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

Kayle vs Viktor

How to Beat Viktor as Kayle in LoLKayle is in the s tier of champions
FighterSupport
Mage

How to Beat Viktor as Kayle

based on 1,586 Kayle vs Viktor matchups
Win Rate
47.6 %
K/D/A
1.79
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked LoL rounds each week. In our data, Kayle battled Viktor in 1586 rounds. With so many matchups for Kayle vs Viktor gives us faith in our capability to produce enlightening data and a solid build to suppress Viktor. This particular counter pairing is somewhat rare. Kayle has to counter Viktor in only 1.4% of her matches.

Kayle vs Viktor Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kayle has done a below average job of beating Viktor. On average, she wins a lowly 47.6% of the time the champions fight one another in. In Kayle versus Viktor matches, Kayle’s side is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood, implying that she probably will get first blood against Viktor.

Best Kayle vs Viktor Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRecurve Bow

Core Kayle Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneNashor's Tooth

Optional Items

ShadowflameTerminusGuinsoo's RagebladeWit's End

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kayle to level upe
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Second ability for Kayle to level upq
>
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
1
E
2
Q
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
Q
9
E
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Q
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R
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Q
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Q
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Viktor as Kayle

Tips for Playing as Kayle against Viktor

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 Viktor

Be careful about how close you let Viktor get to you. Viktor's control of the battlefield increases with his proximity to his opponent.

Be aware of how many augments Viktor has upgraded by looking at the color of the light on his staff (purple, yellow, blue, red).

Kayle vs Viktor Counter Stats

Kayle Image
Win Rate
47.6 %
VS
Win Rate
52.4 %
Viktor Image
5
< Kills >
6.4
5.8
< Deaths >
5.3
5.4
< Assists >
6.6
1.17
< Killing Sprees >
1.5
196
< Minions Killed >
184
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.57
6,216
< Physical Damage >
594
12,760
< Magic Damage >
24,625
476
< True Damage >
648
19,452
< Damage Dealt >
25,868
23,251
< Damage Taken >
17,969
12,215
< Gold Earned >
12,068
2.57
< Towers >
2.2
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
7,282
< Total Healing >
1,667
15,386
< Experience >
15,001
17
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
247
< Time Dealing CC >
263

How to Counter Viktor with Kayle in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify several influential Kayle vs. Viktor matchup stats that may help us distinguish the differences and similarities between the pair. Kayle’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Viktor’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Kayle may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Viktor..

Kayle normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her enemy does. On average, she receives more damage than Viktor. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kayle and Viktor

Damage Types Compared

Kayle
Viktor
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kayle
Viktor

Who is Better, Kayle or Viktor?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Kayle usually loses when trying to fight Viktor, with a 47.6% win rate. As a result, Kayle makes a bad counter to Viktor.

While Kayle does have a lower winrate compared to Viktor, when facing one another, Kayle also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less challenging character to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Kayle into Viktoras her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Kayle also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Viktor. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Kayle is a trash counter for Viktor. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Kayle against Viktor.

Additional Information for Kayle Players

How We Calculated Our Kayle vs Viktor Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Viktor as Kayle, we analyzed 1,586 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 Viktor 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 in order to counter Viktor during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kayle typically picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Viktor. Champions who typically don't get much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The best items to have in your Kayle versus Viktor build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Nashor's Tooth. When Kayle included at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better when fighting Viktor than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Kayle had an average win rate of 47.6% when playing against Viktor with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of beating Viktor as Kayle, you should take the Fleet Footwork, Overheal, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Kayle vs Viktor fights, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 47.6% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Viktor as Kayle are presented for all skill levels, merged. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to an individual player tier, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.