Anivia Top
HardWin Rate43.3%
Games127
Champion Counters
Kayle Counters
Find Kayle counters, difficult matchups and champions Kayle performs well against.
Top Patch 16.13.1 Updated Jul 2, 2026 op.gg data · 48h refresh
Weak Against5
Strong Against5
Best CounterAnivia (43.3%)
Best MatchupK'Sante (57.9%)
A Current tier: A Top — view tier list
Weak Against — Champions That Counter Kayle
Win rate shown from Kayle's perspective — lower means a harder matchup.
Malphite Top
HardWin Rate43.9%
Games1,109
Nasus Top
HardWin Rate43.9%
Games1,974
Ryze Top
HardWin Rate44.5%
Games119
Irelia Top
HardWin Rate44.9%
Games786
Strong Against — Champions Kayle Counters
K'Sante Top
EasyWin Rate57.9%
Games916
Illaoi Top
EasyWin Rate56.9%
Games668
Warwick Top
EasyWin Rate56.3%
Games213
Zaahen Top
EasyWin Rate56.0%
Games486
Garen Top
EasyWin Rate55.8%
Games2,238
All Kayle Matchups
| Opponent | Role | Type | Win Rate | Games | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anivia | Top | Counter | 43.3% | 127 | — |
| Malphite | Top | Counter | 43.9% | 1,109 | — |
| Nasus | Top | Counter | 43.9% | 1,974 | — |
| Ryze | Top | Counter | 44.5% | 119 | — |
| Irelia | Top | Counter | 44.9% | 786 | Matchup |
| K'Sante | Top | Favorable | 57.9% | 916 | Matchup |
| Illaoi | Top | Favorable | 56.9% | 668 | — |
| Warwick | Top | Favorable | 56.3% | 213 | — |
| Zaahen | Top | Favorable | 56.0% | 486 | — |
| Garen | Top | Favorable | 55.8% | 2,238 | — |
How to Use Kayle Counter Data
Looking for reliable Kayle counters? The matchup numbers below come straight from current ranked games in the Top role, not from tier-list guesswork. The toughest lane opponents at the moment are Irelia, Master Yi, Tahm Kench: against them Kayle posts its lowest win rates in the current data set. The single strongest counter is Irelia, where Kayle wins just 44.0% of 739 recorded games. On the flip side, Kayle performs well into Udyr, K’Sante, Trundle, making them safer picks to face.
Each card shows the win rate from Kayle’s perspective and the number of games behind it — a matchup with tens of thousands of games is far more trustworthy than one with a few hundred. The Easy/Even/Hard labels are computed from those win rates (below 48% reads as Hard, above 52% as Easy); they are a reading aid, not a separate source stat. Data comes from ranked games at Emerald rank and above across all regions, currently on patch 16.13.1, and refreshes automatically every 48 hours, so the numbers move with the meta. Counters are only half the picture: check the current Kayle build for the strongest items and runes, or the Kayle champion page for abilities and full details.
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Kayle Counters — FAQ
Anivia is currently the strongest counter to Kayle — Kayle wins only 43.3% of 127 recorded games in that matchup. Other difficult opponents are listed in the Weak Against section above.
Kayle performs best against K'Sante, winning 57.9% of those games — see the full Strong Against list above.
Automatically every 48 hours, from ranked games at Emerald rank and above across all regions (currently patch 16.13.1).
Yes — every matchup record carries the patch it was collected on, and the whole page refreshes with each data update, so the numbers always describe the current patch rather than an old meta.