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How to Win Kayle vs Kai'Sa Counter MatchupKayle is in the s tier of champions

Kayle vs Kai'Sa

How to Beat Kai'Sa as Kayle in LoLKayle is in the b tier of champions
FighterSupport
Marksman

How to Beat Kai'Sa as Kayle

based on 4,719 Kayle vs Kai'Sa matchups
Win Rate
55.5 %
K/D/A
1.97
Pick Rate
4.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked LoL games each week. In our dataset, Kayle battled Kai'Sa 4719 times. With so many matchups for Kayle vs Kai'Sa provides us faith in our capacity to provide actionable stats and a solid build to destroy Kai'Sa. This particular champion pairing is somewhat uncommon. Kayle is forced to battle against Kai'Sa in only 4.2% of her rounds.

Kayle vs Kai'Sa Matchup Summary

Kayle does a great job of countering Kai'Sa. On average, she wins a fantastic 55.5% of games the champions battle one another in. In Kayle versus Kai'Sa rounds, Kayle’s team is 0.1% less likely to obtain first blood. This indicates that she most likely won't get first blood versus Kai'Sa.

Best Kayle vs Kai'Sa Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowBerserker's Greaves

Core Kayle Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneNashor's Tooth

Optional Items

TerminusShadowflameGuinsoo's RagebladeRylai's Crystal Scepter

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kayle to level upq
>
Second ability for Kayle to level upe
>
Last skill for Kayle to max outw

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkOverhealLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Kayle's passive ability p
Kayle's q ability q
Kayle's w ability w
Kayle's e ability e
Kayle's ultimate ability r
1
E
2
Q
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
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R
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E
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Kai'Sa as Kayle

Tips for Playing as Kayle against Kai'Sa

Kayle benefits greatly from Attack Damage and Ability Power, making hybrid items like Nashor's Tooth and Hextech Gunblade very effective on her.

Using Divine Judgment on a high-DPS ally can turn the tides of battle by giving your ally free reign to attack.

Kayle's attacks become incredibly powerful once she gains attack range from Divine Ascent. Play safe until then.

Advice to Win Against Kai'Sa

Kai'Sa is very vulnerable to getting outranged by mages and long range carries.

Make sure to place wards in your blind spots so you can see Kai'Sa coming.

Kai'Sa is very good at picking off isolated enemies. Stick together against her.

Kayle vs Kai'Sa Counter Stats

Kayle Image
Win Rate
55.5 %
VS
Win Rate
44.5 %
Kai'Sa Image
5.8
< Kills >
7.5
5.9
< Deaths >
6.3
5.8
< Assists >
6.1
1.33
< Killing Sprees >
1.75
195
< Minions Killed >
179
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
0.24
0.63
< Inhibitors >
0.5
7,221
< Physical Damage >
11,428
13,721
< Magic Damage >
7,821
523
< True Damage >
380
21,466
< Damage Dealt >
19,630
23,101
< Damage Taken >
19,939
12,619
< Gold Earned >
12,483
2.87
< Towers >
2.21
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.08
7,245
< Total Healing >
4,337
15,688
< Experience >
12,790
17
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
8
242
< Time Dealing CC >
45

How to Counter Kai'Sa with Kayle in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore several influential Kayle versus Kai'Sa matchup stats that may help us interpret the differences and similarities between the two. Kayle’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kai'Sa’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kayle may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Kai'Sa..

Kayle often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her enemy does. On average, she takes more damage than Kai'Sa. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kayle and Kai'Sa

Damage Types Compared

Kayle
Kai'Sa
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kayle
Kai'Sa

Who is Better, Kayle or Kai'Sa?

Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kayle usually wins when trying to fight Kai'Sa, with a 55.5% win rate. Therefore, Kayle makes a fantastic counter for Kai'Sa.

While Kayle does have a much higher win rate compared to Kai'Sa, when on opposite teams, Kayle also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more time consuming champ to learn. You should be be fine when picking Kayle into Kai'Saas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Kayle also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kai'Sa. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kayle vs Kai'Sa matchups, Kayle is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Kayle is a great counter for Kai'Sa. Focus your actions on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Kayle against Kai'Sa.

Other Champion Matchups Against Kayle

Kayle Loses Against

TeemoTeemo47% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune47.1% winrateBardBard47.1% winrateNasusNasus47.2% winrate

Kayle Wins Against

YuumiYuumi57.9% winrateSkarnerSkarner57.1% winrateGarenGaren55.9% winrateZeriZeri55.8% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

AatroxAatrox+ 54.5% 1049 GamesTeemoTeemo+ 55% 4167 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 55.1% 15074 GamesBraumBraum+ 55.2% 1400 Games

Additional Information for Kayle Players

How We Calculated Our Kayle vs Kai'Sa Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kai'Sa as Kayle, we analyzed 4,719 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Kai'Sa as Kayle comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

Kayle Build Kai'Sa Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Kayle to counter Kai'Sa during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kayle often racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Kai'Sa. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Kayle versus Kai'Sa build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Nashor's Tooth. When Kayle included at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better countering Kai'Sa than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Kayle boasted an average winrate of 55.5% when playing against Kai'Sa with this build.

To have the best probability of beating Kai'Sa as Kayle, you should use the Fleet Footwork, Overheal, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Kayle vs Kai'Sa counters, this sequence of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 55.5% winrate overall.

If you would like to see Kayle vs Kai'Sa tips and counter builds for a an individual player tier, please choose one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the stats and guides shown are calculated using all games played with these champions.