Kaynvs Yasuo
Kayn vs Yasuo is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Yasuo wins with a 83.3% win rate (+66.7%) over Kayn based on 6 games. Yasuo 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 Yasuo 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.
Yasuo(16.7%)Who Wins the Kayn vs Yasuo Matchup?
Kayn vs Yasuo Matchup Summary
The Kayn vs Yasuo matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 6 recent matches analyzed, Yasuo wins with a 83.3% win rate compared to Kayn's 16.7%, giving Yasuo a 66.7 percentage point advantage. Yasuo dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Kayn players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in damage output, where Yasuo leads by 220 DMG/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Yasuo has a strong advantage in this matchup. Kayn players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Yasuo overextending. Avoid prolonged trades and wait for team fights where positioning and coordination matter more. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Kayn vs Yasuo Laning Phase Breakdown
Yasuo is favored during the laning phase against Kayn, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Yasuo holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Kayn Build Against Yasuo
Plated Steelcaps is the optimal boots choice against Yasuo, providing the mobility and stats Kayn needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Kayn against Yasuo are Opportunity, Axiom Arc and Serylda's Grudge. This combination gives Kayn an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Kayn vs Yasuo matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Kayn33.3%Yasuo66.7%Kayn0.0%Yasuo100.0%Yasuo dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 66.7% win rate — a 33.3 percentage point lead over Kayn. This lopsided early game means Yasuo can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Yasuo is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 100.0% win rate — 100.0 points above Kayn. Extended games heavily favor Yasuo, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
Yasuo holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Kayn players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.
Best Kayn Runes Against Yasuo
Domination
Precision
The Domination and Precision rune setup gives Kayn the best tools to compete against Yasuo in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Kayn matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.7. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50.50% | 200 | 1.1 | 763 | 13,009 | 52.6% | 48.5% | |
| 48.21% | 195 | 1.0 | 736 | 12,643 | 39.1% | 55.6% | |
| 46.11% | 180 | 1.1 | 696 | 12,533 | 47.1% | 45.2% | |
| 53.18% | 173 | 1.1 | 771 | 13,711 | 60.6% | 48.0% | |
| 46.63% | 163 | 1.1 | 762 | 12,510 | 42.1% | 50.6% | |
| 48.95% | 143 | 1.2 | 823 | 14,246 | 49.1% | 48.9% | |
| 58.59% | 128 | 1.1 | 816 | 13,609 | 63.6% | 54.8% | |
| 55.34% | 103 | 1.1 | 745 | 12,595 | 52.9% | 57.7% | |
| 52.43% | 103 | 1.2 | 756 | 12,776 | 46.9% | 57.4% | |
| 45.92% | 98 | 1.3 | 731 | 12,645 | 44.2% | 47.3% | |
| 47.96% | 98 | 1.2 | 801 | 13,323 | 56.4% | 42.4% | |
| 59.57% | 94 | 1.9 | 1,046 | 14,019 | 54.8% | 61.9% | |
| 46.74% | 92 | 1.0 | 737 | 12,693 | 43.2% | 50.0% | |
| 56.98% | 86 | 1.1 | 843 | 13,511 | 63.6% | 52.8% | |
| 46.99% | 83 | 1.1 | 774 | 12,796 | 47.4% | 46.7% | |
| 53.09% | 81 | 1.1 | 721 | 12,280 | 53.5% | 52.6% | |
| 52.50% | 80 | 1.0 | 762 | 13,128 | 55.6% | 50.0% | |
| 46.15% | 78 | 1.4 | 773 | 12,839 | 45.7% | 46.5% | |
| 47.95% | 73 | 1.1 | 819 | 13,250 | 44.1% | 51.3% | |
| 52.86% | 70 | 1.2 | 843 | 13,642 | 53.1% | 52.6% | |
| 54.29% | 70 | 1.1 | 932 | 14,350 | 42.9% | 61.9% | |
| 49.25% | 67 | 1.4 | 783 | 13,262 | 65.4% | 39.0% | |
| 55.74% | 61 | 1.1 | 811 | 13,964 | 60.0% | 52.8% | |
| 45.61% | 57 | 1.7 | 842 | 12,209 | 40.7% | 50.0% | |
| 38.60% | 57 | 1.4 | 728 | 12,468 | 53.6% | 24.1% | |
| 52.63% | 57 | 1.1 | 770 | 13,461 | 44.4% | 56.4% | |
| 39.29% | 56 | 1.4 | 811 | 13,320 | 36.4% | 41.2% | |
| 50.91% | 55 | 1.2 | 804 | 12,800 | 43.3% | 60.0% | |
| 50.91% | 55 | 1.1 | 769 | 13,217 | 53.9% | 48.3% | |
| 53.70% | 54 | 1.3 | 759 | 12,404 | 55.2% | 52.0% | |
| 45.28% | 53 | 0.9 | 763 | 12,741 | 43.5% | 46.7% | |
| 40.00% | 50 | 1.2 | 763 | 14,531 | 46.7% | 37.1% | |
| 41.67% | 48 | 1.0 | 733 | 13,001 | 31.6% | 48.3% | |
| 36.96% | 46 | 1.1 | 705 | 12,615 | 33.3% | 40.0% | |
| 54.35% | 46 | 1.1 | 821 | 13,301 | 52.4% | 56.0% | |
| 47.83% | 46 | 0.9 | 681 | 11,493 | 43.3% | 56.3% | |
| 46.67% | 45 | 1.2 | 746 | 12,527 | 37.5% | 57.1% | |
| 50.00% | 40 | 1.9 | 800 | 12,705 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 47.50% | 40 | 2.6 | 699 | 12,463 | 46.1% | 48.1% | |
| 51.35% | 37 | 1.8 | 692 | 13,233 | 35.7% | 60.9% | |
| 48.65% | 37 | 2.4 | 844 | 13,802 | 50.0% | 47.6% | |
