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

Kayle vs Qiyana

How to Beat Qiyana as Kayle in LoLKayle is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Qiyana as Kayle

based on 1,428 Kayle vs Qiyana matchups
Win Rate
53.5 %
K/D/A
1.82
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends games that we get from Riot Games each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Qiyana as Kayle came out of an evaluation of 1428 ranked rounds where both champs clashed against each other. This counter pairing is fairly rare. Kayle fights Qiyana in only 1.3% of her rounds.

Kayle vs Qiyana Matchup Summary

Kayle does a good job of countering Qiyana. Typically, she wins a whopping 53.5% of games the champs oppose one another in. In Kayle against Qiyana games, Kayle’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood. This indicates that she most likely will get first blood against Qiyana.

Best Kayle vs Qiyana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
CullHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowAmplifying Tome

Core Kayle Items

~22 Mins
Guinsoo's RagebladeTerminusKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapRiftmakerNashor's ToothWit's End

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kayle to level upe
>
Second ability for Kayle to level upq
>
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
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E
2
Q
3
W
4
E
5
E
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R
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E
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Guide to Countering Qiyana as Kayle

Tips for Playing as Kayle against Qiyana

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 Qiyana Counter Stats

Kayle Image
Win Rate
53.5 %
VS
Win Rate
46.5 %
Qiyana Image
5.6
< Kills >
8.3
6.1
< Deaths >
6.5
5.5
< Assists >
5.8
1.26
< Killing Sprees >
1.85
195
< Minions Killed >
149
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.18
0.58
< Inhibitors >
0.41
6,742
< Physical Damage >
19,897
13,487
< Magic Damage >
1,813
490
< True Damage >
877
20,719
< Damage Dealt >
22,588
23,458
< Damage Taken >
23,726
12,478
< Gold Earned >
12,190
2.77
< Towers >
1.6
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
7,290
< Total Healing >
3,456
15,443
< Experience >
14,096
17
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
7
240
< Time Dealing CC >
102

How to Counter Qiyana with Kayle in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize several vital Kayle vs. Qiyana matchup statistics that can help you distinguish the differences and similarities between this pair of champs. Kayle’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Qiyana’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Kayle may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Qiyana..

Kayle usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her matchup does. On average, she takes a similar amount of damage to Qiyana. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kayle and Qiyana

Damage Types Compared

Kayle
Qiyana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kayle
Qiyana

Who is Better, Kayle or Qiyana?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kayle usually wins when trying to fight Qiyana, with a 53.5% win rate. Thus, Kayle makes a great counter to Qiyana.

While Kayle does have a higher win rate compared to Qiyana, when facing one another, Kayle also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less challenging champ to learn. You don't need to be too worried when picking Kayle into Qiyanaas her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Kayle has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Qiyana. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Kayle vs Qiyana matchups, Kayle is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Kayle is a great counter to Qiyana. Focus your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Kayle against Qiyana.

Additional Information for Kayle Players

How We Calculated Our Kayle vs Qiyana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Qiyana as Kayle, we analyzed 1,428 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 Qiyana 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 to counter Qiyana during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kayle typically gets a similar amount of CS compared to Qiyana. Champions who typically don't take much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to use in your Kayle versus Qiyana build consist of Guinsoo's Rageblade, Terminus, and Kraken Slayer. When Kayle bought at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better vs. Qiyana than with most other typical builds. In fact, Kayle had an average winrate of 53.5% battling Qiyana with this build.

To have the best chance of crushing Qiyana 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. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Kayle vs Qiyana clashes, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 53.5% win rate overall.

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