayn counter Olaf?

Not clearly. Kayn wins 51.7% of 29 games against Olaf, and the 95% range (34.4–68.6%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.

Who wins lane, Kayn or Olaf?

There are not enough games with a 15-minute snapshot yet (29) to say who wins lane.

Does Kayn outscale Olaf?

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

When is Olaf strongest against Kayn?

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

What should Kayn build against Olaf?

There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Kayn's usual Jungle core: Voltaic Cyclosword, Hubris, Death's Dance. The biggest change against Olaf: Ionian Boots of Lucidity (34.5% usually, 58.6% here).

What runes should Kayn use against Olaf?

Use Kayn's usual Fleet Footwork page (Precision + Inspiration); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Olaf: Magical Footwear (42.4% usually, 72.4% here).