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Kayn is a champion in League of Legends.[1]

Shadow Assassin is a champion in League of Legends.[2]

Rhaast is a champion in League of Legends.[3]

Abilities[]

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The Darkin Scythe

The Darkin Scythe

Innate: Kayn has a secondary experience bar that tracks progress toward his Darkin Darkin and Shadow Assassin Shadow Assassin forms. He gathers orbs from champion Damage rating takedowns and each instance of damage (excluding damage over time) dealt against champions. Once he has earned enough orbs, he unlocks a form based on whether he earned more from Melee role melee or Ranged role ranged champions (for Darkin Darkin and Shadow Assassin Shadow Assassin, respectively), with the other form unlocked later.

Kayn Form Selection UI

Kayn can move near the summoning platform to transform over 6 seconds, restoring to full health and mana and becoming Cosmic Radiance invulnerable, Untargetable icon untargetable, and unable to act for the duration. Kayn cannot choose a form if he is unable to cast abilities. The transformation will grant a passive bonus and permanently empower some of Kayn's abilities based on the form chosen. He gains a one-time Homeguard once the transformation is complete.

The Darkin Scythe A

Shadow Assassin OriginalSquare Shadow Assassin Bonus: If Kayn has been out of combat with enemy champions for over 8 seconds, or he casts Umbral Trespass Umbral Trespass, he deals 15% − 45% (based on level) of post-mitigation damage dealt against enemy champions as bonus magic damage, lasting for 3 seconds upon entering combat and also applying on the first instance of damage dealt. If this effect is ready, it will not be lost by taking damage.

The Darkin Scythe R

Rhaast OriginalSquare Darkin Bonus: Rhaast Heal power icon heals for 25% (+ 0.5% per 100 bonus health) of the post-mitigation Attack damage physical damage that he deals to enemy champions with his abilities.

▶️  Kayn OriginalCircle Shadow Assassin ▶️  Kayn OriginalCircle Rhaast Transformation alert.

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The Orb System

The experience is depicted as orbs that drop upon the ground. Melee role Melee champions drop red orbs that grant progress towards Darkin Darkin, while Ranged role ranged champions drop blue orbs that grant progress for Shadow Assassin Shadow Assassin. Orbs will remain on the ground until automatically collected by Kayn regardless of range once he leaves combat. The orbs will be collected even if Kayn Death dies.

The experience bar above his portrait gauges his current progression, the color reflects the form with greater progress. Kayn can transform by interacting with his portrait, and can wait 4 minutes until the other form becomes available, reduced by 5 seconds for each collected orb of their type after that.

  • Melee orbs grant 2 points per hit and 6 points per takedown.
  • Ranged orbs grant 3 points per hit and 7 points per takedown.
  • The amount of points received per orb is multiplied by 3 − 10.39 (based on minutes).
  • The bar gets filled up completely at 500 points.
  • If the two forms are within 8% of each other, the last champion range type hit will determine the winner. If both types are hit at the same time, the trasformation will default to Darkin Darkin.
  • Each side's bar has a bucket system, starting at 60 points.
    • Each time an orb is taken the system checks if there's an amount of points in the bucket equal to or higher than the amount received from the orb.
      If there is, Kayn is given an additional orb of the same type he received, while also subtracting that amount of points from the bucket.
    • The bucket fills by 0.8 points per second if out of champion combat for 70 seconds.
  • Damage dealt by Blaze damage over time effects and specifically First Strike First Strike and Summon Aery Summon Aery will not grant orbs.

Map-Specific Differences
Howling Abyss icon Howling Abyss differences edit
  • Transformation no longer restores full health and mana.
Arena icon Arena differences edit
  • New Effect: Gains 30 Orbs per round.
  • Shadow Assassin bonus damage changed to 30% − 60% (based on level).
  • Shadow Assassin bonus damage cooldown changed to 4 seconds.

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Reaping Slash

Reaping Slash

Active: Kayn Dash dashes in the target direction, dealing physical damage to enemies he passes through. He then swings his scythe, dealing the same damage to nearby enemies.

