Talk:Kayn/@comment-33128512-20190115212240/@comment-5211662-20190306083525

Red Kayn is worse as an assassin than blue Kayn. I've tried it, and it is just inferior. You may not see why, when you see his AD scalings, the fact that he deals max HP damage scaling with AD, and heals. However, there are a couple of reasons why Red Kayn is inferior as an assassin. First, he is less mobile. Blue Kayn is faster with his E and his W lets him cast his Q. Second, the fact that blue Kayn can cast other spells when using W makes a lot of difference when attempting to assassinate someone. Third, red Kayn's burst is a bit delayed considering his cast times and the fact that he doesn't have a passive that gives him extra damage. Finally, red Kayn has shorter range, given that his W and his ult do not gain extra range upon transforming, unlike blue Kayn.

Red Kayn is much more appropriate for a sustained damage build - in other words, a bruiser build. Blue Kayn outclasses red Kayn as an assassin except maybe, maybe when the enemy has a lot of health, but enemies with lots of health generally are tanky and deal decent damage, and you shouldn't go full damage against them regardless.

Also, from my experience, blue Kayn has a much easier time carrying, because he can more easily translate his lead into a victory. WIth that said, he is also way more vulnerable to falling behind and lacks the utility and CC of red Kayn. In other words, blue Kayn is a high risk, high reward transformation. Red Kayn is less risky but also a bit less rewarding.