Kayn Patch History

Base damage: 75 – 175 75 – 195

Bugfix As the Darkin Slayer variant, no longer fails to grant the heal when the target dies at specific stages of the ability.

Bugfix As the Darkin Slayer variant, tooltip is no longer missing the base damage scaling per rank in the level-up grid.

Shadow Assassin bonus damage: 25 to 45 20 to 40

Bugfix Dash no longer completes faster than intended.

Mana cost: 50 40

Mana cost: 60 – 80 40 – 60

Health growth: 109 103

Bugfix No longer still applies its exit effect to the target if his False Life triggers during it.

Base damage per hit: 75 – 155 75 – 175

Shadow Assassin bonus damage: 15 to 45 25 to 45

Bonus AD ratio per hit: 80% 85% bonus AD

Total bonus AD ratio: 80*2% 85*2% bonus AD

Darkin Slayer health ratio: 5% 6% of target's maximum health

New Item actives are now locked out while casting.

Bonus AD ratio: 175% 150% bonus AD

New Darkin Slayer healing now scales with 0.5% per 100 bonus health.

Darkin Slayer heal: 65% 75% of damage amount

Base heal: 9.75% 11.25% of the target's maximum health

Heal bonus AD ratio: 6.5% 7.5% per 100 bonus AD

Removed Damage instances dealt by Summon Aery no longer spawn orbs for transformation progress.

Bugfix Darkin Slayer version's heal is now granted automatically if the unit dies during the channel.

Transforming into Shadow Assassin or Rhaast no longer causes the central portion of the in-game UI to use their respective base portraits for all skins.

Darkin Slayer healing: 20 to 30 25% of damage dealt at all levels

Darkin Slayer damage bonus AD ratio: 13% 10% per bonus AD

Darkin Slayer heal bonus AD ratio: 8.45% 6.5% per 100 bonus AD

New Now fully restores his health and mana upon transforming. Does not apply in ARAM.

Bonus AD ratio: 130% 110% bonus AD

Shadow Assassin cooldown: 8 10 seconds

Shadow Assassin bonus movement speed: 80% 70%

Shadow Assassin bonus damage: 13 to 40 15 to 45

Bonus AD ratio: 65% 80% bonus AD

Total bonus AD ratio: 130% 160% bonus AD

Shadow Assassin bonus damage: 9.3 to 31.4 13 to 39.996

The previous values were intended to be 8 to 30.1, but were greater in effect.

Bonus AD ratio: 35% bonus AD 45% bonus AD

Darkin Slayer bonus AD ratio: 5% 3.5% per 100 bonus AD

Health growth: 99 109

Darkin Slayer heal: 25 to 35 20 to 30

Bugfix Damage instances dealt by First Strike no longer spawn orbs for transformation progress.

Darkin Slayer bonus AD ratio: 5.5% 5% per 100 bonus AD

Base health: 585 655

Health growth: 85 99

Armor growth: 3.3 4.5

Magic resistance growth: 1.25 2.05

Darkin Slayer heal: 30 to 40 25 to 35

Base heal: 100 – 160 90 – 130

Bonus AD ratio: 40% 35% bonus AD

Darkin Slayer base heal: 10.5% 9.75% of the target's maximum health

Darkin Slayer heal bonus AD ratio: 9.1% 8.45% per 100 bonus AD

Bugfix Now properly displays its transformation status in the allied chat when the portrait is pinged.

Darkin Slayer bonus AD ratio: 4% 5.5% per 100 bonus AD

Darkin Slayer base damage: 10% 15% of target's maximum health

Darkin Slayer base heal: 7% 10.5% of target's maximum health

Adjusted splash artwork for Nightbringer Kayn and Prestige Nightbringer Kayn.

Bugfix Fixed a bug where Shadow Assassin would only receive half of local tower gold if his living shadow was active and in range.

Shadow Assassin bonus damage: 12 to 44 8 to 30

Bugfix Global transformation SFX now plays for both allies and enemies.

Bugfix Transformation SFX is now stereo for the local player.

Bugfix On-hit SFX is now form-specific.

Bugfix Fixed a bug where the SFX made a popping noise when it looped.

Bugfix Recall SFX is now form-specific.

Bugfix Dance music is now form specific.

New VFX is now revealed when cast within terrain towards enemy champions.

Bugfix Now correctly cancels early if stunned during the channel.

Darkin Slayer AD ratio: 55% AD 65% AD

[Undocumented] Kayn's non-classic skins' base-form portraits will no longer appear on the scoreboard for all players.

Base magic resistance: 32.1 32

Base armor: 35 38

Base damage: 65 – 145 75 – 155

Base armor: 38 35

Cooldown: 6 – 4 7 – 5 seconds

Base damage: 75 – 155 65 – 145

Bugfix Fixed a bug where he would expand and shrink when an enemy player highlighted him.

Bugfix No longer able to cast globally to all enemies on the map.

Darkin Slayer heal: 34.5 to 43 30 to 40

Cooldown: 7 – 5 6 – 4 seconds

New Bonus damage now applies to minions.

