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How to Win Vayne vs Kayle Counter MatchupVayne is in the s tier of champions

Vayne vs Kayle

How to Beat Kayle as Vayne in LoLVayne is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Kayle as Vayne

based on 5,998 Vayne vs Kayle matchups
Win Rate
49 %
K/D/A
2.05
Pick Rate
2.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked League rounds every week. Within our database, Vayne faced Kayle 5998 times. Using so many games with Vayne versus Kayle provides us confidence in our capability to prepare enlightening stats and a supported build to wreck Kayle. This pairing is somewhat rare. Vayne encounters Kayle in only 2.9% of her games.

Vayne vs Kayle Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Vayne has done a poor job of countering Kayle. On average, she wins a acceptable 49.0% of games the champions oppose one another in. In Vayne against Kayle games, Vayne’s team is 0.1% more expected to earn first blood. This indicates that she probably will be able to get first blood against Kayle.

Best Vayne vs Kayle Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
CullHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordBerserker's Greaves

Core Vayne Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceStatikk ShivBlade of The Ruined King

Optional Items

Infinity EdgeVoltaic CycloswordRapid FirecannonBloodthirster

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionPress the AttackTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
DominationTaste of BloodTreasure Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Vayne's passive ability p
Vayne's q ability q
Vayne's w ability w
Vayne's e ability e
Vayne's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Kayle as Vayne

Tips for Playing as Vayne against Kayle

Don't go in first to a large teamfight. Wait for your teammates to initiate.

Tumble has many uses, but it cannot pass over walls.

Condemn can be used to both pin targets to walls to ensure a kill, or to escape a pursuer.

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.

Vayne vs Kayle Counter Stats

Vayne Image
Win Rate
49 %
VS
Win Rate
51 %
Kayle Image
7.3
< Kills >
5.6
6.2
< Deaths >
6
5.4
< Assists >
5.6
1.7
< Killing Sprees >
1.3
164
< Minions Killed >
194
0.22
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.59
14,225
< Physical Damage >
6,894
1,432
< Magic Damage >
13,667
3,608
< True Damage >
520
19,266
< Damage Dealt >
21,081
21,239
< Damage Taken >
23,170
12,066
< Gold Earned >
12,477
2.36
< Towers >
2.74
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
5,940
< Total Healing >
7,114
12,832
< Experience >
15,529
18
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
8
67
< Time Dealing CC >
241

How to Counter Kayle with Vayne in LoL

The stats shown here clarify several valuable Vayne versus Kayle counter statistics that can help us understand the differences and similarities between the two. Vayne’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kayle’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Vayne may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Kayle..

Vayne normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her foe does. Commonly, she receives a similar amount of damage to Kayle. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Vayne and Kayle

Damage Types Compared

Vayne
Kayle
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vayne
Kayle

Who is Better, Vayne or Kayle?

Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Vayne usually fairs equally well when facing off against Kayle, with a 49.0% win rate. Therefore, Vayne makes an ok counter to Kayle.

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

Moreover, Vayne has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kayle. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Vayne vs Kayle matchups, Kayle is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Vayne is a somewhat poor counter to Kayle. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Vayne against Kayle.

Additional Information for Vayne Players

How We Calculated Our Vayne vs Kayle Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kayle as Vayne, we analyzed 5,998 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 Vayne 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 Vayne to counter Kayle during both the early game 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 pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vayne typically picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Kayle. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Vayne versus Kayle build include Trinity Force, Statikk Shiv, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Vayne bought at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better against Kayle than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Vayne had an average win rate of 49.0% battling Kayle with these items in her kit.

To have the highest probability of annihilating Kayle as Vayne, Vayne players should take the Press the Attack, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Taste of Blood, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players picked for Vayne vs Kayle face-offs, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.0% winrate overall.

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