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Kayle vs Viego

How to Beat Viego as Kayle in LoLKayle is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Viego as Kayle

based on 4,328 Kayle vs Viego matchups
Win Rate
51.8 %
K/D/A
1.93
Pick Rate
3.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League rounds that we review each week. This guide on how to beat Viego as Kayle came out of an evaluation of 4328 ranked rounds where both champs faced one another. This particular matchup is somewhat rare. Kayle has to counter Viego in only 3.8% of her rounds.

Kayle vs Viego Matchup Summary

Kayle has done a decent job of beating Viego. Typically, she wins a acceptable 51.8% of the time the champions face off with each other in. In Kayle vs Viego games, Kayle’s team is 0.1% less expected to earn first blood. This indicates that she probably won't get first blood against Viego.

Best Kayle vs Viego Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
CullHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerAmplifying Tome

Core Kayle Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneNashor's Tooth

Optional Items

ShadowflameRylai's Crystal ScepterTerminusGuinsoo's Rageblade

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
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R
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E
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E
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W
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Guide to Countering Viego as Kayle

Tips for Playing as Kayle against Viego

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 Viego Counter Stats

Kayle Image
Win Rate
51.8 %
VS
Win Rate
48.2 %
Viego Image
5.5
< Kills >
7.2
5.7
< Deaths >
6
5.5
< Assists >
6.3
1.24
< Killing Sprees >
1.65
194
< Minions Killed >
34
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
1.77
0.58
< Inhibitors >
0.47
6,752
< Physical Damage >
13,985
13,239
< Magic Damage >
1,923
526
< True Damage >
759
20,517
< Damage Dealt >
16,667
22,519
< Damage Taken >
32,129
12,367
< Gold Earned >
12,015
2.81
< Towers >
1.51
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.41
7,101
< Total Healing >
16,196
15,446
< Experience >
13,610
17
< Vision Score >
22
8
< Wards Placed >
6
241
< Time Dealing CC >
226

How to Counter Viego with Kayle in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight several significant Kayle against Viego matchup stats that may help us figure out the differences and similarities between this pair of champs. For instance, Kayle’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Viego’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Kayle may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Viego..

Kayle normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her opponent does. Typically, she takes less damage than Viego. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kayle and Viego

Damage Types Compared

Kayle
Viego
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kayle
Viego

Who is Better, Kayle or Viego?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Kayle usually wins when trying to fight Viego, with a 51.8% win rate. Thus, Kayle makes a good counter to Viego.

While Kayle does have a higher win rate than Viego, when they face off with one another, Kayle also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more complex champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Kayle into Viegoas her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Kayle also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Viego. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kayle vs Viego matchups, Kayle is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Kayle is a decent counter for Viego. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kayle against Viego.

Additional Information for Kayle Players

How We Calculated Our Kayle vs Viego Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Viego as Kayle, we analyzed 4,328 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 Viego 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 in order to counter Viego during both the laning 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 significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kayle often gets much more CS as Viego. Champs who typically don't earn much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Kayle versus Viego build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Nashor's Tooth. When Kayle used at least these three items in her build, she performed much better countering Viego than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Kayle had an average win rate of 51.8% when playing against Viego with this counter build.

To have the best probability of beating Viego as Kayle, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Kayle vs Viego counterpicks, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 51.8% winrate overall.

If you would like to view Kayle x Viego tips and counter stats for a an individual rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and strategies given are calculated using every game completed with these champions.