Kayle Pro Builds - How to Play Kayle in Season 14

Kaylethe Righteous – is a great Mage that is usually played on position Top. Kayle can also be played in other roles, but we focus on position Top in this LoL Kayle guide as it fits the current meta in S14 very well.

Kayle has a win rate of 50% and pick rate of 0.1%. There is a ban rate of 0%. Although a great champion, winning with Kayle is not a given. You need to have the right Kayle build in order to unleash the full potential on patch 14.23. There are many Kayle probuilds out there. We help you to find the right probuild, Kayle players need to win.

Latest Kayle probuilds

Here a quick view on the latest Kayle probuilds on position Top.

Champion
KDA
VS
Runes
Kayle
Kramer
1/10/7
0.8
Ambessa
Lethal Tempo
Resolve
TeleportFlash
Kayle
Sencux
2/6/4
1
Yone
Lethal Tempo
Resolve
TeleportFlash
Kayle
Licorice
5/8/3
1
Gangplank
Lethal Tempo
Resolve
FlashTeleport
Kayle
ZionSpartan
2/10/5
0.7
K'Sante
Lethal Tempo
Sorcery
TeleportFlash
Kayle
huhi
2/5/3
1
Sion
Lethal Tempo
Resolve
FlashTeleport
Latest LoL Kayle pro builds

How to play Kayle

We will show you what you need to do, to increase your chances of winning your lane. Kayle is strong, but if you ran into Irelia Irelia or Ambessa Ambessa you might get in trouble. In order to win your lane and against your counter, you need the right spells, items and runes. The following Kayle Top pro build will help you with that.

Follow our build, pentakills will follow and you will learn how to play Kayle. Since Riot Games regularly releases a new patch, Kayle builds may change from time to time. It is important to keep up to date.

Learn how to play Kayle
Learn how to play Kayle Top

Items for Kayle

Items obviously play a big role in League of Legends. Buying the right item can make the difference between winning and losing as Kayle. The order of items is also very important. Especially in early game, it is imperative to make the right decision on what to buy. You need to know the right starter item and starter trinket. But you also need to know what your final items will be. Your opponent like Smolder Smolder or Singed Singed can also influence your buying decisions.

Since Kayle is a powerful Mage you should start with Doran's Blade Doran's Blade and Health Potion Health Potion. Your starter trinket should be Stealth Ward Stealth Ward. You will find those in the shop under: Tools > Vision & Trinkets. Your optimal final boots are Boots of Swiftness Boots of Swiftness. So make sure to buy accordingly. A good buy order for your items is:

  1. Nashor's Tooth Nashor's Tooth
  2. Shadowflame Shadowflame
  3. Lich Bane Lich Bane

Kayle abilities and summoner spells

Pro Gamers in LoL also gain advantage by their choice of spells and the order they use their abilities on Kayle. You also shouldn’t leave this to chance.

During champion select you have the possibility to choose two spells for Kayle. The choice of summoner spells can’t be underestimated. They can play a big role in team-fights. Countless team-fights have been decided by a well-used flash. Statistics have proven that the best choice is Flash Flash and Teleport Teleport.

You can also gain an advantage in early game by using Kayle abilities in a certain order. Each phase of the game differs. Some abilities might be good in late game, but less in early game. Start the game with Starfire Spellblade Starfire Spellblade. Then you should continue with Radiant Blast Radiant Blast, followed by Celestial Blessing Celestial Blessing. An order for abilities of Kayle up to level 10:

Kayle ability skill order
LevelKeyChampion Spell
1RStarfire Spellblade Starfire Spellblade
2RCelestial Blessing Celestial Blessing
3RRadiant Blast Radiant Blast
4RStarfire Spellblade Starfire Spellblade
5RStarfire Spellblade Starfire Spellblade
6RDivine Judgment Divine Judgment
7RStarfire Spellblade Starfire Spellblade
8RRadiant Blast Radiant Blast
9RStarfire Spellblade Starfire Spellblade
10RRadiant Blast Radiant Blast

Most effective Kayle runes selection

For an effective Kayle build, you also need to select the appropriate runes. Ideally, you make an extra rune page for Kayle. You have to choose a primary and a secondary path from five rune paths for the Righteous: Precision, Domination, Sorcery, Resolve and Inspiration.

In the primary path you can choose a keystone rune and three lesser runes. The secondary path only consists of two lesser runes. There are also the three so-called shard slots. The best rune paths for Kayle are for primary Precision Precision and for secondary Resolve Resolve. As the keystone rune on Kayle most pros pick Lethal Tempo Lethal Tempo.

For your primary path – Precision Precision – choose these runes on Kayle:

  • Lethal Tempo Lethal Tempo
  • Legend: Alacrity Legend: Alacrity
  • Presence of Mind Presence of Mind
  • Coup de Grace Coup de Grace

For your secondary path – Resolve Resolve – choose these runes on Kayle:

  • Overgrowth Overgrowth
  • Bone Plating Bone Plating

Champions that counter Kayle

As mentioned before, it is always necessary to react to opponents of Kayle. There are champions that counter Kayle. These champions have advantages that can be dangerous for you. Irelia Irelia for instance is strong against Kayle and has a win rate of 61%. Another dangerous counter is Ambessa Ambessa.

When your opponent counter picks Kayle in champion select, you need to be aware. In this case, adjust your items and game to the situation.

Prto build inspired by Prestige Empyrean Kayle
Pro build inspired by Prestige Empyrean Kayle

Prestige Empyrean Kayle is one of the 17 available skins for Kayle.

Conclusion

Many people are looking for Kayle pro builds, that players often used to win. By following our probuilds, you can turn Kayle into a beast. Especially if you also follow our Kayle guide. When you have your runes placed like we told you, Kayle will reach its full potential. Buying the items we listed will also increase your chances. Start with the abilities in the correct order to gain an advantage in early game.

When you build Kayle in League of Legends correctly, you will have a very capable champion. But as always you need to practice, especially when and how to use Divine Judgment Divine Judgment. League of Legends is a dynamic game that changes with every patch. Keep following the patch notes and keep adjusting your LoL Kayle build.

Also, keep reacting to the game itself. Do you play mid, top or bot? Who is support or jungle? Overall, a good game is the sum of the right decisions. Over time, you your skills with Kayle will grow. Once you mastered Kaylethe Righteous – you will rule the rift.