Trying to learn Kayle? Please Help

Andersen·3/4/2015, 11:06:34 PM·1 votes·991 views

Hi everyone thank you in advance for answering,

I am trying to learn the champion Kayle and i just got Aether Wing Kayle which is my favorite skin in the game. I just wanted to ask. I would play her top/mid.

What is the best build on her? Nashors > rabadons (maybe zhonyas) and then void/lich bane so like straight ap mage

or Nashors > Runnans > and then like rabadons zhonyas and void staff.

Also, does lich bane proc after every e auto attack or do i have to e auto q auto w auto?

I also see some people go brk and trinity. Is this even worth trying?

Also, do you max w or q seconds. Does Supp kayle max q and w first?

Thank you so much in advance!

3 Comments

Sir ArmaMalum3/5/2015, 12:16:54 AM2 votes

Ok lotta questions here but I'll give it a go!

#Builds

Depends on what you're going for. Attack speed/AP builds are usually favored because that also increases her healing and usually gets her some cooldown reduction for her ult as well, however Kayle is one of the few champions that can do alright with a hybrid damage build because of her shred passive). Personally I would suggest going Attack Speed/AP to start, it's all around easier imho.

Try going: item 3006 item 3115 item 3157 item 3091 item 3089 item 3116

Now do keep in mind that build recommendations are a guideline and straying from them to better fit your specific circumstances is a good idea. For example this build has no tenacity, so going item 3111 instead against a cc-heavy team would probably be a good idea. Or if you're going against a Nasus or Malphite (Who can destroy your attack speed) you may consider trading the Wit's End and Nashor's for more AP Burst items like Void Staff and/or Lich Bane.

If you're feeling gutsy you can try a hybrid damage build. These are tougher because while you'll do more damage overall you're relying on your passive for mitigation shred, which takes a bit to ramp up. So this is more of a sustained damage build than anything.

item 3006 item 3124 item 3091 item 3078 item 3146 item 3153

Overall your biggest form of damage is your E and your passive so going attack speed will do well for you unless, again, there are situation reasons you can't (Nasus, Malphite).

Note: Runnans will only be applied to your E augmented autos and not your normal melee autos. After you have enough Cooldown reduction you should be able to have your E up all the time but be aware.

Lich Bane

Lich Bane will proc after every spell cast. Your E activation will proc it, but not concurrent auto attacks. Keep in mind as well Lich bane (and Sheen) have a 1.5 sec internal cooldown. Meaning the spellblade passive will not activate if you spam your spells faster than 1.5 secs each. It's to prevent spam mages like Karthus from going out of control with the item.

#Abilities

Solo-lane (Top/mid) you'll want to max E first for the reduced cooldown, and then max Q second, for the reduced cooldown and increased slow.

Support Kayle is not the best idea. It's not the worst choice, but many other dedicated supports outshine her as far as sustain or crowd control in laning. If you do end up doing that though what ability you max first depends on how you're doing. Taking a lot of harass/poke? Max W first, if they outrange you that much your E will only be needed to push them off. Otherwise max E first and Q second. Levels in your W only gets you more base healing/speed and increases the mana cost of the spell so you get more bang for your level with the decreased cooldown, more damage and more slow from the Q levels.

Hope that helped! Feel free to ask specifics anywhere