Kaylevs Gnar
Kayle vs Gnar is a very close matchup in LoL patch 26.3. Gnar wins with a 50.8% win rate (+1.5%) over Kayle based on 67 games. Gnar wins the early laning phase while Kayle scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Kayle build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Kayle vs Gnar matchup.
Kayle Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Kayle 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.
Gnar(49.3%)Who Wins the Kayle vs Gnar Matchup?
Kayle vs Gnar Matchup Summary
The Kayle vs Gnar matchup is a very close matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 67 recent matches analyzed, Gnar wins with a 50.8% win rate compared to Kayle's 49.3%, giving Gnar a 1.5 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Gnar controls the early laning stage, but Kayle outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Gnar 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 Gnar leads by 1.0s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. While Gnar is slightly favored, Kayle can absolutely win this lane through smart trading patterns and wave management. Focus on playing around your cooldowns, conceding CS only when necessary, and capitalizing on Gnar's mistakes. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Kayle vs Gnar Laning Phase Breakdown
Gnar is favored during the laning phase against Kayle, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Gnar holds advantages in damage, gold income, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Kayle Build Against Gnar
Sorcerer's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Gnar, providing the mobility and stats Kayle needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Kayle against Gnar are Zhonya's Hourglass, Nashor's Tooth and Rabadon's Deathcap. This combination gives Kayle an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 66.7% win rate across 3 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Gnar. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Kayle vs Gnar matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Kayle43.5%Gnar56.5%Kayle52.3%Gnar47.7%Gnar dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 56.5% win rate — a 13.0 percentage point lead over Kayle. This lopsided early game means Gnar can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
In the late game (25+ minutes), Kayle takes over with a 52.3% win rate, leading Gnar by 4.5 percentage points. Kayle scales more effectively into team fights and objective contests.
This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Gnar 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 Kayle Runes Against Gnar
Precision
Sorcery
The Precision primary with Sorcery secondary combination helps Kayle maximize their potential in this closely contested matchup, providing the right mix of offensive and defensive tools to edge out Gnar.
Kayle matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.3. The table below shows Kayle'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 Kayle 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49.84% | 311 | 7.6 | 908 | 12,834 | 44.6% | 54.1% | |
| 49.09% | 220 | 6.7 | 775 | 12,165 | 42.9% | 53.5% | |
| 52.60% | 173 | 6.9 | 939 | 12,523 | 51.3% | 53.8% | |
| 51.18% | 170 | 7.1 | 696 | 11,324 | 39.0% | 66.7% | |
| 53.94% | 165 | 7.1 | 872 | 12,274 | 42.7% | 65.1% | |
| 50.63% | 158 | 7.2 | 883 | 12,068 | 42.0% | 57.3% | |
| 49.68% | 157 | 6.7 | 606 | 11,671 | 38.6% | 58.6% | |
| 50.00% | 146 | 7.1 | 869 | 13,070 | 45.0% | 53.5% | |
| 51.41% | 142 | 6.8 | 684 | 12,081 | 46.1% | 55.8% | |
| 41.84% | 141 | 7.0 | 716 | 11,927 | 31.3% | 50.6% | |
| 48.57% | 140 | 7.3 | 1,155 | 11,532 | 44.3% | 52.9% | |
| 55.15% | 136 | 7.4 | 762 | 12,484 | 52.3% | 57.8% | |
| 40.00% | 120 | 6.7 | 623 | 11,639 | 29.2% | 47.2% | |
| 53.78% | 119 | 7.2 | 783 | 12,306 | 42.9% | 63.5% | |
| 52.54% | 118 | 7.2 | 888 | 12,830 | 51.9% | 53.1% | |
| 56.03% | 116 | 8.0 | 980 | 14,119 | 50.0% | 60.3% | |
| 50.46% | 109 | 7.4 | 871 | 12,723 | 38.8% | 60.0% | |
