Top Matchup

Kayle vs Jayce

Patch: 15.24 (25.24)
League: Platinum+
Kayle

Kayle

the Righteous
Top
Kayle Top Overall Win Rate
52.09%

Matchup Win Rate

50.3%
Kayle vs Jayce Wins
⚔
49.7%
Jayce vs Kayle Wins
Jayce

Jayce

the Defender of Tomorrow
Top
Jayce Top Overall Win Rate
47.95%

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

Kayle Top vs Jayce Top - Who is stronger?

Kayle and Jayce are evenly matched in Top (50.3% win rate) based on 457 games. The outcome comes down to player skill.

View detailed statistics below: items, runes, and counter builds for Kayle Top vs Jayce 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 70%+ in this matchup.

Statistical Matchup Analysis

Current meta showdown: Kayle (3.8% pick rate, 19th most popular out of 63 Top champions) versus Jayce (3.9%, 15th place). These two top lane titans clash constantly, making matchup mastery a decisive factor in your climb. Meta strength confirmed: Kayle's superior tier rating (S vs C) translates into a solid 50.3% matchup win rate. This performance explains why Kayle ranks 4th in win rate among Top champions. Kayle shows excellent consistency, combining a strong 52.1% overall win rate with matchup success. Optimize for consistency: Press the Attack paired with Presence of Mind (75.4% win rate, 1.2% popularity) provides the stats you need, while the item sequence Nashor's Tooth > Rabadon's Deathcap > Shadowflame with Boots of Swiftness delivers 70%+ win rate against Jayce.

Lane dominance: Kayle not only wins the matchup but crushes CS (6.93/min vs 6.48 for Jayce). This 0.45 CS/min advantage generates significant gold leads that compound your already favorable position. Quality over quantity: Kayle wins through smart play rather than raw damage - despite lower DPS (758 vs 953/min), the 50.3% win rate shows superior utility, positioning, and team fight impact. Intriguing anomaly: Kayle wins the matchup (50.3%) despite a lower KDA (1.70 vs 1.80). This suggests you win through macro influence and clutch plays in key moments rather than consistent individual performance.

Kayle vs Jayce - Top Stats Comparison

Kayle Top
Kayle Top		Versus
Jayce Top
Jayce Top
STierC
50.3%Matchup Winrate49.7%
52.09%Role Winrate47.95%
#4Winrate Rank#56
3.8%Pickrate3.9%
1.7Average KDA1.8
419Gold per Minute440
6.93CS/Min6.48
0.28Wards per Minute0.34
758Damage per Minute953

How to Beat Jayce as Kayle (Top)

While statistically Kayle is slightly stronger than Jayce in the top lane, neither champion has an overwhelming advantage in this matchup. The winner is determined by player skill and understanding the intricacies of the confrontation. Studying this guide will improve your chances of success.

The magic damage that Kayle deals remains relevant in the late game. Look for opportunities to initiate or counter-initiate. Jayce deals mainly physical damage (77.40%), additional items against this damage type may be required against snowballing or aggressive play.

An important advantage of Kayle is higher farming statistics (ranked 18th among role champions) (versus 34th for Jayce), which provides a stable gold advantage in extended games and allows faster access to key items. Meanwhile, their higher KDA (1.8 versus 1.7) suggests they participate more effectively in team fights.

Key aspects of the Kayle Top versus Jayce Top matchup

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

Kayle vs Jayce: Top Lane Summoner Spells

Most Popular

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Teleport
Teleport After a brief channel, become untargetable and travel to an allied unit. Upgrades into Unleashed Teleport, which significantly increases travel speed.
52.4% Win Rate92.5% Pick Rate

Highest Win Rate

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Ghost
Ghost Gain Move Speed and ignore unit collision for the duration.
66.8% Win Rate0.9% Pick Rate

Kayle vs Jayce: Top Lane Runes

Most Frequent Runes

Primary Path
Precision
Lethal Tempo
Lethal Tempo Attacking an enemy champion grants you [6% Melee || 4% Ranged] Attack Speed for 6 seconds, up to 6. At max stacks, deal [9 - 30 Melee || 6 - 24 Ranged] bonus adaptive damage On-Attack, increased by 1% per 1% Bonus Attack Speed.

Lethal Tempo

Attacking an enemy champion grants you [6% Melee || 4% Ranged] Attack Speed for 6 seconds…

Absorb Life
Absorb Life Killing a target heals you for @HealAmount@.

Absorb Life

Killing a target heals you for @HealAmount@.

Legend: Alacrity
Legend: Alacrity Gain 3% attack speed plus an additional 1.5% for every Legend stack (max 10 stacks).

Earn progress toward Legend stacks for every champion takedown, epic monster takedown, large monster kill, and minion kill.

Legend: Alacrity

Gain 3% attack speed plus an additional 1.5% for every Legend stack (max 10 sta…

Last Stand
Last Stand Deal 5% - 11% increased damage to champions while you are below 60% health. Max damage gained at 30% health.

Last Stand

Deal 5% - 11% increased damage to champions while you are below 60% health. Max…

Secondary Path
Sorcery
Celerity
Celerity All movement bonuses are 7% more effective on you and gain 1% Move Speed.