[Undocumented] Rhaast capped damage no longer also considers the bonus damage.

Slow: 70% 90%

Bugfix Can no longer self-cast to damage units globally.

Recommended items updated.

Orb gain rate: 3;3 to 10 3;3+(10-3)/8*(x-1) for 6; then + (10-3)/8*x*1.15

[Undocumented] If self-casted, Blade's Reach now hits all units globally, instead of only up to 4500 units away.

Orb gain rate: 3;6;10 3;3 to 10

Slow strength: 60% 70%

Bugfix Fixed a bug where he could select neither form if he died damaging both a ranged and a melee champion when the orb count for both forms were within 8% of each other.

Base damage: 60 – 140 75 – 155

Darkin Slayer AD ratio: 50% AD 55% AD

Bonus damage against monsters: 55 40

Bugfix Having the living shadow from Shadow Assassin Blade's Reach stand on the Eye of the Herald no longer has that non-champion entity pick it up.

Bugfix Now properly goes on cooldown if the target dies while he has infested them.

Bugfix When reactivated quickly, his model no longer appears before Umbral Trespass completes.

New Shadow Assassin form sets the cooldown to 8 seconds at all ranks.

Removed Damage and takedowns against melee champion dropping red orbs and against ranged champions blue orbs.

New Damage and takedowns against enemy champions grants orbs.

New Once the bar is filled, if your percentage of damage done against melee champions is higher than your percentage of damage done against ranged champions you gain Rhaast, otherwise you gain Shadow Assassin.

New The transformation progress bar now color tints towards the transformation type that's furthest along, becoming deeper blue when Shadow Assassin is far ahead, and deep red for Rhaast.

New Can now ping the transform bar to inform allies how far or close Kayn is to transform.

New Can now ping that a form is available.

New Can now ping that a form is unavailable and the time remaining before it is ready to be activated.

New Once a form is unlocked, you can collect orbs from the opposite champion type to reduce the second form's timer by 5 seconds each.

Total transformation points required: 400 500

New If when collecting their final transformation points, the two forms are within 8% of each other, the type of champion range you finally hit will determine the transformation.

Bugfix No longer immediately harvests orbs when damaging ranged champions who hadn't yet damaged him. He'll now properly wait until exiting combat.

Bugfix Fixed a Shadow Step into basic attack into Reaping Slash bug where, if Shadow Step's buff expired during Reaping Slash's cast time (due to the basic attack putting Kayn in combat), Q dealt no damage.

New Can now start Recall during Shadow Step if not inside terrain.

Bugfix Fixed a bug where Shadow Step ending due to casting a basic attack would occasionally cut his Reaping Slash attack short and dealing no damage.

New Can now emerge from target with a distance below 300 units.

New Shadow Assassin Umbral Trespass gains 200 bonus range when emerging from his target.

Bugfix Fixed a bug where he would hear the audio for Highlander forever if he transformed into Rhaast with Master Yi in the game.

New Can now ping the time until other form is available if Kayn's already unlocked a form.

Empowered duration: 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 7 / 7.5 / 8 / 8.5 / 9 seconds

Bonus movement speed: 70% 80%

Passive points gained based on minutes: 0.5;0.9;1;1.5;2;2.5;3;4;5;7.5;15 3;6;10

New Other abilities can now be queued up while casting Q.

Bugfix Shadow Step no longer copies an enemy's Highlander SFX.

Bonus AD ratio: 120% 130% bonus AD

Bonus AD ratio: 150% 175% bonus AD

Attack damage growth: 2.8 3.3

Darkin Slayer heal: 26%;27%;28%;29%;30%;31%;32%;33%;34%;35%;36%;37%;38%;39%;40%;41%;42%;43% 34.5%;35%;35.5%;36%;36.5%;37%;37.5%;38%;38.5%;39%;39.5%;40%;40.5%;41%;41.5%;42%;42.5%;43%

Base attack damage: 60 68

Base armor: 29 38

Base damage: 55 / 75 / 95 / 115 / 135 60 / 80 / 100 / 120 / 140

Base damage: 80 / 125 / 170 / 215 / 260 90 / 135 / 180 / 225 / 270

Bugfix No longer gains transformation progress from ticks of Corrupting Potion, Deathfire Touch, Crest of Cinders, or Challenging Smite. Other periodic effects, such as Ignite, already had no impact on transformation progress.

Bugfix Shadow Assassin tooltip for Blade's Reach now displays the proper slow duration, slow value, and bonus attack damage ratio. In-game effects are unchanged.

Bugfix Once again marks targets for Umbral Trespass, even when his damage is completely absorbed by a shield.

Bonus AD ratio: 110% 150% bonus AD

Bugfix Fixed a bug where Umbral Trespass wasn't making Kayn "unseen" for Duskblade of Draktharr's Nightstalker proc.

Bugfix Fixed a bug where Shadow Assassin passive wasn't amplifying damage-over-time (ex. Deathfire Touch) or proc (ex. Duskblade of Draktharr) effects.

