MacroMind matchup data — real ranked games, not opinions
Elise vs Kayn
How often does Elise beat Kayn in Jungle?
Elise into Kayn in Jungle: 49% observed win rate across 1,063 ranked games. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.
By 15 minutes the median game has Elise behind by 168 gold.
Does Elise counter Kayn?
Too close for a counter call: Elise sits at 49% over 1,063 games, inside the noise band. On this sample neither pick counters the other — the swing lives in the conditions below, so play the side you know better.
Beating Kayn: the Elise game plan
A 300-gold lead at 10:00 puts Elise at 59% across 514 games. Flip the lead and Elise falls to 40% across 549.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 300 gold up at 10:00 | 59% | 514 |
| 300 gold down at 10:00 | 40% | 549 |
| First blood | 53% | 706 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 57% | 514 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 57% | 308 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 58% | 322 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 69% | 130 |
Someone usually dies here around 6:35 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:40. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Elise's Jungle build, with receipts
Into Kayn specifically, Elise finishes Stormsurge first most often: 46.4% over 308 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Stormsurge, Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass: 42.0% across 88 games.
The most-finished Elise core is Stormsurge, Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass: 52.6% across 2,296 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 16.1-16.12.
Most games start Scorchclaw Pup + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Stormsurge (9,092 games).
Skill plan: Elise players max Q first and take W at level 1.