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How to Win Morgana vs Kayle Counter MatchupMorgana is in the b tier of champions

Morgana vs Kayle

How to Beat Kayle as Morgana in LoLMorgana is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Kayle as Morgana

based on 6,055 Morgana vs Kayle matchups
Win Rate
48.9 %
K/D/A
2.68
Pick Rate
3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League matches that we review every week. Our guide on how to beat Kayle as Morgana resulted from an analysis of 6055 ranked rounds where both champions fought one another. This counter matchup is somewhat rare. Morgana fights Kayle in only 3.0% of her matches.

Morgana vs Kayle Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Morgana has done a below average job of countering Kayle. Normally, she wins a acceptable 48.9% of the time the champions face off with one another in. In Morgana vs Kayle matches, Morgana’s team is 0.1% more likely to earn first blood. This implies that she most likely will get first blood against Kayle.

Best Morgana vs Kayle Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandAmplifying Tome

Core Morgana Items

~22 Mins
CryptbloomZaz'Zak's RealmspikeLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

StormsurgeMalignanceRylai's Crystal ScepterSolstice Sleigh

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Morgana to level upq
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Second ability for Morgana to level upw
>
Last skill for Morgana to max oute

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationTriple TonicBiscuit Delivery
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceArmor
Morgana's passive ability p
Morgana's q ability q
Morgana's w ability w
Morgana's e ability e
Morgana's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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4
Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Kayle as Morgana

Tips for Playing as Morgana against Kayle

Tormented Shadow is an excellent farming tool if you're by yourself in a lane.

Shrewd use of Black Shield can determine the outcome of team fights.

Items that provide survivability allow Morgana to become extremely difficult to kill in conjunction with Black Shield and Soul Shackles.

Advice to Win Against Kayle

Kayle starts the game as a weaker melee champion. Try to put her behind before she ascends to her ranged form.

Kayle is usually a fragile target. If you see her ultimate cast on an ally, switch to attacking her.

Divine Judgment only grants Kayle or her allies immunity to damage. Slows and stuns can still be applied, so trap them if they're being overzealous.

Morgana vs Kayle Counter Stats

Morgana Image
Win Rate
48.9 %
VS
Win Rate
51.1 %
Kayle Image
3.6
< Kills >
5.7
5.7
< Deaths >
6
11.7
< Assists >
5.7
0.78
< Killing Sprees >
1.32
53
< Minions Killed >
193
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.57
841
< Physical Damage >
7,110
14,778
< Magic Damage >
13,844
880
< True Damage >
533
16,499
< Damage Dealt >
21,488
20,851
< Damage Taken >
23,839
9,620
< Gold Earned >
12,555
1.77
< Towers >
2.7
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
4,532
< Total Healing >
7,488
11,527
< Experience >
15,741
51
< Vision Score >
17
22
< Wards Placed >
9
134
< Time Dealing CC >
241

How to Counter Kayle with Morgana in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify several influential Morgana vs. Kayle counter statistics that can help us grasp the differences and similarities between the two. Morgana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kayle’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Morgana may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Kayle. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.

Morgana often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her matchup does. Typically, she takes a similar amount of damage to Kayle. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Morgana and Kayle

Damage Types Compared

Morgana
Kayle
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Morgana
Kayle

Who is Better, Morgana or Kayle?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Morgana usually loses when playing against Kayle, with a 48.9% win rate. Thus, Morgana makes a poor counter to Kayle.

While Morgana does have a lower win rate than Kayle, when they face off with one another, Morgana also has a much lower learning curve that makes her a less difficult champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Morgana into Kayle.

Additionally, Morgana also has a great amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kayle. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Morgana vs Kayle matchups, Kayle is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Morgana is a somewhat poor counter for Kayle. Make sure you focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Morgana against Kayle.

Additional Information for Morgana Players

How We Calculated Our Morgana vs Kayle Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kayle as Morgana, we analyzed 6,055 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 Kayle as Morgana 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 Morgana to counter Kayle during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Morgana most often gets a lot less CS relative to Kayle. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Morgana versus Kayle build include Cryptbloom, Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, and Liandry's Torment. When Morgana incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better versus Kayle than with most other common item sets. In fact, Morgana boasted an average win rate of 48.9% when countering Kayle with these items in her kit.

To have the best likelihood of defeating Kayle as Morgana, Morgana players should equip the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Triple Tonic, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Morgana vs Kayle matchups, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 48.9% winrate overall.

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