Top Matchup

Gragas vs Kayle

Patch: 15.24 (25.24)
League: Platinum+
Gragas

Gragas

the Rabble Rouser
Top
Gragas Top Overall Win Rate
49.05%

Matchup Win Rate

52.3%
Gragas vs Kayle Wins
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47.8%
Kayle vs Gragas Wins
Kayle

Kayle

the Righteous
Top
Kayle Top Overall Win Rate
52.09%

Gragas vs Kayle - Top Matchup Guide Patch 15.24 (25.24)

Gragas Top vs Kayle Top - Who is stronger?

Gragas Top has an advantage against Kayle (52.3% win rate) based on 508 games. The matchup leans toward Gragas.

View detailed statistics below: items, runes, and counter builds for Gragas Top vs Kayle Top in patch 15.24 (25.24), including win rates and pick rates. With proper study, this can improve your chances of victory up to 75.2% in this matchup.

Statistical Matchup Analysis

With 2.3% popularity, Gragas constantly encounters meta-dominant Kayle (3.8%, 19th place out of 63 Top champions). Understanding how to play against this popular champion becomes essential for consistent Gragas performance in the current patch. Optimize for consistency: Grasp of the Undying paired with Demolish (56.4% win rate, 6.8% popularity) provides the stats you need, while the item sequence Rod of Ages > Cosmic Drive > Winter's Approach with Ionian Boots of Lucidity delivers 75.2% win rate against Kayle.

Win through macro: Gragas takes the matchup (52.25%) despite falling behind in CS (6.51 vs 6.93/min). Your victories come through roaming, team fighting, and map pressure rather than 1v1 lane dominance. Quality over quantity: Gragas wins through smart play rather than raw damage - despite lower DPS (662 vs 758/min), the 52.3% win rate shows superior utility, positioning, and team fight impact. Statistical dominance: Gragas leads in both matchup win rate (52.3%) and KDA (2.20 vs 1.70) - complete superiority across all metrics.

Gragas vs Kayle - Top Stats Comparison

Gragas Top
Gragas Top		Versus
Kayle Top
Kayle Top
CTierS
52.3%Matchup Winrate47.8%
49.05%Role Winrate52.09%
#48Winrate Rank#4
2.3%Pickrate3.8%
2.2Average KDA1.7
374Gold per Minute419
6.51CS/Min6.93
0.32Wards per Minute0.28
662Damage per Minute758

How to Beat Kayle as Gragas (Top)

The Gragas versus Kayle matchup in the top lane is favorable with proper positioning. Use your statistical advantage and prevent the opponent from realizing their potential.

The magic damage that Gragas deals remains relevant in the late game. Look for opportunities to initiate or counter-initiate. Meanwhile, Kayle deals primarily magic damage (74.10%), additional magic resistance may be required.

Consider the farming superiority demonstrated by Kayle, ranking 18th (versus 32nd for Gragas) in farming efficiency among champions in this role. This means the opponent can build gold advantages more quickly. Meanwhile, their lower KDA (1.7 versus 2.2) suggests they are less effective in team fights.

Key aspects of the Gragas Top versus Kayle Top matchup

Despite the statistical advantage in the matchup, overconfidence can be the main mistake. It is important for the Gragas player to maintain constant pressure on Kayle, not allowing the opponent to safely scale up, and actively use the advantage gained to help their team.

Gragas vs Kayle: Top Lane Summoner Spells

Most Popular

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Ignite
Ignite Deals true damage over time to target enemy champion and reduces healing effects on them for the duration.
45.9% Win Rate10.2% Pick Rate

Highest Win Rate

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Ignite
Ignite Deals true damage over time to target enemy champion and reduces healing effects on them for the duration.
45.9% Win Rate10.2% Pick Rate

Gragas vs Kayle: Top Lane Runes

Most Frequent Runes

Primary Path
Sorcery
Phase Rush
Phase Rush Hitting an enemy champion with 3 attacks or separate abilities within 4s grants 25 - 50% Move Speed based on level and 75% Slow Resistance for 3s. Move Speed is 75% effective for ranged champions.
Cooldown: 30s - 10s

Phase Rush

Hitting an enemy champion with 3 attacks or separate abilities within 4s grants 25 - 50% …

Manaflow Band
Manaflow Band Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum mana by 25, up to 250 mana.

After reaching 250 bonus mana, restore 1% of your missing mana every 5 seconds.

Cooldown: 15 seconds

Manaflow Band

Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum ma…

Transcendence
Transcendence Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:
Level 5: +5 Ability Haste
Level 8: +5 Ability Haste
Level 11: On Champion takedown, reduce the remaining cooldown of basic abilities by 20%.

Transcendence

Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:Level 5: +5 Ability Haste Level…

Scorch
Scorch Your next damaging ability hit sets champions on fire dealing 20 - 40 bonus magic damage based on level after 1s.

