This meta overview presents KAYN’s ranked performance across different roles and skill tiers. The data includes tier placement, win rate, pick rate, ban rate, and short-term trends, allowing you to evaluate her current strength and draft priority. Statistics are synced with rank buckets and role selection, helping you understand where KAYN performs best and how her impact changes in the evolving Wild Rift meta.
The information below will help you get familiar with the game on the Shadow Assassin 🔵 Jungle Line KAYN. We have prepared a items builds, runes, summoner spells and ability order for a comfortable game. Situational options for replacing items and runes are also available to you.
Long Sword. Next, you should pay attention to whether your mobility champion is enough, our further actions will depend on this. If it is hard for you to dodge the enemy's skills or you want to roam on neighboring lines, then it is better to buy
Boots of Speed at an early stage.
Long Sword
+12 Attack Damage
500
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Increases Movement Speed
+55 Attack Damage
+15 Ability Haste
Slice:
+15 Armor Penetration.
Momentum: Moving builds Momentum, granting up to 50 Move Speed at 100 stacks. Attacking removes all Momentum. Stacks decay when movement is impaired.
Spectral Haste: Attacking with max Momentum grants 25% Attack Speed for 4 seconds.
3000
Youmuu's Ghostblade TIPS: This item is perfect for assassins and champions who need to get in and out of fights quickly. It provides bonuses to attack damage and ability haste, along with armor penetration, helping you deal more damage to enemies. The Momentum effect increases your movement speed and armor penetration as you move, giving you an advantage in mobility during fights. When Momentum is fully stacked, attacks grant bonus attack speed, making the item a great choice for champions who need to quickly deal damage and escape from fights.
Berserker's Greaves
Attack Speed
+30% Attack Speed
+45 Move Speed
Blessed Blade: Attacks restore 10 Health on hit.
1200
Berserker's Greaves TIPS: These boots grant a significant boost to attack speed and movement speed, while empowering your basic attacks with on‑hit life steal. — A great pick for marksmen and auto‑attack bruisers who need mobility, rapid attack cadence, and constant sustain in fights.
Eclipse
Gain a shield and deal bonus damage
+65 Attack Damage
+20 Ability Haste
Ever Rising Moon: Hitting an enemy champion with 2 separate attacks or abilities within 1.8s deals bonus physical damage equal to 7% of the target's max Health
(3.5% for ranged champions), and grants you a shield that absorbs damage equal to 140 + 35% bonus Attack Damage
(70 + 18% bonus Attack Damage
for ranged champions) for 2s. (6s Cooldawn)
3000
Eclipse TIPS: This item is perfect for assassins who want to burst down enemies quickly. It provides bonuses to attack damage and ability haste, allowing you to deal more damage and use your abilities more frequently. The "Ever Rising Moon" effect activates when hitting an enemy champion with two separate attacks or abilities within 1.8 seconds, dealing bonus physical damage based on the target's max health and granting you a shield that absorbs damage. This makes the item a great choice for assassins who want to quickly eliminate targets and gain extra survivability.
Berserker's Greaves
Attack Speed
+30% Attack Speed
+45 Move Speed
Blessed Blade: Attacks restore 10 Health on hit.
1200
Berserker's Greaves TIPS: These boots grant a significant boost to attack speed and movement speed, while empowering your basic attacks with on‑hit life steal. — A great pick for marksmen and auto‑attack bruisers who need mobility, rapid attack cadence, and constant sustain in fights.
Gunmetal Greaves
Increases Attack Speed and Movement Speed
+50% Attack Speed
+5% Physical Vamp
+45 Move Speed
Noxian Gait: Attacks against enemy champions grant Movement Speed (15% for melee champions / 12% for ranged champions) decaying over 2 seconds.
Blessed Blade: Attacks restore 12 Health on hit.
2200
Gunmetal Greaves TIPS: These boots greatly increase your attack speed while improving your mobility in combat. Attacking enemy champions grants a burst of movement speed, making it easier to chase opponents or kite effectively, while Physical Vamp and on-hit healing provide valuable sustain during extended fights. They are an excellent choice for marksmen and champions who rely on frequent basic attacks to deal damage.
Youmuu's Ghostblade (Increases Movement Speed) as your first item, followed by
Berserker's Greaves (Grants Attack Speed) (sometimes it will still be better to build a boot as the first item, which significantly increases the mobility of your champion) the third key element in our build is
Eclipse (Gain a shield and deal bonus damage).
Gunmetal Greaves (Increases Attack Speed and Movement Speed).
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Increases Movement Speed
+55 Attack Damage
+15 Ability Haste
Slice:
+15 Armor Penetration.
Momentum: Moving builds Momentum, granting up to 50 Move Speed at 100 stacks. Attacking removes all Momentum. Stacks decay when movement is impaired.
Spectral Haste: Attacking with max Momentum grants 25% Attack Speed for 4 seconds.
3000
Youmuu's Ghostblade TIPS: This item is perfect for assassins and champions who need to get in and out of fights quickly. It provides bonuses to attack damage and ability haste, along with armor penetration, helping you deal more damage to enemies. The Momentum effect increases your movement speed and armor penetration as you move, giving you an advantage in mobility during fights. When Momentum is fully stacked, attacks grant bonus attack speed, making the item a great choice for champions who need to quickly deal damage and escape from fights.
Berserker's Greaves
Attack Speed
+30% Attack Speed
+45 Move Speed
Blessed Blade: Attacks restore 10 Health on hit.
1200
Berserker's Greaves TIPS: These boots grant a significant boost to attack speed and movement speed, while empowering your basic attacks with on‑hit life steal. — A great pick for marksmen and auto‑attack bruisers who need mobility, rapid attack cadence, and constant sustain in fights.
Eclipse
Gain a shield and deal bonus damage
+65 Attack Damage
+20 Ability Haste
Ever Rising Moon: Hitting an enemy champion with 2 separate attacks or abilities within 1.8s deals bonus physical damage equal to 7% of the target's max Health
(3.5% for ranged champions), and grants you a shield that absorbs damage equal to 140 + 35% bonus Attack Damage
(70 + 18% bonus Attack Damage
for ranged champions) for 2s. (6s Cooldawn)
3000
Eclipse TIPS: This item is perfect for assassins who want to burst down enemies quickly. It provides bonuses to attack damage and ability haste, allowing you to deal more damage and use your abilities more frequently. The "Ever Rising Moon" effect activates when hitting an enemy champion with two separate attacks or abilities within 1.8 seconds, dealing bonus physical damage based on the target's max health and granting you a shield that absorbs damage. This makes the item a great choice for assassins who want to quickly eliminate targets and gain extra survivability.
Serylda’s Grudge
Armor Penetration (%) and apply slows
+40 Attack Damage
+15 Ability Haste
Last Whisper: Gain
+33% Armor Penetration.
Icy: Damaging active abilities and empowered attacks slow enemies by 30% for 1 second.
Frostbite: Apply Frostbite to enemies slowed by Icy for 6s. At 3 Frostbite stacks, all stacks are consumed to apply bleed, dealing (5 + 1-15 (
) + 15% bonus
) physical damage over 2s. Also applies 50% Grievous Wounds for 3s. (5s cooldown per target)
3300
Serylda’s Grudge TIPS: This item blends heavy armor penetration with crowd control: your active abilities and empowered hits slow targets, and repeated slows trigger a bleed that also applies grievous wounds. Perfect for champions who need to kite, execute priority targets, and curb their healing.
Duskblade of Draktharr
Attacks deal bonus damage
+55 Attack Damage
+10 Ability Haste
Razor:
+18 Armor Penetration.
Nightstalker: The first attack against a champion deals 60-160 bonus physical damage and slows them by 99% for 0.35s (10s cooldown). Champion takedowns refresh cooldown.
3000
Duskblade of Draktharr TIPS: This item is a pure assassin tool: it boosts your armor penetration and makes your first strike on an enemy deal a deadly burst with a brief slow. Securing a takedown grants stealth and a fast reposition window, letting you escape or continue hunting—perfect for single-target picks. It shines on mobile killers who focus on quick executions and roams; it’s less effective against bulky, high-HP frontliners.
Edge of Night
Blocks an enemy ability
+250 Max Health
+50 Attack Damage
Gouge:
+8 Armor Penetration.
Annul: Grants a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability. This spell shield refreshes upon leaving combat with enemy champions. (35 second cooldown)
3000
Edge of Night TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who need a mix of offense and defense. It provides bonuses to maximum health and attack damage, along with increased armor penetration to help you shred through enemy defenses. The "Annul" effect grants you a spell shield, blocking the next enemy ability. This spell shield refreshes when leaving combat with enemy champions, making the item a great choice for champions who need protection from crowd control and to engage in fights, such as Ashe, Lux, or Morgana.
Serylda’s Grudge
Armor Penetration (%) and apply slows
+40 Attack Damage
+15 Ability Haste
Last Whisper: Gain
+33% Armor Penetration.
Icy: Damaging active abilities and empowered attacks slow enemies by 30% for 1 second.
Frostbite: Apply Frostbite to enemies slowed by Icy for 6s. At 3 Frostbite stacks, all stacks are consumed to apply bleed, dealing (5 + 1-15 (
) + 15% bonus
) physical damage over 2s. Also applies 50% Grievous Wounds for 3s. (5s cooldown per target)
3300
Serylda’s Grudge TIPS: This item blends heavy armor penetration with crowd control: your active abilities and empowered hits slow targets, and repeated slows trigger a bleed that also applies grievous wounds. Perfect for champions who need to kite, execute priority targets, and curb their healing.
Mortal Reminder
Armor Penetration (%) and reduced enemy healing
+25 Attack Damage
+25% Critical Rate
+15% Attack Speed
Last Whisper:
+30% Armor Penetration. Attacks that Critically Strike gain an additional
6% Armor Penetration.
Sepsis: Dealing physical damage to enemy champions applies 50% Grievous Wounds for 3 seconds.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects.
3300
Mortal Reminder TIPS: This item is perfect for auto‑attackers who need to shred through armor and cut down enemy healing. It boosts your penetration to deal more damage against tanky targets and applies grievous wounds on hit, reducing all healing and regen effects. — Ideal against tanks and high‑heal champions, and for marksmen and auto‑attack fighters who need to pierce defenses and curb enemy sustain.
Mortal Reminder — This item is perfect for auto‑attackers who need to shred through armor and cut down enemy healing. It boosts your penetration to deal more damage against tanky targets and applies grievous wounds on hit, reducing all healing and regen effects. — Ideal against tanks and high‑heal champions, and for marksmen and auto‑attack fighters who need to pierce defenses and curb enemy sustain.
Duskblade of Draktharr
Attacks deal bonus damage
+55 Attack Damage
+10 Ability Haste
Razor:
+18 Armor Penetration.
Nightstalker: The first attack against a champion deals 60-160 bonus physical damage and slows them by 99% for 0.35s (10s cooldown). Champion takedowns refresh cooldown.
3000
Duskblade of Draktharr TIPS: This item is a pure assassin tool: it boosts your armor penetration and makes your first strike on an enemy deal a deadly burst with a brief slow. Securing a takedown grants stealth and a fast reposition window, letting you escape or continue hunting—perfect for single-target picks. It shines on mobile killers who focus on quick executions and roams; it’s less effective against bulky, high-HP frontliners.
Serpent's Fang
Anti-Shielding
+50 Attack Damage
+10 Ability Haste
Stab:
+15 Armor Penetration.
Shield Reaver: Dealing damage to an enemy champion reduces any shields they gain for 3s. Melee champions apply (10% of bonus AD
+ 40)% shield reduction, capped at 60%; while ranged champions apply (10% of bonus AD
+ 25)% shield reduction, capped at 45%. When you damage an enemy who is unaffected by Shield Reaver, all shields on them are reduced by the same values.
