Illaoi vs Kayle Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
In Top, this is Illaoi versus Kayle — a fighter/tank hybrid against a mage/marksman hybrid. Over 440 ranked games on patch 16.13.1, Illaoi closes out 45.0% of them. Sitting 5.0 points below the 50% line marks Kayle as a genuine problem pick for Illaoi.
Harsh Lesson (W) and Divine Judgment (R) are usually what decide a trade between Illaoi and Kayle. Then it becomes Leap of Faith against Divine Judgment, and the one still holding it sets the terms.
This is a physical-versus-physical exchange between Illaoi and Kayle. Before items it is 656 HP, 35 armour, 32 MR for Illaoi; 670, 26, 22 for Kayle. Early physical trades read in Illaoi’s favour thanks to 9 more armour. Illaoi scales to 2611 health by 18 while Kayle reaches 2234. Illaoi also hits harder before items — 65 AD to 50. Illaoi moves quicker at base (350 against 335), which shows up on roams.
With both sitting in melee range (125 against 175), neither side gets a free poke pattern.
Riot scores Kayle at 7/10 for difficulty against 4/10, and that gap alone drags on the average. The Illaoi versus Kayle numbers rebuild from current Emerald and above games.
FAQ
No — current data marks this as a counter matchup: Kayle has the statistical edge. Illaoi wins 45.0% of the recorded games.
45.0% from Illaoi's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
440 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current Illaoi build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the Illaoi build page.