Cooldown: 10s

Scorch

Your next damaging ability hit sets champions on fire dealing 20 - 40 bonus mag…

Secondary Path
Inspiration
Biscuit Delivery
Biscuit Delivery Biscuit Delivery: Gain a Total Biscuit of Everlasting Will every 2 mins, until 6 min.

Biscuits restore 12% of your missing health. Consuming or selling a Biscuit permanently increases your max health by 30.

Biscuit Delivery

Biscuit Delivery: Gain a Total Biscuit of Everlasting Will every 2 mins, until …

Cosmic Insight
Cosmic Insight +18 Summoner Spell Haste
+10 Item Haste

Cosmic Insight

+18 Summoner Spell Haste+10 Item Haste

Adaptive
Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

56.1% Win Rate64.3% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Runes

Primary Path
Resolve
Grasp of the Undying
Grasp of the Undying Every 4s in combat, your next basic attack on a champion will:
  • Deal bonus magic damage equal to 3.5% of your max health
  • Heal you for 1.3% of your max health
  • Permanently increase your health by 5
    Ranged Champions: Damage, healing, and permanent health gained are 60% effective.

    • Grasp of the Undying

    Every 4s in combat, your next basic attack on a champion will:Deal bonus magic damage equ…

    Demolish
    Demolish Charge up a powerful attack against a tower over 3s, while within 600 range of it. The charged attack deals 100 (+35% of your max health) bonus physical damage.

    Cooldown: 45s

    Demolish

    Charge up a powerful attack against a tower over 3s, while within 600 range of …

    Second Wind
    Second Wind After taking damage from an enemy champion, heal for 4% of your missing health +3 over 10s.

    Second Wind

    After taking damage from an enemy champion, heal for 4% of your missing health …

    Overgrowth
    Overgrowth Absorb life essence from monsters or enemy minions that die near you, permanently gaining 3 maximum health for every 8.

    When you've absorbed 120 monsters or enemy minions, gain an additional 3.5% maximum health.

    Overgrowth

    Absorb life essence from monsters or enemy minions that die near you, permanent…

    Secondary Path
    Sorcery
    Manaflow Band
    Manaflow Band Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum mana by 25, up to 250 mana.

    After reaching 250 bonus mana, restore 1% of your missing mana every 5 seconds.

    Cooldown: 15 seconds

    Manaflow Band

    Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum ma…

    Scorch
    Scorch Your next damaging ability hit sets champions on fire dealing 20 - 40 bonus magic damage based on level after 1s.

    Cooldown: 10s

    Scorch

    Your next damaging ability hit sets champions on fire dealing 20 - 40 bonus mag…

    Adaptive
    Scaling Cooldown Reduction
    Scaling Cooldown Reduction +8 Ability Haste

    Scaling Cooldown Reduction

    +8 Ability Haste

    Adaptive Force
    Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

    Adaptive Force

    Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

    Scaling Health
    Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

    Scaling Health

    Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

    56.4% Win Rate6.8% Pick Rate

    Gragas vs Kayle: Top Lane Item Builds

    Most Popular Build

    Starting Items
    Stealth Ward
    Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
    Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
    Tear of the Goddess
    Tear of the Goddess (400 gold) 240 Mana
    Manaflow (8s, max 4 charges)
    Landing Abilities grants 3 max Mana (doubled vs. champions), up to 360.
    Helping Hand
    Attacks deal an additional 5 physical damage to minions.
    Health Potion
    Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
    Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
    40.3% Win Rate9.1% Pick Rate
    Popular Boots
    Ionian Boots of Lucidity
    Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
    45 Move Speed
    Ionian Insight
    Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
    53.3% Win Rate55.2% Pick Rate
    Sorcerer's Shoes
    Sorcerer's Shoes (1100 gold) 12 Magic Penetration
    45 Move Speed
    57.0% Win Rate26.3% Pick Rate
    Boots of Swiftness
    Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
    Fleetfooted
    Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
    78.5% Win Rate7.7% Pick Rate
    Core Build
    Catalyst of Aeons
    Catalyst of Aeons (1300 gold) 350 Health
    375 Mana
    Eternity
    Restores 10% of the damage taken from champions as Mana.
    Casting an Ability heals for 25% of Mana spent.
    ->
    Rod of Ages
    Rod of Ages (2600 gold) 50 Ability Power
    400 Health
    400 Mana
    Timeless
    This item gains 10 Health, 20 Mana and 3 Ability Power every 60 seconds up to 10 times. Upon reaching max stacks, gain a level.
    Eternity
    Taking damage from champions restores 10% of the damage as Mana.
    Casting an ability heals for 25% of Mana spent.
    Winter's Approach
    Winter's Approach (2400 gold) 550 Health
    500 Mana
    15 Ability Haste
    Awe
    Gain Health.
    Manaflow (8s, max 4 charges)
    Landing Attacks and Abilities grant 3 max Mana (doubled vs. champions).
    Transforms into Fimbulwinter at 360 max Mana.
    Cosmic Drive
    Cosmic Drive (3000 gold) 70 Ability Power
    350 Health
    25 Ability Haste
    4% Move Speed
    Spelldance
    Dealing magic or true damage to champions grants Move Speed for 4 seconds.
    50.2% Win Rate6.8% Pick Rate
    Final Build
    Lich Bane
    Lich Bane (3200 gold) 115 Ability Power
    4% Move Speed
    10 Ability Haste
    Spellblade
    After using an Ability, your next Attack deals bonus magic damageOn-Hit.
    25.2% Win Rate22.1% Pick Rate