2800
Serpent's Fang TIPS: This item is perfect for assassins and champions who face enemies with a lot of shields. It provides bonuses to attack damage and ability haste, along with increased armor penetration, making it effective against well-protected enemies. The "Shield Reaver" effect allows you to reduce the effectiveness of shields gained by enemy champions, depending on your bonus attack damage, helping to quickly break through shields. This item is especially useful against champions who rely on shields for defense, such as Lux, Braum, and others.
Serpent's Fang — This item is perfect for assassins and champions who face enemies with a lot of shields. It provides bonuses to attack damage and ability haste, along with increased armor penetration, making it effective against well-protected enemies. The "Shield Reaver" effect allows you to reduce the effectiveness of shields gained by enemy champions, depending on your bonus attack damage, helping to quickly break through shields. This item is especially useful against champions who rely on shields for defense, such as Lux, Braum, and others.
Edge of Night
Blocks an enemy ability
+250 Max Health
+50 Attack Damage
Gouge:
+8 Armor Penetration.
Annul: Grants a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability. This spell shield refreshes upon leaving combat with enemy champions. (35 second cooldown)
3000
Edge of Night TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who need a mix of offense and defense. It provides bonuses to maximum health and attack damage, along with increased armor penetration to help you shred through enemy defenses. The "Annul" effect grants you a spell shield, blocking the next enemy ability. This spell shield refreshes when leaving combat with enemy champions, making the item a great choice for champions who need protection from crowd control and to engage in fights, such as Ashe, Lux, or Morgana.
Maw of Malmortius
Converts damage from attacks into a magic shield
+55 Attack Damage
+45 Magic Resistance
+10 Ability Haste
Lifeline: Upon taking Magic Damage that would reduce your Health to below 35%, gain
+10% Omni Vamp. until the end of combat and a magic shield that absorbs 220-530 Magic Damage for 3s. (70s Cooldown)
3000
Maw of Malmortius TIPS: This item provides a mix of damage, magic resistance and ability haste, but its core value is the anti-burst passive: when hit by a dangerous burst of magic damage, you instantly gain a strong protective shield and a temporary lifesteal/omnivamp effect that lasts through the fight. It lets you survive big AP detonations and re-enter skirmishes quickly. Best for assassins, bruisers and AD champions who need to survive enemy magic burst and power through fights.
Maw of Malmortius — This item provides a mix of damage, magic resistance and ability haste, but its core value is the anti-burst passive: when hit by a dangerous burst of magic damage, you instantly gain a strong protective shield and a temporary lifesteal/omnivamp effect that lasts through the fight. It lets you survive big AP detonations and re-enter skirmishes quickly. Best for assassins, bruisers and AD champions who need to survive enemy magic burst and power through fights.
Edge of Night
Blocks an enemy ability
+250 Max Health
+50 Attack Damage
Gouge:
+8 Armor Penetration.
Annul: Grants a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability. This spell shield refreshes upon leaving combat with enemy champions. (35 second cooldown)
3000
Edge of Night TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who need a mix of offense and defense. It provides bonuses to maximum health and attack damage, along with increased armor penetration to help you shred through enemy defenses. The "Annul" effect grants you a spell shield, blocking the next enemy ability. This spell shield refreshes when leaving combat with enemy champions, making the item a great choice for champions who need protection from crowd control and to engage in fights, such as Ashe, Lux, or Morgana.
Death's Dance
Delays damage taken
+35 Attack Damage
+40 Armor
+15 Ability Haste
Defy: Champion takedowns cleanse Cauterize's remaining damage pool and restores 8% of your maximum health over 2 seconds.
Cauterize: 27% of all physical damage and magic damage received (12% for ranged champions) is dealt to you over 3 seconds as true damage instead.
3100
Death's Dance TIPS: This item converts incoming damage into a delayed effect, letting you stay in fights longer and smooth out damage spikes. It boosts your survivability with armor and ability haste, and successful takedowns cleanse the delayed damage while instantly healing you. — Perfect for bruisers and tanks who need to absorb bursts of damage and then quickly recover to keep fighting.
Death's Dance — This item converts incoming damage into a delayed effect, letting you stay in fights longer and smooth out damage spikes. It boosts your survivability with armor and ability haste, and successful takedowns cleanse the delayed damage while instantly healing you. — Perfect for bruisers and tanks who need to absorb bursts of damage and then quickly recover to keep fighting.
Edge of Night
Blocks an enemy ability
+250 Max Health
+50 Attack Damage
Gouge:
+8 Armor Penetration.
Annul: Grants a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability. This spell shield refreshes upon leaving combat with enemy champions. (35 second cooldown)
3000
Edge of Night TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who need a mix of offense and defense. It provides bonuses to maximum health and attack damage, along with increased armor penetration to help you shred through enemy defenses. The "Annul" effect grants you a spell shield, blocking the next enemy ability. This spell shield refreshes when leaving combat with enemy champions, making the item a great choice for champions who need protection from crowd control and to engage in fights, such as Ashe, Lux, or Morgana.
Amaranth's Twinguard
In-combat durability
+60 Armor
+60 Magic Resistance
Endurance: Gain 1 stacks of Endurance every 1 seconds while in combat with enemy champions (max 5 stacks). At maximum stacks, gain 20% size, 20% Tenacity, and increase Armor
by 30% and Magic Resistance
by 30% until out of combat with champion.
3100
Amaranth's Twinguard TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who spend a lot of time in the thick of fights and need extra durability and crowd control resistance. It provides bonuses to armor and magic resistance. The “Endurance” passive stacks up to five times during combat, and at full stacks you increase in size, gain enhanced tenacity, and receive bonus armor and magic resistance until you exit combat. This allows you to stay in the frontline longer and withstand enemy attacks more effectively. Due to its versatile utility, this item is one of the most popular defensive choices in the game and is used by the majority of tanks, fighters, and other classes.
Amaranth's Twinguard — This item is perfect for champions who spend a lot of time in the thick of fights and need extra durability and crowd control resistance. It provides bonuses to armor and magic resistance. The “Endurance” passive stacks up to five times during combat, and at full stacks you increase in size, gain enhanced tenacity, and receive bonus armor and magic resistance until you exit combat. This allows you to stay in the frontline longer and withstand enemy attacks more effectively. Due to its versatile utility, this item is one of the most popular defensive choices in the game and is used by the majority of tanks, fighters, and other classes.
Flash (Teleport a short distance) and
Smite as your Summoner Spells.
Flash
Teleport a short distance forward or towards the aimed direction.
Cooldown: 150s
Smite
Deal 600 true damage to monsters, epic monsters or enemy minions. Smiting a monster restore 127 Health (70 + 10%
). Smite upgrades to Chilling Smite after 3 uses.
Jungle Expertise:
Earn 20% bonus gold and 20% bonus XP from monsters kills, but temporarily earn 60% less gold and XP from minions kills.
Deal 15% more attack damage and 30% more ability damage against monsters.
Restore 40 Health over 5 seconds after dealing damage to monsters.
Restore 4 Mana every second while in the jungle or river.
From 11:00 onward, monster kills will no longer grant bonus gold.
At 2:00, the attack damage bonus against monsters will start to decay.
At 5:00, it will be removed.
Gains one charge every 45 seconds, up to a max of 2.
Cooldown: 10s
Сhilling Smite
Deal 1000 true damage to a large or epic monster or minion. Smiting monsters restore 152 Health (70 + 10%
).
Against champions: Deal 40 true damage to enemy Champions and steals 25% of their Movement Speed for 2 seconds.
Cooldown: 10s
First Strike (Gain gold and bonus damage by dealing damage in battle first.) as your keystone, followed by
Sudden Impact (After dashing or exiting invisibility/stealth, your next damaging attack or ability deals true damage on hit. The attack/ability gains bonus effects at higher levels.),
Hubris (Gain Adaptive Force temporarily when you kill a champion within a certain duration.) and
Eyeball Collection (Gain Adaptive Force after scoring champion or epic monster takedowns.) in the primary tree, as well as
Overgrowth (Gains bonus scalable max Health.) in the secondary tree. Below you can see possible options for replacing runes.
First Strike
Initiate, Damage Amplification, Bonus Gold
Initiating combat with an enemy champion or dealing damage to them within 0.25s of engaging them in combat grants 10 gold and First Strike for 3s, allowing you to deal 7% bonus true damage to them. After the effect ends, gain bonus gold based on the bonus damage dealt for its duration.
If you do not deal damage to the enemy champion within 0.25s of engaging them in combat, First Strike will go into a 10-second cooldown.
Bonus gold:
Melee: 65% of bonus damage.
Ranged: 45% of bonus damage.
Cooldown: 20-30s
Sudden Impact
Triggers when in stealth or dashing
Damaging an enemy champion deals a bonus 15-65 true damage after using a dash, leap, blink, teleport, or when exiting stealth for 4s.
The damaging attack/ability gains bonuses at higher levels:
Level 5: Deal an additional 5 true damage.
Level 9: Deal an additional 5 true damage and gain 10% Movement Speed for 1.5s after dealing the damage.
Cooldown: 10s
Hubris
Kills temporarily increase Attack Damage/Ability Power
Scoring a takedown against an enemy champion within 3 second(s) of damaging them grants (5 + 1 per champion kill you've scored) Adaptive Force for 30 second(s).
Eyeball Collection
Kills increase Attack Damage/Ability Power
Gains 1.5
or 3
after scoring a champion or epic monster takedown, stacking up to 8 times.
Overgrowth
Increase max Health
For every 3 enemy minions or 3 monster(s) killed nearby, permanently gain 3 max Health. Max Health can be increased indefinitely this way. Gain an additional 3% max Health upon reaching 30 stacks.
Hubris
Kills temporarily increase Attack Damage/Ability Power
Scoring a takedown against an enemy champion within 3 second(s) of damaging them grants (5 + 1 per champion kill you've scored) Adaptive Force for 30 second(s).
Chain Assault
Triggers on attack after hitting a target with an ability
Hitting an enemy champion with an active ability applies a mark to them, causing your next 2 attacks or active ability casts against them to deal bonus adaptive damage equal to (12-38 (
) + 3% bonus
+ 1.5%
).
Cooldown: 15s
Chain Assault — Hitting an enemy champion with an active ability marks them — your next two attacks or active abilities against that mark deal bonus adaptive damage. Great for champions who weave abilities into auto-attack combos; it provides a reliable damage boost for skirmishes and finishing off targets.
Overgrowth
Increase max Health
For every 3 enemy minions or 3 monster(s) killed nearby, permanently gain 3 max Health. Max Health can be increased indefinitely this way. Gain an additional 3% max Health upon reaching 30 stacks.
Perseverance
Increase survivability when crowd controlled
Gain 10% Tenacity. Gain 10-15 Armor and Magic Resistance (
) for 1.5 seconds when mmobilized. Refresh duration time when immobilized multiple times.
Perseverance — The rune increases your tenacity by 10%. When immobilized, it grants you bonus armor and magic resistance for a short period. The effect refreshes if you are immobilized multiple times, making the rune especially useful for champions who often find themselves under crowd control. It is ideal for tanks and fighters, enhancing their survivability in fights when they are subjected to multiple crowd control effects.
Overgrowth
Increase max Health
For every 3 enemy minions or 3 monster(s) killed nearby, permanently gain 3 max Health. Max Health can be increased indefinitely this way. Gain an additional 3% max Health upon reaching 30 stacks.
Second Wind
Increase sustain
Gain 5 Health
every 5 seconds.
After taking damage from an enemy champion, regenerate 3 + (1.5% of your missing health)
over the next 5 seconds. This effect is doubled for melee champions.
