How to play the Kayle matchup?

The following tips and strategies have been shared by players to help you win against Kayle.

How to lane against Kayle?

The following tips and strategies have been shared by players to help you win against Kayle.

Kayle Matchups Spreadsheet

Matchup	Difficulty	Win Rate	Games Played	Early	Mid	Late	Tips
Aatrox	7	55.1%	2,087	Lose	Skill	Win	Farm from a safe distance and space the q1 +e. Give up minions if you have to. After six you can trade on Aatrox when his dash is down.
Akali	8	53.1%	1,273	Lose	Lose	Win	Win 1v1 all in level one. Avoid getting hit by her q and e. After six, be careful of her e'ing backwards and ulting on top of you. You lose the 1v1 in sidelande in midgame until 16.
Akshan	8	51.73%	752	Lose	Skill	Win	Tough matchup. Akshan can 100-0 you from level 2. Farm with q and e only. Never walk to the wave. Play away from walls so he can't grapple onto you. Try to stay healthy and keep the wave on your side. If he freezes on you, your game is over. You win post level 11 1-2 items.
Camille	6	52.5%	859	Lose	Skill	Win	Camille can cheese you with ignite, pta, and e start early. Play away from walls so she can't grapple onto you. Space her w and do not walk to the inner circle if you are caught in it. If she misses her dash you can run her down post six.
Cassiopeia	8	49.11%	395	Lose	Lose	Win	Almost unplayable matchup if she is good, but very uncommon pick top lane. If she lands q on you then she can run you down. Farm with q and e only. You can win once you get wit's end.
ChoGath	2			Lose	Win	Win	Very easy matchup unless cho'gath is going full ap. Avoid auto trading with Cho'Gath in the early game since his vorpal spikes do a lot of damage. Once you get boots you can start trading with him, but avoid his q at all costs.
Darius	5	55.88%	1,659	Lose	Skill	Win	Heavy wave mangement matchup. Darius can run you down very easily with Ghost if he lands Aprehend on you. Farm with q + e safely until level 6.
Dr.Mundo	3			Lose	Win	Win	Pretty easy matchup. Mundo lacks a reliable way to get on you, but if he hits a cleaver on you then you can get chunked. Play to scale and farm up you are never going to kill this guy in lane unless he ints. You hard win the matchup when you get bork.
Fiora	6	54.98%	933	Lose	Skill	Win	Skill matchup. Avoid getting in range of her q especially if your vital is facing her. He can run you down pretty easily post if the wave is on his side. He can q+w to engage on you if he is much stronger than you.
Gangplank	5	57.21%	1,192	Lose	Skill	Win	Skill matchup. Play safe and farm up you outscale him, but he still has the damage to kill you with barrels late game. Avoid getting in range of his q too often and NEVER get hit by his passive auto. You can win the barrel mindgame by auto reseting it with e, e'ing it from max range, or pretending to e and actuallying walking out so he pops the barrel early. He has a lot of kill pressure on you when he gets essence reaver in lane.
Garen	1	57.37%	2,008	Lose	Win	Win	Easy matchup. You can q when he q's so he can never get on you. Play safe until six and then you can run him down. Be careful of his flash ult combo since the slience will prevent you from ulting.
Gnar	8	50.59%	852	Lose	Lose	Win	Tough matchup. Gnar can run you down with his hyper stacks in mini form and force your ult with his stuns in mega form. When he is in mega form post six ult his w stun since it will confirm into his ult if he lands it and you will die before you can ult. You win at level 11.
Gragas	4	52.59%	696	Lose	Skill	Win	Skill matchup. Gragas has a lot of poke with his q and a lot of sustain with his passive. You don't really have the damage to kill him early especially if he brings teleport. Avoid taking excess poke damage from his q and don't stand in the minion wave so you don't get hit by his aoe w auto. Space his e since he can confirm his e and his ult and force you to ult. You win with wit's end.
Graves	4			Lose	Win	Win
Gwen	3	52.89%	1,331	Lose	Win	Win	Easy matchup. Gwen has limited mobility and crowd control to get onto you. Careful of her running you down at six with ghost and shrouding to avoid your q slow. You win at first item and can go wit's end to play for the 1v1 or nashor's tooth for scaling.