Physical Damage:
75 / 95 / 115 / 135 / 155 (+ 80% bonus AD)
Total Physical Damage:
150 / 190 / 230 / 270 / 310 (+ 160% bonus AD)

Both instances of Reaping Slash deal 40 bonus physical damage against Minion icon minions and Monster icon monsters.

Non-Champion Damage:
115 / 135 / 155 / 175 / 195 (+ 80% bonus AD)
Total Non-Champion Damage:
230 / 270 / 310 / 350 / 390 (+ 160% bonus AD)
Reaping Slash R

Rhaast OriginalSquare Darkin Bonus: Reaping Slash's damage is modified to deal 65% AD (+ 5% (+ 3.5% per 100 bonus AD) of the target's maximum health) physical damage for both instances. This damage has a cap against monsters that does not include the bonus damage.

Capped Monster Damage per Hit:
200 / 250 / 300 / 350 / 400
Total Capped Monster Damage:
400 / 500 / 600 / 700 / 800

Reaping Slash's dash speed scales with Kayn's Movement speed icon total movement speed.

Info
  • Spell Shield Spell shields will block only a single instance of damage - either the dash or the slash.
  • If the Dash dash is Silence icon interrupted, Kayn will not swing his scythe.
  • Reaping Slash's swing can be performed quicker if the dash stops prematurely upon colliding with terrain.
  • As the Shadow Assassin Shadow Assassin, an Kayn Reaping Slash A alternate icon for Reaping Slash is used but has no modified effect.
  • Other abilities can be queued while casting Reaping Slash.
  • All item actives can be used during Reaping Slash.
    • Zhonya's Hourglass Zhonya's Hourglass will not stop the dash or the damage from occurring.
    • Using an item active that has a dash, such as Hextech Rocketbelt Hextech Rocketbelt, will override Reaping Slash's dash if used before it ends, preventing the slash from happening. If used after Reaping Slash's dash ends, Kayn can reposition where the slash happens.
  • The swing's animation has a 0.25-second Lockout icon 2 lockout time.
    • Kayn will only be able to move after 0.416 seconds.

Map-Specific Differences
Arena icon Arena differences edit
  • Darkin health ratio changed to 4% of target's maximum health.
  • Darkin bonus AD ratio changed to 3% per 100 bonus AD.

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Blade's Reach

Blade's Reach

Active: Kayn swings his scythe in the target direction, dealing physical damage to enemies hit and Slow icon slowing them by 90% decaying over 1.5 seconds.

Physical Damage:
90 / 135 / 180 / 225 / 270 (+ 110% bonus AD)
Blade's Reach A

Shadow Assassin OriginalSquare Shadow Assassin Bonus: Blade's Reach's radius is extended by 200 units. Kayn conjures an Untargetable icon untargetable shadow at the casting position to perform Blade's Reach's sweep over 0.55 seconds in his stead, removing the ability's cast time.

Blade's Reach R

Rhaast OriginalSquare Darkin Bonus: Blade's Reach Airborne icon knocks up enemies hit for 1 second.

Info
  • The hitbox of this ability is determined based on Kayn's position on-cast.
  • Blade's Reach's indicator is visible to enemies while cast inside terrain and towards enemy champions.
  • This ability will cast from wherever the caster is at the start of the cast time.
Type Cast time
Attacking Disabled
Abilities Disabled
Movement Disabled
Items Usable N/A
Disabled All items are disabled
Interrupted by N/A
Consumables Disabled
Spells Usable Barrier Barrier Clarity Clarity Cleanse Cleanse Exhaust Exhaust Ghost Ghost Heal Heal Ignite Ignite Smite Smite
Disabled Flash Flash Teleport Teleport Recall Recall Hexflash Hexflash
Interrupted by N/A
Interrupted by
  • Death, unless protected by Revival icon Resurrection
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    Shadow Step

    Shadow Step

    Active: Kayn gains Movement speed icon 40% bonus total movement speed, Ghost ghosting and the ability to ignore terrain collision for a duration. If he has been in combat with enemy champions within the last 3 seconds, Shadow Step will instead last 1.5 seconds.

