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Kayle matchups

Tier 2#3 Top16Full build
You playKayle

Tier 252.8% win · #3 top

Kayle favoured57.7%Kayle wins 57.7% of games into Garen, well above the 52.8% Kayle wins overall.
AgainstGaren

Tier 250.0% win · #7 top

57.7%43.3%

1,463 gamesSample A 58.4%Sample B 58.4%Sample C 58.1%Gold at 15 −175Sample A, Sample B, Sample C · Emerald+ · 6 Nov

Overall win rate by rank, not this matchup:Kayle: Gold 51.5% · Plat 52.4% · Emerald 52.9% · Diamond 51.8%Garen: Gold 51.8% · Plat 50.9% · Emerald 50.6% · Diamond 49.4%

Lane plan

Do not engage in melee combat with Garen. Use [Q] and [E] to harass often, and contest lane often after reaching level 6.

Lane tip from this patch's games, play even
  • Nashor's Tooth

    You complete Nashor's Tooth at ~13 min; Garen completes Stridebreaker at ~14 min. You spike together.

  • Level 3: Garen's Courage (W) is 22s, your Celestial Blessing (W) is 15s, so you're back first. Level 6: Garen's ultimate 120s, yours 140s.

  • Ignite

    Garen takes Flash + Ignite in 92.0% of games. You take Flash + Teleport (60.3%).

Build into Garen

Sample B · Emerald+ · 600 games · 6 Nov

Items

Most built at each step, in buy order; small icons are the other picks

  1. Start0:00

    Doran's BladeHealth Potion

    Doran's Blade + Health Potion

    58.5% of games · 58.7% win
    • Doran's BowHealth PotionHealth Potion57.9%

  2. First back

    BootsDaggerBoots of Swiftness

    Boots, Dagger, Boots of Swiftness

    Bought in most games

  3. 1st item13 min

    Nashor's Tooth

    Nashor's Tooth

    85.7% of games · 59.1% win

  4. 2nd item21 min

    Dusk and Dawn

    Dusk and Dawn

    61.8% of games · 60.7% win
    • Rabadon's Deathcap70.0%
    • Guinsoo's Rageblade53.3%

  5. 3rd item26 min

    Rabadon's Deathcap

    Rabadon's Deathcap

    31.2% of games · 72.2% win
    • Shadowflame58.8%
    • Rylai's Crystal Scepter59.5%

  6. Boots8 min

    Boots of Swiftness

    Boots of Swiftness

    80.0% of games · 58.5% win
    • Berserker's Greaves57.9%

  7. Late30–30 min

    ShadowflameRabadon's Deathcap

    Shadowflame or Rabadon's Deathcap

    One of them, for what you're facing

Runes

Most played page, 356 games

PrecisionPrecision

  1. Press the AttackPress the Attackpicked in 59.3%
  2. Absorb LifeAbsorb Lifepicked in 82.7%
  3. Legend: AlacrityLegend: Alacritypicked in 98.2%
  4. Last StandLast Standpicked in 87.0%

SorcerySorcery

  1. CelerityCeleritypicked in 90.2%
  2. Gathering StormGathering Stormpicked in 88.2%

Shards

Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth ScalingAttack Speed · Adaptive Force · Health Scaling

KeystoneWin rate

Pick a keystone with a full page to see that page above.

Skill order

Most played order, 244 games
Q28101213
W31415
E14579
R611

Max

  1. EQW69.0% pick · 409 games58.4%
  2. QEW25.6% pick · 152 games60.5%

Garen: E start, max EQW12,406 games

Summoner spells

FlashTeleportFlash + Teleport60.3% pick

FlashIgniteGaren: Flash + Ignite, 92.0%23,430 games

Play against Garen

Cooldowns at levels 1, 3, 6 and 11 on each side's most played skill order, before ability haste

Garen's abilities

Your opponent · no resource
  1. P PerseverancePassive
  2. Q Decisive Strike8s cooldown · No cost · 300 range—8s8s8s
  3. W Courage22 / 19.5 / 17 / 14.5 / 12s cooldown · No cost—22s22s22s
  4. E Judgment9 / 8.25 / 7.5 / 6.75 / 6s cooldown · No cost · 325 range9s9s7.5s6s
  5. R Demacian Justice120 / 100 / 80s cooldown · No cost · 400 range——120s100s

Courage (W) is the long one early: 22s at level 3, so trade once it's down. — means not learned yet at that level.

Kayle's abilities

You · uses mana
  1. P Divine AscentPassive
  2. Q Radiant Blast10 / 9.5 / 9 / 8.5 / 8s cooldown · 60 / 70 / 80 / 90 / 100 mana · 900 range—10s10s9s
  3. W Celestial Blessing15s cooldown · 70 / 75 / 80 / 85 / 90 mana · 900 range—15s15s15s
  4. E Starfire Spellblade8 / 7.5 / 7 / 6.5 / 6s cooldown · No cost · 550 range8s8s7s6s
  5. R Divine Judgment140 / 110 / 80s cooldown · 100 / 50 / 0 mana · 900 range——140s110s

Celestial Blessing (W) is the long one early: 15s at level 3, so trade once it's down. — means not learned yet at that level.

All 31 top matchups

Kayle's win rate into each one · green beats Kayle's average, rose falls short
42.0%44.0%46.0%48.0%50.0%52.0%54.0%56.0%58.0%60.0%62.0%64.0%

Numbers from Sample A (collected 6 Nov), Sample B (Emerald+, collected 6 Nov) and Sample C (Emerald+, collected 6 Nov), ranked Solo/Duo, patch 16.22. Combined win rates weight each sample by its games. Next Queue doesn't collect these games itself.