Celerity

All movement bonuses are 7% more effective on you and gain 1% Move Speed.

Gathering Storm
Gathering Storm Every 10 min gain AP or AD, adaptive.

10 min: + 8 AP or 5 AD
20 min: + 24 AP or 14 AD
30 min: + 48 AP or 29 AD
40 min: + 80 AP or 48 AD
50 min: + 120 AP or 72 AD
60 min: + 168 AP or 101 AD
etc...

Gathering Storm

Every 10 min gain AP or AD, adaptive.10 min: + 8 AP or 5 AD 20 min: + 24 AP or …

Adaptive
Attack Speed
Attack Speed Increases attack speed by 10%

Attack Speed

Increases attack speed by 10%

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

54.7% Win Rate77.5% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Runes

Primary Path
Precision
Press the Attack
Press the Attack Hitting an enemy champion with 3 consecutive basic attacks deals 40 - 160 bonus adaptive damage (based on level) and amplifies your damage dealt by 8% until you leave combat with champions.

Press the Attack

Hitting an enemy champion with 3 consecutive basic attacks deals 40 - 160 bonus adaptive …

Presence of Mind
Presence of Mind Damaging an enemy champion restores 6-50 (80% for ranged) mana or 6 energy.

Takedowns restore 15% of your maximum mana or energy.

Cooldown for damage restoration: 8s

Presence of Mind

Damaging an enemy champion restores 6-50 (80% for ranged) mana or 6 energy.Take…

Legend: Alacrity
Legend: Alacrity Gain 3% attack speed plus an additional 1.5% for every Legend stack (max 10 stacks).

Earn progress toward Legend stacks for every champion takedown, epic monster takedown, large monster kill, and minion kill.

Legend: Alacrity

Gain 3% attack speed plus an additional 1.5% for every Legend stack (max 10 sta…

Last Stand
Last Stand Deal 5% - 11% increased damage to champions while you are below 60% health. Max damage gained at 30% health.

Last Stand

Deal 5% - 11% increased damage to champions while you are below 60% health. Max…

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 …

Approach Velocity
Approach Velocity Gain 7.5% Move Speed towards nearby enemy champions that are movement impaired. This bonus is increased to 15% Move Speed for any enemy champion that you impair.

Activation Range for CC from allies: 1000

Approach Velocity

Gain 7.5% Move Speed towards nearby enemy champions that are movement impaired.…

Adaptive
Attack Speed
Attack Speed Increases attack speed by 10%

Attack Speed

Increases attack speed by 10%

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

75.4% Win Rate1.2% Pick Rate

Kayle vs Jayce: 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.
Doran's Blade
Doran's Blade (450 gold) 10 Attack Damage
80 Health
3% Life Steal
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
55.8% Win Rate52.1% Pick Rate
Popular Boots
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
57.1% Win Rate49.6% Pick Rate
Berserker's Greaves
Berserker's Greaves (1100 gold) 25% Attack Speed
45 Move Speed
48.3% Win Rate35.3% Pick Rate
Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes (1100 gold) 12 Magic Penetration
45 Move Speed
54.8% Win Rate5.9% Pick Rate
Core Build
Recurve Bow
Recurve Bow (700 gold) 15% Attack Speed
Sting
Attacks deal 15 bonus physical damageOn-Hit.
->
Nashor's Tooth
Nashor's Tooth (3000 gold) 80 Ability Power
50% Attack Speed
15 Ability Haste
Icathian Bite
Attacks deal bonus magic damageOn-Hit.
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap (3600 gold) 130 Ability Power
Magical Opus
Increases your total Ability Power by 30%.
Shadowflame
Shadowflame (3200 gold) 110 Ability Power
15 Magic Penetration
Cinderbloom
Magic and true damageCritically Strikes enemies below 40% Health, dealing 20% increased damage.
58.3% Win Rate10.1% Pick Rate
Final Build
Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's Hourglass (3250 gold) 105 Ability Power
50 Armor