Heimerdinger	4	52.75%	218	Lose	Skill	Win	Rough laning phase but you outscale him. You should be able to survive and almost facetank most of his damage early on with Doran's Sheild, Fleet Footwork, and Second Wind. You can win at wit's end but you have to dodge his stun.
Illaoi	2	55.1%	412	Lose	Win	Win	Another rough laning phase. If she ever lands e onto you then you are getting chunked. Don't get close to her early game or she can spam w onto you. Farm with q and e until first item.
Irelia	9	49.51%	1,018	Lose	Skill	Win	Terrible matchup. Irelia can dash through low minions to easily dive onto you. Careful of her level one with q and full stacked passive. If she has ignite and full stacked passive and your bone plating is down then you have to flash her stun pre six. You win at level 11.
Jax	9	50.07%	1,384	Lose	Skill	Win	Arguably an even harder matchup than Irelia. When he jumps on you, instant cast q and use fleet and w to get away from the stun. Post six you can chunk him after this but this is terrible to do pre six so just chill out and space his q. You win at level 11.
Jayce	8	51.91%	1,098	Lose	Skill	Win	Jayce has a lot of poke which you can mitigate with DShield, Fleet, and Second wind. Stand behind minions so you don't eat his q damage and he gets minion aggro if he autos you. Never get in range of his hammer form q. It will slow you and leaves you vulnerable to his cannon form if he switchs back. You win at level 11.
K'Sante	4			Lose	Skill	Win	Showmaker's worst nightmare. K'Sante has a few tools to get onto you and burst you but he mostly relies on dashing onto a minion near you and q'ing you. If you are standing near a wall, he can e to you and ult you which will 9/10 result in you flashing or dying. You start trading with boots and six, but K'Sante can stick onto you with Frozen Gauntlet very effectively if he gets onto you.
Karma	2			Lose	Win	Win	If you struggle in this match up go fleet, but Karma top isn't good right now so he just doesn't have the poke to necessitate taking Fleet. Farm up and scale you aren't really going to kill her in lane. Stand behind minions so she can't q you without pushing the wave.
Kayle	1			Skill	Skill	Win	Ult after she ults and poke her with q auto e.
Kennen	2	53.59%	418	Lose	Skill	Win	Skill matchup. Don't get hit by too many q's or empowered autos and you should free scale. Ult his ult. Farm and Scale, you hard win at wit's end.
Kled	7	53.75%	333	Lose	Skill	Win	Hard matchup. He has kill pressure on you with q and his dash. Kled will typically look to dive on you when you are last hitting so you can bait it out by canceling your auto and dodging. You win at first item.
Lillia	5			Lose	Win	Win
Lucian	6	54.86%	2,386	Lose	Skill	Win
Malphite	7	47.47%	1,403	Lose	Lose	Lose	Rough matchup. You almost have zero kill pressure on this guy and can't really sideline against him that easily once he has points into his e. Go Dshield, fleet, and second wind as it will help mitigate some of his q poke. Only step into range for farming minions. Just scale up.
Maokai	1	48.2%	444	Win	Win	Win	Free win. Dont stand near bushes and try not to get into his w/q range. Get cull and free farm. Be careful of where his jungler his since Maokai has a lot of gank set up.
Mordekaiser	3	54.46%	1,032	Lose	Win	Win	Free match up. Farm with q and e safely pre six. Dodge his e and he has no kill pressure on you. Take fleet if you are not confident in dodging his e and want more movement speed. You win at first item.
Nasus	8	48.22%	1,178	Win	Lose	Lose	Unplayable matchup. Dodge. You can only pressure him pre-six and if their jungle hovers him your game is over. Once he gets points into his w, you aren't a champion anymore. Take ignite, Dblade and fight early. If you don't kill him pre-six it is very rough. Go ad if you are ahead and go ap if you are even/behind. Go switness boots.
Neeko	4	56.05%	339	Lose	Win	Win
Olaf	9	56.69%	284	Lose	Skill	Win	Another wave management lane like Darius. Go Ghost and rush swiftness boots. If you ever get hit by his q, he can walk you down through the lane. Farm with q and e pre six and focus on dodging axes. Olaf is very strong when he is low with his lifesteal, attackspeed, and shield on his w. Don't greed for a kill if you are both low. You win at first item.