| 48.62% | 109 | 6.6 | 860 | 11,812 | 38.8% | 56.7% | |
| 44.95% | 109 | 6.9 | 732 | 11,951 | 33.3% | 55.2% | |
| 58.49% | 106 | 6.9 | 857 | 12,331 | 46.0% | 69.6% | |
| 50.00% | 106 | 6.8 | 905 | 11,647 | 40.4% | 59.3% | |
| 55.77% | 104 | 7.2 | 727 | 11,952 | 50.9% | 60.8% | |
| 61.54% | 104 | 7.2 | 866 | 12,951 | 56.5% | 65.5% | |
| 52.48% | 101 | 6.8 | 864 | 12,056 | 46.8% | 57.4% | |
| 51.06% | 94 | 7.0 | 868 | 11,561 | 50.0% | 52.0% | |
| 51.09% | 92 | 7.1 | 749 | 12,307 | 42.9% | 58.0% | |
| 45.78% | 83 | 7.1 | 940 | 12,326 | 37.1% | 52.1% | |
| 54.88% | 82 | 6.8 | 715 | 12,417 | 41.2% | 64.6% | |
| 48.15% | 81 | 6.8 | 804 | 12,160 | 48.7% | 47.6% | |
| 47.50% | 80 | 6.4 | 763 | 11,733 | 38.1% | 57.9% | |
| 49.25% | 67 | 6.9 | 731 | 12,715 | 43.5% | 52.3% | |
| 48.39% | 62 | 7.5 | 771 | 13,517 | 45.8% | 50.0% | |
| 57.38% | 61 | 6.5 | 691 | 12,286 | 59.1% | 56.4% | |
| 65.52% | 58 | 7.0 | 914 | 12,222 | 62.1% | 69.0% | |
| 52.63% | 57 | 7.0 | 867 | 12,817 | 60.0% | 46.9% | |
| 50.88% | 57 | 6.7 | 658 | 11,753 | 38.5% | 61.3% | |
| 48.21% | 56 | 7.0 | 626 | 10,952 | 35.5% | 64.0% | |
| 49.06% | 53 | 6.2 | 677 | 11,707 | 50.0% | 47.8% | |
| 44.23% | 52 | 6.9 | 750 | 11,777 | 37.9% | 52.2% | |
| 47.06% | 51 | 7.1 | 732 | 12,220 | 40.7% | 54.2% | |
| 54.00% | 50 | 6.9 | 799 | 11,839 | 48.1% | 60.9% | |
| 53.06% | 49 | 6.9 | 793 | 12,362 | 44.0% | 62.5% | |
| 46.81% | 47 | 7.8 | 807 | 13,329 | 23.5% | 60.0% | |
| 45.45% | 44 | 6.9 | 881 | 11,276 | 41.7% | 50.0% | |
| 55.81% | 43 | 7.0 | 580 | 11,347 | 40.9% | 71.4% | |
| 42.86% | 42 | 6.7 | 663 | 12,257 | 37.5% | 46.1% | |
| 48.78% | 41 | 7.3 | 856 | 12,578 | 50.0% | 47.6% | |
| 50.00% | 38 | 6.7 | 845 | 13,281 | 42.9% | 54.2% | |
| 40.54% | 37 | 7.0 | 736 | 10,219 | 45.5% | 33.3% | |
| 45.95% | 37 | 6.9 | 711 | 11,904 | 43.8% | 47.6% | |
| 51.35% | 37 | 7.4 | 792 | 12,829 | 36.8% | 66.7% | |
| 40.00% | 35 | 7.0 | 787 | 11,886 | 35.0% | 46.7% | |
| 48.48% | 33 | 6.7 | 784 | 12,407 | 53.9% | 45.0% | |
| 42.42% | 33 | 6.7 | 697 | 12,993 | 45.5% | 40.9% | |
| 70.00% | 30 | 6.9 | 862 | 12,645 | 73.3% | 66.7% | |
| 48.28% | 29 | 7.0 | 888 | 11,946 | 35.7% | 60.0% | |
| 46.43% | 28 | 7.5 | 766 | 12,453 | 37.5% | 58.3% | |
| 59.26% | 27 | 7.2 | 764 | 11,882 | 53.3% | 66.7% | |
| 42.31% | 26 | 7.6 | 624 | 12,239 | 25.0% | 57.1% | |
| 65.38% | 26 | 7.1 | 730 | 13,035 | 72.7% | 60.0% | |
| 68.00% | 25 | 7.3 | 818 | 14,111 | 37.5% | 82.3% | |
| 48.00% | 25 | 7.2 | 797 | 12,859 | 20.0% | 66.7% | |
| 56.52% | 23 | 6.8 | 613 | 12,030 | 55.6% | 57.1% | |
| 63.64% | 22 | 7.3 | 837 | 13,878 | 44.4% | 76.9% | |
| 63.64% | 22 | 7.2 | 757 | 13,271 | 25.0% | 85.7% | |
| 42.86% | 21 | 7.3 | 847 | 12,007 | 41.7% | 44.4% | |
| 42.86% | 21 | 7.0 | 720 | 13,081 | 42.9% | 42.9% | |
| 45.00% | 20 | 7.5 | 891 | 12,162 | 41.7% | 50.0% | |
| 31.58% | 19 | 6.5 | 662 | 12,229 | 36.4% | 25.0% | |
| 61.11% | 18 | 6.2 | 777 | 13,669 | 71.4% | 54.5% | |
| 66.67% | 18 | 7.0 | 740 | 11,685 | 55.6% | 77.8% | |
| 50.00% | 18 | 6.5 | 781 | 11,497 | 44.4% | 55.6% | |
| 66.67% | 18 | 6.8 | 784 | 11,086 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 33.33% | 18 | 7.3 | 616 | 13,306 | 12.5% | 50.0% | |
| 58.82% | 17 | 7.0 | 702 | 12,284 | 62.5% | 55.6% | |
| 56.25% | 16 | 7.1 | 687 | 13,333 | 40.0% | 63.6% | |
| 68.75% | 16 | 7.2 | 881 | 15,750 | 33.3% | 76.9% | |
| 28.57% | 14 | 6.2 | 757 | 11,974 | 33.3% | 25.0% | |
| 28.57% | 14 | 7.1 | 668 | 12,006 | 14.3% | 42.9% | |
| 30.77% | 13 | 6.6 | 655 | 10,112 | 22.2% | 50.0% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 7.0 | 668 | 12,782 | 80.0% | 14.3% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 7.5 | 645 | 13,771 | 33.3% | 44.4% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 6.0 | 742 | 11,550 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 5.5 | 592 | 10,728 | 25.0% | 71.4% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 6.8 | 749 | 10,979 | 40.0% | 66.7% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 6.5 | 737 | 11,845 | 60.0% | 33.3% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 7.7 | 573 | 10,034 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 7.2 | 611 | 12,649 | 60.0% | 80.0% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 7.2 | 702 | 13,097 | 16.7% | 75.0% | |