Second Wind — The rune restores health every 5 seconds and significantly boosts regeneration after taking damage from an enemy champion. This rune is especially useful for champions who are often in the thick of the fight, such as tanks or fighters, as it helps sustain health during battles. The effect is doubled for melee champions, making it even more effective in extended fights, improving survivability.
Overgrowth
Increase max Health
For every 3 enemy minions or 3 monster(s) killed nearby, permanently gain 3 max Health. Max Health can be increased indefinitely this way. Gain an additional 3% max Health upon reaching 30 stacks.
Celerity
Increase Movement Speed
Gain 2% Movement Speed. All Movement Speed bonuses on you are also increased by 7%.
Celerity — This rune provides a steady movement speed boost and amplifies any other movement speed bonuses you gain. It turns brief dashes and speed bursts into a more sustained advantage—helping you engage, disengage, and maintain better positioning in fights. Great for mobile champions, roamers, and anyone who wants stronger kiting and map presence.
(Q) REAPING SLASH
6.5/6/5.5/5s
50
Shadow Assassin: Dashes and deals 70 physical damage (70/100/130/160 + 60/65/70/75% bonus
), then spins his scythe deal the same damage.
Darkin Slayer: Deals 42 (60/65/70/75%
) plus 7% (+7% + 0.06% bonus
) of the target's maximum health as physical damage instead.
Deals an additional 35 physical damage (Max 235/310/385/460) to minions and monsters.
(W) BLADE'S REACH
12/11/10/9s
50/60/70/80
Swipes the scythe upward, dealing 105 physical damage (105/165/225/285 + 120% bonus
) and slowing enemies hit by 90% decaying over 1.5 seconds.
Shadows Assassin: Kayn can move while using this ability and increases its range.
Darkin Slayer: Additionally clocks up enemies hit for 1 seconds.
(E) SHADOW STEP
18s
50
Gains 35% movement speed and can move through terrain for 5/5.5/6/6.5 seconds. Kayn restores 100 health (100/120/140/160 + 50% bonus
) upon entering terrain for the fist time.
Being immobilized or spending more than 1.2 consecutive seconds outside of terrain or in combat with enemy champions ends this ability early.
Shadow Assassin: Gain 75% movement speed instead and become immune to slows. The cooldown is reduced to 7 seconds.
(R) UMBRAL TRESPASS
80/70/60s
100
Infests an enemy champion for 2.5 seconds, becoming untargetable. When the infestation ends, the target is dealt 200 physical damage (200/300/400 + 165% bonus
).
Re-cast: Ends the infestation early.
Shadows Assassin: Increase this ability's range, the distance Kayn exits, and refreshes The Darkin Scythe's cooldown on exit.
Darkin Slayer: Deals 15% of the target's maximum health as physical damage instead (15% + 0.13% bonus
) and Kayn heals for 12% (12% + 0.1% bonus
) of the target's maximum health.
We have prepared lists of champions that can really annoy you during a match with the game on the Shadow Assassin 🔵 Jungle KAYN. We have also prepared a list of champions with whom you will be comfortable being on the same team. These lists are relative and depend greatly on your level of play, the skills of your allies and opponents. Do not forget that each situation is individual!
We have prepared a list of items and spells that will help counter Shadow Assassin 🔵 Jungle KAYN in a given situation. Buy items wisely, only if it is really necessary for a specific situation!
Plated Steelcaps
Reduces damage from champion attacks
+150 Max Health
+20 Armor
+45 Move Speed
1200
Plated Steelcaps TIPS: These boots provide reliable protection against physical damage, especially from enemy basic attacks. The bonus Armor, Health, and movement speed improve your durability, allowing you to survive longer against marksmen and AD fighters. They are an excellent choice against teams that rely heavily on auto attacks for their damage.
Randuin's Omen
Counters Critical Strike Damage
+400 Max Health
+75 Armor
Resilience: Critically Struck deal 30% less damage to you.
Countercurrent: Gain 1 stacks of Countercurrent when Critically Struck by physical damage. Each stuck grants 5% Movement Speed and 5% slow resist. Max 4 stacks.
2800
Randuin's Omen TIPS: This item is built to counter crit-heavy builds. It provides a large health pool and armor while reducing damage from critical strikes, making you much tougher in head-on engagements. When you are critically struck, you gain stacks that boost your movement and slow resistance, helping you hold position and control fight spacing. — Perfect for tanks and bruisers who need to stand up to high-crit auto-attackers and survive extended teamfights.
Thornmail
Reflects damage and reduces enemy healing
+200 Max Health
+75 Armor
Thorns: When struck by an attack, deal 20 + 6% bonus Armor
+ 1% bonus Health
magic damage to the attacker.
Entwine: Apply 50% Grievous Wounds to enemy champions for 3 second(s) when stuck by their attacks or dealing damage to them.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects.
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Thornmail TIPS: This item reflects a portion of incoming physical damage back to attackers as magic damage and applies an effect that reduces enemy healing effectiveness. A strong pick versus teams with heavy auto-attack damage and sustain — ideal for tanks and bruisers who need to absorb focus and cut down opponent healing.
Dead Man's Plate
Increases Movement Speed
+350 Max Health
+70 Armor
Relentless:
+5% Move Speed.
Momentum: Moving builds Momentum, granting up to 40 Move Speed at 100 stacks. Attacking removes all Momentum. Stacks decay when movement is impaired.
Crushing Blow: Attacks deal up to 100 bonus magic damage based on Momentum removed. Melee attacks with max Momentum slows by 75% for 1 second.
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Dead Man's Plate TIPS: This item provides a substantial boost to health and armor, and its “Momentum” passive builds movement speed as you move—up to a cap—until you land an attack, which then triggers “Crushing Blow”, dealing bonus magic damage based on the momentum removed and slowing enemies at full stacks. This makes it an excellent choice for tanks and bruisers who need extra mobility to engage quickly and sustain through fights. Tips: ideal for champions who need to close distance and absorb damage; pairs extremely well with Spellblade items (e.g., Divine Sunderer) for additional burst damage on engage.
Frozen Heart
Reduces all nearby enemies Attack Speed
+80 Armor
+250 Max Mana
+20 Ability Haste
Winter's Caress: Basic attacks and magic damage caused by you or inflicted upon you and nearby allies, will apply stacks of Chill to the enemy champion for 3 seconds. Each stack of Chill slows enemy attack speed by 9%, up to a maximum of 4 stacks or 36% attack speed reduction. Each individual ability has a 3 seconds cooldown on applying Chill stacks.
2650
Frozen Heart TIPS: This item is ideal for tanks and support champions who need to slow enemy attack speed and maintain a healthy mana pool. It provides substantial bonuses to armor, mana, and ability haste. The “Winter’s Caress” passive applies up to four stacks of Chill on enemy champions through your basic attacks, abilities, or any magic damage they take—each stack slows their attack speed by 9%, up to 36% at full stacks. This weakens enemy marksmen and fighters, making it harder for them to deal sustained damage in fights.
Ignite
Ignites target enemy champion, dealing 72 true damage (72–380
) over 5 and applying 60% Grievous Wounds for the duration.
Grievous Wound reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects.
Cooldown: 100s
Executioner's Calling
Physical Damage reduces enemy healing
+15 Attack Damage
Rend: Physical Damage inflicts 40% Grievous Wounds to enemy champions for 3 seconds. Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects.
800
Oblivion Orb
Magic damage reduces enemy healing
+35 Ability Power
Cursed Wounds: Dealing magic damage to enemy champions applies 40% Grievous Wounds for 3 seconds.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects.
800
Bramble Vest
Reflects damage and reduces enemy healing
+30 Armor
Thorns: When struck by an attack, deal 4 magic damage + 6% bonus armor
to the attacker and inflict 40% Grievous Wounds for 3 seconds if they are a champion.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects.
1000
Mortal Reminder
Armor Penetration (%) and reduced enemy healing
+25 Attack Damage
+25% Critical Rate
+15% Attack Speed
Last Whisper:
+30% Armor Penetration. Attacks that Critically Strike gain an additional
6% Armor Penetration.
Sepsis: Dealing physical damage to enemy champions applies 50% Grievous Wounds for 3 seconds.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects.
3300
Mortal Reminder TIPS: This item is perfect for auto‑attackers who need to shred through armor and cut down enemy healing. It boosts your penetration to deal more damage against tanky targets and applies grievous wounds on hit, reducing all healing and regen effects. — Ideal against tanks and high‑heal champions, and for marksmen and auto‑attack fighters who need to pierce defenses and curb enemy sustain.
Chempunk Chainsword
Reduces enemy healing
+400 Max Health
+45 Attack Damage
+15 Ability Haste
Punishment: Dealing physical damage to enemy champions applies 50% Grievous Wounds for 3 seconds.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects.
2800
Chempunk Chainsword TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who face enemies with high sustain, such as Dr. Mundo, Soraka, and Yuumi, who have significant healing abilities. The "Punishment" effect applies Grievous Wounds, reducing the effectiveness of healing and regeneration by 50%, making this item effective against champions who rely on healing. It’s also useful against champions who rely on lifesteal, such as Aatrox, Darius, and Fiora, as it helps reduce the effectiveness of their healing.
Morellonomicon
Magic damage reduces enemy healing
+300 Max Health
+75 Ability Power
+15 Ability Haste
Affliction: Dealing magic damage to enemy champions inflicts 50% Grievous Wounds for 3 seconds.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects.
2650
Morellonomicon TIPS: This item is designed to counter champions with strong healing and sustain. Any magic damage you deal applies Grievous Wounds, greatly reducing the effectiveness of enemy healing and regeneration. It is an excellent choice for mages and AP supports against teams that rely heavily on healing, lifesteal, or regeneration.
Thornmail
Reflects damage and reduces enemy healing
+200 Max Health
+75 Armor
Thorns: When struck by an attack, deal 20 + 6% bonus Armor
+ 1% bonus Health
magic damage to the attacker.
Entwine: Apply 50% Grievous Wounds to enemy champions for 3 second(s) when stuck by their attacks or dealing damage to them.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects.
2700
Thornmail TIPS: This item reflects a portion of incoming physical damage back to attackers as magic damage and applies an effect that reduces enemy healing effectiveness. A strong pick versus teams with heavy auto-attack damage and sustain — ideal for tanks and bruisers who need to absorb focus and cut down opponent healing.
Seeker's Armguard
Turn invulnerable
+20 Armor
+35 Ability Power
Stasis (Active): Become invulnerable and untargetable for 2.5 seconds, but unable to move, attack, cast abilities or use items. (120s Cooldown)
1200
Seeker's Armguard TIPS: This item combines Ability Power with extra defense, but its defining feature is the ability to become temporarily invulnerable. Its active effect lets you completely avoid lethal damage, dodge crucial enemy abilities, or buy time for your cooldowns to return. It is an excellent choice for mages and AP assassins who need to survive burst damage and outplay opponents in critical teamfights.
Zhonya's Hourglass
Turn invulnerable
+40 Armor
+110 Ability Power
Stasis (Active): Become invulnerable and untargetable for 2.5 seconds, but unable to move, attack, cast abilities or use items. (90s Cooldown)
3300
Zhonya's Hourglass TIPS: This item combines high Ability Power with extra armor, while its defining feature is the ability to become completely invulnerable for a short time. Its active effect allows you to survive lethal damage, avoid crucial enemy abilities, or buy time for your cooldowns to recover. It is an excellent choice for mages and AP assassins who need to outlive enemy focus and turn the tide of a teamfight.
Edge of Night
Blocks an enemy ability
+250 Max Health
+50 Attack Damage
Gouge:
+8 Armor Penetration.
