Kayle Jungle

baby reksai·3/10/2015, 8:54:19 AM·4 votes·1,560 views

Hey guys! Hanapaa Okole here with my first post on the boards :D Always reading fascinating stuff on here so thought i'd share some of my experiences with kayle jungle!

I just started trying her out in the jungle about two days ago and have found TREMENDOUS success. Now, mind you, my mmr is between siv and MAYBE a low gold although i rarely ever get linked with golds. I don't recommend taking her into ranked as I haven't worked all of those kinks but try her out in normals, its loads of fun! And she only costs 450 ip ;)

Okay so first, why Kayle jungle? Well we all know that kayle has a very difficult time csing due to her main cs tool being her E. Unfortunately, until you get the proper cds, your e is on cool down for about 3-5 seconds before it comes back up again. This can cause you to lose a whole lot of cs. So why not take her into the jungle where last hitting isn't a big deal? I found that kayle jungle is very very safe for her, as she has very good clear speeds, an awesome sustain with her w, and ability to have a mediocre to average gank. With the right gank route, you can get quite a lot of damage down. Also, once you get 6, you can counter gank almost anyone in the game as your ulti gives you so so so much utility. As the mid game gets closer and kayle has her items, she turns into sort of a carry. But late game is where you truly shine. I usually have gone the full 2.50 attack speed cap and have always found success with it. Your e is just unreal with the attack speed. Especially if you go devourers, you can lay down a whole lot of damage due to your splash.

Did i mention that runaans also procs your splash? So you can drop down your e on the whole team with just one auto. The problem with most kayle's I've experienced is that they rush damage items before attack speed items. While this is alright, you want to consider yourself as an ap carry who auto attacks. This gives you the sustain damage over-time that'll just rek ppl. She doesn't scale super well with either ad or ap due to her spells being hybrid besides her w. I usually just go the ap route, and if they're stacking magic resist, get yourself a wit's end. You steal mr, you get mr, and it synergies very well with your passive. Which steals both mr and armor from your targets. Lastly, don't be afraid to turn on ppl if you have your ulti. Never underestimate the power of a fed kayle.

Anyway, I hope i've given you guys some consideration to try it out! Good luck all :)

9 Comments

Naixad3/10/2015, 7:07:19 PM1 votes

AGREED! Kayle is very useful in many area because of the basic ability that reduces armor and mr with every hit. Never have I ever thought to take her into the jungle with that in mind, but now I'll experiment since somebody has some report of a good experience. BTW: Kayle and Sivir are my main.

5P4RK43/11/2015, 8:28:09 PM1 votes

Kayle is quite strong in the jungle (sort of). Her clear is insane and she adds a lot of early game pressure.

The issue is she falls off a LOT late game. Her midgame can be insane if you get fed so you need to focus on closing out fast.

If you are lategame, focus on peeling for your carries with Ult, not getting major damage out of the runaans. Most of the time you will just be way out of position and die even if you ult yourself.