Kayle - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
50.8%
Pick Rate
2.9%

Kaylevs Karma

AMageMarksman
Patch26.4
Matches846,550
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedFeb 27, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Kayle vs Karma is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.4. Kayle wins with a 75.0% win rate (+50.0%) over Karma based on 8 games. Kayle holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Kayle build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Kayle vs Karma 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.

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Karma - 75.0% win rateKarma(75.0%)
Kayle - 75.0% win rate in this matchup
Kayle
75.0% WR
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Karma vs Kayle matchup - 25.0% win rate
Karma
25.0% WR

Who Wins the Kayle vs Karma Matchup?

Kayle wins the Kayle vs Karma matchup
Winner
Kayle
Matches: 8
75.0%
Win Rate
25.0%
6.5
CS / min
6.1
504
DMG / min
686
5,741
Gold / game
5,398
335
Heal / min
154
340
DMG Mitigated / min
641
0.2
CC / min
1.1
83.3%
Early Game WR
16.7%
50.0%
Late Game WR
50.0%

Kayle vs Karma Matchup Summary

The Kayle vs Karma matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 8 recent matches analyzed, Kayle wins with a 75.0% win rate compared to Karma's 25.0%, giving Kayle a 50.0 percentage point advantage. Kayle dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Karma players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Karma leads by 0.9s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Kayle players can confidently pick into Karma and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Karma away from CS whenever possible. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Kayle vs Karma Laning Phase Breakdown

Karma wins the laning phase against Kayle in League of Legends

Karma is favored during the laning phase against Kayle, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Karma holds advantages in damage, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
6.5Kayle
6.1Karma
Kayle edges out Karma by 0.4 CS per minute — a moderate farming advantage that adds up to roughly 6 CS over a 15-minute laning phase. This translates to earlier component purchases and slightly faster power spikes for Kayle.
Damage
504Kayle
686Karma
Karma heavily out-damages Kayle by 183 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Kayle should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Karma's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
5,741Kayle
5,398Karma
Kayle earns 343 more gold per game than Karma, equivalent to roughly one additional component item. This economic edge comes from a combination of better farming, kill participation, and objective control, giving Kayle slightly faster item completions.
Utility
0.2Kayle
1.1Karma
Karma brings significantly more crowd control than Kayle, with 0.9 more seconds of CC per minute. This large utility gap makes Karma far more valuable in setting up jungle ganks, controlling objectives, and locking down targets in team fights. Kayle should invest in tenacity and position carefully to avoid being chain-CC'd.
Sustain
675Kayle
795Karma
Karma heals and mitigates 119 more damage per minute than Kayle, providing moderate extra durability. This sustain edge allows Karma to stay in lane longer between recalls and gradually win extended wars of attrition. Consider building early grievous wounds if playing Kayle.

Best Kayle Build Against Karma

Boots of Swiftness is the optimal boots choice against Karma, providing the mobility and stats Kayle needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Kayle against Karma are Shadowflame, Nashor's Tooth and Dusk and Dawn. 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 1 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Karma. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Kayle vs Karma matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Kayle
83.3%
+66.7% advantage
Kayle early game win rateKayle83.3%
Karma early game win rateKarma16.7%
Late Game
Kayle
50.0%
+0.0% advantage
Kayle late game win rateKayle50.0%
Karma late game win rateKarma50.0%

Kayle dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 83.3% win rate — a 66.7 percentage point lead over Karma. This lopsided early game means Kayle can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Late game (25+ minutes) is equally balanced, with Kayle at 50.0% win rate — only 0.0 points ahead of Karma. Team fight execution and macro play determine the winner at this stage, not champion matchup advantage.

Kayle holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Karma players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.

Best Kayle Runes Against Karma

Precision rune tree - Kayle primary runes vs KarmaPrecision
Press the Attack - best Kayle rune vs KarmaAbsorb Life - best Kayle rune vs KarmaLegend: Alacrity - best Kayle rune vs KarmaLast Stand - best Kayle rune vs Karma
Sorcery rune tree - Kayle secondary runes vs KarmaSorcery
Celerity - best Kayle rune vs KarmaGathering Storm - best Kayle rune vs Karma
100.0% WR

Running Precision primary with Sorcery secondary allows Kayle to press their advantage against Karma, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.


Kayle matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.4. 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.

