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How to Win Kayle vs Rell Counter MatchupKayle is in the s tier of champions

Kayle vs Rell

How to Beat Rell as Kayle in LoLKayle is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Rell as Kayle

based on 1,480 Kayle vs Rell matchups
Win Rate
52.4 %
K/D/A
1.93
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked League games that we review each week. Our guide on how to beat Rell as Kayle came out of an analysis of 1480 ranked matches where both champions battled each other. This matchup is somewhat rare. Kayle is forced to battle against Rell in only 1.3% of her rounds.

Kayle vs Rell Matchup Summary

Kayle does a good job of countering Rell. Typically, she wins a whopping 52.4% of games the champs face each other in. In Kayle versus Rell matches, Kayle’s team is 0.2% less likely to get first blood. This indicates that she probably won't get first blood versus Rell.

Best Kayle vs Rell Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerBerserker's Greaves

Core Kayle Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapNashor's ToothRiftmaker

Optional Items

TerminusKraken SlayerGuinsoo's RagebladeWit's End

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport 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

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveBone PlatingOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
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
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E
2
Q
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
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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 Rell as Kayle

Tips for Playing as Kayle against Rell

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.

Kayle vs Rell Counter Stats

Kayle Image
Win Rate
52.4 %
VS
Win Rate
47.6 %
Rell Image
5.5
< Kills >
1.8
5.9
< Deaths >
6.1
5.9
< Assists >
15
1.26
< Killing Sprees >
0.3
192
< Minions Killed >
28
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
0.21
0.56
< Inhibitors >
0.48
6,670
< Physical Damage >
1,766
13,502
< Magic Damage >
4,774
514
< True Damage >
758
20,687
< Damage Dealt >
7,299
22,450
< Damage Taken >
21,620
12,307
< Gold Earned >
8,558
2.72
< Towers >
1.74
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
6,812
< Total Healing >
2,769
15,220
< Experience >
10,553
17
< Vision Score >
52
8
< Wards Placed >
22
241
< Time Dealing CC >
283

How to Counter Rell with Kayle in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show some vital Kayle against Rell matchup stats that may help us interpret the differences and similarities between this pair of champs. For instance, Kayle’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Rell’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Kayle may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Rell. This observation is largely fueled by the difference in kills.

Kayle normally has a much larger longest kill spree than her counter does. On average, she receives a similar amount of damage to Rell. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kayle and Rell

Damage Types Compared

Kayle
Rell
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kayle
Rell

Who is Better, Kayle or Rell?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Kayle usually wins when trying to fight Rell, with a 52.4% win rate. Thus, Kayle makes a good counter to Rell.

While Kayle does have a higher winrate than Rell, when they face off with one another, Kayle also has a much greater difficulty level that makes her a more complex champ to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Kayle into Rellas her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Kayle has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Rell. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kayle vs Rell 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 team members during late stage team fights.

Kayle is an above average counter to Rell. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Kayle against Rell.

Additional Information for Kayle Players

How We Calculated Our Kayle vs Rell Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rell as Kayle, we analyzed 1,480 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 Rell 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Kayle to counter Rell during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kayle on average picks up much more CS as Rell. Champs who typically don't earn much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.

The top items to use in your Kayle versus Rell build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Nashor's Tooth, and Riftmaker. When Kayle combined at least these three items in her build, she performed much better against Rell than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Kayle had an average win rate of 52.4% battling Rell with these items in her kit.

To have the best chance of vanquishing Rell as Kayle, you should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Kayle vs Rell counterpicks, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 52.4% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Rell as Kayle are given for all skill levels, merged. If you want to scope the stats and builds to a particular skill level, you should use the selection menu located earlier on the page.