| 77.78% | 36 | 1.2 | 807 | 14,627 | 76.9% | 78.3% | |
| 61.76% | 34 | 1.7 | 761 | 13,368 | 52.6% | 73.3% | |
| 32.35% | 34 | 2.4 | 813 | 13,463 | 25.0% | 36.4% | |
| 55.88% | 34 | 1.1 | 794 | 14,480 | 41.7% | 63.6% | |
| 42.42% | 33 | 1.7 | 811 | 12,466 | 35.3% | 50.0% | |
| 48.48% | 33 | 0.8 | 609 | 10,914 | 35.0% | 69.2% | |
| 37.50% | 32 | 1.0 | 661 | 11,954 | 37.5% | 37.5% | |
| 56.25% | 32 | 3.1 | 840 | 13,950 | 61.5% | 52.6% | |
| 55.56% | 27 | 1.5 | 927 | 14,942 | 50.0% | 57.9% | |
| 40.00% | 25 | 1.0 | 878 | 14,280 | 44.4% | 37.5% | |
| 52.00% | 25 | 1.2 | 817 | 13,210 | 40.0% | 60.0% | |
| 63.64% | 22 | 5.0 | 1,047 | 14,533 | 71.4% | 60.0% | |
| 47.62% | 21 | 2.3 | 748 | 12,335 | 55.6% | 41.7% | |
| 50.00% | 20 | 1.1 | 718 | 13,246 | 63.6% | 33.3% | |
| 52.63% | 19 | 1.4 | 924 | 14,395 | 66.7% | 46.1% | |
| 50.00% | 18 | 2.6 | 1,179 | 15,135 | 66.7% | 46.7% | |
| 52.94% | 17 | 2.0 | 732 | 14,068 | 40.0% | 58.3% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 0.9 | 870 | 12,170 | 71.4% | 37.5% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 1.9 | 755 | 14,312 | 33.3% | 55.6% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 1.7 | 1,025 | 15,907 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 0.8 | 648 | 14,048 | 33.3% | 44.4% | |
| 16.67% | 12 | 3.2 | 954 | 10,853 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 1.1 | 659 | 14,378 | 75.0% | 25.0% | |
| 33.33% | 12 | 1.0 | 713 | 13,231 | 50.0% | 16.7% | |
| 72.73% | 11 | 6.5 | 849 | 11,196 | 57.1% | 100.0% | |
| 80.00% | 10 | 4.5 | 981 | 12,571 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
| 88.89% | 9 | 1.1 | 991 | 16,427 | 100.0% | 80.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 1.4 | 1,151 | 16,864 | 0.0% | 55.6% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 4.1 | 758 | 13,424 | 66.7% | 80.0% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 6.0 | 841 | 13,364 | 66.7% | 80.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 4.8 | 1,146 | 14,427 | 0.0% | 42.9% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 4.0 | 1,301 | 14,375 | 0.0% | 80.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 0.9 | 634 | 11,820 | 75.0% | 66.7% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 6.5 | 872 | 12,590 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 6.2 | 678 | 6,924 | 20.0% | 0.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 1.9 | 741 | 8,858 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 2.6 | 815 | 13,448 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 3.1 | 728 | 12,141 | 0.0% | 25.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 1.5 | 1,184 | 12,845 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 3.7 | 858 | 12,016 | 75.0% | 0.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.6 | 959 | 14,258 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 2.3 | 847 | 9,905 | 75.0% | 0.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 7.0 | 975 | 14,063 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.5 | 938 | 9,891 | 25.0% | 100.0% | |
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Kayn vs Yasuo - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Kayn do against Yasuo in League of Legends?
Yasuo wins the Kayn vs Yasuo matchup with a 83.3% win rate compared to Kayn's 16.7%, a 66.7 percentage point difference. This data is based on 6 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.
How does Kayn do against Yasuo in the early game?
In the early game, Yasuo has the advantage against Kayn with a 66.7% win rate versus 33.3%. Yasuo players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Kayn do against Yasuo in the late game?
In the late game, Yasuo takes over the Kayn vs Yasuo matchup with a 100.0% win rate compared to 0.0%. Yasuo scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Kayn vs Yasuo matchup?
Yasuo wins the matchup against Kayn with a 83.3% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 66.7 percentage point advantage means Yasuo is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 6 games analyzed.
What is the best Kayn build against Yasuo?
The best Kayn build against Yasuo includes Opportunity, Axiom Arc, Serylda's Grudge with Plated Steelcaps. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Kayn runes against Yasuo?
The best Kayn runes against Yasuo use the Domination primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Kayn vs Yasuo matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Kayn counter Yasuo?
No, Kayn struggles against Yasuo with only a 16.7% win rate. Yasuo has the advantage in this matchup. Kayn players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Yasuo's lead.
How do I play Kayn against Yasuo?
When playing Kayn against Yasuo, play cautiously and avoid Yasuo's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Yasuo has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.