Illaoivs Kayle
Illaoi vs Kayle is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Kayle wins with a 64.7% win rate (+29.4%) over Illaoi based on 34 games. Kayle holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Illaoi build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Illaoi vs Kayle matchup.
Illaoi Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Illaoi 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.
Who wins Illaoi vs Kayle?
Illaoi wins 38.7% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 28.5% and 50.0% (95% range).
- Expected
- 48.6% From both champions' overall Top win rates
- Matchup effect
- −9.9 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 75 games Lane: Top
- vs patch 26.18
- −4.0 pts Within normal patch-to-patch noise
Lane: Top · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
Key takeaways
- Kayle is favored in this matchup: Illaoi wins 38.7% of 75 games, and the whole 95% range (28.5–50.0%) is on the same side of 50%.
- Both champions' overall Top win rates predict 48.6% for Illaoi; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Illaoi usually wins the lane: 731 gold ahead of Kayle at 15 minutes on average (74 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Illaoi players pick Sundered Sky far more often against Kayle: 15.6% of their other Top games, 29.3% here.
How we calculate this
Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.
A game only counts when Illaoi and Kayle played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.
The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.
Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.
"What changes" compares Illaoi's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).
Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.
Illaoi vs Kayle Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Illaoi vs Kayle Win Rate by Game Length
Illaoi's win rate against Kayle by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.
No game length stands out: Illaoi's results against Kayle in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Illaoi vs Kayle Power Spikes
Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.
- Lane (15 min)IllaoiIllaoi gold at 15: +731
- First itemIllaoiIllaoi: 11.6 min · Kayle: 13.5 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Illaoi Changes Against Kayle
Choices Illaoi players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Top games.
Sundered SkyItemUsually15.6%vs Kayle29.3%+13.7 pts31.8% WR here
Bone PlatingRuneUsually83.6%vs Kayle70.7%−12.9 pts39.6% WR here
ResolveSecondary treeUsually30.5%vs Kayle18.7%−11.8 pts
Presence of MindRuneUsually86.1%vs Kayle76.0%−10.1 pts42.1% WR here
Death's DanceItemUsually18.9%vs Kayle9.3%−9.5 pts
Last StandRuneUsually91.9%vs Kayle82.7%−9.2 pts38.7% WR here
SorcerySecondary treeUsually3.6%vs Kayle9.3%+5.8 pts
Boots of SwiftnessBootsUsually0.9%vs Kayle4.0%+3.1 pts
Best Illaoi Build vs Kayle
Usual Illaoi build (Top)
63.9% win rate · 205 games
Against Kayle
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 11 of 47 Illaoi games against Kayle carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Illaoi's standard build instead.
- Illaoi usually completes Black Cleaver first, at 11.6 min (median of 38 games).
- Kayle usually completes Nashor's Tooth first, at 13.5 min (median of 60 games).
- Skill priority: E > Q > W — the same as usual.
Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.
Best Illaoi Runes vs Kayle
Usual Illaoi runes (Top)
Grasp of the Undying
49.8% win rate · 1,547 games
Against Kayle
Grasp of the Undying37.5% win rate · 32 games
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Illaoi matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. The table below shows Illaoi'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 Illaoi build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Illaoi Matchups
Hardest for Illaoi
Easiest for Illaoi
Win rate and games for each matchup. Lists are ranked by the edge of the 95% range so small samples cannot top them; matchups with at least 50 games only.
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Illaoi vs Kayle FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Illaoi vs Kayle?
Kayle is favored in this matchup: Illaoi wins 38.7% of 75 games, and the whole 95% range (28.5–50.0%) is on the same side of 50%.
What is Illaoi's win rate against Kayle?
Illaoi wins 38.7% of 75 Top games against Kayle on patch 26.19 (95% range 28.5–50.0%). Based on both champions' overall Top win rates, 48.6% would be expected.
Does Illaoi counter Kayle?
No — it is the other way around: Illaoi wins only 38.7% of 75 games against Kayle, and the whole 95% range is below 50%.
Who wins lane, Illaoi or Kayle?
Illaoi usually wins the lane: 731 gold ahead of Kayle at 15 minutes on average (74 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Illaoi outscale Kayle?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Kayle strongest against Illaoi?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Kayle is ahead of Illaoi beyond the margin of error.
What should Illaoi build against Kayle?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Illaoi's usual Top core: Iceborn Gauntlet, Black Cleaver, Sterak's Gage. The biggest change against Kayle: Sundered Sky (15.6% usually, 29.3% here).
What runes should Illaoi use against Kayle?
Grasp of the Undying with Resolve and Precision — 37.5% over 32 games against Kayle. The biggest change against Kayle: Bone Plating (83.6% usually, 70.7% here).