Kayle matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.4
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
56.38%2437.692913,17850.0%60.3%
45.08%1937.290512,00332.9%54.0%
56.50%1786.776011,87746.8%64.3%
54.74%1387.094112,72450.0%58.4%
52.24%1347.080412,45050.9%53.3%
48.31%1187.376512,07842.0%52.9%
44.92%1186.971611,58433.9%55.9%
48.25%1147.170211,46838.9%56.7%
45.37%1086.859511,89441.9%47.7%
54.21%1076.984412,02451.0%57.1%
47.66%1077.062512,07742.0%52.6%
54.29%1068.293413,40556.4%52.0%
35.58%1057.582011,89434.0%37.0%
54.46%1017.376913,12745.2%61.0%
49.00%1007.169611,31543.8%53.9%
52.13%967.61,23712,70344.2%58.8%
57.30%897.286112,90150.0%62.3%
38.10%867.064311,15136.0%41.2%
56.10%827.793513,07842.3%62.5%
59.26%816.872811,39757.1%61.5%
54.43%797.367612,46950.0%57.8%
44.87%787.083312,12542.9%46.5%
57.33%776.968312,10753.7%61.8%
57.33%767.092812,62365.6%51.2%
57.14%717.590312,99961.3%53.9%
51.47%687.080311,86543.8%58.3%
44.78%687.075311,55539.5%51.7%
51.56%646.884012,43423.3%76.5%
51.61%627.071712,20440.0%62.5%
44.07%596.782112,24234.8%50.0%
47.37%586.974711,85746.4%48.3%
53.85%537.774513,19452.0%55.6%
50.94%537.577411,22848.4%54.5%
50.00%516.467112,39138.1%58.6%
58.33%487.186612,59255.6%60.0%
46.81%477.285913,10945.8%47.8%
48.94%476.874012,88240.9%56.0%
32.61%467.163911,16020.0%47.6%
61.36%447.473312,16760.9%61.9%
48.84%437.474312,34450.0%48.0%
48.72%396.568911,16239.1%62.5%
34.21%387.591412,53631.8%37.5%
59.46%377.162213,04060.0%59.1%
38.89%367.870812,76243.8%35.0%
33.33%326.67479,80731.6%36.4%
54.84%317.471212,55858.8%50.0%
45.16%317.050710,77036.4%66.7%
51.72%306.371512,08942.9%60.0%
46.67%306.667611,46233.3%66.7%
51.72%297.374312,98933.3%64.7%
48.28%296.875212,50838.5%56.3%
67.86%286.869412,65272.7%64.7%
36.00%256.254410,27233.3%40.0%
56.52%246.375911,31341.7%72.7%
56.52%236.480112,92842.9%62.5%
47.62%226.447910,67945.5%50.0%
50.00%227.360912,03050.0%50.0%
42.86%216.862410,19536.4%50.0%
33.33%216.880610,77336.4%30.0%
52.38%216.873811,61533.3%66.7%
75.00%217.684613,75871.4%76.9%
80.95%217.489513,835100.0%71.4%
55.00%207.273712,83228.6%69.2%
45.00%206.669310,09137.5%75.0%
38.89%186.257811,11850.0%25.0%
55.56%188.566711,61346.7%100.0%
61.11%187.579912,90466.7%55.6%
52.94%177.560612,98325.0%61.5%
76.47%177.278711,74542.9%100.0%
56.25%166.166012,14866.7%50.0%
53.33%157.282913,64928.6%75.0%
60.00%157.369313,43642.9%75.0%
46.67%157.759912,46125.0%54.5%
66.67%157.782812,712100.0%50.0%
60.00%157.168512,15957.1%62.5%
42.86%157.465211,92320.0%55.6%
50.00%147.485213,47850.0%50.0%
42.86%147.175714,55060.0%33.3%
46.15%138.286211,17216.7%71.4%
38.46%135.465511,12316.7%57.1%
53.85%137.188612,51233.3%71.4%
46.15%136.553410,20128.6%66.7%
38.46%137.172012,54133.3%42.9%
50.00%126.780913,5380.0%66.7%
75.00%127.668813,48375.0%75.0%
63.64%126.383614,910100.0%55.6%
70.00%107.185812,78760.0%80.0%
70.00%106.866113,03550.0%83.3%
70.00%106.689813,26250.0%83.3%
10.00%105.865312,24620.0%0.0%
55.56%97.05309,13350.0%66.7%
55.56%96.673512,21966.7%50.0%
55.56%95.25139,53833.3%66.7%
44.44%96.556511,55140.0%50.0%
37.50%86.586911,5460.0%50.0%
37.50%87.15988,6370.0%100.0%
75.00%86.55045,74183.3%50.0%
42.86%78.297716,2160.0%60.0%
57.14%76.172313,4960.0%66.7%
28.57%75.839212,06050.0%20.0%
71.43%77.16488,59960.0%100.0%
50.00%74.63399,00933.3%66.7%
66.67%67.05569,29675.0%50.0%
66.67%67.06939,99575.0%50.0%
66.67%67.266311,69166.7%66.7%
50.00%52.73539,69150.0%50.0%
40.00%57.699916,807100.0%25.0%
20.00%52.543110,9690.0%25.0%
40.00%55.871612,8240.0%50.0%
60.00%53.04609,65050.0%66.7%
40.00%57.068812,8990.0%66.7%
60.00%56.693716,1710.0%60.0%
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Kayle vs Karma - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Kayle do against Karma in League of Legends?

Kayle wins the Kayle vs Karma matchup with a 75.0% win rate compared to Karma's 25.0%, a 50.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 8 recent ranked games in patch 26.4.

How does Kayle do against Karma in the early game?

In the early game, Kayle has the advantage against Karma with a 83.3% win rate versus 16.7%. Kayle players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Kayle do against Karma in the late game?

In the late game, Kayle takes over the Kayle vs Karma matchup with a 50.0% win rate compared to 50.0%. Kayle scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Kayle vs Karma matchup?

Kayle wins the matchup against Karma with a 75.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.4. The 50.0 percentage point advantage means Kayle is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 8 games analyzed.

What is the best Kayle build against Karma?

The best Kayle build against Karma includes Shadowflame, Nashor's Tooth, Dusk and Dawn 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 Karma?

The best Kayle runes against Karma use the Precision primary tree with Sorcery secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Kayle vs Karma matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Kayle counter Karma?

Yes, Kayle has a favorable matchup against Karma with a 75.0% win rate. Kayle strongly counters Karma in lane based on current patch 26.4 data.

How do I play Kayle against Karma?

When playing Kayle against Karma, 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.