Annul: Grants a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability. This spell shield refreshes upon leaving combat with enemy champions. (35 second cooldown)
3000
Edge of Night TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who need a mix of offense and defense. It provides bonuses to maximum health and attack damage, along with increased armor penetration to help you shred through enemy defenses. The "Annul" effect grants you a spell shield, blocking the next enemy ability. This spell shield refreshes when leaving combat with enemy champions, making the item a great choice for champions who need protection from crowd control and to engage in fights, such as Ashe, Lux, or Morgana.
Sterak's Gage
Taking damage triggers a shield
+400 Max Health
Heavy Handed: +50% base Attack Damage as bonus Attack Damage.
Lifeline: Damage that puts you under 35%
Health grants a shield that equal to 75% of your bonus health
that decays over 3 seconds (75s Cooldown).
Sterak's Fury: Triggering Lifeline increases size, empowers you, removes all crowd control effects on you (except Airborne), and grants 30% Tenacity for 4 seconds.
3200
Sterak's Gage TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who need survivability in team fights, especially for tanks and fighters who take frontline positions. It provides bonuses to maximum health, attack damage, and helps increase your survivability. The "Lifeline" effect activates when your health drops below 35%, granting a shield that absorbs damage, helping you survive heavy hits. "Sterak's Fury" empowers you, increases your size, removes crowd control effects (except airborne), and grants 30% tenacity for 4 seconds, allowing you to survive and continue fighting through heavy crowd control and burst damage from enemies. This item is especially useful against champions with burst damage, such as Zed and Talon, and against champions with heavy CC, like Lissandra and Nautilus.
Locket of the Iron Solari
Team shield
+200 Max Health
+30 Armor
+30 Magic Resistance
+10 Ability Haste
Locket (Active): Grants a shield to yourself and nearby allied champions that each absorbs 250-370 damage for 2.5 seconds. (60s Cooldown)
This effect is reduced by 50% if the target has been affected by another Locket in the last 20 seconds.
2600
Locket of the Iron Solari TIPS: This item provides powerful team-wide protection during fights. Its active grants a shield to you and nearby allies, helping your team survive burst damage and reducing the impact of enemy engages. It is an excellent choice for tanks and supports who stay close to their teammates and want to maximize their team's survivability in teamfights.
Gargoyle Stoneplate
Shield
+200 Max Health
+45 Armor
+45 Magic Resistance
+10 Ability Haste
Stoneplate (Active): Gain a base shield that absorbs damage equal to 100 plus 90% bonus
and gain size, decayng over 2.5s. (60s Cooldown)
2900
Gargoyle Stoneplate TIPS: This item greatly increases your survivability during teamfights. Its active grants a powerful shield that scales with your bonus Health, allowing you to withstand heavy focus fire and remain on the frontline longer. It is an excellent choice for tanks and bruisers who need to absorb large amounts of damage while protecting their team.
Trinket: Sweepieng Lens
Scans around you, warning against hidden enemies, revealing invisible traps and revealing/disabling nearby enemy wards for 10 seconds.
Cooldown: 75s
Trinket: Control Ward
Places a visible ward that grants vision and reveals nearby wards, traps and camouflaged champions.
Tap castinbg prioritizes placing wards in brush you are within range of walking towards.
Cooldown: 100s
Jungle Pathing represents the choices Junglers make in regards to when and where to gank. These choices include how they involve farming camps and buffs between their ganks, anticipating counterganks, and looking for opportunities to invade. It involves understanding the different abilities the champions in the game have and how they interact, as well as the overall interactions between the two team compositions.
Gromp
Monster
ABOUT
Spawn time: 20 second(s) into game.
Respawn interval: 110 second(s).
REWARDS
Earn XP and gold upon defeating them.
Blue Sentinel
Large Monster
ABOUT
Spawn time: 20 second(s) into game.
Respawn interval: 150 second(s).
The Blue Sentinel, sometimes called the blue buff, is a common starting monster for junglers thanks to its powerful Crest of Insight buff.
REWARDS
Upon dealing the killing blow to the Blue Sentinel, the player will receive the Crest of Insight Buff effect that lasts 90 seconds. Recover an amount of Mana or Energy every second.
Get 15 Ability Haste.
When a player who possesses the Crest of Insight buff is defeated by an enemy champion, the buff is transferred to the champion who defeated that player.
Greater Murk Wolf
Monster
ABOUT
Spawn time: 20 second(s) into game.
Respawn interval: 110 second(s).
Wolves tend to be easier and safer to bees at than other monsters. They are commonly s ight by junglers when passing by or while the higher priority monsters are respawning.
REWARDS
Earn XP and gold upon defeating them.
Crimson Raptor
Monster
ABOUT
Spawn time: 20 second(s) into game.
Respawn interval: 110 second(s).
Crimson raptors deal surprising damage t but the small ones can be quickly dispatched. Junglers commonly seek them out while pre| to gank the middle lane or while waiting for hi; priority monsters to spawn.
REWARDS
Earn XP and gold upon defeating them.
Red Brambleback
Large Monster
ABOUT
Spawn time: 20 second(s) into game.
Respawn interval: 150 second(s).
After completing the final strike to the Red Brambleback, you can obtain the Crest of Cinders buff effect; when the player with this buff is defeated, the buff effect will be transferred to the enemy champion who defeated them.
REWARDS
Upon dealing the killing blow to the Red Brambleback, the player will receive the Crest of Cinders Buff that lasts 90 seconds.
For Melee Champions, basic attacks burn targets on hit, reducing their movement speed by 20% for 3 seconds, and dealing True Damage every second. For non-Champion units, this only deals 50% of the burn damage.
For Ranged Champions, basic attacks burn targets on hit, reducing their Movement Speed by 6% for 3 seconds, and dealing True Damage every second. For non-Champion units, this only deals 50% of the burn damage.
When a player who possesses the Crest of Cinders buff is defeated by an enemy champion, the bufs is transferred to the champion who defeated player.
Ancient Krug
Monster
ABOUT
Spawn time: 20 second(s) into game.
Respawn interval: 110 second(s).
Ancient Krugs split into two upon defeat until they are so small they can split no more. Junglers oftem fight these monsters for extra gold and XP while waiting for gank opportunities or higher priority monster spawns.
REWARDS
Earn XP and gold upon defeating them.
Rift Scuttler
Large Monster
ABOUT
Spawn time: 85 second(s) into game.
Respawn interval: 120 second(s).
REWARDS
The Rift Scuttler grants XP and gold on takedown. A Speed Shrine also spawns at a fixed location on the same side of the river which provides the following buffs to your team:
Grants vision of the area.
Vision radius: 4.5m. Enemy champions who pass through this area will be maked and revealed.
Allied champions who pass through the area receive a 40% out-of-co Movement Speed boost for 2 second(s).
The Pro Kayn Jungle Path has a full clear that starts on the Raptors. Unlock (Q) REAPING SLASH and clear Raptors since it doesn't require a leash from the bot lane due to the huge amount of AoE damage this skill provides. After killing the Raptors and reaching level two, high elo Kayn players tend to level up the (E) SHADOW STEP skill which allows Kayn to travel through walls. By using (E) SHADOW STEP, you can travel through the Red Buff wall all the way to the Krugs to clear them quickly. After Krugs, next up is the Red Buff camp that grants you level three which allows you to upgrade (Q) REAPING SLASH. At this point move towards the Blue Buff side of the jungle and clear the Wolves, Blue Buff and Gromp. These give you level four and unlock (W) BLADE'S REACH. Scuttler is the last camp in this jungle path and after that you can gank a lane with the best kill potential so that you get a lot of transformation point.
This Kayn Jungle Clear prioritizes full clearing for most optimal scaling and allows you to also gank a lane first before going for the Scuttler, if a high kill opportunity arrises.
The information below will help you get familiar with the game on the Rhaast 🔴 Jungle Line KAYN. We have prepared a items builds, runes, summoner spells and ability order for a comfortable game. Situational options for replacing items and runes are also available to you.
Long Sword. Next, you should pay attention to whether your mobility champion is enough, our further actions will depend on this. If it is hard for you to dodge the enemy's skills or you want to roam on neighboring lines, then it is better to buy
Boots of Speed at an early stage.
Long Sword
+12 Attack Damage
500
Black Cleaver
Physical Damage reduces Armor
+400 Max Health
+40 Attack Damage
+20 Ability Haste
Sunder: Dealing physical damage to a champion reduces their Armor by 6% for 6 seconds, stacking 5 times for 30% reduction.
Rage: Gain 20 Movement Speed when you deal physical damage. When moving toward enemy champions with 5 Sunder stacks, gain 40 Move Speed. Ranged champions gain halved values.
3000
Black Cleaver TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who deal physical damage and need to fight tanky opponents. The "Sunder" effect reduces the enemy’s armor when dealing physical damage, making it effective at shredding through tanks with high resistance. The movement speed bonus, activated when dealing physical damage, helps maintain mobility on the battlefield. It's a great choice for fighters and junglers who can quickly apply multiple stacks of the item’s passive, reducing the enemy's armor and increasing the overall damage dealt.
Plated Steelcaps
Reduces damage from champion attacks
+150 Max Health
+20 Armor
+45 Move Speed
1200
Plated Steelcaps TIPS: These boots provide reliable protection against physical damage, especially from enemy basic attacks. The bonus Armor, Health, and movement speed improve your durability, allowing you to survive longer against marksmen and AD fighters. They are an excellent choice against teams that rely heavily on auto attacks for their damage.
Eclipse
Gain a shield and deal bonus damage
+65 Attack Damage
+20 Ability Haste
Ever Rising Moon: Hitting an enemy champion with 2 separate attacks or abilities within 1.8s deals bonus physical damage equal to 7% of the target's max Health
(3.5% for ranged champions), and grants you a shield that absorbs damage equal to 140 + 35% bonus Attack Damage
(70 + 18% bonus Attack Damage
for ranged champions) for 2s. (6s Cooldawn)
3000
Eclipse TIPS: This item is perfect for assassins who want to burst down enemies quickly. It provides bonuses to attack damage and ability haste, allowing you to deal more damage and use your abilities more frequently. The "Ever Rising Moon" effect activates when hitting an enemy champion with two separate attacks or abilities within 1.8 seconds, dealing bonus physical damage based on the target's max health and granting you a shield that absorbs damage. This makes the item a great choice for assassins who want to quickly eliminate targets and gain extra survivability.
Plated Steelcaps
Reduces damage from champion attacks
+150 Max Health
+20 Armor
+45 Move Speed
1200
Plated Steelcaps TIPS: These boots provide reliable protection against physical damage, especially from enemy basic attacks. The bonus Armor, Health, and movement speed improve your durability, allowing you to survive longer against marksmen and AD fighters. They are an excellent choice against teams that rely heavily on auto attacks for their damage.
Mercury's Treads
Increases Magic resist
+150 Max Health
+25 Magic Resistance
+15 Tenacity
+45 Move Speed
1200
Mercury's Treads TIPS: These boots increase your Magic Resistance while making you more resilient to crowd control through Tenacity. The bonus Health and movement speed improve both survivability and mobility, allowing you to perform more effectively against magic damage and heavy-CC team compositions. They are an excellent choice for tanks, fighters, and any champion who needs to stay in the fight longer.
Armored Advance
Grants Armor and a shield
+150 Max Health
+35 Armor
+45 Move Speed
Block: Reduce damage from champion attacks by 10%.
Noxian Endurance: After taking physical damage from a champion grants a physical shield that absorbs damage equal to 10-140 plus 8% max Health
. (12s Cooldown)
2200
Armored Advance TIPS: These boots provide excellent protection against physical damage. They reduce damage taken from enemy champion attacks and grant a protective shield after taking physical damage from a champion, helping you survive extended trades and heavy bursts of physical damage. They are an excellent choice against marksmen, fighters, and other champions who rely primarily on physical attacks.
