Kayle Counters

Best picks against Kayle

Highest win rate versus Kayle in Top.

1. 1Tahm Kench197 games60.4%
2. 2Irelia350 games56.9%
3. 3Malphite438 games56.2%
4. 4Akali155 games55.5%
5. 5Heimerdinger157 games54.1%
6. 6Yone591 games53.8%
7. 7Cho'Gath222 games53.6%
8. 8Gragas126 games53.2%
9. 9Nasus475 games53.0%
10. 10Pantheon173 games52.6%
11. 11Vladimir103 games52.4%
12. 12Sion243 games51.9%
13. 13Sylas613 games51.7%
14. 14Tryndamere264 games51.1%

Worst picks against Kayle

Lowest win rate versus Kayle in Top.

1. 1Kled138 games40.6%
2. 2K'Sante281 games40.9%
3. 3Gwen154 games42.2%
4. 4Vayne129 games43.4%
5. 5Ambessa167 games43.7%
6. 6Volibear390 games44.6%
7. 7Gangplank363 games44.6%
8. 8Garen1,249 games45.4%
9. 9Darius508 games46.1%
10. 10Yasuo266 games46.2%
11. 11Renekton308 games46.4%
12. 12Dr. Mundo202 games46.5%
13. 13Urgot297 games47.1%
14. 14Jax411 games47.2%
15. 15Jayce141 games47.5%

Best lane counters vs Kayle

Largest gold lead over Kayle at 15 minutes in Top.

1. 1Irelia172 games+2,116
2. 2Yone211 games+1,187
3. 3Gangplank141 games+1,162
4. 4Yorick233 games+1,142
5. 5Tryndamere146 games+1,116
6. 6Mordekaiser259 games+1,105
7. 7Malphite259 games+1,079
8. 8Aatrox154 games+1,016
9. 9Teemo166 games+1,012
10. 10Jax189 games+1,007
11. 11Darius281 games+919
12. 12Renekton148 games+902
13. 13Tahm Kench112 games+859
14. 14Illaoi170 games+806
15. 15Sion117 games+720

How to play against Kayle

Lane and teamfight rules that hold regardless of your pick.

In lane and in teamfights

1. Punish every early last-hit walkup before her ranged pattern takes over.
2. Crash waves cleanly, then harass under turret when she steps up for minions.
3. Force grouped objectives before she can farm side waves safely into her late spike.
4. Avoid isolated side-lane duels once R is available; make her spend it before committing for the kill.
5. Bait R before the decisive engage, then restart the fight while it is down.

Where Kayle is weak

Exploit these in draft and in lane.

• Kayle sacrifices early agency for scaling, so denied farm delays the ranged damage pattern that defines her threat.
• Kayle's protection is tied to a single invulnerability window, making baited or forced ultimates heavily punishable.