Kayle vs Diana
How to Beat Diana as Kayle
based on 4,745 Kayle vs Diana matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kayle vs Diana Matchup Summary
Best Kayle vs Diana Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Diana as Kayle
Tips for Playing as Kayle against Diana
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 Diana
Pale Cascade orbs only last a few seconds. Avoid Diana and engage her after the shield dissipates.
Diana can play very aggressively if she uses Lunar Rush without Moonlight, but you can punish her by slowing or stunning her when she has no way to get back into position.
Dodge Crescent Strike, or move to safety if you are affected by Moonlight.
Kayle vs Diana Counter Stats
How to Counter Diana with Kayle in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify some vital Kayle vs. Diana matchup statistics that can help you figure out the differences between this set of champions. As an example, Kayle’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Diana’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Kayle may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Diana..
Kayle typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her counter does. Typically, she receives a similar amount of damage to Diana. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Kayle and Diana
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Who is Better, Kayle or Diana?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Kayle usually fairs equally well when taking on Diana, with a 50.0% win rate. As a result, Kayle makes an ok counter for Diana.
While Kayle does have a higher win rate compared to Diana, when on opposite teams, Kayle also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more challenging character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Kayle into Dianaas her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Kayle has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Diana. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Kayle vs Diana matchups, Diana is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Kayle is a decent counter for Diana. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Kayle against Diana.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Kayle in order to counter Diana during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kayle often racks up more CS compared to Diana. Champions who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.
The most important items to prioritize in your Kayle versus Diana build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Nashor's Tooth. When Kayle incorporated at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better when facing Diana than with many other common builds. In fact, Kayle had an average win rate of 50.0% battling Diana with this counter build.
To have the highest probability of coming out on top against Diana as Kayle, Kayle players should use the Press the Attack, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Celerity, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Kayle vs Diana counterpicks, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.0% win rate overall.
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