Time Stop
Enter Stasis for 2.5 seconds.
55.1% Win Rate17.3% 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.
Doran's Ring
Doran's Ring (400 gold) 18 Ability Power
90 Health
Restoration
Restore 1.25 Mana every second. If you can't gain Mana, restore 0.55 Health instead.
Helping Hand
Attacks deal 5 bonus physical damage to minions.
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
62.8% Win Rate16.0% Pick Rate
Highest Winrate Boots
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
57.1% Win Rate49.6% Pick Rate
Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes (1100 gold) 12 Magic Penetration
45 Move Speed
54.8% Win Rate5.9% Pick Rate
Berserker's Greaves
Berserker's Greaves (1100 gold) 25% Attack Speed
45 Move Speed
48.3% Win Rate35.3% Pick Rate
Core Build
Fiendish Codex
Fiendish Codex (850 gold) 25 Ability Power
10 Ability Haste
->
Nashor's Tooth
Nashor's Tooth (3000 gold) 80 Ability Power
50% Attack Speed
15 Ability Haste
Icathian Bite
Attacks deal bonus magic damageOn-Hit.
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap (3600 gold) 130 Ability Power
Magical Opus
Increases your total Ability Power by 30%.
Shadowflame
Shadowflame (3200 gold) 110 Ability Power
15 Magic Penetration
Cinderbloom
Magic and true damageCritically Strikes enemies below 40% Health, dealing 20% increased damage.
99.2% Win Rate4.8% Pick Rate
Final Build
Morellonomicon
Morellonomicon (2950 gold) 75 Ability Power
350 Health
15 Ability Haste
Grievous Wounds
Dealing magic damage to champions applies 40% Wounds for 3 seconds.
99.8% Win Rate3.9% Pick Rate
Other Items
Void Staff
Void Staff (3000 gold) 95 Ability Power
40% Magic Penetration
65.4% Win Rate11.4% Pick Rate
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Rylai's Crystal Scepter (2600 gold) 65 Ability Power
400 Health
Rimefrost
Damaging Abilities Slow enemies by 30% for 1 second.
0.0% Win Rate9.7% Pick Rate
Guinsoo's Rageblade
Guinsoo's Rageblade (3000 gold) 30 Attack Damage
30 Ability Power
25% Attack Speed
Wrath
Attacks deal 30 bonus magic damage On-Hit.
Seething Strike
Attacks grant 8% Attack Speed for 3 seconds. (stacks 4 times).
While fully stacked, every third Attack applies On-Hit effects twice.
65.9% Win Rate5.7% Pick Rate
Wit's End
Wit's End (2800 gold) 50% Attack Speed
45 Magic Resist
20% Tenacity
Fray
Attacks deal bonus magic damageOn-Hit.
99.5% Win Rate5.7% Pick Rate
Blade of The Ruined King
Blade of The Ruined King (3200 gold) 40 Attack Damage
25% Attack Speed
10% Life Steal
Mist's Edge
Attacks deal a percentage of enemy's current Health as bonus physical damageOn-Hit.
Clawing Shadows
Attacking a champion 3 times Slows them by 30% for 1 second.
66.7% Win Rate5.7% Pick Rate
Morellonomicon
Morellonomicon (2950 gold) 75 Ability Power
350 Health
15 Ability Haste
Grievous Wounds
Dealing magic damage to champions applies 40% Wounds for 3 seconds.
99.8% Win Rate3.9% Pick Rate
Riftmaker
Riftmaker (3100 gold) 70 Ability Power
350 Health
15 Ability Haste
Void Corruption
For each second in combat with enemy champions, deal 2% bonus damage, up to 8%. At maximum strength, gain Omnivamp.
Void Infusion
Gain 2% of your bonus Health as Ability Power.
49.8% Win Rate3.8% Pick Rate

Kayle vs Jayce: Top Lane Skill (abilities) Orders

Most Frequent Skill Order

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Q
Radiant Blast Kayle conjures a portal, summoning a celestial sword that pierces through enemies, slowing, damaging, and reducing the resistances of all hit.
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
W
W
Celestial Blessing Blessed by the divine, Kayle heals and grants Move Speed to herself and the nearest ally.
W
W
W
W
W
E
E
Starfire Spellblade Passive: Kayle's celestial sword, Virtue, deals bonus magic damage to enemies she attacks.

Active: Kayle's next attack smites her target with celestial fire, dealing bonus damage proportionate to their missing health.
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
Divine Judgment Kayle makes an ally invulnerable and calls upon former Aspects of Justice to purify the area around her target with a holy rain of swords.
R
R
R
Max Order: E > Q > W
45.8% Win Rate32.8% Pick Rate

Highest Win % Skill Order

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Q
Radiant Blast Kayle conjures a portal, summoning a celestial sword that pierces through enemies, slowing, damaging, and reducing the resistances of all hit.
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
R
W
Celestial Blessing Blessed by the divine, Kayle heals and grants Move Speed to herself and the nearest ally.
W
W
W
W
W
R
E
Starfire Spellblade Passive: Kayle's celestial sword, Virtue, deals bonus magic damage to enemies she attacks.

Active: Kayle's next attack smites her target with celestial fire, dealing bonus damage proportionate to their missing health.
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
Divine Judgment Kayle makes an ally invulnerable and calls upon former Aspects of Justice to purify the area around her target with a holy rain of swords.
R
R
R
Max Order: E > Q > W
89.6% Win Rate1.4% Pick Rate

Kayle tips:

  • Using Divine Judgment on a high-DPS ally can turn the tides of battle by giving your ally free reign to attack.
  • Kayle's attacks become incredibly powerful once she gains attack range from Divine Ascent. Play safe until then.
  • Kayle benefits greatly from Attack Damage and Ability Power, making hybrid items like Nashor's Tooth and Hextech Gunblade very effective on her.

Playing Against Jayce

  • Jayce can attack in melee or at range. Pay attention to his stance and weapon color to know how he is going to attack.
  • If you see Jayce drop his Acceleration Gate, be careful, he is probably about to cast Shock Blast.
  • Jayce is strong in the early game. If he gains the advantage, play defensively.

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