Chainlaced Crushers
Gain a magic shield upon taking magic damage
+150 Max Health
+35 Magic Resistance
+30% Tenacity
+45 Move Speed
Noxian Persistence: After taking magic damage from a champion, gain a magic shield that absorbs 10-120 plus 5% max
for 5s. (12s Cooldown)
2200
Chainlaced Crushers TIPS: These boots greatly improve your survivability against magic damage. After taking magic damage from an enemy champion, you gain a magic shield that helps absorb follow-up spells, while the bonus Magic Resistance and Tenacity make you far more resilient against AP threats and crowd control. They are an excellent choice against teams with heavy magic damage and strong CC.
Black Cleaver (Physical Damage reduces Armor) as your first item, followed by
Plated Steelcaps (Reduces damage from champion attacks) or
Mercury's Treads (Reduces Magic Damage) depending on the situation. (sometimes it will still be better to build a boot as the first item, which significantly increases the mobility of your champion) the third key element in our build is
Eclipse (Gain a shield and deal bonus damage).
Armored Advance (Grants Armor and a shield). You may want to replace it with
Chainlaced Crushers (Gain a magic shield upon taking magic damage), it all depends on your playstyle and the situation on the battlefield.
Black Cleaver
Physical Damage reduces Armor
+400 Max Health
+40 Attack Damage
+20 Ability Haste
Sunder: Dealing physical damage to a champion reduces their Armor by 6% for 6 seconds, stacking 5 times for 30% reduction.
Rage: Gain 20 Movement Speed when you deal physical damage. When moving toward enemy champions with 5 Sunder stacks, gain 40 Move Speed. Ranged champions gain halved values.
3000
Black Cleaver TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who deal physical damage and need to fight tanky opponents. The "Sunder" effect reduces the enemy’s armor when dealing physical damage, making it effective at shredding through tanks with high resistance. The movement speed bonus, activated when dealing physical damage, helps maintain mobility on the battlefield. It's a great choice for fighters and junglers who can quickly apply multiple stacks of the item’s passive, reducing the enemy's armor and increasing the overall damage dealt.
Plated Steelcaps
Reduces damage from champion attacks
+150 Max Health
+20 Armor
+45 Move Speed
1200
Plated Steelcaps TIPS: These boots provide reliable protection against physical damage, especially from enemy basic attacks. The bonus Armor, Health, and movement speed improve your durability, allowing you to survive longer against marksmen and AD fighters. They are an excellent choice against teams that rely heavily on auto attacks for their damage.
Eclipse
Gain a shield and deal bonus damage
+65 Attack Damage
+20 Ability Haste
Ever Rising Moon: Hitting an enemy champion with 2 separate attacks or abilities within 1.8s deals bonus physical damage equal to 7% of the target's max Health
(3.5% for ranged champions), and grants you a shield that absorbs damage equal to 140 + 35% bonus Attack Damage
(70 + 18% bonus Attack Damage
for ranged champions) for 2s. (6s Cooldawn)
3000
Eclipse TIPS: This item is perfect for assassins who want to burst down enemies quickly. It provides bonuses to attack damage and ability haste, allowing you to deal more damage and use your abilities more frequently. The "Ever Rising Moon" effect activates when hitting an enemy champion with two separate attacks or abilities within 1.8 seconds, dealing bonus physical damage based on the target's max health and granting you a shield that absorbs damage. This makes the item a great choice for assassins who want to quickly eliminate targets and gain extra survivability.
Serylda’s Grudge
Armor Penetration (%) and apply slows
+40 Attack Damage
+15 Ability Haste
Last Whisper: Gain
+33% Armor Penetration.
Icy: Damaging active abilities and empowered attacks slow enemies by 30% for 1 second.
Frostbite: Apply Frostbite to enemies slowed by Icy for 6s. At 3 Frostbite stacks, all stacks are consumed to apply bleed, dealing (5 + 1-15 (
) + 15% bonus
) physical damage over 2s. Also applies 50% Grievous Wounds for 3s. (5s cooldown per target)
3300
Serylda’s Grudge TIPS: This item blends heavy armor penetration with crowd control: your active abilities and empowered hits slow targets, and repeated slows trigger a bleed that also applies grievous wounds. Perfect for champions who need to kite, execute priority targets, and curb their healing.
Death's Dance
Delays damage taken
+35 Attack Damage
+40 Armor
+15 Ability Haste
Defy: Champion takedowns cleanse Cauterize's remaining damage pool and restores 8% of your maximum health over 2 seconds.
Cauterize: 27% of all physical damage and magic damage received (12% for ranged champions) is dealt to you over 3 seconds as true damage instead.
3100
Death's Dance TIPS: This item converts incoming damage into a delayed effect, letting you stay in fights longer and smooth out damage spikes. It boosts your survivability with armor and ability haste, and successful takedowns cleanse the delayed damage while instantly healing you. — Perfect for bruisers and tanks who need to absorb bursts of damage and then quickly recover to keep fighting.
Sterak's Gage
Taking damage triggers a shield
+400 Max Health
Heavy Handed: +50% base Attack Damage as bonus Attack Damage.
Lifeline: Damage that puts you under 35%
Health grants a shield that equal to 75% of your bonus health
that decays over 3 seconds (75s Cooldown).
Sterak's Fury: Triggering Lifeline increases size, empowers you, removes all crowd control effects on you (except Airborne), and grants 30% Tenacity for 4 seconds.
3200
Sterak's Gage TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who need survivability in team fights, especially for tanks and fighters who take frontline positions. It provides bonuses to maximum health, attack damage, and helps increase your survivability. The "Lifeline" effect activates when your health drops below 35%, granting a shield that absorbs damage, helping you survive heavy hits. "Sterak's Fury" empowers you, increases your size, removes crowd control effects (except airborne), and grants 30% tenacity for 4 seconds, allowing you to survive and continue fighting through heavy crowd control and burst damage from enemies. This item is especially useful against champions with burst damage, such as Zed and Talon, and against champions with heavy CC, like Lissandra and Nautilus.
Serylda’s Grudge
Armor Penetration (%) and apply slows
+40 Attack Damage
+15 Ability Haste
Last Whisper: Gain
+33% Armor Penetration.
Icy: Damaging active abilities and empowered attacks slow enemies by 30% for 1 second.
Frostbite: Apply Frostbite to enemies slowed by Icy for 6s. At 3 Frostbite stacks, all stacks are consumed to apply bleed, dealing (5 + 1-15 (
) + 15% bonus
) physical damage over 2s. Also applies 50% Grievous Wounds for 3s. (5s cooldown per target)
3300
Serylda’s Grudge TIPS: This item blends heavy armor penetration with crowd control: your active abilities and empowered hits slow targets, and repeated slows trigger a bleed that also applies grievous wounds. Perfect for champions who need to kite, execute priority targets, and curb their healing.
Chempunk Chainsword
Reduces enemy healing
+400 Max Health
+45 Attack Damage
+15 Ability Haste
Punishment: Dealing physical damage to enemy champions applies 50% Grievous Wounds for 3 seconds.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects.
2800
Chempunk Chainsword TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who face enemies with high sustain, such as Dr. Mundo, Soraka, and Yuumi, who have significant healing abilities. The "Punishment" effect applies Grievous Wounds, reducing the effectiveness of healing and regeneration by 50%, making this item effective against champions who rely on healing. It’s also useful against champions who rely on lifesteal, such as Aatrox, Darius, and Fiora, as it helps reduce the effectiveness of their healing.
Chempunk Chainsword — This item is perfect for champions who face enemies with high sustain, such as Dr. Mundo, Soraka, and Yuumi, who have significant healing abilities. The "Punishment" effect applies Grievous Wounds, reducing the effectiveness of healing and regeneration by 50%, making this item effective against champions who rely on healing. It’s also useful against champions who rely on lifesteal, such as Aatrox, Darius, and Fiora, as it helps reduce the effectiveness of their healing.
Serylda’s Grudge
Armor Penetration (%) and apply slows
+40 Attack Damage
+15 Ability Haste
Last Whisper: Gain
+33% Armor Penetration.
Icy: Damaging active abilities and empowered attacks slow enemies by 30% for 1 second.
Frostbite: Apply Frostbite to enemies slowed by Icy for 6s. At 3 Frostbite stacks, all stacks are consumed to apply bleed, dealing (5 + 1-15 (
) + 15% bonus
) physical damage over 2s. Also applies 50% Grievous Wounds for 3s. (5s cooldown per target)
3300
Serylda’s Grudge TIPS: This item blends heavy armor penetration with crowd control: your active abilities and empowered hits slow targets, and repeated slows trigger a bleed that also applies grievous wounds. Perfect for champions who need to kite, execute priority targets, and curb their healing.
Serpent's Fang
Anti-Shielding
+50 Attack Damage
+10 Ability Haste
Stab:
+15 Armor Penetration.
Shield Reaver: Dealing damage to an enemy champion reduces any shields they gain for 3s. Melee champions apply (10% of bonus AD
+ 40)% shield reduction, capped at 60%; while ranged champions apply (10% of bonus AD
+ 25)% shield reduction, capped at 45%. When you damage an enemy who is unaffected by Shield Reaver, all shields on them are reduced by the same values.
2800
Serpent's Fang TIPS: This item is perfect for assassins and champions who face enemies with a lot of shields. It provides bonuses to attack damage and ability haste, along with increased armor penetration, making it effective against well-protected enemies. The "Shield Reaver" effect allows you to reduce the effectiveness of shields gained by enemy champions, depending on your bonus attack damage, helping to quickly break through shields. This item is especially useful against champions who rely on shields for defense, such as Lux, Braum, and others.
Serpent's Fang — This item is perfect for assassins and champions who face enemies with a lot of shields. It provides bonuses to attack damage and ability haste, along with increased armor penetration, making it effective against well-protected enemies. The "Shield Reaver" effect allows you to reduce the effectiveness of shields gained by enemy champions, depending on your bonus attack damage, helping to quickly break through shields. This item is especially useful against champions who rely on shields for defense, such as Lux, Braum, and others.
Death's Dance
Delays damage taken
+35 Attack Damage
+40 Armor
+15 Ability Haste
Defy: Champion takedowns cleanse Cauterize's remaining damage pool and restores 8% of your maximum health over 2 seconds.
Cauterize: 27% of all physical damage and magic damage received (12% for ranged champions) is dealt to you over 3 seconds as true damage instead.
3100
Death's Dance TIPS: This item converts incoming damage into a delayed effect, letting you stay in fights longer and smooth out damage spikes. It boosts your survivability with armor and ability haste, and successful takedowns cleanse the delayed damage while instantly healing you. — Perfect for bruisers and tanks who need to absorb bursts of damage and then quickly recover to keep fighting.
Maw of Malmortius
Converts damage from attacks into a magic shield
+55 Attack Damage
+45 Magic Resistance
+10 Ability Haste
Lifeline: Upon taking Magic Damage that would reduce your Health to below 35%, gain
+10% Omni Vamp. until the end of combat and a magic shield that absorbs 220-530 Magic Damage for 3s. (70s Cooldown)
3000
Maw of Malmortius TIPS: This item provides a mix of damage, magic resistance and ability haste, but its core value is the anti-burst passive: when hit by a dangerous burst of magic damage, you instantly gain a strong protective shield and a temporary lifesteal/omnivamp effect that lasts through the fight. It lets you survive big AP detonations and re-enter skirmishes quickly. Best for assassins, bruisers and AD champions who need to survive enemy magic burst and power through fights.
Maw of Malmortius — This item provides a mix of damage, magic resistance and ability haste, but its core value is the anti-burst passive: when hit by a dangerous burst of magic damage, you instantly gain a strong protective shield and a temporary lifesteal/omnivamp effect that lasts through the fight. It lets you survive big AP detonations and re-enter skirmishes quickly. Best for assassins, bruisers and AD champions who need to survive enemy magic burst and power through fights.