    Duration:
    7 / 7.5 / 8 / 8.5 / 9

    Kayn Heal power icon heals himself upon entering terrain for the first time from casting Shadow Step and he gains Stealth Ward icon unobstructed vision while inside.

    Heal:
    90 / 100 / 110 / 120 / 130 (+ 45% bonus AD)

    Receiving damage from or dealing damage to an enemy Champion icon champion while Shadow Step is active reduces its remaining duration to 1.5 seconds. This effect also cannot remain active out of terrain for longer than 1.5 seconds and will cancel immediately if Kayn performs a basic attack or becomes Stun icon immobilized, excluding from Sleep icon sleep(bug), or Silence icon polymorphed.

    Shadow Step A

    Shadow Assassin OriginalSquare Shadow Assassin Bonus: Shadow Step's Cooldown icon cooldown is reduced to 10 seconds at all ranks. Kayn gains 100% Slow immune icon slow resist while active and, upon entering terrain, the bonus total movement speed is increased to 70% for the remaining duration.

    Info
    • As Rhaast Rhaast, an Shadow Step R alternate icon for Shadow Step is used but has no modified effect.
    • The bonus movement speed Multiple stacking icon stacks multiplicatively with other sources of movement speed boosts.
    • Self Stun icon immobilizations such as Zhonya's Hourglass Zhonya's Hourglass also count for interrupting Shadow Step.
    • Recall Recall is disabled while Kayn is inside terrain.
    • Enemies cannot see Kayn while he is inside of terrain unless they have terrain-piercing vision, such as Heightened Senses Heightened Senses, Hawkshot Hawkshot or Stealth Ward icon unobstructed vision.
      • However, enemies and allies (including Kayn) will be notified when nearby terrain is infested if Kayn is within 1000 units of an enemy champion - with an indicator being placed on the terrain with a direct line between Kayn and the enemy champion. Slightly less than standard sight radius, but more than the Ambush 2 camouflage detection radius.
    • Kayn can move up to 550 units beyond the outer-edge of the battlefield.
    • Shadow Step can interact with player-generated terrain.
    • If Kayn is inside terrain when the effect ends, he will be placed correspondingly to the nearest valid space.
    • Sleep icon Sleep will not interrupt Shadow Step.(bug)

    Map-Specific Differences
    Arena icon Arena differences edit
    • Shadow Assassin bonus movement speed changed to 100%.
    • Shadow Assassin modified cooldown changed to 7 seconds.

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    Umbral Trespass

    Passive: Kayn marks enemy champions he damaged in the last 3.15 seconds.

    Umbral Trespass

    Active: Kayn Hallucinate vanishes and Dash dashes to a marked enemy champion. Upon arrival, he Channeling icon channels for up to 2.5 seconds, You and Me! attaching to the target and True Sight icon revealing them. Umbral Trespass can be recast after 0.75 seconds during the channel, and does so automatically after the duration or if it is Silence icon interrupted.

    Umbral Trespass 2

    Recast: After a 0.75-second delay, Kayn deals physical damage to the target and Dash dashes out from their body in the target direction, detaching himself from them and becoming targetable again at the end of the dash.

    Physical Damage:
    150 / 250 / 350 (+ 175% bonus AD)

    Shadow Assassin OriginalSquare Shadow Assassin Bonus: Umbral Trespass gains 200 bonus cast range and emerge range. Additionally, emerging will reset The Darkin Scythe's The Darkin Scythe's Cooldown icon cooldown.

    Umbral Trespass 2 R

    Rhaast OriginalSquare Darkin Bonus: Umbral Trespass is modified to deal physical damage equal to 15% (+ 10% per 100 bonus AD) of the target's maximum health, and Heal power icon heals him for 11.25% (+ 7.5% per 100 bonus AD) of the target's maximum health.

