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Kayle with Graves

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How to Synergize Kayle and Graves

based on 4,853 Kayle with Graves pairs
Win Rate
51 %
K/D/A
1.83
Pick Rate
4.3 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We take in data from from millions of LoL rounds straight from Riot Games each and every week. Kayle has been on the same team as Graves in 4853 recently played, ranked games. By amassing so much great data straight from the developers of League, we have complete confidence that we can showcase high quality, usable builds to help Kayle play with Graves. It is somewhat uncommon for Kayle to play alongside Graves on the same team. This pairing has only happened in approx. 4.3% of games with Kayle.

Kayle Graves Synergy Summary

Kayle has done a decent job of playing alongside Graves. Typically, she wins an acceptable 51.0% of rounds the champs try and work together in. If you want to win more matches as Kayle when playing with Graves by figuring out how to better synergize your tactics with him, then check out the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Kayle vs Graves Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordBerserker's Greaves

Core Kayle Items

~22 Mins
Lich BaneNashor's ToothShadowflame

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassRylai's Crystal ScepterBlade of The Ruined King

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kayle to level upq
>
Second ability for Kayle to level upe
>
Last skill for Kayle to max outw

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkOverhealLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
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
2
Q
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
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R
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E
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Synergizing Kayle and Graves

Tips for Playing as Kayle with Graves

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 Understand How Graves Will Play

Smoke Screen can be used both to escape and to set up a kill.

Using Quickdraw to get into range and delivering a point blank Buckshot can do lots of damage.

Kayle Graves Synergy Stats

Kayle Image
Win Rate
51 %
VS
Win Rate
49 %
Graves Image
5.1
< Kills >
5.5
5.8
< Deaths >
5.9
5.5
< Assists >
5.6
1.17
< Killing Sprees >
1.27
197
< Minions Killed >
194
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.57
6,459
< Physical Damage >
6,895
13,411
< Magic Damage >
13,506
500
< True Damage >
514
20,371
< Damage Dealt >
20,915
22,886
< Damage Taken >
23,178
12,291
< Gold Earned >
12,419
2.68
< Towers >
2.72
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
7,158
< Total Healing >
7,227
15,448
< Experience >
15,519
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
245
< Time Dealing CC >
243

How to Play with Graves as Kayle in LoL

The Kayle Graves synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Graves, compared to her overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how her gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Kayle sees a very large drop in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Graves. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Graves helps Kayle perform not as well in competitive League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Kayle plays on the same team as Graves, she observes a little decrease in her complete damage dealt. This may indicate that Graves does not provide cover for her to deal more damage or that his allyship also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Kayle is played alongside Graves on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing synergisticly with Graves.

Additionally, when Kayle plays with Graves on the same team, she typically receives a little less damage than when she plays alone. Taking not as much damage could mean that Graves does a decent job of protecting Kayle in team fights.

Synergies between Kayle and Graves

Damage Types Compared

Kayle
Graves
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Kayle
Graves

Is Kayle better when played alongside Graves?

There is no top synergy for Kayle that will 100% of the time be her #1 ally. Yet, Graves is a very typical ally for Kayle. By playing on the same side as Kayle, he lowers their win rate by -0.3% to 51.0%. This shows that there is only a small bond between Kayle and Graves that allows them to perform worse together than without each other.

Graves has a much lower diffuclty than Kayle. That means Kayle players don't need to be very careful when finding Graves comrades to fight alongside, as they will have to have a much lower level of skill to cooperate well with you.

Playing together, Kayle players will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal physical damage. Combined, these champs can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

In contrast, by aligning Kayle and Graves together, you will not be giving your other teammates much crowd control. Plan to include other champs on your team that nullifies this hole in this pairing's capabilities.

Regardless of the ability of your Graves ally, you need to focus on maximizing your income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Kayle Players

How We Calculated Our Kayle Graves Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Kayle and Graves, we analyzed 4,853 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Kayle with Graves comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Kayle to pair well with Graves during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL matches, you should keep reading to master some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The most important items to get in your Kayle and Graves synergy build include Lich Bane, Nashor's Tooth, and Shadowflame. When Kayle included at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better when paired up with Graves than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Kayle boasted an average winrate of 51.0% helping carry Graves with this build.

To have the highest chance of annihilating your oponents, you should equip the Fleet Footwork, Overheal, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets players used for this champion pairing, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 51.0% winrate overall.

If you want to get Kayle and Graves synergy tips and stats for a a distinct skill level, feel free to choose one from the selection menu displayed above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and build suggestions shown are computed using all matches played with these champions.