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

Kayle vs Taric

How to Beat Taric as Kayle in LoLKayle is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Taric as Kayle

based on 1,157 Kayle vs Taric matchups
Win Rate
49.4 %
K/D/A
1.91
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League of Legends matches that we analyze each week. This guide on how to beat Taric as Kayle resulted from an analysis of 1157 ranked matches where both champions opposed each other. This particular counter pairing is somewhat rare. Kayle fights Taric in only 1.0% of her matches.

Kayle vs Taric Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kayle has done a dismal job of beating Taric. Normally, she wins a acceptable 49.4% of games the champs battle each other in. In Kayle vs Taric matches, Kayle’s side is 0.2% less likely to obtain first blood. This implies that she most likely won't get first blood versus Taric.

Best Kayle vs Taric Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRecurve Bow

Core Kayle Items

~22 Mins
Guinsoo's RagebladeTerminusKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapWit's EndRiftmakerNashor's Tooth

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kayle to level upq
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Second ability for Kayle to level upe
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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
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Q
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W
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Taric as Kayle

Tips for Playing as Kayle against Taric

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 Taric

Taric reduces his spell cooldowns by basic attacking enemies with Bravado. Try to kite him in teamfights and punish him for approaching the minion wave in lane.

Taric's ultimate, Cosmic Radiance, has a long delay before its effect. Try to quickly assess whether to disengage the fight or attempt to kill his allies before it goes off.

Kayle vs Taric Counter Stats

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Win Rate
49.4 %
VS
Win Rate
50.6 %
Taric Image
5.3
< Kills >
1.9
5.7
< Deaths >
5.6
5.6
< Assists >
14.1
1.22
< Killing Sprees >
0.36
186
< Minions Killed >
36
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.18
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.61
6,589
< Physical Damage >
1,968
13,216
< Magic Damage >
4,373
498
< True Damage >
662
20,303
< Damage Dealt >
7,004
22,077
< Damage Taken >
22,412
11,926
< Gold Earned >
8,524
2.55
< Towers >
2.35
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
6,797
< Total Healing >
11,471
14,820
< Experience >
10,489
16
< Vision Score >
47
8
< Wards Placed >
20
239
< Time Dealing CC >
389

How to Counter Taric with Kayle in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize several strategic Kayle versus Taric matchup statistics that may help you realize the distinctions between the two. For instance, Kayle’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Taric’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kayle may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Taric. This observation is in large part caused by the difference in kills.

Kayle usually has a much larger longest kill spree than her counter does. Commonly, she receives a similar amount of damage to Taric. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kayle and Taric

Damage Types Compared

Kayle
Taric
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kayle
Taric

Who is Better, Kayle or Taric?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kayle usually fairs equally well when playing against Taric, with a 49.4% win rate. Therefore, Kayle makes an ok counter to Taric.

While Kayle does have a lower winrate compared to Taric, when they face off with one another, Kayle also has a much greater difficulty level that makes her a more time consuming champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Kayle into Taricas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Kayle has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Taric. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Kayle vs Taric matchups, Taric is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Kayle is a somewhat poor counter for Taric. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kayle against Taric.

Additional Information for Kayle Players

How We Calculated Our Kayle vs Taric Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Taric as Kayle, we analyzed 1,157 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 Taric 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Kayle in order to counter Taric during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kayle usually gets much more CS relative to Taric. Champs who on average don't get much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Kayle versus Taric build consist of Guinsoo's Rageblade, Terminus, and Kraken Slayer. When Kayle bought at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better against Taric than with most other typical builds. In fact, Kayle boasted an average winrate of 49.4% when playing against Taric with this build.

To have the greatest chance of annihilating Taric 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. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Kayle vs Taric counterpicks, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.4% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Taric as Kayle are given for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to an individual rank, you should use the selection menu at the top of this page.