Ornn	3	53.16%	1,061	Lose	Win	Win	Free scale lane. Don't get in his w range and don't stand near his pillar. If you stuggle in this matchup then go Fleet for the sustain. If you are around 60% health be careful of his triple brittle combo. Be careful of his all in at six since his ult comes off cooldown faster than yours. You win at first item and can start trading at six.
Pantheon	7	55.84%	693	Lose	Win	Win	Rough poke matchup. The tip of his spear is around the same as your e range. Avoid getting hit by his qs and respect his lvl 2 with empowered w, pta, and ignite. He can kill you from 60-65% health in one combo early game with ignite. If he q's the wave post six you can look for a q auto e trade onto him. Be careful of his ult in lane and ping his roams at six. You win at level 11.
Poppy	6	49.92%	659	Lose	Win	Win	Rough matchup. Early game poppy can abuse you pretty effectivly with q spam. Be careful of her dashing through the wave and comboing you with ult if you are low. If you are half health, poppy has lethal on you with her ult if she stuns you with her e. You can start trading at six and win at first item.
Quinn	7	51.03%	486	Lose	Skill	Win	Ranged Pantheon. Play safe early game and don't let her auto for free. Stand behind your minions so she can't blind you for free. Call out her roams. Get Dsheild for sustain and you win at first item.
Renekton	6	57.76%	883	Lose	Skill	Win	Really bad matchup depending how good the renekton is. If its 3in1Warrior, then its kind of unplayable. Instant cast q when he dashes through the wave and use fleet and w to get away from his e2. If he gets the stun on you then you are getting chunked. He only needs 2-3 trades to kill you early game and he can dive you himself. Bone plating is a must. You win at first item.
Rengar	7	53%	651	Lose	Skill	Win	Similar to Renekton difficulty wise. Rengar can get on top of you with his passive so stand away from the bushes on the far side. If he is at max ferocity he can jump to a minion and snare you in order to force a trade. Rengar can kill you pretty early on at around 70% health with triple q if you step up carelessly. Scale up and farm with q and e pre six. Post six, if he jumps to a minion and is far from a bush you can q him and free auto. You win at first item.
Riven	7	51.5%	998	Lose	Skill	Win	Spacing matchup. Riven has a high amount of burst damage and mobility. Respect her lvl 1 and level 6 power spikes. Be careful of nimbus cloak and flash plays she can pull up with ult. You can start interacting with her at 6 but you should really look for trades at 11.
Rumble	7	54.26%	411	Lose	Skill	Win	Broken champion. Rumble has the highest early game burst in the game with his overheat mechanic. If he hits everything on you, then he can kill you from 80 to even 90% health with ignite. If you want more sustain and movement speed for dodging e's then you can take Fleet. You win at first item if you ult his burst.
Ryze	2	55.05%	683	Lose	Skill	Win	You outscale him just go even in cs. Respect his pre-six damage and don't stand in his auto range. Be careful of standing in the wave, since he can hit you through it. You can take Lethal tempo if you are confident in the matchup. You win at first item.
Sett	4	52.48%	1,454	Lose	Win	Win	Spacing matchup. Respect his level 1 and 2 powerspikes. You should be able to kite him with more points in q. You can trade with him at six but respect the w damage.
Shen	1	56.53%	812	Lose	Win	Win	Shen used to counter kayle but his numbers are just too low right now. Should be a free farming lane. Respect his empowered qs and flash taunt. You can trade more aggressively at six.
Shyvana		51.02%	394
Singed	1	52.5%	1,221	Lose	Win	Win	Free matchup. He has kill pressure on you at six if the wave is on his side. Never get flipped into his turret. Do not leash for your jungler or you will get proxied. Do not chase him. You win always.
Sion	3	51.75%	1,088	Lose	Win	Win	Don't stand in his q and respect his early damage. Lethality sion is probably scarier than tank sion. Nashors is always viable but you can go bork if you want to play for the 1v1 against sion. If he is lethality always go nashors. His q can confirm into his ult if its charged long enough. Sion can force a fight by e'ing a minion into you and ulting. You win at first item.
