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How to Win Kayle vs Blitzcrank Counter MatchupKayle is in the s tier of champions

Kayle vs Blitzcrank

How to Beat Blitzcrank as Kayle in LoLKayle is in the s tier of champions
FighterSupport
TankFighter

How to Beat Blitzcrank as Kayle

based on 4,207 Kayle vs Blitzcrank matchups
Win Rate
48.9 %
K/D/A
1.87
Pick Rate
3.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked League of Legends games every week. In our dataset, Kayle battled Blitzcrank in 4207 rounds. With so many matchups for Kayle vs Blitzcrank gives us faith in our capacity to produce enlightening stats and a solid build to destroy your enemy. This particular counter pairing is somewhat rare. Kayle has to counter Blitzcrank in only 3.7% of her matches.

Kayle vs Blitzcrank Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kayle has done a poor job of beating Blitzcrank. Normally, she wins a acceptable 48.9% of the time the champs face off with each other in. In Kayle vs Blitzcrank games, Kayle’s side is 0.3% less likely to earn first blood, implying that she probably won't get first blood against Blitzcrank.

Best Kayle vs Blitzcrank Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
CullHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowBerserker's Greaves

Core Kayle Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneNashor's Tooth

Optional Items

ShadowflameRylai's Crystal ScepterGuinsoo's RagebladeTerminus

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kayle to level upq
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Second ability for Kayle to level upe
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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
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Q
3
W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Blitzcrank as Kayle

Tips for Playing as Kayle against Blitzcrank

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 Win Against Blitzcrank

Staying behind creeps can prevent you from being Rocket Grabbed. Blitzcrank's Rocket Grab only pulls the first enemy target it encounters.

Blitzcrank's passive Mana Barrier grants him a shield when he is low on health.

Kayle vs Blitzcrank Counter Stats

Kayle Image
Win Rate
48.9 %
VS
Win Rate
51.1 %
Blitzcrank Image
5.6
< Kills >
2.3
6
< Deaths >
5.9
5.6
< Assists >
13.2
1.31
< Killing Sprees >
0.42
192
< Minions Killed >
28
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.43
6,639
< Physical Damage >
2,665
13,843
< Magic Damage >
5,685
528
< True Damage >
884
21,011
< Damage Dealt >
9,235
22,649
< Damage Taken >
22,199
12,357
< Gold Earned >
8,485
2.71
< Towers >
1.44
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
6,803
< Total Healing >
2,269
15,320
< Experience >
10,375
17
< Vision Score >
55
8
< Wards Placed >
24
241
< Time Dealing CC >
311

How to Counter Blitzcrank with Kayle in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore several strategic Kayle versus Blitzcrank counter statistics that may help us realize the distinctions between these two champions. For instance, Kayle’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Blitzcrank’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Kayle may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Blitzcrank. This observation is largely caused by the difference in kills.

Kayle normally has a much larger longest kill spree than her enemy does. Commonly, she takes a similar amount of damage to Blitzcrank. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kayle and Blitzcrank

Damage Types Compared

Kayle
Blitzcrank
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kayle
Blitzcrank

Who is Better, Kayle or Blitzcrank?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kayle usually loses when playing against Blitzcrank, with a 48.9% win rate. Thus, Kayle makes a poor counter for Blitzcrank.

While Kayle does have a lower winrate than Blitzcrank, when on opposite teams, Kayle also has a much greater difficulty level that makes her a more difficult champion to learn. You should be careful when picking Kayle into Blitzcrankas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Kayle also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Blitzcrank. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Kayle vs Blitzcrank matchups, Blitzcrank is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Kayle is a somewhat poor counter for Blitzcrank. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kayle against Blitzcrank.

Additional Information for Kayle Players

How We Calculated Our Kayle vs Blitzcrank Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Blitzcrank as Kayle, we analyzed 4,207 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 Blitzcrank as Kayle 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

To truly master Kayle to counter Blitzcrank during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kayle typically gets much more CS relative to Blitzcrank. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Kayle versus Blitzcrank build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Nashor's Tooth. When Kayle included at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better countering Blitzcrank than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Kayle boasted an average winrate of 48.9% when playing against Blitzcrank with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of vanquishing Blitzcrank as Kayle, Kayle players should use the Fleet Footwork, Overheal, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Kayle vs Blitzcrank battles, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 48.9% winrate overall.

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