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How to Win Yuumi vs Kayle Counter MatchupYuumi is in the b tier of champions

Yuumi vs Kayle

How to Beat Kayle as Yuumi in LoLYuumi is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Kayle as Yuumi

based on 2,537 Yuumi vs Kayle matchups
Win Rate
42.1 %
K/D/A
4.46
Pick Rate
3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of recently rated League games that we get from Riot Games each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Kayle as Yuumi came out of an examination of 2537 ranked rounds where both champs fought one another. This matchup is somewhat rare. Yuumi encounters Kayle in only 3.0% of her rounds.

Yuumi vs Kayle Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Yuumi has done a awful job of beating Kayle. Typically, she wins a lowly 42.1% of the time the champions face off with each other in. In Yuumi versus Kayle rounds, Yuumi’s team is 0.1% more likely to obtain first blood. This indicates that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Kayle.

Best Yuumi vs Kayle Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Glowing MoteBandleglass Mirror

Core Yuumi Items

~22 Mins
Ardent CenserStaff of Flowing WaterMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

DawncoreImperial MandateMikael's BlessingDream Maker

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Yuumi to level upq
>
Second ability for Yuumi to level upe
>
Last skill for Yuumi to max outq

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
ResolveFont of LifeRevitalize
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceArmor
Yuumi's passive ability p
Yuumi's q ability q
Yuumi's w ability w
Yuumi's e ability e
Yuumi's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
Q
4
E
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
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Q
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E
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R
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Q
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Kayle as Yuumi

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.

Yuumi vs Kayle Counter Stats

Yuumi Image
Win Rate
42.1 %
VS
Win Rate
57.9 %
Kayle Image
1.4
< Kills >
5.1
3.5
< Deaths >
5.3
14.2
< Assists >
5.1
0.26
< Killing Sprees >
1.16
12
< Minions Killed >
181
0.01
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.58
284
< Physical Damage >
6,398
6,772
< Magic Damage >
11,514
600
< True Damage >
427
7,656
< Damage Dealt >
18,339
7,415
< Damage Taken >
20,986
7,702
< Gold Earned >
11,626
2.21
< Towers >
2.7
0
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
6,163
< Total Healing >
6,555
10,425
< Experience >
14,466
35
< Vision Score >
16
17
< Wards Placed >
8
161
< Time Dealing CC >
225

How to Counter Kayle with Yuumi in LoL

The stats shown on this page show several strategic Yuumi against Kayle counter statistics that can help you realize the distinctions between the pair. Yuumi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kayle’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Yuumi may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Kayle. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.

Yuumi often has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her matchup does. Typically, she receives less damage than Kayle. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Yuumi and Kayle

Damage Types Compared

Yuumi
Kayle
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Yuumi
Kayle

Who is Better, Yuumi or Kayle?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Yuumi usually loses when playing against Kayle, with a 42.1% win rate. Therefore, Yuumi makes a bad counter for Kayle.

While Yuumi does have a much lower win rate compared to Kayle, when facing one another, Yuumi also has a much lower difficulty level that makes her a less complex champion to learn. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Yuumi into Kayle.

Additionally, Yuumi has a lot of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kayle. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Yuumi vs Kayle matchups, Kayle is the better champ with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Yuumi is a terribly counter for Kayle. Make sure you focus your tactics on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Yuumi against Kayle.

Additional Information for Yuumi Players

How We Calculated Our Yuumi vs Kayle Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kayle as Yuumi, we analyzed 2,537 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 Yuumi 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 truly master Yuumi to counter Kayle 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 tips displayed here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Yuumi on average gets a lot less CS as Kayle. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Yuumi versus Kayle build include Ardent Censer, Staff of Flowing Water, and Moonstone Renewer. When Yuumi incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better vs Kayle than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Yuumi boasted an average winrate of 42.1% when countering Kayle with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Kayle as Yuumi, Yuumi players should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Font of Life, and Revitalize runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Yuumi vs Kayle battles, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 42.1% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Kayle as Yuumi are shown for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to scope the stats and builds to an individual rank, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.