    Info
    • The initial cast counts as an ability activation for the purposes of on-cast effects such as Sheen item Spellblade.
      • Detonating the ability manually does not.
      • The ability activation happens when Kayn is attached to his target and the channel starts.
        • Kassadin Kassadin cannot gain a stack for Force Pulse Force Pulse because Kayn is untargetable during the activation.
    • The ability will recast if Kayn is ordered a movement command.
    • The amount of time it takes for Kayn to You and Me! attach to his target is between 0.5 seconds (cast from max range, not as Shadow Assassin Shadow Assassin) and 0.25 seconds (cast from point blank range).
      • This duration is fixed, meaning Kayn will attach regardless of how far away the target gets while he is Dash dashing toward them.
    • If the target Death dies, enters Revival icon resurrection, or is sent to the Realm of Death Realm of Death while Kayn is You and Me! attached, he will instantly detach and reappear on top of the target's location. This does not occur if Kayn is in the process of emerging from the target.
      • If those same conditions occur before the attachment, Kayn will reappear at the target's location after completing the dash.
        • In both of these cases, Umbral Trespass will occasionally not go on cooldown.(bug)
      • Kayn will automatically emerge when attached to a Command Hallucinate clone that expires.
    • If Kayn dies while You and Me! attached and the recast is available, Umbral Trespass' damage is dealt immediately. If the recast is not available, Umbral Trespass' damage is not dealt at all.
      • Entering Revival icon resurrection while You and Me! attached does not deal Umbral Trespass' damage regardless of if the recast is available or not.
        • Kayn will detach immediately in both cases.
    • During Umbral Trespass, Kayn will not take the self-inflicted damage from Death's Dance's Death's Dance's Ignore Pain if the damage was sourced from a Turret icon turret.
    • As Rhaast Rhaast, Umbral Trespass will grant the Heal power icon heal automatically if the target dies during the channel.
      • The heal is not granted if the target dies before the channel starts.
    • Umbral Trespass' interactions with Stun icon crowd control:
      • Being Stun icon stunned or Silence icon silenced or falling Sleep icon asleep while You and Me! attached will cause the ability to recast automatically (even during the 0.75-second delay before Kayn is able to recast after attaching).
      • Umbral Trespass Remove Scurvy cleanses Kayn from Drowsy icon drowsiness.
      • Kayn is immune to Flee icon fear during Umbral Trespass.
      • Root icon Roots will not prevent Kayn from initiating the recast.
      • Airborne icon Displacements cannot interrupt the initial dash and neither can they apply while Kayn is attached. If the airborne source applies a debuff, Kayn attaches to his target immediately, ending the dash prematurely in the process. The debuff is also removed instantly.
    • Until the recast or after the duration, the ability will have had no effect on the target for the purposes of Electrocute Electrocute or the 'in-combat' status.
    • Spell Shield Spell shields will prevent Kayn from infesting the target, but will do nothing to mitigate the recast when used once he has already infested them.
      • If Kayn targets an enemy that is currently being protected by a spell shield, the ability will simply go on cooldown without making him infest his target.
    • Umbral Trespass cannot be cast on targetable Zombie icon zombie states such as Sion Sion during Glory in Death Glory in Death.
    • Kayn will draw Turret icon turret aggro after the recast's dash, despite the damage occurring while he was untargetable.
    • The damage is not blocked if the target becomes Untargetable icon untargetable.
    • Kayn will copy his target's total size for Umbral Trespass' duration, even if their size is smaller than his.
    • The screen will direct to the target's position upon attaching.
    • As Rhaast Rhaast, an Kayn Umbral Trespass R alternate icon is used for the initial activation of Umbral Trespass.
    • The following table refers for interactions while Kayn is Channeling icon channeling and dashing out of the victim:
    Attacking Disabled
    Abilities Disabled
    Movement Disabled
    Items Usable N/A
    Disabled All items are disabled
    Interrupted by N/A
    Consumables Disabled
    Spells Usable Barrier Barrier Clarity Clarity Cleanse Cleanse Exhaust Exhaust Ghost Ghost Heal Heal Ignite Ignite Smite Smite
    Disabled Flash Flash Teleport Teleport Recall Recall
    Interrupted by Hexflash Hexflash
    Interrupted by
  • Death
  • Silence icon Cast-inhibiting effects
  • Map-Specific Differences
    Arena icon Arena differences edit
    • Darkin base damage health ratio changed to 7% of target's maximum health.
    • Darkin damage bonus AD ratio changed to 7% per 100 bonus AD.
    • Shadow Assassin cast range changed to 950 units.
    • Shadow Assassin maximum dash range changed to 700 units.