| 30.00% | 10 | 6.8 | 804 | 15,171 | 0.0% | 37.5% | |
| 77.78% | 9 | 6.8 | 752 | 15,346 | 66.7% | 83.3% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 6.3 | 737 | 13,862 | 50.0% | 71.4% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 7.8 | 620 | 11,973 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 6.9 | 754 | 13,878 | 0.0% | 42.9% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 5.0 | 643 | 10,346 | 25.0% | 60.0% | |
| 88.89% | 9 | 7.1 | 825 | 13,481 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 6.9 | 720 | 12,267 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 8.3 | 987 | 15,620 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 6.5 | 638 | 12,840 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 6.6 | 561 | 10,162 | 66.7% | 75.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 6.4 | 528 | 11,803 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 100.00% | 6 | 6.7 | 525 | 12,511 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 5.2 | 839 | 12,575 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 6.2 | 463 | 9,644 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 6.5 | 646 | 12,789 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 100.00% | 6 | 6.1 | 1,032 | 13,258 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 7.5 | 758 | 12,924 | 100.0% | 75.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 5.9 | 852 | 16,329 | 100.0% | 75.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 7.5 | 443 | 9,037 | 25.0% | 0.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 6.4 | 696 | 15,221 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 4.3 | 567 | 10,539 | 75.0% | 0.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 6.1 | 540 | 9,669 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 6.6 | 610 | 12,154 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
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Kayle vs Gnar - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Kayle do against Gnar in League of Legends?
Gnar wins the Kayle vs Gnar matchup with a 50.8% win rate compared to Kayle's 49.3%, a 1.5 percentage point difference. This data is based on 67 recent ranked games in patch 26.3.
How does Kayle do against Gnar in the early game?
In the early game, Gnar has the advantage against Kayle with a 56.5% win rate versus 43.5%. Gnar players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Kayle do against Gnar in the late game?
In the late game, Kayle takes over the Kayle vs Gnar matchup with a 52.3% win rate compared to 47.7%. Kayle scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Kayle vs Gnar matchup?
Gnar wins the matchup against Kayle with a 50.8% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.3. The 1.5 percentage point advantage means Gnar is slightly favored in this lane matchup based on 67 games analyzed.
What is the best Kayle build against Gnar?
The best Kayle build against Gnar includes Zhonya's Hourglass, Nashor's Tooth, Rabadon's Deathcap with Sorcerer's Shoes. This build achieves a 66.7% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Kayle runes against Gnar?
The best Kayle runes against Gnar use the Precision primary tree with Sorcery secondary. This rune setup achieves a 46.9% win rate in the Kayle vs Gnar matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Kayle counter Gnar?
No, Kayle struggles against Gnar with only a 49.3% win rate. Gnar has the advantage in this matchup. Kayle players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Gnar's lead.
How do I play Kayle against Gnar?
When playing Kayle against Gnar, play cautiously and avoid Gnar's power spikes. Focus on safe farming — you outscale Gnar in the late game. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.