Ahrivs Kayle
Ahri vs Kayle is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.3. Ahri wins with a 53.2% win rate (+6.4%) over Kayle based on 47 games. Ahri wins the early laning phase while Kayle scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Ahri build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Ahri vs Kayle matchup.
Ahri Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Ahri performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.
Kayle(53.2%)Who Wins the Ahri vs Kayle Matchup?
Ahri vs Kayle Matchup Summary
The Ahri vs Kayle matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 47 recent matches analyzed, Ahri wins with a 53.2% win rate compared to Kayle's 46.8%, giving Ahri a 6.4 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Ahri controls the early laning stage, but Kayle outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Ahri needs to press advantages before Kayle reaches their power spikes, while Kayle should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Ahri leads by 0.4s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Ahri players can confidently pick into Kayle and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Kayle away from CS whenever possible. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Ahri vs Kayle Laning Phase Breakdown
Kayle is favored during the laning phase against Ahri, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Kayle holds advantages in farming, gold income and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Ahri Build Against Kayle
Spellslinger's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Kayle, providing the mobility and stats Ahri needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Ahri against Kayle are Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass and Malignance. This combination gives Ahri an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build has a 44.4% win rate across 9 games. While the overall matchup may be difficult, this item path gives Ahri the best chance to compete against Kayle. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Ahri vs Kayle matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Ahri76.5%Kayle23.5%Ahri40.0%Kayle60.0%Ahri dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 76.5% win rate — a 52.9 percentage point lead over Kayle. This lopsided early game means Ahri can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Kayle is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 60.0% win rate — 20.0 points above Ahri. Extended games heavily favor Kayle, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Ahri must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Kayle reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Kayle survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.
Best Ahri Runes Against Kayle
Sorcery
Domination
Running Sorcery primary with Domination secondary allows Ahri to press their advantage against Kayle, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.
Ahri matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.3. The table below shows Ahri's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Ahri build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53.39% | 487 | 6.4 | 804 | 11,564 | 49.3% | 57.0% | |
| 46.14% | 414 | 6.6 | 786 | 11,876 | 49.1% | 43.9% | |
| 44.94% | 405 | 6.5 | 847 | 11,676 | 40.2% | 48.7% | |
| 51.67% | 301 | 6.4 | 860 | 11,599 | 51.4% | 51.9% | |
| 49.82% | 279 | 6.2 | 784 | 11,702 | 51.6% | 48.4% | |
| 51.26% | 277 | 6.7 | 948 | 11,472 | 58.0% | 44.6% | |
| 45.91% | 257 | 6.1 | 802 | 11,267 | 53.0% | 40.1% | |
| 49.41% | 253 | 6.8 | 811 | 12,255 | 51.8% | 47.5% | |
| 52.46% | 244 | 6.6 | 822 | 11,573 | 50.0% | 54.8% | |
| 47.54% | 244 | 6.4 | 746 | 11,258 | 45.5% | 49.2% | |
| 51.65% | 242 | 6.8 | 795 | 11,872 | 58.5% | 46.3% | |
| 44.40% | 242 | 6.0 | 792 | 11,422 | 37.9% | 49.3% | |
| 49.58% | 240 | 6.1 | 735 | 11,438 | 45.0% | 53.4% | |
| 54.15% | 205 | 6.5 | 899 | 11,411 | 56.6% | 51.9% | |
| 56.48% | 193 | 7.0 | 913 | 11,888 | 59.4% | 52.9% | |
| 51.87% | 188 | 6.4 | 857 | 11,916 | 47.4% | 55.0% | |
| 48.37% | 184 | 6.4 | 825 | 11,528 | 51.6% | 44.9% | |
| 50.86% | 175 | 6.8 | 951 | 12,545 | 67.1% | 39.2% | |
| 57.71% | 175 | 6.8 | 850 | 12,072 | 62.9% | 52.3% | |