Sterak's Gage
Taking damage triggers a shield
+400 Max Health
Heavy Handed: +50% base Attack Damage as bonus Attack Damage.
Lifeline: Damage that puts you under 35%
Health grants a shield that equal to 75% of your bonus health
that decays over 3 seconds (75s Cooldown).
Sterak's Fury: Triggering Lifeline increases size, empowers you, removes all crowd control effects on you (except Airborne), and grants 30% Tenacity for 4 seconds.
3200
Sterak's Gage TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who need survivability in team fights, especially for tanks and fighters who take frontline positions. It provides bonuses to maximum health, attack damage, and helps increase your survivability. The "Lifeline" effect activates when your health drops below 35%, granting a shield that absorbs damage, helping you survive heavy hits. "Sterak's Fury" empowers you, increases your size, removes crowd control effects (except airborne), and grants 30% tenacity for 4 seconds, allowing you to survive and continue fighting through heavy crowd control and burst damage from enemies. This item is especially useful against champions with burst damage, such as Zed and Talon, and against champions with heavy CC, like Lissandra and Nautilus.
Amaranth's Twinguard
In-combat durability
+60 Armor
+60 Magic Resistance
Endurance: Gain 1 stacks of Endurance every 1 seconds while in combat with enemy champions (max 5 stacks). At maximum stacks, gain 20% size, 20% Tenacity, and increase Armor
by 30% and Magic Resistance
by 30% until out of combat with champion.
3100
Amaranth's Twinguard TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who spend a lot of time in the thick of fights and need extra durability and crowd control resistance. It provides bonuses to armor and magic resistance. The “Endurance” passive stacks up to five times during combat, and at full stacks you increase in size, gain enhanced tenacity, and receive bonus armor and magic resistance until you exit combat. This allows you to stay in the frontline longer and withstand enemy attacks more effectively. Due to its versatile utility, this item is one of the most popular defensive choices in the game and is used by the majority of tanks, fighters, and other classes.
Amaranth's Twinguard — This item is perfect for champions who spend a lot of time in the thick of fights and need extra durability and crowd control resistance. It provides bonuses to armor and magic resistance. The “Endurance” passive stacks up to five times during combat, and at full stacks you increase in size, gain enhanced tenacity, and receive bonus armor and magic resistance until you exit combat. This allows you to stay in the frontline longer and withstand enemy attacks more effectively. Due to its versatile utility, this item is one of the most popular defensive choices in the game and is used by the majority of tanks, fighters, and other classes.
Sterak's Gage
Taking damage triggers a shield
+400 Max Health
Heavy Handed: +50% base Attack Damage as bonus Attack Damage.
Lifeline: Damage that puts you under 35%
Health grants a shield that equal to 75% of your bonus health
that decays over 3 seconds (75s Cooldown).
Sterak's Fury: Triggering Lifeline increases size, empowers you, removes all crowd control effects on you (except Airborne), and grants 30% Tenacity for 4 seconds.
3200
Sterak's Gage TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who need survivability in team fights, especially for tanks and fighters who take frontline positions. It provides bonuses to maximum health, attack damage, and helps increase your survivability. The "Lifeline" effect activates when your health drops below 35%, granting a shield that absorbs damage, helping you survive heavy hits. "Sterak's Fury" empowers you, increases your size, removes crowd control effects (except airborne), and grants 30% tenacity for 4 seconds, allowing you to survive and continue fighting through heavy crowd control and burst damage from enemies. This item is especially useful against champions with burst damage, such as Zed and Talon, and against champions with heavy CC, like Lissandra and Nautilus.
Thornmail
Reflects damage and reduces enemy healing
+200 Max Health
+75 Armor
Thorns: When struck by an attack, deal 20 + 6% bonus Armor
+ 1% bonus Health
magic damage to the attacker.
Entwine: Apply 50% Grievous Wounds to enemy champions for 3 second(s) when stuck by their attacks or dealing damage to them.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects.
2700
Thornmail TIPS: This item reflects a portion of incoming physical damage back to attackers as magic damage and applies an effect that reduces enemy healing effectiveness. A strong pick versus teams with heavy auto-attack damage and sustain — ideal for tanks and bruisers who need to absorb focus and cut down opponent healing.
Thornmail — This item reflects a portion of incoming physical damage back to attackers as magic damage and applies an effect that reduces enemy healing effectiveness. A strong pick versus teams with heavy auto-attack damage and sustain — ideal for tanks and bruisers who need to absorb focus and cut down opponent healing.
Sterak's Gage
Taking damage triggers a shield
+400 Max Health
Heavy Handed: +50% base Attack Damage as bonus Attack Damage.
Lifeline: Damage that puts you under 35%
Health grants a shield that equal to 75% of your bonus health
that decays over 3 seconds (75s Cooldown).
Sterak's Fury: Triggering Lifeline increases size, empowers you, removes all crowd control effects on you (except Airborne), and grants 30% Tenacity for 4 seconds.
3200
Sterak's Gage TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who need survivability in team fights, especially for tanks and fighters who take frontline positions. It provides bonuses to maximum health, attack damage, and helps increase your survivability. The "Lifeline" effect activates when your health drops below 35%, granting a shield that absorbs damage, helping you survive heavy hits. "Sterak's Fury" empowers you, increases your size, removes crowd control effects (except airborne), and grants 30% tenacity for 4 seconds, allowing you to survive and continue fighting through heavy crowd control and burst damage from enemies. This item is especially useful against champions with burst damage, such as Zed and Talon, and against champions with heavy CC, like Lissandra and Nautilus.
Force of Nature
Stacking Magic Resist and Move Speed
+350 Max Health
+60 Magic Resistance
+5% Move Speed
Absorb: Taking ability damage from enemy champions grants 1 stack(s) of Steadfast for 7 seconds, max 4 stacks. Receiving damage from an enemy Champion will refresh the duration of the stacks. At maximum stacks, gain 10% Movement Speed and reduce all incoming magic damage by 20%.
2750
Force of Nature TIPS: This item provides a substantial boost to health and magic resistance, and its “Absorb” passive stacks up when you take ability damage from enemy champions, reducing all incoming magic damage and granting bonus movement speed at max stacks. It’s perfect for tanks who need to withstand teams heavy in magic damage and maintain mobility to be in the right position during fights. Pick this up when the enemy team builds magic damage (e.g., Syndra, Brand) and you need extra movement speed to initiate effectively or escape dangerous situations.
Force of Nature — This item provides a substantial boost to health and magic resistance, and its “Absorb” passive stacks up when you take ability damage from enemy champions, reducing all incoming magic damage and granting bonus movement speed at max stacks. It’s perfect for tanks who need to withstand teams heavy in magic damage and maintain mobility to be in the right position during fights. Pick this up when the enemy team builds magic damage (e.g., Syndra, Brand) and you need extra movement speed to initiate effectively or escape dangerous situations.
Flash (Teleport a short distance) and
Smite as your Summoner Spells.
Flash
Teleport a short distance forward or towards the aimed direction.
Cooldown: 150s
Smite
Deal 600 true damage to monsters, epic monsters or enemy minions. Smiting a monster restore 127 Health (70 + 10%
). Smite upgrades to Chilling Smite after 3 uses.
Jungle Expertise:
Earn 20% bonus gold and 20% bonus XP from monsters kills, but temporarily earn 60% less gold and XP from minions kills.
Deal 15% more attack damage and 30% more ability damage against monsters.
Restore 40 Health over 5 seconds after dealing damage to monsters.
Restore 4 Mana every second while in the jungle or river.
From 11:00 onward, monster kills will no longer grant bonus gold.
At 2:00, the attack damage bonus against monsters will start to decay.
At 5:00, it will be removed.
Gains one charge every 45 seconds, up to a max of 2.
Cooldown: 10s
Сhilling Smite
Deal 1000 true damage to a large or epic monster or minion. Smiting monsters restore 152 Health (70 + 10%
).
Against champions: Deal 40 true damage to enemy Champions and steals 25% of their Movement Speed for 2 seconds.
Cooldown: 10s
Conqueror (Gain stacks of AD or AP when hitting a champion with separate attacks or abilities. Stacks up to 6 times. When fully stacked, gain bonus Omnivamp (Adaptive).) as your keystone, followed by
Triumph (Champion takedowns restore lost resources and grant a brief Movement Speed boost.),
Coup de Grace (Increases damage dealt to enemy champions with low Health.) and
Legend: Bloodline (Gains Omnivamp.) in the primary tree, as well as
Overgrowth (Gains bonus scalable max Health.) in the secondary tree. Below you can see possible options for replacing runes.
Conqueror
Stacking Damage, Vamp
Gain stacks of Adaptive Force when hitting a champion with separate attacks or abilities. Stacks up to 6 times. When fully stacked, gain bonus omnivamp.
Per stack: 3-5 bonus
or 4-8
for 6s.
Fully stacked bonus: Melee - 9%, Ranged - 5% bonus Omnivamp
.
Triumph
Increase damage when low in Health
Champion takedowns restore 10% of lost health and 10% of maximum Mana
Energy
and grant 35 Movement Speed for 2 second(s).
Coup de Grace
Increase damage to low Health enemies
Your attacks deal 8% bonus adaptive damage to enemy champions with less than 40% Health.
Legend: Bloodline
Increase Omnivamp
Gains 1% Omnivamp
. Takedown monsters, enemy champions, or minions to gain up to an additional 7% Omnivamp
.
Overgrowth
Increase max Health
For every 3 enemy minions or 3 monster(s) killed nearby, permanently gain 3 max Health. Max Health can be increased indefinitely this way. Gain an additional 3% max Health upon reaching 30 stacks.
Triumph
Increase damage when low in Health
Champion takedowns restore 10% of lost health and 10% of maximum Mana
Energy
and grant 35 Movement Speed for 2 second(s).
Battle Zeal
Increase damage during prolonged battles
Gain 1.4% stacking basic ability damage amplification every 1 second(s) while in combat with a champion. Stacks up to 3 times and only takes effect against enemy champions.
Battle Zeal — This rune increases damage during extended fights, making you stronger the longer the combat lasts. It is ideal for champions who thrive in prolonged trades and sustained pressure. It works best on fighters, mages, and some marksmen who can stay in combat and gradually ramp up their damage.
Coup de Grace
Increase damage to low Health enemies
Your attacks deal 8% bonus adaptive damage to enemy champions with less than 40% Health.
Cut Down
Deal more damage to high Health enemies
Your attacks deal 6.57% bonus adaptive damage to enemy champions with more than 60% Health.
Cut Down — This rune increases damage against high-health targets, helping you deal with tanky enemies more effectively. It is ideal for champions who rely on consistent damage output, especially against tanks and durable fighters. It works best on marksmen and some fighters where efficiently shredding high-health targets is important.
Legend: Bloodline
Increase Omnivamp
Gains 1% Omnivamp
. Takedown monsters, enemy champions, or minions to gain up to an additional 7% Omnivamp
.
Legend: Tenacity
Increase Tenacity and Slow Resist
Gains 3% Tenacity and 3% Slow Resist. Takedown monsters, enemy champions, or minions to gain up to an additional 15% Tenacity and 20% Slow Resist.
Legend: Tenacity — The rune increases your tenacity by 3% and slow resistance by 3%. By taking down monsters, enemy champions, or minions, you gain up to an additional 15% tenacity and 20% slow resistance. This rune is perfect for champions who often face crowd control in fights, such as fighters or tanks. It helps reduce the duration of crowd control effects, enhancing survivability in team fights.
Overgrowth
Increase max Health
For every 3 enemy minions or 3 monster(s) killed nearby, permanently gain 3 max Health. Max Health can be increased indefinitely this way. Gain an additional 3% max Health upon reaching 30 stacks.
