Blitzcrank vs Kayle
How to Beat Kayle as Blitzcrank
based on 4,207 Blitzcrank vs Kayle matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Blitzcrank vs Kayle Matchup Summary
Best Blitzcrank vs Kayle Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Kayle as Blitzcrank
Tips for Playing as Blitzcrank against Kayle
Using Blitzcrank's grab to pull an enemy into your tower range followed by a Power Fist will allow the tower to get several hits on them.
The 1-2-3 combo of Rocket Grab, Power Fist, and Static Field can devastate an individual opponent.
Advice to Win Against Kayle
Kayle starts the game as a weaker melee champion. Try to put her behind before she ascends to her ranged form.
Kayle is usually a fragile target. If you see her ultimate cast on an ally, switch to attacking her.
Divine Judgment only grants Kayle or her allies immunity to damage. Slows and stuns can still be applied, so trap them if they're being overzealous.
Blitzcrank vs Kayle Counter Stats
How to Counter Kayle with Blitzcrank in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page show some critical Blitzcrank versus Kayle matchup stats that can help us grasp the distinctions between the two. As an example, Blitzcrank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kayle’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Blitzcrank may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Kayle. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.
Blitzcrank usually has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Kayle. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Blitzcrank and Kayle
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Who is Better, Blitzcrank or Kayle?
Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Blitzcrank usually wins when trying to fight Kayle, with a 51.1% win rate. Thus, Blitzcrank makes a good counter for Kayle.
While Blitzcrank does have a higher winrate than Kayle, when on opposite teams, Blitzcrank also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Blitzcrank into Kayle.
Moreover, Blitzcrank also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kayle. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Blitzcrank vs Kayle matchups, Blitzcrank is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.
Blitzcrank is a decent counter to Kayle. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Blitzcrank against Kayle.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Blitzcrank in order to counter Kayle during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Blitzcrank on average accumulates a lot less CS compared to Kayle. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.
The best items to prioritize in your Blitzcrank versus Kayle build include Trailblazer, Knight's Vow, and Celestial Opposition. When Blitzcrank included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when fighting Kayle than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Blitzcrank had an average win rate of 51.1% when playing against Kayle with this counter build.
To have the best probability of beating Kayle as Blitzcrank, you should take the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Blitzcrank vs Kayle matchups, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 51.1% winrate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Kayle as Blitzcrank are displayed for every ranked division. If you would like to scope the stats and builds to a specific skill level, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.