| 53.80% | 171 | 6.5 | 764 | 11,263 | 54.0% | 53.6% | |
| 53.25% | 169 | 6.4 | 795 | 11,430 | 43.2% | 61.0% | |
| 50.90% | 167 | 6.7 | 821 | 12,467 | 54.8% | 47.9% | |
| 52.73% | 165 | 7.0 | 862 | 11,612 | 54.8% | 50.6% | |
| 46.71% | 152 | 6.5 | 834 | 10,764 | 39.7% | 54.0% | |
| 56.67% | 150 | 6.6 | 816 | 11,771 | 50.7% | 62.7% | |
| 52.05% | 146 | 6.2 | 823 | 11,805 | 47.8% | 55.8% | |
| 54.11% | 146 | 6.6 | 871 | 11,977 | 53.4% | 54.8% | |
| 52.14% | 140 | 6.6 | 914 | 11,623 | 52.4% | 52.0% | |
| 57.25% | 138 | 6.8 | 932 | 11,913 | 67.7% | 47.1% | |
| 46.72% | 122 | 6.3 | 836 | 11,551 | 40.4% | 52.3% | |
| 48.36% | 122 | 6.5 | 831 | 12,023 | 44.2% | 51.4% | |
| 48.33% | 120 | 6.4 | 928 | 11,362 | 53.5% | 43.5% | |
| 56.88% | 109 | 6.4 | 899 | 11,403 | 53.6% | 60.4% | |
| 64.20% | 81 | 6.9 | 901 | 12,118 | 63.4% | 65.0% | |
| 49.37% | 79 | 6.6 | 932 | 11,666 | 50.0% | 48.7% | |
| 59.21% | 76 | 6.9 | 815 | 12,255 | 60.7% | 58.3% | |
| 39.47% | 76 | 6.5 | 902 | 12,167 | 34.3% | 43.9% | |
| 46.48% | 71 | 6.5 | 787 | 11,375 | 42.9% | 48.8% | |
| 43.66% | 71 | 6.2 | 773 | 10,466 | 48.8% | 36.7% | |
| 48.57% | 70 | 6.7 | 827 | 12,435 | 57.1% | 42.9% | |
| 48.57% | 70 | 5.7 | 782 | 11,170 | 48.6% | 48.5% | |
| 50.79% | 63 | 6.5 | 782 | 11,568 | 45.8% | 53.9% | |
| 47.06% | 51 | 6.3 | 854 | 11,802 | 48.1% | 45.8% | |
| 55.32% | 47 | 6.8 | 837 | 11,454 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 53.19% | 47 | 7.3 | 1,027 | 13,126 | 76.5% | 40.0% | |
| 46.67% | 45 | 6.2 | 855 | 10,602 | 56.5% | 36.4% | |
| 40.91% | 44 | 6.4 | 810 | 11,570 | 38.9% | 42.3% | |
| 46.15% | 39 | 5.9 | 836 | 10,612 | 38.1% | 55.6% | |
| 65.79% | 38 | 6.5 | 794 | 11,468 | 68.2% | 62.5% | |
| 30.56% | 36 | 6.6 | 1,122 | 11,392 | 33.3% | 27.8% | |
| 63.89% | 36 | 6.5 | 898 | 12,609 | 60.0% | 66.7% | |
| 48.57% | 35 | 6.0 | 797 | 10,706 | 64.3% | 38.1% | |
| 55.88% | 34 | 6.5 | 822 | 11,824 | 70.0% | 35.7% | |
| 29.41% | 34 | 6.1 | 750 | 11,168 | 26.7% | 31.6% | |
| 36.36% | 33 | 6.7 | 809 | 11,525 | 42.1% | 28.6% | |
| 58.06% | 31 | 6.8 | 968 | 13,342 | 75.0% | 52.2% | |
| 64.52% | 31 | 6.8 | 985 | 12,172 | 73.3% | 56.3% | |
| 46.67% | 30 | 5.2 | 789 | 11,613 | 46.7% | 46.7% | |
| 36.00% | 25 | 6.4 | 892 | 11,649 | 11.1% | 50.0% | |
| 54.17% | 24 | 5.6 | 813 | 11,269 | 69.2% | 36.4% | |
| 66.67% | 24 | 6.1 | 683 | 9,494 | 62.5% | 75.0% | |
| 52.17% | 23 | 6.6 | 1,071 | 12,966 | 53.9% | 50.0% | |
| 68.18% | 22 | 6.7 | 936 | 12,275 | 55.6% | 76.9% | |
| 42.86% | 21 | 6.2 | 772 | 12,631 | 28.6% | 50.0% | |
| 52.38% | 21 | 6.3 | 869 | 12,624 | 55.6% | 50.0% | |
| 57.14% | 21 | 6.6 | 942 | 11,540 | 44.4% | 66.7% | |
| 57.14% | 21 | 6.0 | 922 | 11,556 | 50.0% | 63.6% | |
| 65.00% | 20 | 5.7 | 699 | 11,618 | 77.8% | 54.5% | |
| 52.63% | 19 | 6.9 | 853 | 10,368 | 60.0% | 25.0% | |
| 55.56% | 18 | 6.5 | 1,134 | 11,286 | 63.6% | 42.9% | |
| 35.29% | 17 | 6.1 | 1,036 | 10,714 | 25.0% | 44.4% | |
| 52.94% | 17 | 5.6 | 653 | 9,016 | 54.5% | 50.0% | |
| 58.82% | 17 | 6.5 | 999 | 13,244 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 56.25% | 16 | 6.8 | 917 | 13,504 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 62.50% | 16 | 7.0 | 957 | 11,788 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 56.25% | 16 | 6.0 | 869 | 9,898 | 70.0% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 16 | 6.7 | 1,029 | 12,034 | 45.5% | 60.0% | |
| 73.33% | 15 | 6.8 | 991 | 13,672 | 50.0% | 81.8% | |
| 64.29% | 14 | 6.9 | 842 | 12,410 | 20.0% | 88.9% | |
| 69.23% | 13 | 5.5 | 732 | 11,791 | 62.5% | 80.0% | |
| 25.00% | 12 | 6.6 | 901 | 11,439 | 40.0% | 14.3% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 6.7 | 1,082 | 14,106 | 50.0% | 71.4% | |
| 81.82% | 11 | 7.1 | 1,010 | 11,604 | 83.3% | 80.0% | |
| 27.27% | 11 | 4.9 | 900 | 9,363 | 0.0% | 42.9% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 6.3 | 882 | 9,347 | 57.1% | 25.0% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 4.4 | 932 | 11,105 | 50.0% | 71.4% | |