Sudden Impact
Triggers when in stealth or dashing
Damaging an enemy champion deals a bonus 15-65 true damage after using a dash, leap, blink, teleport, or when exiting stealth for 4s.
The damaging attack/ability gains bonuses at higher levels:
Level 5: Deal an additional 5 true damage.
Level 9: Deal an additional 5 true damage and gain 10% Movement Speed for 1.5s after dealing the damage.
Cooldown: 10s
Sudden Impact — The rune that activates after using dashes, teleports, leaps, or exiting stealth deals bonus true damage to the enemy. This mechanic enhances aggressive play by allowing fast movement across the map and delivering powerful strikes. At higher levels, it provides additional damage and movement speed bonuses, increasing mobility and effectiveness in fights. This makes it a great choice for champions who rely on mobility and want to enhance their attacks after quick movements or stealth.
Overgrowth
Increase max Health
For every 3 enemy minions or 3 monster(s) killed nearby, permanently gain 3 max Health. Max Health can be increased indefinitely this way. Gain an additional 3% max Health upon reaching 30 stacks.
Bone Plating
Anti-Burst Damage
When taking damage from a champion, the current and next 3 champion abilities or attacks against you and within 1.5s deal 30-60 (
) less damage.
Cooldown: 40s
Bone Plating — The rune reduces damage from enemy attacks and abilities when you take damage from an enemy champion. It lowers damage from the next few attacks or abilities for a short period, making it useful for most champions, including tanks, fighters, and even some mages. The rune helps improve survivability by mitigating damage in critical moments of the fight, making it suitable for heroes who find themselves in the heart of battles.
Overgrowth
Increase max Health
For every 3 enemy minions or 3 monster(s) killed nearby, permanently gain 3 max Health. Max Health can be increased indefinitely this way. Gain an additional 3% max Health upon reaching 30 stacks.
Hubris
Kills temporarily increase Attack Damage/Ability Power
Scoring a takedown against an enemy champion within 3 second(s) of damaging them grants (5 + 1 per champion kill you've scored) Adaptive Force for 30 second(s).
Hubris — This rune is built for snowballing and boosting damage after securing takedowns. It is ideal for aggressive champions who frequently participate in kills and can quickly build momentum. It works best on assassins and carry champions who actively look for fights, allowing them to scale their damage with each successful engagement and become increasingly threatening.
(Q) REAPING SLASH
6.5/6/5.5/5s
50
Shadow Assassin: Dashes and deals 70 physical damage (70/100/130/160 + 60/65/70/75% bonus
), then spins his scythe deal the same damage.
Darkin Slayer: Deals 42 (60/65/70/75%
) plus 7% (+7% + 0.06% bonus
) of the target's maximum health as physical damage instead.
Deals an additional 35 physical damage (Max 235/310/385/460) to minions and monsters.
(W) BLADE'S REACH
12/11/10/9s
50/60/70/80
Swipes the scythe upward, dealing 105 physical damage (105/165/225/285 + 120% bonus
) and slowing enemies hit by 90% decaying over 1.5 seconds.
Shadows Assassin: Kayn can move while using this ability and increases its range.
Darkin Slayer: Additionally clocks up enemies hit for 1 seconds.
(E) SHADOW STEP
18s
50
Gains 35% movement speed and can move through terrain for 5/5.5/6/6.5 seconds. Kayn restores 100 health (100/120/140/160 + 50% bonus
) upon entering terrain for the fist time.
Being immobilized or spending more than 1.2 consecutive seconds outside of terrain or in combat with enemy champions ends this ability early.
Shadow Assassin: Gain 75% movement speed instead and become immune to slows. The cooldown is reduced to 7 seconds.
(R) UMBRAL TRESPASS
80/70/60s
100
Infests an enemy champion for 2.5 seconds, becoming untargetable. When the infestation ends, the target is dealt 200 physical damage (200/300/400 + 165% bonus
).
Re-cast: Ends the infestation early.
Shadows Assassin: Increase this ability's range, the distance Kayn exits, and refreshes The Darkin Scythe's cooldown on exit.
Darkin Slayer: Deals 15% of the target's maximum health as physical damage instead (15% + 0.13% bonus
) and Kayn heals for 12% (12% + 0.1% bonus
) of the target's maximum health.
We have prepared lists of champions that can really annoy you during a match with the game on the Rhaast 🔴 Jungle KAYN. We have also prepared a list of champions with whom you will be comfortable being on the same team. These lists are relative and depend greatly on your level of play, the skills of your allies and opponents. Do not forget that each situation is individual!
We have prepared a list of items and spells that will help counter Rhaast 🔴 Jungle KAYN in a given situation. Buy items wisely, only if it is really necessary for a specific situation!
Plated Steelcaps
Reduces damage from champion attacks
+150 Max Health
+20 Armor
+45 Move Speed
1200
Plated Steelcaps TIPS: These boots provide reliable protection against physical damage, especially from enemy basic attacks. The bonus Armor, Health, and movement speed improve your durability, allowing you to survive longer against marksmen and AD fighters. They are an excellent choice against teams that rely heavily on auto attacks for their damage.
Randuin's Omen
Counters Critical Strike Damage
+400 Max Health
+75 Armor
Resilience: Critically Struck deal 30% less damage to you.
Countercurrent: Gain 1 stacks of Countercurrent when Critically Struck by physical damage. Each stuck grants 5% Movement Speed and 5% slow resist. Max 4 stacks.
2800
Randuin's Omen TIPS: This item is built to counter crit-heavy builds. It provides a large health pool and armor while reducing damage from critical strikes, making you much tougher in head-on engagements. When you are critically struck, you gain stacks that boost your movement and slow resistance, helping you hold position and control fight spacing. — Perfect for tanks and bruisers who need to stand up to high-crit auto-attackers and survive extended teamfights.
Thornmail
Reflects damage and reduces enemy healing
+200 Max Health
+75 Armor
Thorns: When struck by an attack, deal 20 + 6% bonus Armor
+ 1% bonus Health
magic damage to the attacker.
Entwine: Apply 50% Grievous Wounds to enemy champions for 3 second(s) when stuck by their attacks or dealing damage to them.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects.
2700
Thornmail TIPS: This item reflects a portion of incoming physical damage back to attackers as magic damage and applies an effect that reduces enemy healing effectiveness. A strong pick versus teams with heavy auto-attack damage and sustain — ideal for tanks and bruisers who need to absorb focus and cut down opponent healing.
Dead Man's Plate
Increases Movement Speed
+350 Max Health
+70 Armor
Relentless:
+5% Move Speed.
Momentum: Moving builds Momentum, granting up to 40 Move Speed at 100 stacks. Attacking removes all Momentum. Stacks decay when movement is impaired.
Crushing Blow: Attacks deal up to 100 bonus magic damage based on Momentum removed. Melee attacks with max Momentum slows by 75% for 1 second.
2800
Dead Man's Plate TIPS: This item provides a substantial boost to health and armor, and its “Momentum” passive builds movement speed as you move—up to a cap—until you land an attack, which then triggers “Crushing Blow”, dealing bonus magic damage based on the momentum removed and slowing enemies at full stacks. This makes it an excellent choice for tanks and bruisers who need extra mobility to engage quickly and sustain through fights. Tips: ideal for champions who need to close distance and absorb damage; pairs extremely well with Spellblade items (e.g., Divine Sunderer) for additional burst damage on engage.
Frozen Heart
Reduces all nearby enemies Attack Speed
+80 Armor
+250 Max Mana
+20 Ability Haste
Winter's Caress: Basic attacks and magic damage caused by you or inflicted upon you and nearby allies, will apply stacks of Chill to the enemy champion for 3 seconds. Each stack of Chill slows enemy attack speed by 9%, up to a maximum of 4 stacks or 36% attack speed reduction. Each individual ability has a 3 seconds cooldown on applying Chill stacks.
2650
Frozen Heart TIPS: This item is ideal for tanks and support champions who need to slow enemy attack speed and maintain a healthy mana pool. It provides substantial bonuses to armor, mana, and ability haste. The “Winter’s Caress” passive applies up to four stacks of Chill on enemy champions through your basic attacks, abilities, or any magic damage they take—each stack slows their attack speed by 9%, up to 36% at full stacks. This weakens enemy marksmen and fighters, making it harder for them to deal sustained damage in fights.
Ignite
Ignites target enemy champion, dealing 72 true damage (72–380
) over 5 and applying 60% Grievous Wounds for the duration.
Grievous Wound reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects.
Cooldown: 100s
Executioner's Calling
Physical Damage reduces enemy healing
+15 Attack Damage
Rend: Physical Damage inflicts 40% Grievous Wounds to enemy champions for 3 seconds. Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects.
800
Oblivion Orb
Magic damage reduces enemy healing
+35 Ability Power
Cursed Wounds: Dealing magic damage to enemy champions applies 40% Grievous Wounds for 3 seconds.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects.
800
Bramble Vest
Reflects damage and reduces enemy healing
+30 Armor
Thorns: When struck by an attack, deal 4 magic damage + 6% bonus armor
to the attacker and inflict 40% Grievous Wounds for 3 seconds if they are a champion.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects.
1000
Mortal Reminder
Armor Penetration (%) and reduced enemy healing
+25 Attack Damage
+25% Critical Rate
+15% Attack Speed
Last Whisper:
+30% Armor Penetration. Attacks that Critically Strike gain an additional
6% Armor Penetration.
Sepsis: Dealing physical damage to enemy champions applies 50% Grievous Wounds for 3 seconds.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects.
3300
Mortal Reminder TIPS: This item is perfect for auto‑attackers who need to shred through armor and cut down enemy healing. It boosts your penetration to deal more damage against tanky targets and applies grievous wounds on hit, reducing all healing and regen effects. — Ideal against tanks and high‑heal champions, and for marksmen and auto‑attack fighters who need to pierce defenses and curb enemy sustain.
Chempunk Chainsword
Reduces enemy healing
+400 Max Health
+45 Attack Damage
+15 Ability Haste
Punishment: Dealing physical damage to enemy champions applies 50% Grievous Wounds for 3 seconds.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects.
2800
Chempunk Chainsword TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who face enemies with high sustain, such as Dr. Mundo, Soraka, and Yuumi, who have significant healing abilities. The "Punishment" effect applies Grievous Wounds, reducing the effectiveness of healing and regeneration by 50%, making this item effective against champions who rely on healing. It’s also useful against champions who rely on lifesteal, such as Aatrox, Darius, and Fiora, as it helps reduce the effectiveness of their healing.
Morellonomicon
Magic damage reduces enemy healing
+300 Max Health
+75 Ability Power
+15 Ability Haste
Affliction: Dealing magic damage to enemy champions inflicts 50% Grievous Wounds for 3 seconds.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects.
2650
Morellonomicon TIPS: This item is designed to counter champions with strong healing and sustain. Any magic damage you deal applies Grievous Wounds, greatly reducing the effectiveness of enemy healing and regeneration. It is an excellent choice for mages and AP supports against teams that rely heavily on healing, lifesteal, or regeneration.
Thornmail
Reflects damage and reduces enemy healing
+200 Max Health
+75 Armor
Thorns: When struck by an attack, deal 20 + 6% bonus Armor
+ 1% bonus Health
magic damage to the attacker.
Entwine: Apply 50% Grievous Wounds to enemy champions for 3 second(s) when stuck by their attacks or dealing damage to them.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects.
2700
Thornmail TIPS: This item reflects a portion of incoming physical damage back to attackers as magic damage and applies an effect that reduces enemy healing effectiveness. A strong pick versus teams with heavy auto-attack damage and sustain — ideal for tanks and bruisers who need to absorb focus and cut down opponent healing.
