Kassadin vs Kayle
How to Beat Kayle as Kassadin
based on 1,537 Kassadin vs Kayle matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kassadin vs Kayle Matchup Summary
Best Kassadin vs Kayle Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Kayle as Kassadin
Tips for Playing as Kassadin against Kayle
Kassadin's ultimate has many uses and is on a shorter cooldown than most, use it often.
Kassadin has multiple item paths; he can go caster via Mana and Ability Power or anti-caster with Cooldown Reduction and Magic Resist.
Try to get the Ancient Golem buff to counteract Riftwalk's increasing Mana cost.
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.
Kassadin vs Kayle Counter Stats
How to Counter Kayle with Kassadin in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify several important Kassadin versus Kayle matchup stats that can help you interpret the differences between the pair. As an example, Kassadin’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kayle’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Kassadin may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Kayle..
Kassadin normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his counter does. Typically, he takes more damage than Kayle. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Kassadin and Kayle
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Who is Better, Kassadin or Kayle?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kassadin usually fairs equally well when taking on Kayle, with a 49.5% win rate. Therefore, Kassadin makes an ok counter for Kayle.
While Kassadin does have a lower winrate compared to Kayle, when on opposite teams, Kassadin also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Kassadin into Kayleas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Kassadin has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kayle. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Kassadin vs Kayle matchups, Kayle is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.
Kassadin is a somewhat poor counter to Kayle. 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 Kassadin against Kayle.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Kassadin to counter Kayle during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kassadin typically racks up a similar amount of CS as Kayle. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. 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 need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The top items to focus on in your Kassadin versus Kayle build consist of Seraph's Embrace, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Malignance. When Kassadin bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better against Kayle than with most other common builds. In fact, Kassadin had an average winrate of 49.5% when countering Kayle with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Kayle as Kassadin, you should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Kassadin vs Kayle LoL games, this sequence of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.5% win rate overall.
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