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

Kayle vs Zeri

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

based on 1,187 Kayle vs Zeri matchups
Win Rate
55.8 %
K/D/A
1.97
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated LoL matches that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Zeri as Kayle came out of an evaluation of 1187 ranked games where both champions battled one another. This particular pairing is somewhat rare. Kayle fights Zeri in only 1.1% of her games.

Kayle vs Zeri Matchup Summary

Kayle has done a great job of beating Zeri. Normally, she wins a fantastic 55.8% of the time the champions face off with each other in. In Kayle against Zeri matches, Kayle’s side is 0.0% more likely to get first blood. This implies that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Zeri.

Best Kayle vs Zeri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerBerserker's Greaves

Core Kayle Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapNashor's ToothRiftmaker

Optional Items

TerminusGuinsoo's RagebladeKraken SlayerWit's End

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
14
W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Zeri as Kayle

Tips for Playing as Kayle against Zeri

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 Zeri Counter Stats

Kayle Image
Win Rate
55.8 %
VS
Win Rate
44.2 %
Zeri Image
5.7
< Kills >
7
5.8
< Deaths >
5.9
5.7
< Assists >
6.6
1.31
< Killing Sprees >
1.59
196
< Minions Killed >
189
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.63
< Inhibitors >
0.52
7,288
< Physical Damage >
13,135
13,941
< Magic Damage >
6,398
526
< True Damage >
518
21,756
< Damage Dealt >
20,052
23,274
< Damage Taken >
23,120
12,619
< Gold Earned >
12,610
2.87
< Towers >
2.31
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
7,465
< Total Healing >
4,458
15,718
< Experience >
12,847
17
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
8
243
< Time Dealing CC >
123

How to Counter Zeri with Kayle in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore several valuable Kayle against Zeri matchup statistics that may help you interpret the differences between the pair. For instance, Kayle’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Zeri’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kayle may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Zeri..

Kayle often has a similar longest killing spree as her enemy does. Commonly, she receives a similar amount of damage to Zeri. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kayle and Zeri

Damage Types Compared

Kayle
Zeri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kayle
Zeri

Who is Better, Kayle or Zeri?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kayle usually wins when facing off against Zeri, with a 55.8% win rate. Thus, Kayle makes a fantastic counter for Zeri.

While Kayle does have a much higher winrate than Zeri, when facing one another, Kayle also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more time consuming champion to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Kayle into Zerias her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Kayle has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Zeri. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kayle vs Zeri matchups, Kayle is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Kayle is a great counter to Zeri. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Kayle against Zeri.

Additional Information for Kayle Players

How We Calculated Our Kayle vs Zeri Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zeri as Kayle, we analyzed 1,187 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 Zeri 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 Zeri 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 pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kayle often racks up a similar amount of CS as Zeri. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Kayle versus Zeri build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Nashor's Tooth, and Riftmaker. When Kayle combined at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better against Zeri than with most other common item sets. In fact, Kayle boasted an average win rate of 55.8% battling Zeri with this build.

To have the highest chance of beating Zeri 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 builds players chose for Kayle vs Zeri LoL games, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 55.8% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Zeri as Kayle are presented for every ranked division. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to a particular rank, you should use the selection menu at the top of this page.