Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
- +Exceptional single-target burst damage and assassination potential
- +High mobility with strong gap-closing and repositioning capabilities
- +Strong early game dominance for securing kills and map pressure
Weaknesses
- −Vulnerable to crowd control and lacks defensive tools when caught
- −Struggles against grouped enemies and teamfight coordination
- −Item-dependent scaling with harsh fall-off if behind on farm
Abilities
PWanted
Kaine is invisible when there are no enemies aroundMana cost: 0Cooldown: 0
1Whirlwind Of Blood
Deals damage to surrounding enemies. Enemies with the least health remaining will receive additional damage.Mana cost: 15Cooldown: 50
2Bloodied Judgement
Releases blood shadow sword energy in the direction of enemies, marking and slowing them. During the mark, Kaine will stun enemies if he hits them.Mana cost: 80Cooldown: 9.6/8.8/87.2/6.4/5.6 seconds
RSanguinary End
Dash forward and deal damage along the way. Kaine is immune to control and cannot be targeted while dashing.Mana cost: 120 Cooldown: 35/25/15 seconds
Skill Order
Priority: R > Q > W| Skill | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1Whirlwind Of Blood | 1 | · | 3 | · | 5 | · | 7 | · | 9 | · | · | · | 13 | · | · |
2Bloodied Judgement | · | 2 | · | 4 | · | · | · | 8 | · | 10 | · | 12 | · | 14 | · |
RSanguinary End | · | · | · | · | · | 6 | · | · | · | · | 11 | · | · | · | 15 |
Loadout
Core Combos
Full Burst Combo
12RPrimary assassination combo on isolated targets. Use Q to initiate, weave autoattacks for passive procs, W for additional damage, then R to secure kill or escape.
Kiting Escape
21Defensive combo when engaged upon. Use W for mobility, Flicker away from danger, Q to create distance and potentially counter-damage.
Gameplan
Early Game
Levels 1–6- →Abuse level advantage to invade enemy jungle and secure kills on overextended targets
- →Farm efficiently between roams; never sacrifice CS for low-percentage kill attempts
- →Ward enemy jungle entrances to track enemy jungler and prevent ganks
Mid Game
Post Broken Spear- →Transition to objective control; rotate to secure priority targets before teamfights
- →Focus on picking off isolated squishies during rotations and objective setups
- →Maintain vision control and use fog of war to re-engage with burst potential
Late Game
Teamfight phase- →Position at the edge of teamfights waiting for targets to separate; never frontline
- →Target high-priority enemies (ADC, APC) and delete them before disengaging
- →Play around cooldowns carefully; one failed combo can result in getting caught and eliminated
Matchups
Kaine gets countered by
ArumRoot CC chains prevent Kaine's mobility and escape; tanky frame survives burst
GrakkHook catches out-of-position Kaine; early CC lockdown negates assassination attempts
YornRange and poke prevent close engagement; stun reaction punishes Kaine's gap-close attempts
Kaine synergizes with
ChaugnarKnockback CC sets up isolated targets for Kaine's burst; tanky initiator allows safe repositioning
VolkathSustained lane pressure and damage synergizes with Kaine's early roams; both scale from early advantages
Pro Tips
- →Master animation canceling between Q and autoattacks to maximize DPS and reduce combo telegraph time
- →Use fog of war timing strategically—rotate through unwarded jungle paths to set up multi-directional gank angles
- →Itemize adaptively: prioritize damage early but transition to defensive items (Mantle, Medallion) if enemy has hard CC
Kaine is a high-skill-ceiling assassin best picked into vulnerable, squishy-heavy compositions where you can dictate picks. In B-tier meta, he struggles against coordinated teams with peeling support and grouped CC—pick only when confident in mechanical execution and when opponents lack defensive itemization.