    Champion skins[]

    This article section only contains champion skins. For all associated collection items, see Kayn (Collection).
    Kayn OriginalSkin
    Original
    RP 975
    11.07.2017
    A peerless practitioner of lethal shadow magic, Shieda Kayn battles to achieve his true destiny—to one day lead the Order of Shadow into a new era of Ionian supremacy. He wields the sentient darkin weapon Rhaast, undeterred by its creeping corruption of his body and mind. There are only two possible outcomes: either Kayn bends the weapon to his will… or the malevolent blade consumes him completely, paving the way for the destruction of all Runeterra.
    Separator
    ActorRobbie Daymond, Sam A. Mowry
    ArtistEvan 'Somnicidal' Monteiro
    Loot eligible Loot eligible

    Patch history[]

    For the expanded patch notes, see here.
    V14.5
    • The Darkin Scythe The Darkin Scythe
      • New Effect: Darkin healing now scales with 0.5% per 100 bonus health.
    • Umbral Trespass Umbral Trespass
      • Darkin heal increased to 75% of damage amount from 65%.
        • Base heal increased to 11.25% of the target's maximum health from 9.75%
        • Heal bonus AD ratio increased to 7.5% per 100 bonus AD from 6.5%.
    V14.2
    • The Darkin Scythe The Darkin Scythe
      • Removed: Damage instances dealt by Summon Aery Summon Aery no longer spawn orbs for transformation progress.
    • Umbral Trespass Umbral Trespass
      • Bug Fix: Darkin version's heal is now granted automatically if the unit dies during the channel.
    V13.18
    • The Darkin Scythe The Darkin Scythe
      • Darkin healing changed to 25% of damage dealt at all levels from 20% − 30% (based on level).
    • Umbral Trespass Umbral Trespass
      • Darkin damage bonus AD ratio reduced to 10% per bonus AD from 13%.
      • Darkin heal bonus AD ratio reduced to 6.5% per 100 bonus AD from 8.45%.
    V13.17
    • The Darkin Scythe The Darkin Scythe
      • New Effect: Now fully restores his health and mana upon transforming. Does not apply in ARAM.
    • Blade's Reach Blade's Reach
      • Bonus AD ratio reduced to 110% bonus AD from 130%.
    V13.8
    • Shadow Step Shadow Step
      • Shadow Assassin cooldown increased to 10 seconds from 8.
      • Shadow Assassin bonus movement speed reduced to 70% from 80%.
    V13.3
    • The Darkin Scythe The Darkin Scythe
      • Shadow Assassin bonus damage increased to 15% − 45% (based on level) from 13% − 40% (based on level).
    • Reaping Slash Reaping Slash
      • Bonus AD ratio increased to 80% bonus AD from 65%.
        • Total bonus AD ratio increased to 160% bonus AD from 130%.
    V12.23
    • The Darkin Scythe The Darkin Scythe
      • Shadow Assassin bonus damage increased to 13% − 40% (based on level) from 9.3% − 31.4% (based on level).
        • The previous values were intended to be 8% − 30.1% (based on level), but were greater in effect.
    • Shadow Step Shadow Step
      • Bonus AD ratio increased to 45% bonus AD from 35% bonus AD.
    V12.18
    • Reaping Slash Reaping Slash
      • Darkin bonus AD ratio reduced to 3.5% per 100 bonus AD from 5%.
    V12.14
    • Stats
      • Health growth increased to 109 from 99.
    • The Darkin Scythe The Darkin Scythe
      • Darkin heal reduced to 20% − 30% (based on level) from 25% − 35% (based on level).
    V12.13
    V12.11
    • Reaping Slash Reaping Slash
      • Darkin bonus AD ratio reduced to 5% per 100 bonus AD from 5.5%.
    V12.10
    • Stats
      • Base health increased to 655 from 585.
      • Health growth increased to 99 from 85.
      • Armor growth increased to 4.5 from 3.3.
      • Magic resistance growth increased to 2.05 from 1.25.
    • The Darkin Scythe The Darkin Scythe
      • Darkin heal reduced to 25% − 35% (based on level) from 30% − 40% (based on level).
    • Shadow Step Shadow Step
