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How to Win Viego vs Kayle Counter MatchupViego is in the a tier of champions

Viego vs Kayle

How to Beat Kayle as Viego in LoLViego is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Kayle as Viego

based on 4,328 Viego vs Kayle matchups
Win Rate
48.2 %
K/D/A
2.25
Pick Rate
2.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of ranked League matches that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Kayle as Viego came out of an evaluation of 4328 ranked rounds where both champions fought each other. This particular matchup is somewhat rare. Viego has to counter Kayle in only 2.9% of their rounds.

Viego vs Kayle Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Viego has done a below average job of countering Kayle. Typically, they wins a lowly 48.2% of matches the champs fight one another in. In Viego against Kayle rounds, Viego’s side is 0.1% more likely to get first blood, implying that they probably will get first blood against Kayle.

Best Viego vs Kayle Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowVampiric Scepter

Core Viego Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelTrinity ForceKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Sterak's GageSundered SkyEclipseTitanic Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Viego's passive ability p
Viego's q ability q
Viego's w ability w
Viego's e ability e
Viego's ultimate ability r
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W
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Guide to Countering Kayle as Viego

Advice to Win Against Kayle

Kayle starts the game as a weaker melee champion. Try to put her behind before she ascends to her ranged form.

Kayle is usually a fragile target. If you see her ultimate cast on an ally, switch to attacking her.

Divine Judgment only grants Kayle or her allies immunity to damage. Slows and stuns can still be applied, so trap them if they're being overzealous.

Viego vs Kayle Counter Stats

Viego Image
Win Rate
48.2 %
VS
Win Rate
51.8 %
Kayle Image
7.2
< Kills >
5.5
6
< Deaths >
5.7
6.3
< Assists >
5.5
1.65
< Killing Sprees >
1.24
34
< Minions Killed >
194
1.77
< Dragons Killed >
0.13
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.58
13,985
< Physical Damage >
6,752
1,923
< Magic Damage >
13,239
759
< True Damage >
526
16,667
< Damage Dealt >
20,517
32,129
< Damage Taken >
22,519
12,015
< Gold Earned >
12,367
1.51
< Towers >
2.81
0.41
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
16,196
< Total Healing >
7,101
13,610
< Experience >
15,446
22
< Vision Score >
17
6
< Wards Placed >
8
226
< Time Dealing CC >
241

How to Counter Kayle with Viego in LoL

The stats shown here highlight some important Viego vs. Kayle counter statistics that may help us distinguish the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Viego’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kayle’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Viego may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Kayle..

Viego often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than their matchup does. Typically, they takes more damage than Kayle. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Viego and Kayle

Damage Types Compared

Viego
Kayle
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Viego
Kayle

Who is Better, Viego or Kayle?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Viego usually loses when facing off against Kayle, with a 48.2% win rate. Thus, Viego makes a bad counter for Kayle.

While Viego does have a lower winrate compared to Kayle, when they face off with one another, Viego also has a lower difficulty level that makes them a less complex character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Viego into Kayle.

Additionally, Viego also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kayle. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Viego vs Kayle matchups, Kayle is the better champ 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.

Viego is a somewhat poor counter to Kayle. Focus your strategy on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Viego against Kayle.

Additional Information for Viego Players

How We Calculated Our Viego vs Kayle Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kayle as Viego, we analyzed 4,328 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 Kayle as Viego 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Viego to counter Kayle during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Viego often gets a lot less CS compared to Kayle. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to use in your Viego versus Kayle build include Guardian Angel, Trinity Force, and Kraken Slayer. When Viego bought at least these three items in their build, they performed significantly better when facing Kayle than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Viego had an average win rate of 48.2% battling Kayle with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of vanquishing Kayle as Viego, Viego players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Viego vs Kayle counters, this combo of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 48.2% win rate overall.

If you need to see Viego x Kayle tips and counter stats for a a particular division, please choose one from the selection menu above. At first, the statistics and build suggestions given are calculated using all games with data with both champions.