Seeker's Armguard
Turn invulnerable
+20 Armor
+35 Ability Power
Stasis (Active): Become invulnerable and untargetable for 2.5 seconds, but unable to move, attack, cast abilities or use items. (120s Cooldown)
1200
Seeker's Armguard TIPS: This item combines Ability Power with extra defense, but its defining feature is the ability to become temporarily invulnerable. Its active effect lets you completely avoid lethal damage, dodge crucial enemy abilities, or buy time for your cooldowns to return. It is an excellent choice for mages and AP assassins who need to survive burst damage and outplay opponents in critical teamfights.
Zhonya's Hourglass
Turn invulnerable
+40 Armor
+110 Ability Power
Stasis (Active): Become invulnerable and untargetable for 2.5 seconds, but unable to move, attack, cast abilities or use items. (90s Cooldown)
3300
Zhonya's Hourglass TIPS: This item combines high Ability Power with extra armor, while its defining feature is the ability to become completely invulnerable for a short time. Its active effect allows you to survive lethal damage, avoid crucial enemy abilities, or buy time for your cooldowns to recover. It is an excellent choice for mages and AP assassins who need to outlive enemy focus and turn the tide of a teamfight.
Edge of Night
Blocks an enemy ability
+250 Max Health
+50 Attack Damage
Gouge:
+8 Armor Penetration.
Annul: Grants a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability. This spell shield refreshes upon leaving combat with enemy champions. (35 second cooldown)
3000
Edge of Night TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who need a mix of offense and defense. It provides bonuses to maximum health and attack damage, along with increased armor penetration to help you shred through enemy defenses. The "Annul" effect grants you a spell shield, blocking the next enemy ability. This spell shield refreshes when leaving combat with enemy champions, making the item a great choice for champions who need protection from crowd control and to engage in fights, such as Ashe, Lux, or Morgana.
Sterak's Gage
Taking damage triggers a shield
+400 Max Health
Heavy Handed: +50% base Attack Damage as bonus Attack Damage.
Lifeline: Damage that puts you under 35%
Health grants a shield that equal to 75% of your bonus health
that decays over 3 seconds (75s Cooldown).
Sterak's Fury: Triggering Lifeline increases size, empowers you, removes all crowd control effects on you (except Airborne), and grants 30% Tenacity for 4 seconds.
3200
Sterak's Gage TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who need survivability in team fights, especially for tanks and fighters who take frontline positions. It provides bonuses to maximum health, attack damage, and helps increase your survivability. The "Lifeline" effect activates when your health drops below 35%, granting a shield that absorbs damage, helping you survive heavy hits. "Sterak's Fury" empowers you, increases your size, removes crowd control effects (except airborne), and grants 30% tenacity for 4 seconds, allowing you to survive and continue fighting through heavy crowd control and burst damage from enemies. This item is especially useful against champions with burst damage, such as Zed and Talon, and against champions with heavy CC, like Lissandra and Nautilus.
Locket of the Iron Solari
Team shield
+200 Max Health
+30 Armor
+30 Magic Resistance
+10 Ability Haste
Locket (Active): Grants a shield to yourself and nearby allied champions that each absorbs 250-370 damage for 2.5 seconds. (60s Cooldown)
This effect is reduced by 50% if the target has been affected by another Locket in the last 20 seconds.
2600
Locket of the Iron Solari TIPS: This item provides powerful team-wide protection during fights. Its active grants a shield to you and nearby allies, helping your team survive burst damage and reducing the impact of enemy engages. It is an excellent choice for tanks and supports who stay close to their teammates and want to maximize their team's survivability in teamfights.
Gargoyle Stoneplate
Shield
+200 Max Health
+45 Armor
+45 Magic Resistance
+10 Ability Haste
Stoneplate (Active): Gain a base shield that absorbs damage equal to 100 plus 90% bonus
and gain size, decayng over 2.5s. (60s Cooldown)
2900
Gargoyle Stoneplate TIPS: This item greatly increases your survivability during teamfights. Its active grants a powerful shield that scales with your bonus Health, allowing you to withstand heavy focus fire and remain on the frontline longer. It is an excellent choice for tanks and bruisers who need to absorb large amounts of damage while protecting their team.
Trinket: Sweepieng Lens
Scans around you, warning against hidden enemies, revealing invisible traps and revealing/disabling nearby enemy wards for 10 seconds.
Cooldown: 75s
Trinket: Control Ward
Places a visible ward that grants vision and reveals nearby wards, traps and camouflaged champions.
Tap castinbg prioritizes placing wards in brush you are within range of walking towards.
Cooldown: 100s
Jungle Pathing represents the choices Junglers make in regards to when and where to gank. These choices include how they involve farming camps and buffs between their ganks, anticipating counterganks, and looking for opportunities to invade. It involves understanding the different abilities the champions in the game have and how they interact, as well as the overall interactions between the two team compositions.
Gromp
Monster
ABOUT
Spawn time: 20 second(s) into game.
Respawn interval: 110 second(s).
REWARDS
Earn XP and gold upon defeating them.
Blue Sentinel
Large Monster
ABOUT
Spawn time: 20 second(s) into game.
Respawn interval: 150 second(s).
The Blue Sentinel, sometimes called the blue buff, is a common starting monster for junglers thanks to its powerful Crest of Insight buff.
REWARDS
Upon dealing the killing blow to the Blue Sentinel, the player will receive the Crest of Insight Buff effect that lasts 90 seconds. Recover an amount of Mana or Energy every second.
Get 15 Ability Haste.
When a player who possesses the Crest of Insight buff is defeated by an enemy champion, the buff is transferred to the champion who defeated that player.
Greater Murk Wolf
Monster
ABOUT
Spawn time: 20 second(s) into game.
Respawn interval: 110 second(s).
Wolves tend to be easier and safer to bees at than other monsters. They are commonly s ight by junglers when passing by or while the higher priority monsters are respawning.
REWARDS
Earn XP and gold upon defeating them.
Crimson Raptor
Monster
ABOUT
Spawn time: 20 second(s) into game.
Respawn interval: 110 second(s).
Crimson raptors deal surprising damage t but the small ones can be quickly dispatched. Junglers commonly seek them out while pre| to gank the middle lane or while waiting for hi; priority monsters to spawn.
REWARDS
Earn XP and gold upon defeating them.
Red Brambleback
Large Monster
ABOUT
Spawn time: 20 second(s) into game.
Respawn interval: 150 second(s).
After completing the final strike to the Red Brambleback, you can obtain the Crest of Cinders buff effect; when the player with this buff is defeated, the buff effect will be transferred to the enemy champion who defeated them.
REWARDS
Upon dealing the killing blow to the Red Brambleback, the player will receive the Crest of Cinders Buff that lasts 90 seconds.
For Melee Champions, basic attacks burn targets on hit, reducing their movement speed by 20% for 3 seconds, and dealing True Damage every second. For non-Champion units, this only deals 50% of the burn damage.
For Ranged Champions, basic attacks burn targets on hit, reducing their Movement Speed by 6% for 3 seconds, and dealing True Damage every second. For non-Champion units, this only deals 50% of the burn damage.
When a player who possesses the Crest of Cinders buff is defeated by an enemy champion, the bufs is transferred to the champion who defeated player.
Ancient Krug
Monster
ABOUT
Spawn time: 20 second(s) into game.
Respawn interval: 110 second(s).
Ancient Krugs split into two upon defeat until they are so small they can split no more. Junglers oftem fight these monsters for extra gold and XP while waiting for gank opportunities or higher priority monster spawns.
REWARDS
Earn XP and gold upon defeating them.
Rift Scuttler
Large Monster
ABOUT
Spawn time: 85 second(s) into game.
Respawn interval: 120 second(s).
REWARDS
The Rift Scuttler grants XP and gold on takedown. A Speed Shrine also spawns at a fixed location on the same side of the river which provides the following buffs to your team:
Grants vision of the area.
Vision radius: 4.5m. Enemy champions who pass through this area will be maked and revealed.
Allied champions who pass through the area receive a 40% out-of-co Movement Speed boost for 2 second(s).
The Pro Kayn Jungle Path has a full clear that starts on the Raptors. Unlock (Q) REAPING SLASH and clear Raptors since it doesn't require a leash from the bot lane due to the huge amount of AoE damage this skill provides. After killing the Raptors and reaching level two, high elo Kayn players tend to level up the (E) SHADOW STEP skill which allows Kayn to travel through walls. By using (E) SHADOW STEP, you can travel through the Red Buff wall all the way to the Krugs to clear them quickly. After Krugs, next up is the Red Buff camp that grants you level three which allows you to upgrade (Q) REAPING SLASH. At this point move towards the Blue Buff side of the jungle and clear the Wolves, Blue Buff and Gromp. These give you level four and unlock (W) BLADE'S REACH. Scuttler is the last camp in this jungle path and after that you can gank a lane with the best kill potential so that you get a lot of transformation point.
This Kayn Jungle Clear prioritizes full clearing for most optimal scaling and allows you to also gank a lane first before going for the Scuttler, if a high kill opportunity arrises.
THE DARKIN SCYTHE
REAPING SLASH
BLADE'S REACH
SHADOW STEP
UMBRAL TRESPASS

Kayn the Shadow Assassin fighters Rhast the Darkin Slayer for control.
Damaging ranged champions charge the Shadow Assassin, and damaging, melee champions charge the Darkin Slayer. At full charge, Kayn can permanently transform at his base.
Shadow Assassin: After Kayn has not taken damage from champions for 5 seconds, his attacks and abilities deal an additional 52 - 66% magic damage (
) to enemy champions for 3 seconds.
Darkin Slayer: Kayn heals for 20% (
) of physical damage dealt to champions.

6.5/6/5.5/5s
50
Shadow Assassin: Dashes and deals 70 physical damage (70/100/130/160 + 60/65/70/75% bonus
), then spins his scythe deal the same damage.
Darkin Slayer: Deals 42 (60/65/70/75%
) plus 7% (+7% + 0.06% bonus
) of the target's maximum health as physical damage instead.
Deals an additional 35 physical damage (Max 235/310/385/460) to minions and monsters.

12/11/10/9s
50/60/70/80
Swipes the scythe upward, dealing 105 physical damage (105/165/225/285 + 120% bonus
) and slowing enemies hit by 90% decaying over 1.5 seconds.
Shadows Assassin: Kayn can move while using this ability and increases its range.
Darkin Slayer: Additionally clocks up enemies hit for 1 seconds.

18s
50
Gains 35% movement speed and can move through terrain for 5/5.5/6/6.5 seconds. Kayn restores 100 health (100/120/140/160 + 50% bonus
) upon entering terrain for the fist time.
Being immobilized or spending more than 1.2 consecutive seconds outside of terrain or in combat with enemy champions ends this ability early.
Shadow Assassin: Gain 75% movement speed instead and become immune to slows. The cooldown is reduced to 7 seconds.

80/70/60s
100
Infests an enemy champion for 2.5 seconds, becoming untargetable. When the infestation ends, the target is dealt 200 physical damage (200/300/400 + 165% bonus
).
Re-cast: Ends the infestation early.
Shadows Assassin: Increase this ability's range, the distance Kayn exits, and refreshes The Darkin Scythe's cooldown on exit.
Darkin Slayer: Deals 15% of the target's maximum health as physical damage instead (15% + 0.13% bonus
) and Kayn heals for 12% (12% + 0.1% bonus
) of the target's maximum health.
Use this combo to All-In an enemy from a distance.
Approach the target using (E) SHADOW STEP through the terrain. Use (Q) REAPING SLASH and FLASH to instantly burst the enemy and further close the distance. Upon landing, AA, (W) BLADE'S REACH, and AA (skip this one if you have enough damage) to deal more damage. Use (R) UMBRAL TRESPASS to wait for your ability's cooldown while being untargetable. Upon exit, quickly AA, (Q), and AA to finish off the enemy.
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.