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

Kayle vs Vladimir

How to Beat Vladimir as Kayle in LoLKayle is in the s tier of champions
FighterSupport
Mage

How to Beat Vladimir as Kayle

based on 3,306 Kayle vs Vladimir matchups
Win Rate
49.6 %
K/D/A
1.89
Pick Rate
2.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of rated League of Legends matches that we get from Riot Games every week. This guide on how to beat Vladimir as Kayle resulted from an analysis of 3306 ranked matches where both champions clashed against one another. This pairing is fairly rare. Kayle has to counter Vladimir in only 2.9% of her rounds.

Kayle vs Vladimir Matchup Summary

Kayle has done a average job of countering Vladimir. Typically, she wins a acceptable 49.6% of matches the champions fight one another in. In Kayle versus Vladimir matches, Kayle’s team is 0.0% more likely to get first blood, implying that she probably will get first blood against Vladimir.

Best Kayle vs Vladimir Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
CullHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowBerserker's Greaves

Core Kayle Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneNashor's Tooth

Optional Items

ShadowflameRylai's Crystal ScepterTerminusRiftmaker

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
SorceryAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
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
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E
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Q
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Vladimir as Kayle

Tips for Playing as Kayle against Vladimir

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 Vladimir

Items that counter Health stacking, such as Liandry's Torment and Blade of the Ruined King, are very effective against Vladimir.

Making Vladimir use Sanguine Pool at the start of a fight will maximize the Health cost of the ability to him.

Try to take Vladimir down before Hemoplague detonates, as it will heal him for each afflicted enemy Champion.

Kayle vs Vladimir Counter Stats

Kayle Image
Win Rate
49.6 %
VS
Win Rate
50.4 %
Vladimir Image
5.4
< Kills >
6.2
5.7
< Deaths >
5
5.4
< Assists >
5.7
1.24
< Killing Sprees >
1.41
195
< Minions Killed >
183
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.48
7,364
< Physical Damage >
950
14,666
< Magic Damage >
21,709
534
< True Damage >
319
22,564
< Damage Dealt >
22,978
22,917
< Damage Taken >
32,480
12,309
< Gold Earned >
11,632
2.72
< Towers >
2.06
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
7,208
< Total Healing >
27,336
15,355
< Experience >
14,753
16
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
245
< Time Dealing CC >
116

How to Counter Vladimir with Kayle in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore several significant Kayle against Vladimir matchup stats that may help you distinguish the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. As an example, Kayle’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Vladimir’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Kayle may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Vladimir..

Kayle normally has a similar longest killing spree as her opponent does. Typically, she receives less damage than Vladimir. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kayle and Vladimir

Damage Types Compared

Kayle
Vladimir
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kayle
Vladimir

Who is Better, Kayle or Vladimir?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kayle usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Vladimir, with a 49.6% win rate. Thus, Kayle makes an ok counter for Vladimir.

While Kayle does have a lower winrate than Vladimir, when facing one another, Kayle also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more complex character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Kayle into Vladimiras her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Kayle vs Vladimir matchups, Vladimir is the better champ with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Kayle is a somewhat poor counter for Vladimir. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Kayle against Vladimir.

Additional Information for Kayle Players

How We Calculated Our Kayle vs Vladimir Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vladimir as Kayle, we analyzed 3,306 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 Vladimir 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 Vladimir during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kayle on average picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Vladimir. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Kayle versus Vladimir build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Nashor's Tooth. When Kayle bought at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better versus Vladimir than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Kayle boasted an average win rate of 49.6% when playing against Vladimir with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against Vladimir as Kayle, Kayle players should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Kayle vs Vladimir clashes, this blending of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 49.6% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Vladimir as Kayle are shown for all skill levels, merged. To narrow the stats and builds to a specific player tier, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.