Swain	2	57.27%	550	Lose	Win	Win	Play to survive until six. Take extended trades with lethal and try to bait his ult. Run out and use ghost to match his. Hard trade when his ult is down.
Sylas	3	51.33%	2,028	Lose	Win	Win	Dodge his Q2 and E2. Ult after he ults or you will always lose the fight.
Tahm Kench	7			Lose	Lose	Win	Really rough matchup but you don't see it too often. If you get hit by his q he can run you down easily with ghost especially with his r and w. If he steps into a bush or out of vision respect his w range. Play to scale. You win at level 11.
Teemo	8	49.02%	712	Lose	Skill	Win	Very opressive match up. Get dshield to minimize some of the poke. Max q to try to poke him out of lane. You win at wits end.
Trundle	6	56.14%	383	Lose	Skill	Win	Respect his early game hard and don't auto trade with him pre six. Walk with your wave and ward the bush near you level 1 so you don't get cheesed. Stay in xp range and try your best to farm. Post six play to auto him when he cs and extend the fight with your q slow. Make sure to always space him since he will melt you if he gets on you. Ghost is viable and fleet is good for the movement speed if you struggle with spacing.
Tryndamere	10	52.75%	692	Lose	Lose	Win	Worst matchup in the game. Dodge. He can stack rage on the wave and run you down reliably with w slow. Take ghost and fleet to match his movement speed. If you want to play for the 1v1 you can go for a cheese movement speed build with wit's end, galeforce, and serylda's grudge.
Urgot	2	55.18%	1,004	Lose	Skill	Win	Don't trade early. Be careful of his E flash. 3Q>E max.
Vayne	7	51.9%	1,659	Lose	Skill	Win	Play around bushes and avoid getting autoed. You really only win at level 11. At six she outdamages you with ult and can run you down with ghost. Run fleet if you struggle in the matchup.
Vladimir	5	52.32%	1,141	Lose	Skill	Win	Play to survive and trade at wits end. Do not ever eat his empowered Q2 damage. Take Dshield and second wind and just survive his poke. Early null magic is good here.
Volibear	6	55.42%	877	Lose	Skill	Win	Run Fleet and max q. Play to always space his Q E range. If he ever gets on you pre six you are getting chunked and losing wave control. He can dive you pretty easily if you trade poorly with him beforehand. Be careful of his 3 wave stack dive with his jungler.
Warwick	9	52.51%	777	Lose	Skill	Win	Super unplayable lane pre six. He can zone you from the wave and is completely unkillable pre six. Post six he should have no way of getting onto you unless he is running ghost. Level 1 ward the bush near you and pray he doesn't move to zone you from xp. Call your jungler to break a freeze if he goes for it. You are not strong enough to contest it. Don't rush antiheal you need to buy enough damage to get him low in the first place.
Wukong	7	56.76%	814	Lose	Lose	Win	Used to be a super unplayable lane but Wukong's numbers are just bad right now. Avoid trading with him pre six especially on his E cooldown. Stand near your caster minions so he has to dash into your full wave to trade into you. Avoid trading ults with him and just play for first item.
Yasuo	5	52.96%	1,943	Lose	Skill	Win	Play to survive. You can win level 1 with lethal tempo or pta and ignite but it doesn't work if he is good at spacing with his Qs. Since Yasuo can go through the wave, avoid positioning yourself so that he can dash through the wave and into you easily. Respect his tornado stacks and don't go through his windwall and into him to trade unless you know you win. You win at first item.
Yone	6	56.41%	1,388	Lose	Skill	Win	Play to survive. You can win level 1 with lethal tempo or pta and ignite but it doesn't work if he is good at spacing with his Qs. Yone should look to poke with his Qs and W so just farm what you can and stay healthy. In lane, he should look for basic trades with his Q3 and E. Don't stand near walls so he cannot land it guaranteed on you. Post six, it may be worth buffering your ultimate when he lands Q3 on you if you think he will ult you right after. You win at first item.
Yorick	4	56.68%	644	Lose	Win	Win	You hard win at first item. Focus on dodging his E and W. This matchup gets harder if he is going lethality. Use your W movement speed to dodge his abilities. Try to trade with him when he does not have graves or ghouls up.
Zac	2			Lose	Win	Win	Don't trade early and don't let him Q you for free. Use your W movement speed to dodge his E.