    Best Win Rate Build

    Starting Items
    Stealth Ward
    Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
    Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
    Amplifying Tome
    Amplifying Tome (400 gold) 20 Ability Power
    Health Potion
    Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
    Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
    49.0% Win Rate1.8% Pick Rate
    Highest Winrate Boots
    Boots of Swiftness
    Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
    Fleetfooted
    Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
    78.5% Win Rate7.7% Pick Rate
    Sorcerer's Shoes
    Sorcerer's Shoes (1100 gold) 12 Magic Penetration
    45 Move Speed
    57.0% Win Rate26.3% Pick Rate
    Ionian Boots of Lucidity
    Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
    45 Move Speed
    Ionian Insight
    Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
    53.3% Win Rate55.2% Pick Rate
    Core Build
    Blasting Wand
    Blasting Wand (850 gold) 45 Ability Power
    ->
    Rod of Ages
    Rod of Ages (2600 gold) 50 Ability Power
    400 Health
    400 Mana
    Timeless
    This item gains 10 Health, 20 Mana and 3 Ability Power every 60 seconds up to 10 times. Upon reaching max stacks, gain a level.
    Eternity
    Taking damage from champions restores 10% of the damage as Mana.
    Casting an ability heals for 25% of Mana spent.
    Cosmic Drive
    Cosmic Drive (3000 gold) 70 Ability Power
    350 Health
    25 Ability Haste
    4% Move Speed
    Spelldance
    Dealing magic or true damage to champions grants Move Speed for 4 seconds.
    Winter's Approach
    Winter's Approach (2400 gold) 550 Health
    500 Mana
    15 Ability Haste
    Awe
    Gain Health.
    Manaflow (8s, max 4 charges)
    Landing Attacks and Abilities grant 3 max Mana (doubled vs. champions).
    Transforms into Fimbulwinter at 360 max Mana.
    75.2% Win Rate2.8% Pick Rate
    Final Build
    Mejai's Soulstealer
    Mejai's Soulstealer (1500 gold) 20 Ability Power
    100 Health
    Glory
    Takedowns grant Glory, up to 25. 10 Glory is lost on death.
    Gain 5 Ability Power per Glory and 10% Move Speed at 10 or higher Glory.
    98.2% Win Rate5.6% Pick Rate
    Other Items
    Rabadon's Deathcap
    Rabadon's Deathcap (3600 gold) 130 Ability Power
    Magical Opus
    Increases your total Ability Power by 30%.
    66.9% Win Rate16.5% Pick Rate
    Void Staff
    Void Staff (3000 gold) 95 Ability Power
    40% Magic Penetration
    32.7% Win Rate16.3% Pick Rate
    Zhonya's Hourglass
    Zhonya's Hourglass (3250 gold) 105 Ability Power
    50 Armor

    Time Stop
    Enter Stasis for 2.5 seconds.
    49.7% Win Rate11.0% Pick Rate
    Mejai's Soulstealer
    Mejai's Soulstealer (1500 gold) 20 Ability Power
    100 Health
    Glory
    Takedowns grant Glory, up to 25. 10 Glory is lost on death.
    Gain 5 Ability Power per Glory and 10% Move Speed at 10 or higher Glory.
    98.2% Win Rate5.6% Pick Rate
    Banshee's Veil
    Banshee's Veil (3000 gold) 105 Ability Power
    40 Magic Resist
    Annul
    Grants a Spell Shield that blocks the next enemy Ability.
    0.0% Win Rate5.6% Pick Rate
    Kaenic Rookern
    Kaenic Rookern (2900 gold) 400 Health
    80 Magic Resist
    100% Base Health Regen
    Magebane
    After not taking magic damage for 15 seconds, gain a magic shield.
    0.0% Win Rate5.6% Pick Rate
    Luden's Companion
    Luden's Companion (2850 gold) 100 Ability Power
    600 Mana
    10 Ability Haste
    Fire
    Damaging Abilities fire 6 Shots that deal bonus magic damage to the target and nearby enemies. Remaining Shots fire on the primary target, dealing 20% damage.
    0.0% Win Rate5.6% Pick Rate

