Kayle Top build & stats
- Win rate
- 51.5%
- Pick rate
- 1.7%
- Ban rate
- 1.3%
Recommended build
Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17
Start with
Build in this order
Boots
Runes
Precision +
Sorcery 
Attacking an enemy champion grants you Attack Speed, up to 6 stacks. At max stacks, deal bonus adaptive damage On-Attack.
Absorb Life
Legend: Alacrity
Last Stand
Celerity
Gathering Storm
Summoner spells
57.7%
78 games
Max order
Q
E
W
51.0%
51 games
Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.
Tips for Kayle
Generated from this patch's numbers
- Kayle wins 51.5% of games as Top on patch 16.17 (375 games).
- Most common core: Nashor's Tooth → Dusk and Dawn → Rabadon's Deathcap — 64% win rate over 28 games.
- Take Press the Attack as keystone: picked in 66% of games with a 52% win rate.
- Best matchup: Ambessa (79% over 14 games). Hardest: Malphite (11% over 9 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
- Kayle scales: 60% win rate after 35 minutes versus 47% before 25. Farm safely early and never surrender.
Items
Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)
Core build
Starting items
Boots
Legendary items by win rate
| Item | Win rate | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| 71.4% | 2% (7) | |
| 70.6% | 41% (153) | |
| 66.7% | 6% (21) | |
| 62.5% | 6% (24) | |
| 62.5% | 4% (16) | |
| 60.6% | 18% (66) | |
| 56.2% | 58% (219) | |
| 54.1% | 89% (333) | |
| 52.9% | 5% (17) | |
| 51.3% | 10% (39) | |
| 50.0% | 3% (12) | |
| 25.0% | 5% (20) |
Runes
Most played full pages and keystone win rates
Precision +
Sorcery 
Hitting an enemy champion 3 consecutive times deals bonus damage and amplifies your damage until you leave combat with champions.
Absorb Life
Legend: Alacrity
Last Stand
Celerity
Gathering Storm
Precision +
Sorcery
Precision +
Sorcery
Keystones
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Press the Attack
Hitting an enemy champion 3 consecutive times deals bonus damage and amplifies your damage until you leave combat with champions.
52.2%66% pick
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Lethal Tempo
Attacking an enemy champion grants you Attack Speed, up to 6 stacks. At max stacks, deal bonus adaptive damage On-Attack.
55.7%23% pick
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Fleet Footwork
Attacking and moving builds Energy stacks. At 100 stacks, your next attack heals you and grants increased MS.
40.6%9% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Teleport
48.3%55% pick
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Flash + Ghost
57.7%21% pick
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Exhaust + Flash
56.1%15% pick
Abilities & skill order
Which ability to max first, from match timelines
Q
E
W
51.0%51 games
E
Q
W
45.9%37 games
Most common first three levels: E → Q → W (53%), E → W → Q (37%), Q → E → W (25%).
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PDivine AscentKayle's attacks are empowered by the heavens as she levels up and spends skill points. Her wings are lit aflame as she progressively gains Attack Speed, Move Speed, Attack Range, and waves of fire on her attacks.
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QRadiant Blast
Kayle conjures a portal, summoning a celestial sword that pierces through enemies, slowing, damaging, and reducing the resistances of all hit.
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WCelestial Blessing
Blessed by the divine, Kayle heals and grants Move Speed to herself and the nearest ally.
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EStarfire Spellblade
Passive: Kayle's celestial sword, Virtue, deals bonus magic damage to enemies she attacks.Active: Kayle's next attack smites her target with celestial fire, dealing bonus damage proportionate to their missing health.
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RDivine JudgmentKayle makes an ally invulnerable and calls upon former Aspects of Justice to purify the area around her target with a holy rain of swords.