Kayle Popular Build
The patch 26.1 Kayle most played build uses Armored Advance, Nashor's Tooth, Rabadon's Deathcap, Dusk and Dawn, Hextech Gunblade, Shadowflame, Farsight Alteration. This Kayle build has a 4.81% pick rate and a 67.19% win rate in LoL patch 26.1. Alternatively, check out some of the other ranked Kayle build choices below.
Divine Ascent
Kayle's attacks are empowered by the heavens as she levels up and spends skill points. Her wings are lit aflame as she progressively gains Attack Speed, Move Speed, Attack Range, and waves of fire on her attacks.
Radiant Blast
Kayle conjures a portal, summoning a celestial sword that pierces through enemies, slowing, damaging, and reducing the resistances of all hit.
Cost:- 70/
- 75/
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- 90
Cooldown:- 12/
- 11/
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- 8
Range:- 900
Celestial Blessing
Blessed by the divine, Kayle heals and grants Move Speed to herself and the nearest ally.
Cost:- 70/
- 75/
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- 90
Cooldown:- 15
Range:- 900
Starfire Spellblade
Passive: Kayle's celestial sword, Virtue, deals bonus magic damage to enemies she attacks.
Active: Kayle's next attack smites her target with celestial fire, dealing bonus damage proportionate to their missing health.Cost:- 0
Cooldown:- 8/
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Range:- 550
Divine Judgment
Kayle makes an ally invulnerable and calls upon former Aspects of Justice to purify the area around her target with a holy rain of swords.
Cost:- 100/
- 50/
- 0
Cooldown:- 160/
- 120/
- 80
Range:- 900
- Mage,
- Marksman
Select a Kayle Build
Nashor's Tooth
Rabadon's Deathcap
Dusk and Dawn
Shadowflame- Nashor's Tooth
- Rabadon's Deathcap
- Nashor's Tooth
Lich Bane- Rabadon's Deathcap
Best Kayle Build - Highest Win Rate Items
This Kayle build focuses on ability power for maximum spell damage. Build the core items first for your power spike, then adapt with situational items based on enemy team composition.
These are Kayle's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Shadowflame (60.1% WR, +9.0% WR diff, 30.6% pick rate) provides 110 AP. Nashor's Tooth (52.5% WR, +1.4% WR diff, 87.9% pick rate) provides 80 AP, 0.5% AS. Rabadon's Deathcap (58.6% WR, +7.5% WR diff, 53.6% pick rate) provides 130 AP. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.
3,200Kayle build strength based on the items chosen in the build when compared to all builds across every champion. Strongest in: Gold Efficiency, Magic Damage. Lower in: Physical Damage.
Top situational items for Kayle include Zhonya's Hourglass, Dusk and Dawn. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
The best boots for Kayle are Mercury's Treads. Adjust based on enemy team comp.
The recommended trinket for Kayle is Farsight Alteration for vision control and map awareness.
Combined statistics from all items in this Kayle build.
Magic Resistance:20
Movement Speed:45
Ability Power:495
Attack Speed:75%
Armor:50
Health:300
When facing Kayle's top counters like Yone, Malphite, Gangplank, consider adjusting your situational items to increase survivability and match their damage output. If counter champions are building high damage, prioritize magic resistance items against AP threats in your situational item slots to reduce burst damage and improve trading potential. Your core build provides strong damage output. Against tanky counter picks, consider penetration items or percentage-based damage from your situational options to maintain kill pressure. Adapt your final build slots with items like Zhonya's Hourglass or Dusk and Dawn based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Kayle performance.
This Kayle burst mage build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. With a 65.5% win rate across 1,111 matches, this build has proven highly effective in the current meta. The build's key strengths include devastating ability power scaling with 495 total AP, rapid attack speed for consistent DPS. Choose this build when your team needs magic damage, especially if teammates are primarily AD-focused. Kayle with this build can punish teams that stack armor. Consider the enemy team composition when finalizing your situational items to maximize Kayle's effectiveness. However, be aware that this build no built-in sustain for extended fights and limited ability haste may result in longer cooldowns. With a total gold cost of 17,200, this Kayle build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your Shadowflame, Nashor's Tooth, Rabadon's Deathcap power spike before taking major fights. For optimal results with this Kayle build, focus on proper itemization timing, positioning in teamfights, and adapting your situational items based on the specific challenges each game presents.
Champions that use similar core items to Kayle. These builds share at least 2 core items with the current popular kayle build and may have similar playstyles and power spikes.
Kayle Build - Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best Kayle build?
The best Kayle build in this patch includes Shadowflame, Nashor's Tooth, and Rabadon's Deathcap. This build has a 65.53% win rate and is picked 9.32% of the time.
What are Kayle's core items?
Kayle's core items are Shadowflame, Nashor's Tooth, and Rabadon's Deathcap. These items provide the best stats and synergies for Kayle's kit and playstyle in League of Legends.
What are the best boots for Kayle?
Mercury's Treads are the best boots for Kayle. These boots provide optimal mobility and stats for Kayle's playstyle. They are included in 9.3% of Kayle builds.
What is the best trinket for Kayle?
Farsight Alteration is the best trinket for Kayle. This trinket provides optimal vision control and map awareness. Using Farsight Alteration helps Kayle maintain vision around objectives and track enemy movements.
Are there alternative Kayle builds?
Yes, alternative Kayle builds include options like Nashor's Tooth, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Dusk and Dawn. Different builds can be more effective depending on team composition and matchups.
Where does MetaBot source build data for Kayle?
MetaBot sources its build data for Kayle directly from the Riot Games API, provided to developers for ingesting game data from League of Legends. MetaBot analyzes hundreds of thousands of matches daily to help it determine build statistics.
How does MetaBot determine what the best Kayle builds are?
MetaBot filters out any matches that don't use complete builds for Kayle. From there, we aggregate the Kayle builds data and use that to determine which builds are finding the most success in the current League of Legends meta. High performing builds with low confidence intervals resulting from thin data are dropped from our final results.