Kayn - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
51.3%
Pick Rate
4.0%

KaynRunes

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Patch26.5
Matches469,660
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TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedMar 13, 2026
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Best Kayn runes for LoL Patch 26.5 - Dark Harvest from the Domination tree with Inspiration secondary (66.7% WR, 0.5% pick rate). Kayn's optimal primary runes are Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Grisly Mementos, Treasure Hunter. Secondary tree: Cash Back, Triple Tonic.

Kayn performs best with Dark Harvest as the keystone rune from the Domination tree. Kayn's optimal primary runes are Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Grisly Mementos, Treasure Hunter. Kayn's secondary rune tree is Inspiration with Cash Back, Triple Tonic. This rune setup achieves a 66.67% win rate (+15.4% win rate difference) with a 0.5% pick rate across 18 Kayn games.
66.7%Win Rate
+15.4%WR Diff
0.5%Pick Rate
Dark HarvestDark Harvest

Damaging a Champion below 50% health deals adaptive damage and harvests their soul, permanently increasing Dark Harvest's damage by 11.

Dark Harvest damage: 30 (+11 damage per soul) (+0.1 bonus AD) (+0.05 AP)
Cooldown: 35s (resets to 1.0s on takedown)

Sudden ImpactSudden Impact

Damaging basic attacks and abilities deal a bonus 20 - 80 True Damage based on level to enemy champions after using a dash, leap, blink, teleport, or when leaving stealth for 4s.

Cooldown: 10s

Grisly MementosGrisly Mementos

Collect 1 memento on champion takedowns, up to 18 total.

Gain 6 Trinket Haste for each collected. In game modes where vision Trinkets do not exist, instead gain 3 Summoner Spell Haste.

Treasure HunterTreasure Hunter

Gain an additional 50 gold the next time you collect a Bounty Hunter stack. Increase the gold gained by 20 gold for each Bounty Hunter stack, up to 130 gold.

Bounty Hunter stacks are earned the first time you get a takedown on each enemy champion.

Cash BackCash Back

Get 7.5% Gold back when you purchase Legendary Items.

Triple TonicTriple Tonic

Upon reaching level 3, gain an Elixir of Avarice.
Upon reaching level 6, gain an Elixir of Force.
Upon reaching level 9, gain an Elixir of Skill.

This alternative Kayn rune build uses Conqueror as the keystone from the Precision tree. The primary runes are Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Haste, Last Stand. Kayn's secondary rune tree is Domination with Sudden Impact, Treasure Hunter. This setup achieves a 61.54% win rate (+10.2% win rate difference) with a 0.7% pick rate across 26 games.
61.5%Win Rate
+10.2%WR Diff
0.7%Pick Rate
ConquerorConqueror

Basic attacks or spells that deal damage to an enemy champion grant 2 stacks of Conqueror for 5s, gaining 1.8-4 Adaptive Force per stack. Stacks up to 12 times. Ranged champions gain only 1 stack per basic attack.

When fully stacked, heal for 8% of the damage you deal to champions (5% for ranged champions).

TriumphTriumph

Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health, 2.5% of your max health, and grant an additional 20 gold.



'The most dangerous game brings the greatest glory.'
—Noxian Reckoner

Legend: HasteLegend: Haste

Gain 1.5 basic ability haste for every Legend stack (max 10 stacks).

Earn progress toward Legend stacks for every champion takedown, epic monster takedown, large monster kill, and minion kill.

Last StandLast Stand

Deal 5% - 11% increased damage to champions while you are below 60% health. Max damage gained at 30% health.

Sudden ImpactSudden Impact

Damaging basic attacks and abilities deal a bonus 20 - 80 True Damage based on level to enemy champions after using a dash, leap, blink, teleport, or when leaving stealth for 4s.

Cooldown: 10s

Treasure HunterTreasure Hunter

Gain an additional 50 gold the next time you collect a Bounty Hunter stack. Increase the gold gained by 20 gold for each Bounty Hunter stack, up to 130 gold.

Bounty Hunter stacks are earned the first time you get a takedown on each enemy champion.

These champions share at least 4 runes with Kayn's recommended rune builds. use similar keystone and secondary runes, making them good alternatives if you enjoy Kayn's playstyle or want to learn champions with familiar rune setups.Ambessa, Katarina, Garen, Pantheon, Riven and 5 others

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Kayn Runes - Frequently Asked Questions

What are the best Kayn runes in patch 26.5?

The best Kayn runes in patch 26.5 use the Domination tree with Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Grisly Mementos, and Treasure Hunter, and the Inspiration tree with Cash Back and Triple Tonic. This rune setup achieves a 66.7% win rate with a 0.5% pick rate.

What is the win rate for Kayn's best rune page?

Kayn's best rune page has a 66.7% win rate in patch 26.5, which is +15.4% compared to Kayn's average win rate. This rune setup has a 0.5% pick rate among Kayn players.

What keystone should I use on Kayn?

Dark Harvest from the Domination tree is the best keystone rune for Kayn in patch 26.5. This keystone synergizes well with Kayn's kit and provides a 66.7% win rate.

What is Kayn's primary rune tree?

Kayn's primary rune tree is Domination. The optimal Domination runes for Kayn are Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Grisly Mementos, and Treasure Hunter, with Dark Harvest being the keystone of choice.

What is Kayn's secondary rune tree?

Kayn's best secondary rune tree is Inspiration. The recommended Inspiration runes are Cash Back and Triple Tonic, which complement Kayn's Domination primary tree.

What are alternative rune setups for Kayn?

An alternative Kayn rune setup uses alternative keystone from the Precision tree. This alternate build may be preferred in certain matchups or playstyles. Check the alternative rune page above for full details including win rate and pick rate.

How popular are Kayn's runes?

Kayn's top rune page has a 0.5% pick rate in patch 26.5. This indicates that 0.5% of Kayn players use the Dark Harvest setup with Domination and Inspiration trees.