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

Kayle vs Veigar

How to Beat Veigar as Kayle in LoLKayle is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Veigar as Kayle

based on 4,031 Kayle vs Veigar matchups
Win Rate
51.3 %
K/D/A
1.85
Pick Rate
3.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked League of Legends games every week. Within our dataset, Kayle engaged Veigar 4031 times. With so many matchups for Kayle versus Veigar gives us confidence in our capability to provide enlightening statistics and a solid build to crush your opposition. This champ matchup is relatively rare. Kayle encounters Veigar in only 3.6% of her matches.

Kayle vs Veigar Matchup Summary

Kayle has done a decent job of countering Veigar. Normally, she wins a acceptable 51.3% of games the champs face one another in. In Kayle vs Veigar rounds, Kayle’s side is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood, indicating that she most likely will be able to get first blood versus Veigar.

Best Kayle vs Veigar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowBerserker's Greaves

Core Kayle Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneNashor's Tooth

Optional Items

ShadowflameRylai's Crystal ScepterTerminusGuinsoo's Rageblade

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
SorceryAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
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
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Q
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W
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Veigar as Kayle

Tips for Playing as Kayle against Veigar

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 Veigar

Dark Matter deals very high damage, but it can be avoided. Pay attention to the sound and visual indicator to be aware of when and where the spell will land.

Veigar's ultimate deals increased damage based on your missing health.

Event Horizon only stuns units on the edge. If you're inside the spell, you can still move and attack.

Kayle vs Veigar Counter Stats

Kayle Image
Win Rate
51.3 %
VS
Win Rate
48.7 %
Veigar Image
5.5
< Kills >
7
5.9
< Deaths >
6
5.4
< Assists >
6.1
1.29
< Killing Sprees >
1.61
192
< Minions Killed >
168
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.59
< Inhibitors >
0.52
6,737
< Physical Damage >
653
13,234
< Magic Damage >
21,373
504
< True Damage >
526
20,476
< Damage Dealt >
22,553
23,507
< Damage Taken >
18,602
12,456
< Gold Earned >
12,064
2.76
< Towers >
2.14
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
7,229
< Total Healing >
1,857
15,643
< Experience >
14,435
17
< Vision Score >
21
8
< Wards Placed >
10
240
< Time Dealing CC >
87

How to Counter Veigar with Kayle in LoL

The stats provided here show several vital Kayle against Veigar matchup statistics that can help you explain the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Kayle’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Veigar’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Kayle may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Veigar..

Kayle often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her enemy does. Typically, she takes more damage than Veigar. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kayle and Veigar

Damage Types Compared

Kayle
Veigar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kayle
Veigar

Who is Better, Kayle or Veigar?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kayle usually wins when facing off against Veigar, with a 51.3% win rate. As a result, Kayle makes a good counter to Veigar.

While Kayle does have a higher winrate compared to Veigar, when on opposite teams, Kayle also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more time consuming champion to develop with. You should be careful when picking Kayle into Veigaras her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Kayle has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Veigar. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Kayle vs Veigar matchups, Kayle is the better champ with a higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Kayle is a decent counter to Veigar. Focus your play on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Kayle against Veigar.

Additional Information for Kayle Players

How We Calculated Our Kayle vs Veigar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Veigar as Kayle, we analyzed 4,031 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 Veigar 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 learn all of the intricacies of Kayle to counter Veigar during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kayle on average picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Veigar. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. 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 several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Kayle versus Veigar build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Nashor's Tooth. When Kayle used at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better when fighting Veigar than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Kayle boasted an average winrate of 51.3% when countering Veigar with these items in her kit.

To have the best chance of coming out on top against Veigar as Kayle, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for Kayle vs Veigar matchups, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 51.3% win rate overall.

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