# Kayn Build, Runes and Counters · 26.22

> Best build for Kayn: rune page, item set, summoner spells, skill order and counter picks — 26.22 patch, ranked match data.

Source: https://gamerone.org/en/champion/kayn · Patch: 26.22 · Jungle

## Kayn — the Shadow Reaper

- Tier: S (#14 of 82 in Jungle)
- Win rate: 49.6%
- Pick: 6.3%
- Ban: 4.9%
- Games: 25,915

## Runes

- **Domination**: Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Grisly Mementos, Treasure Hunter
- **Inspiration**: Magical Footwear, Cosmic Insight
- Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force, Health scaling with level

## Summoner spells

Flash, Smite

## Items

- Starting items: Scorchclaw Pup, Health Potion
- **Lethality** (Win rate: 50.9% · Games: 9,860): Voltaic Cyclosword → Black Cleaver → Death's Dance → (Edge of Night / Serylda's Grudge) → (Guardian Angel / Edge of Night / Serpent's Fang)
- **Attack Damage** (Win rate: 49.2% · Games: 1,197): Eclipse → Black Cleaver → Death's Dance → (Edge of Night / Serylda's Grudge) → (Guardian Angel / Edge of Night / Serpent's Fang)
- **Bruiser** (Win rate: 53.4% · Games: 580): Eclipse → Black Cleaver → Spear of Shojin → (Edge of Night / Serylda's Grudge) → (Guardian Angel / Edge of Night / Serpent's Fang)
- Boots: Ionian Boots of Lucidity

## Skill order

Q > W > E

## Struggles against

- Aurelion Sol: -13.6 pp win rate difference (11 games)
- Morgana: -11.3 pp win rate difference (31 games)
- Rek'Sai: -9.3 pp win rate difference (167 games)
- Darius: -7.2 pp win rate difference (159 games)
- Fiddlesticks: -6.2 pp win rate difference (265 games)

## Strong against

- Twitch: +18.8 pp win rate difference (16 games)
- Nautilus: +16.7 pp win rate difference (12 games)
- Camille: +14.3 pp win rate difference (14 games)
- Brand: +11.9 pp win rate difference (21 games)
- Kai'Sa: +10.0 pp win rate difference (15 games)

The data is calculated per patch from ranked matches in the selected tier and region.

- [OTPs](https://gamerone.org/en/champion/kayn/otp)
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- [Tier List & Builds](https://gamerone.org/en/tier-list)