MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Kayn vs Nasus
How often does Kayn beat Nasus in Jungle?
Kayn into Nasus in Jungle: 49% observed win rate across 570 ranked games.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has Kayn ahead by 402 gold.
Kayn at 15:00
- Gold: +402
- CS: +11
- XP: +340
Typical gap to Nasus, from 568 games that reached 15:00.
Does Kayn counter Nasus?
No counter here: Kayn sits at 49% over 570 games. The swing lives in the spots below, so play the side you know better and chase the row that moves the number the most in this lane, then hold that lead through the first back.
Beating Nasus: the Kayn game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Kayn at 52% across 416 games. Flip the lead and Kayn falls to 39% across 154.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 52% | 416 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 39% | 154 |
| First blood | 53% | 348 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 54% | 275 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 51% | 443 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 62% | 165 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 79% | 70 |
Someone usually dies here around 7:03 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 6:59. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Kayn's Jungle build, with receipts
Into Nasus specifically, Kayn finishes Voltaic Cyclosword first most often: 50.5% over 91 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Kayn core is Voltaic Cyclosword, Black Cleaver, Death's Dance: 56.0% across 2,384 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Gustwalker Hatchling + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Voltaic Cyclosword (21,245 games).
Skill plan: Kayn players max Q first and take Q at level 1.