| 30.00% | 10 | 7.1 | 1,012 | 13,584 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 20.00% | 10 | 6.5 | 956 | 12,526 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 5.9 | 873 | 12,414 | 40.0% | 75.0% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 4.3 | 885 | 9,886 | 20.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 2.8 | 711 | 11,593 | 0.0% | 57.1% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 7.1 | 822 | 11,663 | 80.0% | 66.7% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 6.4 | 849 | 11,778 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 6.6 | 981 | 14,176 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 3.2 | 963 | 11,863 | 66.7% | 80.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 1.9 | 786 | 9,403 | 33.3% | 80.0% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 3.2 | 1,006 | 13,577 | 33.3% | 20.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 6.1 | 1,120 | 15,214 | 66.7% | 40.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 5.4 | 1,044 | 11,280 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 2.4 | 600 | 10,143 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 3.0 | 703 | 11,122 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 5.3 | 963 | 12,087 | 66.7% | 75.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 7.2 | 1,099 | 12,945 | 50.0% | 20.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 5.0 | 936 | 11,038 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 6.7 | 793 | 11,075 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 5.0 | 744 | 11,316 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 6.8 | 942 | 10,800 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 6.6 | 719 | 10,054 | 20.0% | 100.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 6.3 | 1,076 | 11,596 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 6.0 | 1,001 | 10,880 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 6.3 | 880 | 8,296 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 7.3 | 849 | 14,413 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 5.6 | 1,074 | 13,233 | 66.7% | 0.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 5.9 | 939 | 12,815 | 0.0% | 80.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 7.2 | 1,002 | 9,322 | 60.0% | 0.0% | |
| 100.00% | 5 | 6.6 | 820 | 9,884 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 5.5 | 1,006 | 13,604 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 6.1 | 757 | 10,505 | 66.7% | 0.0% | |
| 100.00% | 5 | 4.3 | 632 | 9,280 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 2.8 | 705 | 9,390 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
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Ahri vs Kayle - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Ahri do against Kayle in League of Legends?
Ahri wins the Ahri vs Kayle matchup with a 53.2% win rate compared to Kayle's 46.8%, a 6.4 percentage point difference. This data is based on 47 recent ranked games in patch 26.3.
How does Ahri do against Kayle in the early game?
In the early game, Ahri has the advantage against Kayle with a 76.5% win rate versus 23.5%. Ahri players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Ahri do against Kayle in the late game?
In the late game, Kayle takes over the Ahri vs Kayle matchup with a 60.0% win rate compared to 40.0%. Kayle scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Ahri vs Kayle matchup?
Ahri wins the matchup against Kayle with a 53.2% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.3. The 6.4 percentage point advantage means Ahri is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 47 games analyzed.
What is the best Ahri build against Kayle?
The best Ahri build against Kayle includes Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass, Malignance with Spellslinger's Shoes. This build achieves a 44.4% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Ahri runes against Kayle?
The best Ahri runes against Kayle use the Sorcery primary tree with Domination secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Ahri vs Kayle matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Ahri counter Kayle?
Yes, Ahri has a favorable matchup against Kayle with a 53.2% win rate. Ahri strongly counters Kayle in lane based on current patch 26.3 data.
How do I play Ahri against Kayle?
When playing Ahri against Kayle, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. You have early game priority — look for kills and zone control before first recall. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.