      • Base heal reduced to 90 / 100 / 110 / 120 / 130 from 100 / 115 / 130 / 145 / 160.
      • Bonus AD ratio reduced to 35% bonus AD from 40%.
    • Umbral Trespass Umbral Trespass
      • Darkin base heal reduced to 9.75% of the target's maximum health from 10.5%.
      • Darkin heal bonus AD ratio reduced to 8.45% per 100 bonus AD from 9.1%.
    V11.23
    • The Darkin Scythe The Darkin Scythe
      • Bug Fix: Now properly displays its transformation status in the allied chat when the portrait is pinged.
    V11.22
    • Reaping Slash Reaping Slash
      • Darkin bonus AD ratio increased to 5.5% per 100 bonus AD from 4%.
    • Umbral Trespass Umbral Trespass
      • Darkin base damage increased to 15% of target's maximum health from 10%.
      • Darkin base heal increased to 10.5% of target's maximum health from 7%.
    V11.20
    • Blade's Reach Blade's Reach
      • Bug Fix: Fixed a bug where Shadow Assassin Shadow Assassin would only receive half of local tower gold if his living shadow was active and in range.
    V11.17
    • The Darkin Scythe The Darkin Scythe
      • Shadow Assassin bonus damage reduced to 8% − 30% (based on level) from 12% − 44% (based on level).
    V11.15
    • The Darkin Scythe The Darkin Scythe
      • Bug Fix: Global transformation SFX now plays for both allies and enemies.
      • Bug Fix: Transformation SFX is now stereo for the local player.
    • Blade's Reach Blade's Reach
      • Bug Fix: On-hit SFX is now form-specific.
    • Shadow Step Shadow Step
      • Bug Fix: Fixed a bug where the SFX made a popping noise when it looped.
    • Original Kayn Original Kayn
      • Bug Fix: Recall SFX is now form-specific.
    • Odyssey Kayn Odyssey Kayn
      • Bug Fix: Dance music is now form specific.
    V11.13
    • Blade's Reach Blade's Reach
      • New Effect: VFX is now revealed when cast within terrain towards enemy champions.
    • Umbral Trespass Umbral Trespass
      • Bug Fix: Now correctly cancels early if stunned during the channel.
    V11.9
    V11.5
    • General
      • Undocumented: Kayn's non-classic skins' base-form portraits will no longer appear on the scoreboard for all players.
    V11.1
    • Stats
      • Base magic resistance reduced to 32 from 32.1.
    V10.25 - December 15th Hotfix
    • Stats
      • Base armor increased to 38 from 35.
    • Reaping Slash Reaping Slash
      • Base damage increased to 75 / 95 / 115 / 135 / 155 from 65 / 85 / 105 / 125 / 145.
    V10.25
    • Stats
      • Base armor reduced to 35 from 38.
    • Reaping Slash Reaping Slash
      • Cooldown increased to 7 / 6.5 / 6 / 5.5 / 5 seconds from 6 / 5.5 / 5 / 4.5 / 4.
      • Base damage reduced to 65 / 85 / 105 / 125 / 145 from 75 / 95 / 115 / 135 / 155.
    V10.20
    • Odyssey Kayn Odyssey Kayn
      • Bug Fix: Fixed a bug where he would expand and shrink when an enemy player highlighted him.
    V10.12 - June 15th Hotfix
    • Blade's Reach Blade's Reach
      • Bug Fix: No longer able to cast globally to all enemies on the map.
    V10.10
    • The Darkin Scythe The Darkin Scythe
      • Darkin heal reduced to 30% − 40% (based on level) from 34.5% − 43% (based on level).
    V10.9
    • Reaping Slash Reaping Slash
      • Cooldown reduced to 6 / 5.5 / 5 / 4.5 / 4 seconds from 7 / 6.5 / 6 / 5.5 / 5.
      • New Effect: Bonus damage now applies to minions.
      • Undocumented: Rhaast Rhaast capped damage no longer also considers the bonus damage.
    • Blade's Reach Blade's Reach
      • Slow increased to 90% from 70%.
    V10.6 - March 19th Hotfix
    • Blade's Reach Blade's Reach
      • Bug Fix: Can no longer self-cast to damage units globally.
    V10.6
    • General
      • Recommended items updated.
    • The Darkin Scythe The Darkin Scythe
      • Orb gain rate changed to 3 − 10.39 (based on minutes) from 3 − 10 (based on minutes).
