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

Kayle vs Vex

How to Beat Vex as Kayle in LoLKayle is in the b tier of champions
FighterSupport
Mage

How to Beat Vex as Kayle

based on 2,186 Kayle vs Vex matchups
Win Rate
54 %
K/D/A
1.92
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends matches that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Vex as Kayle resulted from an analysis of 2186 ranked games where both champs battled each other. This counter matchup is somewhat rare. Kayle is forced to battle against Vex in only 1.9% of her rounds.

Kayle vs Vex Matchup Summary

Kayle has done a great job of beating Vex. Typically, she wins a whopping 54.0% of games the champions face each other in. In Kayle vs Vex rounds, Kayle’s side is 0.1% less probable to obtain first blood, indicating that she most likely won't get first blood versus Vex.

Best Kayle vs Vex Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Kayle Items

~22 Mins
Wit's EndNashor's ToothGuinsoo's Rageblade

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameRiftmakerTerminus

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 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
11
R
12
E
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E
14
W
15
W
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R

Guide to Countering Vex as Kayle

Tips for Playing as Kayle against Vex

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 Vex Counter Stats

Kayle Image
Win Rate
54 %
VS
Win Rate
46 %
Vex Image
5.6
< Kills >
7.2
5.9
< Deaths >
6.1
5.7
< Assists >
7.3
1.3
< Killing Sprees >
1.66
194
< Minions Killed >
161
0.14
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.6
< Inhibitors >
0.48
6,805
< Physical Damage >
1,349
13,565
< Magic Damage >
21,580
524
< True Damage >
795
20,894
< Damage Dealt >
23,726
23,485
< Damage Taken >
19,133
12,588
< Gold Earned >
11,526
2.79
< Towers >
1.96
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
7,404
< Total Healing >
2,221
15,732
< Experience >
14,295
17
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
9
241
< Time Dealing CC >
555

How to Counter Vex with Kayle in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show some influential Kayle versus Vex matchup stats that may help you understand the differences between this set of champions. Kayle’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Vex’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Kayle may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Vex..

Kayle normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her enemy does. On average, she takes more damage than Vex. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champ with higher health has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kayle and Vex

Damage Types Compared

Kayle
Vex
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kayle
Vex

Who is Better, Kayle or Vex?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kayle usually wins when facing off against Vex, with a 54.0% win rate. Therefore, Kayle makes a great counter to Vex.

While Kayle does have a much higher win rate compared to Vex, when on opposite teams, Kayle also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more complex champion to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Kayle into Vexas her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Kayle has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Vex. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kayle vs Vex matchups, Kayle is the better champion 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 Vex. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kayle against Vex.

Additional Information for Kayle Players

How We Calculated Our Kayle vs Vex Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vex as Kayle, we analyzed 2,186 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 Vex 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 truly master Kayle in order to counter Vex during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kayle most often accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Vex. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Kayle versus Vex build include Wit's End, Nashor's Tooth, and Guinsoo's Rageblade. When Kayle combined at least these three items in her build, she performed much better against Vex than with many other typical builds. In fact, Kayle had an average winrate of 54.0% battling Vex with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against Vex as Kayle, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Kayle vs Vex face-offs, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 54.0% winrate overall.

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