Marksman

Kayle

The Righteous

Born to a Targonian Aspect at the height of the Rune Wars, Kayle honored her mother's legacy by fighting for justice on wings of divine flame. She and her twin sister Morgana were the protectors of Demacia for many years—until Kayle became disillusioned with the repeated failings of mortals, and abandoned this realm altogether.Read the full story on Riot's Universe site

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P
Divine Ascent
Q
Radiant Blast
W
Celestial Blessing
E
Starfire Spellblade
R
Divine Judgment

Kayle

Overview

On patch 16.21, Kayle is rated B tier in the top lane, winning 51.8% of 2,248 ranked games with a 2.3% pick rate. The most successful build this patch runs Fleet Footwork with Flash and Ghost and builds Nashor's Tooth, Dusk and Dawn, Shadowflame, and Boots of Swiftness.

Kayle struggles most against Jax (37.3%), Teemo (38.5%), and Pantheon (39.4%) and does best against Olaf (75%), Camille (70%), and Dr. Mundo (63.6%).

Ranked solo/duo · patch 16.21 · 2,248 games · updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we calculate

51.8%

Win rate

2.3%

Pick rate

2.2K

Games

16.21

Patch

Playing as Kayle

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 benefits greatly from Attack Damage and Ability Power, making hybrid items like Nashor's Tooth and Hextech Gunblade very effective on her.

Playing against Kayle

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.
Kayle is usually a fragile target. If you see her ultimate cast on an ally, switch to attacking her.
Kayle starts the game as a weaker melee champion. Try to put her behind before she ascends to her ranged form.

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Matchups

All Kayle matchups

Strong against

Olaf75.0%20
Camille70.0%20
Dr. Mundo63.6%22
Gangplank61.9%42
Aatrox61.7%60

Weak against

Jax37.3%51
Teemo38.5%78
Pantheon39.4%33
Cho'Gath42.2%45
Yasuo42.2%45

Abilities

P
Divine Ascent
Kayle'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.
Q
Radiant Blast
Kayle conjures a portal, summoning a celestial sword that pierces through enemies, slowing, damaging, and reducing the resistances of all hit.
Cooldown: 12/11/10/9/8Cost: 60/70/80/90/100Range: 900
W
Celestial Blessing
Blessed by the divine, Kayle heals and grants Move Speed to herself and the nearest ally.
Cooldown: 15Cost: 70/75/80/85/90Range: 900
E
Starfire 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.
Cooldown: 8/7.5/7/6.5/6Cost: 0Range: 550
R
Divine Judgment
Kayle makes an ally invulnerable and calls upon former Aspects of Justice to purify the area around her target with a holy rain of swords.
Cooldown: 160/120/80Cost: 100/50/0Range: 900