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How to Win Xayah vs Kayle Counter MatchupXayah is in the b tier of champions

Xayah vs Kayle

How to Beat Kayle as Xayah in LoLXayah is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Kayle as Xayah

based on 1,634 Xayah vs Kayle matchups
Win Rate
47.1 %
K/D/A
2.13
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of ranked LoL matches that we evaluate each and every week. This guide on how to beat Kayle as Xayah resulted from an examination of 1634 ranked games where both champs faced off against each other. This champ pairing is somewhat rare. Xayah fights Kayle in only 2.8% of her games.

Xayah vs Kayle Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Xayah has done a below average job of countering Kayle. On average, she wins a lowly 47.1% of matches the champions fight one another in. In Xayah vs Kayle matches, Xayah’s team is 0.1% more probable to get first blood. This indicates that she probably will be able to get first blood against Kayle.

Best Xayah vs Kayle Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsDagger

Core Xayah Items

~22 Mins
Phantom DancerKraken SlayerNavori Quickblades

Optional Items

Rapid FirecannonBloodthirsterStormrazorLord Dominik's Regards

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Xayah to level upe
>
Second ability for Xayah to level upw
>
Last skill for Xayah to max outq

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Xayah's passive ability p
Xayah's q ability q
Xayah's w ability w
Xayah's e ability e
Xayah's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
E
5
E
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R
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Kayle as Xayah

Tips for Playing as Xayah against Kayle

Xayah's attacks and abilities leave Feathers on the ground that she can later recall for massive area damage and control.

Xayah can use Featherstorm to dodge almost any ability while also creating a ton of Feathers. Try to utilize the offensive and defensive aspects of this ability.

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.

Xayah vs Kayle Counter Stats

Xayah Image
Win Rate
47.1 %
VS
Win Rate
52.9 %
Kayle Image
6.3
< Kills >
5.8
6
< Deaths >
5.8
6.5
< Assists >
5.7
1.47
< Killing Sprees >
1.29
182
< Minions Killed >
194
0.31
< Dragons Killed >
0.14
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.58
18,760
< Physical Damage >
7,175
382
< Magic Damage >
13,939
338
< True Damage >
535
19,481
< Damage Dealt >
21,650
20,341
< Damage Taken >
23,200
12,020
< Gold Earned >
12,548
2.47
< Towers >
2.83
0.1
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
4,793
< Total Healing >
7,403
12,804
< Experience >
15,646
18
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
8
55
< Time Dealing CC >
245

How to Counter Kayle with Xayah in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here emphasize some valuable Xayah against Kayle counter statistics that can help us distinguish the differences between the two. Xayah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kayle’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Xayah may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Kayle..

Xayah typically has a similar longest kill spree as her counter does. On average, she takes a similar amount of damage to Kayle. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the champ with increased health has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Xayah and Kayle

Damage Types Compared

Xayah
Kayle
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Xayah
Kayle

Who is Better, Xayah or Kayle?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Xayah usually loses when taking on Kayle, with a 47.1% win rate. As a result, Xayah makes a poor counter to Kayle.

While Xayah does have a lower winrate compared to Kayle, when they face off with one another, Xayah also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less time consuming champion to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Xayah into Kayle.

Moreover, Xayah has only a small 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 lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Xayah vs Kayle matchups, Kayle is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Xayah is a bad counter to Kayle. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Xayah against Kayle.

Additional Information for Xayah Players

How We Calculated Our Xayah vs Kayle Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kayle as Xayah, we analyzed 1,634 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 Xayah 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Xayah to counter Kayle during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Xayah most often racks up a similar amount of CS as Kayle. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Xayah versus Kayle build consist of Phantom Dancer, Kraken Slayer, and Navori Quickblades. When Xayah used at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better when facing Kayle than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Xayah had an average win rate of 47.1% battling Kayle with this build.

To have the best likelihood of crushing Kayle as Xayah, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Xayah vs Kayle counterpicks, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 47.1% winrate overall.

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