Who counters Kayle Top?

On patch 26.19 the hardest Top matchups for Kayle are Mordekaiser (45.45%), Darius (47.31%), Malphite (48.35%). The percentage is Kayle's win rate in that matchup.

Who does Kayle Top counter?

On patch 26.19 Kayle does best against Yasuo (66.67%), Garen (54.07%), Yorick (57.89%).

Kayle Top build and counters

Kayle Top has a 51.55% win rate with 1.36% pick rate in ranked solo and is currently placed in tier A. Based on our analysis of 2 390 matches in patch 26.19, SeeMeta summarizes aggregate stats, role, difficulty, and lane matchup win rates for Kayle on Top.

Last Updated September 29, 2026

Games 2 390

Win rate 51.55%

Tier A

Kayle

Top · Patch 26.19 · Ranked Solo

Games: 2 390
Wins: 1 232
Win rate: 51.55%
Pick rate: 1.36%
Ban rate: 1.17%
Difficulty: Medium

Kayle Top stats

6 468

Physical Damage

16 784

Magic Damage

471

True Damage

23 724

Total Damage

27 442

Damage Taken

9 840

Healing

5.6

Kills

6.7

Deaths

6.2

Assists

2.5

Max Kill Spree

12 538

Gold

211

Minions Killed

7.1

Jungle CS

Kayle Top Builds

Runes

Precision

Sorcery

Stat Shards

Summoner Spells

Starting Items

Core Items

Item 4

Item 5

Item 6

Skill Priority

Popularity1.26%Win rate43.33%

Popularity1.00%Win rate45.83%

Popularity0.71%Win rate52.94%

Popularity0.54%Win rate53.85%

Popularity0.46%Win rate72.73%

Popularity0.46%Win rate54.55%

Popularity0.42%Win rate60%

Popularity0.42%Win rate50%

Popularity0.29%Win rate57.14%

Kayle Top skill order

On patch 26.19 Kayle Top most often maxes E > Q > W, used in 71.14% of games with a 51.85% win rate. At levels 1 to 3 the usual order is E, Q, W.

Skill max order

Which of Q, W and E is maxed first, second and third, from games with at least 11 skill points. R is not included.

Starfire Spellblade
Radiant Blast
Celestial Blessing

Win rate: 51.85%
Pick rate: 71.14%
Games: 1 647

Other options

Win rate 54.30%Pick rate 22.59%
Win rate 50.48%Pick rate 4.54%

First three levels

Abilities taken at levels 1, 2 and 3.

Starfire Spellblade
Radiant Blast
Celestial Blessing

Win rate: 51.28%
Pick rate: 74.47%
Games: 1 753

Other options

Win rate 54.78%Pick rate 13.34%
Win rate 52.73%Pick rate 7.01%

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Kayle Top counters

Kayle Top struggles most against Mordekaiser (45.45%), Darius (47.31%), Malphite (48.35%) and has the easiest time against Yasuo (66.67%), Garen (54.07%), Yorick (57.89%). Percentages are Kayle's win rate in each matchup, based on 2 390 ranked solo games of Kayle in this role on patch 26.19.

Champions that counter Kayle

Lowest Kayle win rate in the lane matchup. The number under each champion is Kayle's win rate.

Champions Kayle counters

Highest Kayle win rate in the lane matchup.

All Kayle Top matchups

Sorted from the hardest to the easiest matchup. Pairs with fewer than 10 games are left out. Gold diff @15 is Kayle's average gold lead over the opponent at 15 minutes. It is shown for pairs with at least 30 games that have this data.

Opponent	Kayle win rate	Games	Gold diff @15
Mordekaiser	45.45%	88	−1 006
Games 88 Gold diff @15 −1 006
Illaoi	46.55%	58	−1 075
Games 58 Gold diff @15 −1 075
Teemo	47.22%	72	−1 261
Games 72 Gold diff @15 −1 261
Darius	47.31%	93	−678
Games 93 Gold diff @15 −678
Aatrox	48.00%	50	−973
Games 50 Gold diff @15 −973
Malphite	48.35%	91	−994
Games 91 Gold diff @15 −994
Jax	48.53%	68	−944
Games 68 Gold diff @15 −944
Shen	50.00%	52	−458
Games 52 Gold diff @15 −458
Nasus	51.25%	80	−347
Games 80 Gold diff @15 −347
Yone	51.85%	81	−1 138
Games 81 Gold diff @15 −1 138
Sett	52.17%	92	−330
Games 92 Gold diff @15 −330
Garen	54.07%	135	−216
Games 135 Gold diff @15 −216
Singed	55.77%	52	−976
Games 52 Gold diff @15 −976
Volibear	55.93%	59	+24
Games 59 Gold diff @15 +24
Gangplank	56.36%	55	−926
Games 55 Gold diff @15 −926
Yorick	57.89%	57	−1 331
Games 57 Gold diff @15 −1 331
Yasuo	66.67%	54	−1 010
Games 54 Gold diff @15 −1 010

Kayle in other roles

Tier, win rate and pick rate of Kayle outside the main role, plus builds and matchups where there are enough games. These roles have fewer games, so the numbers move more between patches.

Kayle Jungle

Win rate: 55.56%
Pick rate: 0.02%
Games: 36

Kayle Middle

Win rate: 51.38%
Pick rate: 0.23%
Games: 399

Core Items

Runes

Press the Attack

Skill max order

Win rate 53.85%

Kayle Bottom

Win rate: 44.44%
Pick rate: 0.02%
Games: 36

Kayle Support

Win rate: 28.57%
Pick rate: 0.02%
Games: 42

Game duration popularity

Game length	Share of games
0–15 min	3.8%
16–20 min	4.5%
21–25 min	16.1%
26–30 min	31.8%
31–35 min	26.5%
36–40 min	11.6%
41+ min	5.8%

Win rate by game duration

Game length	Win rate
0–15 min	40%
16–20 min	39.8%
21–25 min	38.3%
26–30 min	52.3%
31–35 min	58.2%
36–40 min	56.2%
41+ min	61.2%

Win rate by objective secured

First Blood secured59.5%
First Dragon secured64.1%
First Herald secured71.3%
First Tower secured74%
First Baron secured85.4%

Frequently asked questions

Who counters Kayle Top?: On patch 26.19 the hardest Top matchups for Kayle are Mordekaiser (45.45%), Darius (47.31%), Malphite (48.35%). The percentage is Kayle's win rate in that matchup.
Who does Kayle Top counter?: On patch 26.19 Kayle does best against Yasuo (66.67%), Garen (54.07%), Yorick (57.89%).
What is the best Kayle Top skill order?: On patch 26.19 Kayle Top most often maxes E > Q > W, used in 71.14% of games with a 51.85% win rate. At levels 1 to 3 the usual order is E, Q, W.

How the Kayle Top page is built

Where the data comes from

This Kayle Top page is built from real ranked solo queue matches. Players are sampled across regions and ranks, their recent games are read and filtered to the current patch, and every game of Kayle in Top is aggregated for the stats and builds shown here.

What this page shows

The summary shows how Kayle performs in Top, with its win rate, pick rate, and ban rate. Below it you see the most used build, runes, and summoner spells, plus the matchups that are easiest and hardest for Kayle in Top.

This Kayle Top data is a snapshot of the current patch and shifts with balance changes. Use the page as a starting point and adapt items and runes to your game.

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