Bugfix Fixed a bug where Shadow Assassin passive triggered against Riposte, Aegis Protection, and Spirit's Refuge even though there's no damage to amplify.

Bugfix Fixed a bug where Bear Trap on a Rope ended Umbral Trespass early.

Bugfix Fixed a bug where Kayn could cast Umbral Trespass on an enemy he attempted to damage when all of the damage was absorbed by a shield.

The Darkin Scythe

Bugfix Orb particles during his passive are now more visible.

Bugfix Fixed a bug causing Kayn's UI to break, sometimes preventing him from transforming altogether.

Bugfix Kled no longer ends up in a weird spot if Kayn uses Umbral Trespass on him to avoid the targeted dash at the end of Chaaaaaaaarge!!!.

Innate: Kayn wields an ancient, sentient weapon, that battles with him for control. Dealing damage against champions causes them to drops orbs that are automatically collected upon leaving combat, filling a bar above Kayn's portrait.

Once the bar is full he can choose to either be overwhelmed by Rhaast or expel him to become the Shadow Assassin, based on whether he has damaged more melee or ranged champions, respectively. Once primed, the other option becomes available after 4 minutes.

The transformation can only be performed by interacting with their portrait while on the summoning platform, permanently changing their abilities.

Shadow Assassin: Kayn's basic attacks and abilities deal 12%;14%;16%;18%;20%;21%;23%;25%;27%;29%;31%;33%;35%;37%;39%;40%;42%;44% of post-mitigation damage as bonus magic damage, lasting for 3 seconds upon entering in combat with an enemy champion, refreshing after 8 seconds out of combat with them or by using Umbral Trespass.

Rhaast: Rhaast heals for 26%;27%;28%;29%;30%;31%;32%;33%;34%;35%;36%;37%;38%;39%;40%;41%;42%;43% of the post-mitigation damage that he deals with spells against enemy champions.

Active: Kayn dashes forward, dealing 55 / 75 / 95 / 115 / 135 (+ 65% bonus AD) physical damage to all enemies he passes through before flourishing his scythe, dealing the same damage again to surrounding enemies.

Shadow Assassin: Reaping Slash is unchanged.

Rhaast: Both instances of Reaping Slash's damage are modified to 50% AD (+ 5% (+ 4% per 100 bonus AD) of target's maximum health) physical damage, capped at 200 / 250 / 300 / 350 / 400 against monsters.

Regardless of the form, both instances of Reaping Slash deals 55 bonus damage against monsters.

Mana Cost: 50

Cooldown: 7 / 6.5 / 6 / 5.5 / 5 seconds

Active: After a short delay in which he can't perform any other actions, Kayn performs an upwards sweep with his scythe, dealing 80 / 125 / 170 / 215 / 260 (+ 120% bonus AD) physical damage to all enemies in a line and slowing them by 60%, decaying over 1.5 seconds.

Shadow Assassin: Blade's Reach's range is increased by 200, deals 10% bonus AD bonus damage and the slow decays over 2 seconds. Additionally, Kayn conjures a living shadow at the casting position to perform Blade's Reach in his stead, allowing Kayn to perform other actions.

Rhaast: Blade's Reach knocks up enemies for 1 second.

Mana Cost: 60 / 65 / 70 / 75 / 80

Cooldown: 13 / 12 / 11 / 10 / 9 seconds

Active: Kayn gains 40% bonus movement speed, is ghosted and can ignore terrain collision for 1.5 seconds. Immobilizing effects will interrupt Shadow Step. Kayn heals himself for 100 / 115 / 130 / 145 / 160 (+ 40% bonus AD) health upon moving through terrain for the first time and, if he's not in combat with enemy champions, Shadow Step's duration is increased to 5 seconds. Entering combat with a champion after the effect is enhanced reduces the remaining duration to 1.5 seconds.

Shadow Assassin: Casting Shadow Step removes slows, additionally if Kayn enters terrain at least once, Shadow Step will be improved for the remainder of its duration to grant 70% bonus movement speed and make Kayn immune to slows.

Rhaast: Shadow Step is unchanged.

Mana Cost: 90

Cooldown: 21 / 19 / 17 / 15 / 13 seconds

Passive: Kayn basic attacks and abilities against champions apply Umbral Trespass for a few seconds.

Active: Kayn infests a marked enemy champion for up to 2.5 seconds, revealing them and becoming untargetable for the duration. Reactivating Umbral Trespass ends it earlier.

Upon reactivation or at the end of the duration, Kayn wrenches himself free from their body in the cursor's direction, dealing 150 / 250 / 350 (+ 110% bonus AD) physical damage to the target.

Shadow Assassin: Umbral Trespass gains 200 bonus range and emerging from the target resets The Darkin Scythe A cooldown.

Rhaast: Umbral Trespass damage is modified to deal 10% (+ 13% per 100 bonus AD) of target's maximum health physical damage, and heals him for70% of the pre-mitigation damage.

Mana Cost: 100

Cooldown: 120 / 100 / 80 seconds