    Gragas vs Kayle: Top Lane Skill (abilities) Orders

    Most Frequent Skill Order

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    Q
    Q
    Barrel Roll Gragas rolls his cask to a location, which can be activated to explode or will explode on its own after 4 seconds. The potency of the explosion increases over time. Enemies struck by the blast have their Move Speed slowed.
    Q
    Q
    Q
    Q
    Q
    W
    W
    Drunken Rage Gragas samples his latest brew for 1 second. After finishing, he becomes boisterous and belligerent, dealing magic damage to all nearby enemies on his next basic attack and reducing damage received.
    W
    W
    W
    W
    W
    E
    E
    Body Slam Gragas charges to a location and collides with the first enemy unit he comes across, dealing damage to all nearby enemy units and stunning them.
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    R
    R
    Explosive Cask Gragas hurls his cask to a location, dealing damage and knocking back enemies caught in the blast radius.
    R
    R
    R
    Max Order: Q > E > W
    44.2% Win Rate42.1% Pick Rate

    Highest Win % Skill Order

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    R
    Q
    Barrel Roll Gragas rolls his cask to a location, which can be activated to explode or will explode on its own after 4 seconds. The potency of the explosion increases over time. Enemies struck by the blast have their Move Speed slowed.
    Q
    Q
    Q
    Q
    Q
    R
    W
    Drunken Rage Gragas samples his latest brew for 1 second. After finishing, he becomes boisterous and belligerent, dealing magic damage to all nearby enemies on his next basic attack and reducing damage received.
    W
    W
    W
    W
    W
    R
    E
    Body Slam Gragas charges to a location and collides with the first enemy unit he comes across, dealing damage to all nearby enemy units and stunning them.
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    R
    R
    Explosive Cask Gragas hurls his cask to a location, dealing damage and knocking back enemies caught in the blast radius.
    R
    R
    R
    Max Order: Q > E > W
    93.1% Win Rate0.5% Pick Rate

    Gragas tips:

    • The damage reduction from Drunken Rage is applied when you start drinking, try to use it when you see damage coming your way.
    • Try to knock enemies back into your towers with Explosive Cask.
    • Try to combo Body Slam with Explosive Cask to set up kills for your team.

    Playing Against Kayle

    • Divine Judgment only grants Kayle or her allies immunity to damage. Slows and stuns can still be applied, so trap them if they're being overzealous.
    • Kayle is usually a fragile target. If you see her ultimate cast on an ally, switch to attacking her.
    • Kayle starts the game as a weaker melee champion. Try to put her behind before she ascends to her ranged form.

    Gragas Top other Matchups

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    Jax

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    Camille

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    Gragas
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    Yone

    Gragas vs Yone

    Gragas
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    Cho'Gath

    Gragas vs Cho'Gath

    Gragas
    +1.3%
    Sett

    Gragas vs Sett

    Gragas
    +1.1%
    Renekton

    Gragas vs Renekton

    Gragas
    +1.0%
    Darius

    Gragas vs Darius

    Gragas
    +0.5%
    Gwen

    Gragas vs Gwen

    Gragas
    -0.5%
    Garen

    Gragas vs Garen

    Gragas
    -0.9%
    Aatrox

    Gragas vs Aatrox

    Gragas
    -1.1%
    Shen

    Gragas vs Shen

    Gragas
    -1.1%
    Gangplank

    Gragas vs Gangplank

    Gragas
    -1.2%
    Irelia

    Gragas vs Irelia

    Gragas
    -1.3%
    Riven

    Gragas vs Riven

    Gragas
    -1.7%
    Ambessa

    Gragas vs Ambessa

    Gragas
    -1.7%
    Jayce

    Gragas vs Jayce

    Gragas
    -1.8%
    K'Sante

    Gragas vs K'Sante

    Gragas
    -2.1%
    Sion

    Gragas vs Sion

    Gragas
    -2.2%
    Urgot

    Gragas vs Urgot

    Gragas
    -2.4%
    Malphite

    Gragas vs Malphite

    Gragas
    -2.5%
    Vladimir

    Gragas vs Vladimir

    Gragas
    -2.6%
    Teemo

    Gragas vs Teemo

    Gragas
    -2.7%
    Fiora

    Gragas vs Fiora

    Gragas
    -2.8%
    Mordekaiser

    Gragas vs Mordekaiser

    Gragas
    -3.1%
    Ornn

    Gragas vs Ornn

    Gragas
    -3.3%
    Nasus

    Gragas vs Nasus

    Gragas
    -4.7%
    Dr. Mundo

    Gragas vs Dr. Mundo

    Gragas
    -5.2%
    Gnar

    Gragas vs Gnar

    Gragas
    -6.4%
    Yorick

    Gragas vs Yorick