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

Kayle vs Vayne

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

based on 5,998 Kayle vs Vayne matchups
Win Rate
51 %
K/D/A
1.87
Pick Rate
5.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of ranked LoL rounds that we evaluate every week. Our guide on how to beat Vayne as Kayle came out of an evaluation of 5998 ranked matches where both champions fought each other. This particular champ pairing is relatively uncommon. Kayle encounters Vayne in only 5.3% of her games.

Kayle vs Vayne Matchup Summary

Kayle has done a decent job of countering Vayne. Normally, she wins a acceptable 51.0% of matches the champions oppose each other in. In Kayle versus Vayne rounds, Kayle’s team is 0.1% less likely to get first blood. This implies that she most likely won't get first blood against Vayne.

Best Kayle vs Vayne Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
CullHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowBerserker's Greaves

Core Kayle Items

~22 Mins
Nashor's ToothTerminusKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Lich BaneRabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeShadowflame

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
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E
2
Q
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
8
E
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Q
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E
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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 Vayne as Kayle

Tips for Playing as Kayle against Vayne

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 Vayne

Deny Vayne the opportunity to pin you against walls.

Vayne is fragile - turn the pressure up on her and she will be forced to play cautiously.

Kayle vs Vayne Counter Stats

Kayle Image
Win Rate
51 %
VS
Win Rate
49 %
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5.6
< Kills >
7.3
6
< Deaths >
6.2
5.6
< Assists >
5.4
1.3
< Killing Sprees >
1.7
194
< Minions Killed >
164
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.22
0.59
< Inhibitors >
0.54
6,894
< Physical Damage >
14,225
13,667
< Magic Damage >
1,432
520
< True Damage >
3,608
21,081
< Damage Dealt >
19,266
23,170
< Damage Taken >
21,239
12,477
< Gold Earned >
12,066
2.74
< Towers >
2.36
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
7,114
< Total Healing >
5,940
15,529
< Experience >
12,832
17
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
241
< Time Dealing CC >
67

How to Counter Vayne with Kayle in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show some critical Kayle against Vayne matchup stats that may help you understand the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Kayle’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Vayne’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kayle may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Vayne..

Kayle usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her opponent does. Commonly, she receives a similar amount of damage to Vayne. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kayle and Vayne

Damage Types Compared

Kayle
Vayne
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kayle
Vayne

Who is Better, Kayle or Vayne?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kayle usually wins when playing against Vayne, with a 51.0% win rate. As a result, Kayle makes a good counter for Vayne.

While Kayle does have a higher winrate than Vayne, when facing one another, Kayle also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less complex character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Kayle into Vayneas 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 utility and CC, a similar amount to Vayne. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kayle vs Vayne matchups, Kayle is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Kayle is a decent counter to Vayne. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Kayle against Vayne.

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 Vayne Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vayne as Kayle, we analyzed 5,998 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 Vayne 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

Kayle Build Vayne Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Kayle in order to counter Vayne during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kayle on average picks up a similar amount of CS as Vayne. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Kayle versus Vayne build include Nashor's Tooth, Terminus, and Kraken Slayer. When Kayle bought at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better vs. Vayne than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Kayle had an average win rate of 51.0% when playing against Vayne with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Vayne as Kayle, you 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 players used for Kayle vs Vayne counterpicks, this mixture of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 51.0% winrate overall.

If you want to see Kayle versus Vayne tips and counter builds for a an individual rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu provided above. By default, the stats and guides displayed are calculated using all games run with both champs.