Kayn vs Taliyah

Kayn
vs
51.8%

over 444 games

Taliyah

Skill matchup

Heavy AP damageHeavy CCStrong engageHigh burst

Build vs Taliyah

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Kayn: Hubris, Voltaic Cyclosword, Axiom Arc, Ionian Boots of Lucidity, Edge of Night, Bastionbreaker, Serylda's Grudge, Lord Dominik's Regards.

Starting items

Gustwalker Hatchling
Health Potion

Core build

Hubris
1
Voltaic Cyclosword
2
Axiom Arc
3

Standard

Ionian Boots of Lucidity
4CDR
Edge of Night
5

Summoner spells

FlashSmite94%
SmiteDot6%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Edge of Night
Bastionbreaker
Serylda's Grudge
Lord Dominik's Regards
Serrated Dirk
Serpent's Fang
Black Cleaver
Death's Dance
Eclipse
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Guardian Angel
Spirit Visage
Spear of Shojin
Endless Hunger
Maw of Malmortius
B. F. Sword
Executioner's Calling
Mortal Reminder
Sterak's Gage
Umbral Glaive
The Collector
59.3% WR27 games
DominationDomination
Dark HarvestDark Harvest
Sudden ImpactSudden Impact
Grisly MementosGrisly Mementos
Treasure HunterTreasure Hunter
InspirationInspiration
Magical FootwearMagical Footwear
Cosmic InsightCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Taliyah's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Rock Surfing (P)

Taliyah gains Move Speed near walls.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
37s14s14s–
65s14s14s3m
93s12.5s14s3m
113s11s14s2m30
163s8s14s2m
183s8s14s2m

Playing as Kayn

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Pick your form based on their team

    Take Rhaast against a tanky team, Shadow Assassin against squishy targets: The Darkin Scythe (passive) gives one healing, the other bonus damage at the start of fights.

  2. Gank through walls

    Gank through walls with Shadow Step (E): you move through terrain faster, and you heal when you first enter it.

  3. Hide inside an enemy

    To dodge a burst, cast Umbral Trespass (R) on a champion you just hit: inside, you're untargetable while your spells come back up.

  4. As Rhaast, hit everyone

    As Rhaast, hit as many champions as you can with your spells: The Darkin Scythe (passive) heals you for part of the ability damage they take.

Playing against Taliyah

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Don't cross her minefield

    When Unraveled Earth (E) is on the ground, don't cross it with a dash or get thrown through it by Seismic Shove (W): the stones explode under you and stun you.

  2. Engage after Seismic Shove

    If you can engage, go in after Seismic Shove (W): without it, she has nothing left to push you back, and no dash to escape.

  3. Knock her off her wall

    If you have CC, save it for Taliyah while she surfs on Weaver's Wall (R): once immobilized, she stops surfing immediately.

Patch 16.21.1