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

Kayle vs Nilah

How to Beat Nilah as Kayle in LoLKayle is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Nilah as Kayle

based on 1,819 Kayle vs Nilah matchups
Win Rate
47.9 %
K/D/A
1.91
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends games that we get from Riot Games each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Nilah as Kayle resulted from an analysis of 1819 ranked rounds where both champs faced each other. This particular counter matchup is relatively rare. Kayle is forced to battle against Nilah in only 1.6% of her games.

Kayle vs Nilah Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kayle does a poor job of beating Nilah. Normally, she wins a lowly 47.9% of games the champs clash against each other in. In Kayle against Nilah matches, Kayle’s team is 0.1% less expected to gain first blood, implying that she most likely won't get first blood against Nilah.

Best Kayle vs Nilah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
CullHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLong Sword

Core Kayle Items

~22 Mins
Wit's EndNashor's ToothRiftmaker

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameTerminusGuinsoo's Rageblade

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

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveBone PlatingOvergrowth
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
1
E
2
Q
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
11
R
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E
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Nilah as Kayle

Tips for Playing as Kayle against Nilah

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.

Kayle vs Nilah Counter Stats

Kayle Image
Win Rate
47.9 %
VS
Win Rate
52.1 %
Nilah Image
5.4
< Kills >
7.6
5.7
< Deaths >
6.5
5.5
< Assists >
5.9
1.27
< Killing Sprees >
1.71
189
< Minions Killed >
168
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.6
6,767
< Physical Damage >
16,918
13,476
< Magic Damage >
168
482
< True Damage >
335
20,725
< Damage Dealt >
17,422
22,100
< Damage Taken >
23,428
12,085
< Gold Earned >
12,439
2.55
< Towers >
2.69
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
6,786
< Total Healing >
8,353
15,149
< Experience >
13,058
16
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
236
< Time Dealing CC >
85

How to Counter Nilah with Kayle in LoL

The stats shown on this page show some valuable Kayle versus Nilah counter stats that may help you grasp the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Kayle’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nilah’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kayle may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Nilah..

Kayle often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her matchup does. On average, she receives a similar amount of damage to Nilah. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the champion with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kayle and Nilah

Damage Types Compared

Kayle
Nilah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kayle
Nilah

Who is Better, Kayle or Nilah?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kayle usually loses when taking on Nilah, with a 47.9% win rate. Thus, Kayle makes a poor counter for Nilah.

While Kayle does have a lower win rate compared to Nilah, when facing one another, Kayle also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less difficult champ to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Kayle into Nilahas her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Kayle also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nilah. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Kayle vs Nilah matchups, Nilah is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Kayle is a trash counter for Nilah. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kayle against Nilah.

Other Champion Matchups Against Kayle

Kayle Loses Against

TeemoTeemo47% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune47.1% winrateBardBard47.1% winrateNasusNasus47.2% winrate

Kayle Wins Against

YuumiYuumi57.9% winrateSkarnerSkarner57.1% winrateGarenGaren55.9% winrateZeriZeri55.8% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

AatroxAatrox+ 54.5% 1049 GamesTeemoTeemo+ 55% 4167 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 55.1% 15074 GamesBraumBraum+ 55.2% 1400 Games

Additional Information for Kayle Players

How We Calculated Our Kayle vs Nilah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nilah as Kayle, we analyzed 1,819 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 Nilah 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.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Kayle in order to counter Nilah during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kayle often gets a similar amount of CS as Nilah. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. 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 situation, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Kayle versus Nilah build include Wit's End, Nashor's Tooth, and Riftmaker. When Kayle incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better against Nilah than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Kayle had an average winrate of 47.9% battling Nilah with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating Nilah as Kayle, Kayle players should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for Kayle vs Nilah LoL games, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 47.9% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Nilah as Kayle are given for all ranked divisions. To scope the stats and builds to a particular skill level, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.