Kaylevs Jax
Kayle vs Jax is a moderate matchup in LoL patch 26.3. Kayle wins with a 51.4% win rate (+2.8%) over Jax based on 142 games. Jax 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 Jax 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.
Jax(51.4%)Who Wins the Kayle vs Jax Matchup?
Kayle vs Jax Matchup Summary
The Kayle vs Jax matchup is a very close matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 142 recent matches analyzed, Kayle wins with a 51.4% win rate compared to Jax's 48.6%, giving Kayle a 2.8 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Jax controls the early laning stage, but Kayle outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Jax 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 Jax leads by 0.3s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Kayle has a statistical edge, but the margin is close enough that respecting Jax's strengths is important. Trade when cooldowns are favorable, track the enemy jungler, and build toward your strongest item spikes to convert the slight advantage into a decisive lead. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Kayle vs Jax Laning Phase Breakdown
Jax is favored during the laning phase against Kayle, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Jax holds advantages in damage, gold income, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Kayle Build Against Jax
Boots of Swiftness is the optimal boots choice against Jax, providing the mobility and stats Kayle needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Kayle against Jax are Guinsoo's Rageblade, 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 100.0% win rate across 3 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Jax. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Kayle vs Jax matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Kayle46.1%Jax53.9%Kayle55.8%Jax44.2%Jax dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 53.9% win rate — a 7.7 percentage point lead over Kayle. This lopsided early game means Jax 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 55.8% win rate — 11.7 points above Jax. 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: Jax 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 Jax
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 Jax.
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 Jax - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Kayle do against Jax in League of Legends?
Kayle wins the Kayle vs Jax matchup with a 51.4% win rate compared to Jax's 48.6%, a 2.8 percentage point difference. This data is based on 142 recent ranked games in patch 26.3.
How does Kayle do against Jax in the early game?
In the early game, Jax has the advantage against Kayle with a 53.9% win rate versus 46.1%. Jax players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Kayle do against Jax in the late game?
In the late game, Kayle takes over the Kayle vs Jax matchup with a 55.8% win rate compared to 44.2%. Kayle scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Kayle vs Jax matchup?
Kayle wins the matchup against Jax with a 51.4% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.3. The 2.8 percentage point advantage means Kayle is moderately favored in this lane matchup based on 142 games analyzed.
What is the best Kayle build against Jax?
The best Kayle build against Jax includes Guinsoo's Rageblade, Nashor's Tooth, Rabadon's Deathcap with Boots of Swiftness. This build achieves a 100.0% 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 Jax?
The best Kayle runes against Jax use the Precision primary tree with Sorcery secondary. This rune setup achieves a 50.0% win rate in the Kayle vs Jax matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Kayle counter Jax?
Yes, Kayle has a favorable matchup against Jax with a 51.4% win rate. Kayle has a solid advantage over Jax in lane based on current patch 26.3 data.
How do I play Kayle against Jax?
When playing Kayle against Jax, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. Play safe early and scale into your power spikes where you outperform Jax. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.