    • Blade's Reach Blade's Reach
      • Undocumented: If self-casted, Blade's Reach now hits all units globally, instead of only up to 4500 units away.
    V10.5
    • The Darkin Scythe The Darkin Scythe
      • Orb gain rate changed to 3 − 10 (based on minutes) from 3 / 6 / 10 (based on minutes).
    • Blade's Reach Blade's Reach
      • Slow strength increased to 70% from 60%.
    V10.3
    • The Darkin Scythe The Darkin Scythe
      • Bug Fix: 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.
    V9.21
    • Reaping Slash Reaping Slash
      • Base damage increased to 75 / 95 / 115 / 135 / 155 from 60 / 80 / 100 / 120 / 140.
      • Darkin AD ratio increased to 55% AD from 50% AD.
      • Bonus damage against monsters reduced to 40 from 55.
    • Blade's Reach Blade's Reach
      • Bug Fix: Having the living shadow from Shadow Assassin's Shadow Assassin's Blade's Reach stand on the Eye of the Herald Eye of the Herald no longer has that non-champion entity pick it up.
    V9.15
    • Umbral Trespass Umbral Trespass
      • Bug Fix: Now properly goes on cooldown if the target dies while he has infested them.
    V9.9
    • Umbral Trespass Umbral Trespass
      • Bug Fix: When reactivated quickly, his model no longer appears before Umbral Trespass completes.
    V9.8
    • Shadow Step Shadow Step
      • New Effect: Shadow Assassin Shadow Assassin form sets the cooldown to 8 seconds at all ranks.
    V9.2
    • The Darkin Scythe The Darkin Scythe
      • Removed: Damage and takedowns against melee champion dropping red orbs and against ranged champions blue orbs.
      • New Effect: Damage and takedowns against enemy champions grants orbs.
      • New Effect: 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 Rhaast, otherwise you gain Shadow Assassin Shadow Assassin.
      • New Effect: The transformation progress bar now color tints towards the transformation type that's furthest along, becoming deeper blue when Shadow Assassin Shadow Assassin is far ahead, and deep red for Rhaast Rhaast.
      • New Effect: Can now ping the transform bar to inform allies how far or close Kayn is to transform.
      • New Effect: Can now ping that a form is available.
      • New Effect: Can now ping that a form is unavailable and the time remaining before it is ready to be activated.
      • New Effect: 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 increased to 500 from 400.
      • New Effect: 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.
      • Bug Fix: No longer immediately harvests orbs when damaging ranged champions who hadn't yet damaged him. He'll now properly wait until exiting combat.
    • Reaping Slash Reaping Slash
      • Bug Fix: Fixed a Shadow Step Shadow Step into basic attack into Reaping Slash bug where, if Shadow Step's Shadow Step's buff expired during Reaping Slash's cast time (due to the basic attack putting Kayn in combat), Q dealt no damage.
    • Shadow Step Shadow Step
      • New Effect: Can now start Recalling Recalling during Shadow Step if not inside terrain.
      • Bug Fix: Fixed a bug where Shadow Step ending due to casting a basic attack would occasionally cut his Reaping Slash Reaping Slash attack short and dealing no damage.
    • Umbral Trespass Umbral Trespass
      • New Effect: Can now emerge from target with a distance below 300 units.
      • New Effect: Shadow Assassin's Shadow Assassin's Umbral Trespass gains 200 bonus range when emerging from his target.
    • Soulhunter Kayn Soulhunter Kayn
    V9.1
    • The Darkin Scythe The Darkin Scythe
      • New Effect: Can now ping the time until other form is available if Kayn's already unlocked a form.
    V8.17
    • Shadow Step Shadow Step
      • Empowered duration increased to 7 / 7.5 / 8 / 8.5 / 9 seconds from 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9.
