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Kayle vs Gragas

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How to Beat Gragas as Kayle

based on 1,889 Kayle vs Gragas matchups
Win Rate
54 %
K/D/A
1.83
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked League games each week. In our data, Kayle faced Gragas in 1889 rounds. With so many matchups for Kayle versus Gragas provides us a lot of confidence in our capacity to produce informative data and a solid build to counter Gragas. This champ matchup is somewhat rare. Kayle is forced to battle against Gragas in only 1.7% of her games.

Kayle vs Gragas Matchup Summary

Kayle has done a great job of beating Gragas. Normally, she wins a fantastic 54.0% of matches the champs fight one another in. In Kayle vs Gragas matches, Kayle’s side is 0.1% less expected to earn first blood. This implies that she most likely won't get first blood versus Gragas.

Best Kayle vs Gragas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
CullHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Kayle Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneNashor's Tooth

Optional Items

ShadowflameTerminusGuinsoo's RagebladeRiftmaker

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kayle to level upq
>
Second ability for Kayle to level upe
>
Last skill for Kayle to max outw

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkOverhealLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
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
2
Q
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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E
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Guide to Countering Gragas as Kayle

Tips for Playing as Kayle against Gragas

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 Gragas

Body Slam is on a very low cooldown, making it difficult to pursue Gragas. Don't overextend yourself chasing him.

Gragas can knock everybody away with his ultimate. Be careful that you don't get knocked into him or, worse, an enemy tower.

Kayle vs Gragas Counter Stats

Kayle Image
Win Rate
54 %
VS
Win Rate
46 %
Gragas Image
5.3
< Kills >
6.1
6
< Deaths >
5.6
5.7
< Assists >
6.8
1.22
< Killing Sprees >
1.41
196
< Minions Killed >
109
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
0.63
0.59
< Inhibitors >
0.39
6,692
< Physical Damage >
1,391
13,460
< Magic Damage >
17,927
515
< True Damage >
547
20,667
< Damage Dealt >
19,865
23,306
< Damage Taken >
29,171
12,448
< Gold Earned >
11,351
2.78
< Towers >
1.56
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.15
7,426
< Total Healing >
12,309
15,542
< Experience >
14,046
18
< Vision Score >
21
9
< Wards Placed >
8
248
< Time Dealing CC >
401

How to Counter Gragas with Kayle in LoL

The stats provided here highlight some strategic Kayle vs. Gragas counter stats that may help us explain the distinctions between these two champs. As an example, Kayle’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Gragas’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Kayle may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Gragas..

Kayle normally has a similar longest killing spree as her counter does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Gragas. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kayle and Gragas

Damage Types Compared

Kayle
Gragas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kayle
Gragas

Who is Better, Kayle or Gragas?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Kayle usually wins when taking on Gragas, with a 54.0% win rate. Thus, Kayle makes a great counter for Gragas.

While Kayle does have a much higher win rate compared to Gragas, when on opposite teams, Kayle also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more difficult champ to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Kayle into Gragasas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Kayle also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Gragas. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Kayle vs Gragas matchups, Kayle is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Kayle is a great counter to Gragas. Focus your strategy on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Kayle against Gragas.

Additional Information for Kayle Players

How We Calculated Our Kayle vs Gragas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gragas as Kayle, we analyzed 1,889 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 Gragas 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

If you would like to truly master Kayle in order to counter Gragas during both the lane 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 suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kayle often accumulates more CS compared to Gragas. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Kayle versus Gragas build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Nashor's Tooth. When Kayle bought at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better when fighting Gragas than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Kayle boasted an average winrate of 54.0% when countering Gragas with this build.

To have the highest chance of defeating Gragas as Kayle, you should use the Fleet Footwork, Overheal, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Kayle vs Gragas matchups, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 54.0% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Gragas as Kayle are presented for all skill levels combined. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a distinct division, you may use the selection menu earlier on the page.