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A data-driven breakdown of Kayn Top for patch 16.17: the most-played and highest-win-rate builds and runes, the matchups that beat Kayn, synergy partners, and how Kayn closes games — all from ranked Emerald+ data.
Kayn is an AD assassin in the top, and on patch 16.17 they grade out as an off-meta pick — a 46.4% win rate, 0.3% pick rate, 3,306 ranked games sampled. On the power curve, Kayn is a scaling champion: comparatively weak early, but one of the strongest picks on the map once core items come online — so the plan is to survive the laning phase and take the game over late.
How Kayn wins: roaming out of lane to snowball the rest of the map, and grouped 5-v-5 teamfights, where Kayn tips the fight. The kit grades 8/10 roaming, 7/10 teamfighting, 7/10 split-push. Kayn grades low on siege and disengage (2/10, 2/10), so don't take fights that turn on those dimensions.
The most-played core build is Eclipse, Black Cleaver, Death's Dance, which holds a 50.0% win rate across 136 games this patch. The build above re-optimizes once you lock in the enemy composition.
The matchup to respect is Caitlyn, where Kayn sits at just 46.0%, the lane swings the other way into Thresh (52.1%), and on the team side, Kayn gains the most from a Ahri (+8.5% pair win rate).
Most-played core build and runes for Kayn Top this patch, from Emerald+ ranked games. Pick the enemy team at the top of the page for a comp-specific build.
The picks Kayn Top struggles into most this patch, sorted by your in-matchup win rate. These are your priority bans.
Champions whose presence raises Kayn's win rate most as Top, by pair WR delta over Kayn's solo performance.
Best Jungle partners for Kayn
Best Mid partners for Kayn
Best ADC partners for KaynKayn is also played in this other role this patch.
For full draft-time coaching with all 10 picks, use the Team Builder. To see Kayn's tier on this patch, see the Tier List.