    • Shadow Step Shadow Step (Shadow Assassin)
      • Bonus movement speed increased to 80% from 70%.
    V8.7
    V8.6
    V7.24b
    • Stats
      • Attack damage growth increased to 3.3 from 2.8.
    • The Darkin Scythe The Darkin Scythe
      • Darkin heal increased to 34.5% − 43% (based on level) from 26% − 43% (based on level).
    V7.22
    • Stats
      • Base attack damage increased to 68 from 60.
      • Base armor increased to 38 from 29.
    • Reaping Slash Reaping Slash
      • Base damage increased to 60 / 80 / 100 / 120 / 140 from 55 / 75 / 95 / 115 / 135.
    • Blade's Reach Blade's Reach
      • Base damage increased to 90 / 135 / 180 / 225 / 270 from 80 / 125 / 170 / 215 / 260.
    V7.16
    V7.15
    V7.14 July 18th Hotfix
    • General
      • Bug Fix: Fixed a bug causing Kayn's UI to break, sometimes preventing him from transforming altogether.
    • Umbral Trespass Umbral Trespass
      • Bug Fix: Kled 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!!! Chaaaaaaaarge!!!.
    V7.14 Added
    • The Darkin Scythe The Darkin Scythe
      • 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 Rhaast or expel him to become the Shadow Assassin Shadow Assassin, based on whether he has damaged more Melee role melee or Ranged role 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 Shadow Assassin: Kayn's basic attacks and abilities deal 12% − 44% (based on level) 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: Rhaast heals for 26% − 43% (based on level) of the post-mitigation damage that he deals with spells against enemy champions.
    • Reaping Slash Reaping Slash
      • 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 Shadow Assassin: Reaping Slash is unchanged.
      • Rhaast 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
    • Blade's Reach Blade's Reach
      • 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 Slow icon slowing them by 60%, decaying over 1.5 seconds.
      • Shadow Assassin Shadow Assassin: Blade's Reach's range is increased by 200, deals 10% bonus AD bonus damage and the Slow icon 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 Rhaast: Blade's Reach Airborne icon knocks up enemies for 1 second.
      • Mana Cost: 60 / 65 / 70 / 75 / 80
      • Cooldown: 13 / 12 / 11 / 10 / 9 seconds
    • Shadow Step Shadow Step
      • Active: Kayn gains 40% bonus movement speed, is Ghost 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 Shadow Assassin: Casting Shadow Step removes Slow icon 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 Slow icon slows.
      • Rhaast Rhaast: Shadow Step is unchanged.
      • Mana Cost: 90
      • Cooldown: 21 / 19 / 17 / 15 / 13 seconds
    • Umbral Trespass Umbral Trespass
      • 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, True Sight icon 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 Shadow Assassin: Umbral Trespass gains 200 bonus range and emerging from the target resets The Darkin Scythe The Darkin Scythe cooldown.
      • Rhaast Rhaast: Umbral Trespass damage is modified to deal 10% (+ 13% per 100 bonus AD) of target's maximum health physical damage, and heals him for「 70% of the pre-mitigation damage 」「 7% (+ 9% per 100 bonus AD) of target's maximum health 」.
      • Mana Cost: 100
      • Cooldown: 120 / 100 / 80 seconds

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    References[]

    1. Rhaast's profile page at LeagueOfLegends.com
    2. Rhaast's profile page at LeagueOfLegends.com
    3. Rhaast's profile page at LeagueOfLegends.com
    4. Naming New Champions
    5. A. Murtonen, Hebrew in Its West Semitic Setting, Part I, p. 375
    6. Agmon, N. Materials and Languages, p. 38-39
    7. University of Wales, English - ProtoCeltic wordlist, p. 44
    8. Rovient on Kayn Orb Ties
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