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Kayle ARAM Build 26.22

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Kayle wants the game to run long, and the Abyss obliges, because the nonstop 5v5 pours experience and gold into her until she blooms into a ranged monster raining waves down the bridge. Early on she is fragile, so lean on your team, then let Divine Judgment drop an untouchable shield on your carry the instant the packed fight breaks open.

#16 of 122 champions this patch · 66 games
Win rate57.6%+2.2Games66Pick rate5.0%Last 8 patches+6.2 since 26.15Damage profilei
AP
AD
AP 51%AD 47%True 1%
DifficultyiHighPunishes misplays
ClassicModernARAMCounter
ARAM BalanceDamage dealt-5%Damage taken+10%Details ↓

Kayle Item Build

Built to bloom late, Kayle spends the early game fragile and pours every scrap of gold toward the attack speed and ability power her Divine Ascent passive needs to sprout ranged, flaming waves. The Abyss keeps handing her levels through nonstop fighting, so those waves eventually rain across a massed team while Divine Judgment shields a carry through the worst of it.

Standard loadout · Kayle The consensus path — reliable spikes, no dead time.
Starting items 1350g Dagger×1Berserker's Greaves×1 Core path · click an item for its recipe ››› Boots Berserker's Greaves89% · 63.8%Mercury's Treads11% · 33.3%
Situational items
vs AP threatsbuy this gameTheir damage is mostly magic — stack magic resist before their second item.WWit's End2948.3%
vs stacked resistsbuy this gameWhen resists stack, penetration beats raw stats — swap a damage slot.TTerminus1947.4%

Best Kayle Runes

Lethal Tempo matches a champion who only gets scarier the longer the game on the bridge drags. Every teamfight is experience she banks toward the ranged, waveclearing hypercarry her passive unlocks, so the page is tuned to keep her alive and leveling through the pile. Build around outlasting the enemy rather than winning the first exchange.

The pre-game page Lethal Tempo · Precision + Domination · keystone + 5 runes + 3 shards
Precision Primary Lethal TempoAttacking an enemy champion grants you Attack Speed, up to 6 stacks. At max stacks, deal bonus adaptive damage On-Attack. Triumph85% · 53.6%Legend: Alacrity91% · 55.0%Coup de Grace85% · 57.1% Keystone plus three minors from Precision, two from Domination, then three shards — no runebook, no masteries.
Domination Secondary Taste of Blood68% · 60.0%Treasure Hunter62% · 61.0%
Stat shards OffenseAttack Speed+10% Attack SpeedFlexAdaptive Force+9 Adaptive ForceDefenseHealth Scaling+10–180 Health (by level)
Shards give +10%Attack Speed+9Adaptive Force+10–180 Health (by level)
Stack toward Blade of The Ruined King into Guinsoo's Rageblade and play the long game. Kayle is the definition of a scaling carry, and an endless run of 5v5 fights on the Abyss with no recall feeds her the levels her Divine Ascent passive needs to sprout wings and turn ranged. Survive the early poke war so those late spikes arrive while the fights are still raging.

Kayle Skill Order

Abyss tuning cuts Kayle's damage to 95 percent and raises the damage she takes to 110, which puts real weight on the Starfire Spellblade ranks at 4, 5, 7 and 9 before Divine Ascent matures. Radiant Blast follows from 8, Celestial Blessing waits until 14.

Skill order · Kayle R at 6 / 11 / 16 — always
PriorityRR›EE›QQ›WW›Max E first; Q at level 1.
Lv 123456789101112131415161718
Q18101213max 13
W214151718max 18
E34579max 9
R61116max 16
Rank E first for the ranged damage that keeps Kayle chipping the clumped team from safety, leveling Q next and W last. Starfire Spellblade and Radiant Blast are what carry her before Divine Ascent fully blooms, so leaning on them keeps her relevant in the constant fighting. Save Divine Judgment to shield a diving ally at the key moment.

Kayle Changes This Patch

Stat & ability changesPatch 26.22
  • Q Cooldown12 / 11 / 10 / 9 / 8 10 / 9.5 / 9 / 8.5 / 8Buff
  • R Cooldown160 / 120 / 80 140 / 110 / 80Buff

Kayle ARAM Abilities

Radiant Blast does more than poke, it strips resistances off everyone the sword passes through, softening them for the burn that follows. Celestial Blessing is her lifeline through the weak levels, a heal and a speed boost thrown to herself and whichever ally stands closest.

Abilities on the Abyss · Kaylepatch 26.22 · Abyss-tuned numbers · click an ability · all ranks shown
Divine AscentPassivePRadiant BlastMax 2ndQCelestial BlessingMax lastWStarfire SpellbladeMax 1stEDivine JudgmentUltRRank-up levels here match the skill order below.
Starfire SpellbladeMagic damageMax 1stStatLV 3rank 1LV 4rank 2LV 5rank 3LV 7rank 4LV 9MAXPassive Damagevaries per rank+20% AP+10% bonus ADlv 31415lv 41920lv 52425lv 72930lv 93335Cooldown-0.5 per ranklv 38slv 47.5slv 57slv 76.5slv 96s
Abyss changeloghow the Abyss re-balances Kayle: entries touching the selected ability light upDamage dealt−5%champion tuningDamage taken+10%champion tuning

Kayle Base Stats

Base stats · KaylePatch 26.22
Base statslevel 1 · +per levelAD50+2.5AS0.625+1.5%MS335Range175HP670+92HP55+0.5Armor26+4.2MR22+1.3MP330+50MP58+0.8
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