Tier A Inferno · Kayle: comp guide
Style: Kayle reroll (cost 2)Inferno · Kayle is a tier A comp in patch 18.5: average placement 4.41 and top 4 in 52% of 7,048 games from Platinum to Challenger. Kayle carries with Guinsoo's Rageblade, Jeweled Gauntlet, Rabadon's Deathcap. Kayle reroll (cost 2).
- Avg
- 4.41
- Top 4
- 52%
- 1st
- 13%
- Games
- 7,048
- Level
- 7
Set 18 Patch 18.5 77,232 high-elo games Games from 6 Oct to 20 Oct
Early comps
what to open with to reach the final comp in good shape
Item priority
3 of them
2 of them
2 of them
The items the comp's units want most.
Carries
Traits
Approximate layout
Worked out by role (range, health and items). Faded = flexible.
Leveling
- Lvl 42-1
- Lvl 52-5
- Lvl 63-1
- Lvl 74-1
- Lvl 84-5
Roll down for the comp at level 6 (3-1). A guideline, based on the comp's style.
Stage 2 · level 4-5 · what to open with to reach the final comp in good shape
Transition · level 6-7 · before switching into the final comp
Riot only provides the board each player ends with, not how it looked in stage 2 or 3: we calculate these openers from the comp's traits, the units that stay in the final board and each unit's strength in high elo. Gold border: the ones that stay.
Carry items (Kayle)
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Components of its 3 main items: 4× Needlessly Large Rod, Recurve Bow, Sparring Gloves.
Items per champion
Best items per champion (in any comp)
Roles
Deduced from the data: the secondary carry is the champion with the most damage items after the carry; the frontline, melee champions or those with tank items.
Core champions
Leonain 99% · 2.8★ on averageVarusin 80% · 2.7★ on averageKaylein 100% · 2.9★ on averageSejuaniin 99% · 2.7★ on averageShenin 75% · 2.8★ on averageDianain 55% · 1.7★ on averageApheliosin 66% · 1.3★ on averageFlexible champions
Champions by cost
Cost 1-2 · the first you'll find
Cost 3 · the middle of the game
Cost 4-5 · the final board
Related comps
They share core champions: use them to pivot if yours gets tough.
More about the comp
Why play this comp?
- Tier A: average placement 4.41 and top 4 in 52% of 7048 high-elo games.
- Clear build: Kayle carries Guinsoo's Rageblade, Jeweled Gauntlet, Rabadon's Deathcap (Guinsoo's Rageblade in 92% of games).
- Doesn't need a high level: played at level 7 taking Kayle to 3★.
When not to play it
- If you don't get components for Kayle: its items need 4× Needlessly Large Rod, Recurve Bow, Sparring Gloves.
- One of the most played (1%): if two or more opponents go for it, champions will run short.
- If Kayle's copies are spread out in your lobby: 3★ needs 9 copies.
Based on the comp's high-elo stats; the style is deduced from the carry's cost and stars and the final level.
No augments: the Riot API doesn't include augments in match data, so there are no reliable stats for them.