LEAGUE OF LEGENDS / CHAMPION
Kayn
Minor net nerf (score -1, 2 buffs / 3 nerfs). Notable: W mana cost 60→40; Q mana cost 50→40; W base damage 85→75. Touched across patches 25-10, 25-17, 25-24.
- Patches touched
- 3
- Cumulative score
- -1.0
- Released
- 2017-07-12
Abilities
The Darkin Scythe
Kayn wields an ancient weapon and fights Rhaast, the darkin within it, for control. Either the Darkin will triumph, or Kayn will master Rhaast and become the Shadow Assassin. Darkin: Heal for a percentage of spell damage dealt to champions. Shadow Assassin: For the first few seconds in combat with enemy champions, deal bonus damage.
Reaping Slash
Kayn dashes, then slashes. Both deal damage.
- Cooldown
- 7s6.565.55
- Mana
- 4040404040
- Range
- 350
Blade's Reach
Kayn damages and slows targets in a line.
- Cooldown
- 13s1211109
- Mana
- 4045505560
- Range
- 700
Shadow Step
Kayn can walk through terrain.
- Cooldown
- 21s19171513
- Mana
- 9090909090
- Range
- 400
Umbral Trespass
Kayn hides in an enemy's body, dealing massive damage when he bursts out.
- Cooldown
- 120s10080
- Mana
- 100100100
- Range
- 550
Base stats
| Stat | Base (Lv 1) | Per level |
|---|---|---|
| Health | 655 | +103 |
| Mana | 410 | +50 |
| Attack damage | 68 | — |
| Attack speed | 0.669/s | +2.700/s |
| Armor | 38 | +4.5 |
| Magic resist | 32 | +2.1 |
| Move speed | 340 | — |
| Attack range | 175 | — |
Lore
A peerless practitioner of lethal shadow magic, Shieda Kayn battles to achieve his true destiny—to one day lead the Order of Shadow into a new era of Ionian supremacy. He wields the sentient darkin weapon Rhaast, undeterred by its creeping corruption of...
A peerless practitioner of lethal shadow magic, Shieda Kayn battles to achieve his true destiny—to one day lead the Order of Shadow into a new era of Ionian supremacy. He wields the sentient darkin weapon Rhaast, undeterred by its creeping corruption of his body and mind. There are only two possible outcomes: either Kayn bends the weapon to his will... or the malevolent blade consumes him completely, paving the way for the destruction of all Runeterra.
Tips
Playing as Kayn
- Look at the line-up of both your team and the enemy's team when picking your form.
- Remember that nearby enemies can see which wall you're in.
Playing against Kayn
- Umbral Trespass requires Kayn to damage a target first. Try to dodge Blade's Reach to deny him a long range cast of Umbral Trespass.
- When Kayn is in terrain near you, you will get a visual warning on the edge of the terrain he's in.
- Damage Kayn while he's in Shadow Step to shorten its duration, or apply hard crowd control (stun, charm, knockup, etc) to end Shadow Step immediately.
Patch impact
Changelog
- PASSIVEBonus Post Mitigation Magic Damage25→20nerf
- WBase Damage85→75nerf
- QMana Cost50→40buff
- WMana Cost60→40buff
- BASEHealth Growth109→103nerf
Live performance
Win rate, pick rate, and ban rate from third-party tracker data will overlay here once the fetcher pipeline ships. Patch trajectory tells you what was changed; the live overlay will tell you whether the change worked.
Champion data sourced from Riot Data Dragon (opens in new tab) (16.10.1).