[2.6a] Kayle Guide - How to 1v9 as Kayle! - Baron Lane Guide

Essentially Darius lite because he can't get on top of you, which he needs to do in order to kill you. Avoid his Decisive Strike , avoid getting chunked out by Judgment , and try not to tank Demacian Justice . If you can do all of that you will be fine and outscale him. Even though Garen can heal your poke with Perseverance , you can also bully him post 5 with your range + Starfire Spellblade . Play the early lane safe, respect his chase down - even if it's telegraphed - and outscale him with time. As long as you you don't force this lane you will be fine.

Singed can't kill you in this lane unless you let him. You have the disengage tools to run away from his Mega Adhesive into Fling into Poison Trail with Radiant Blast and Celestial Blessing . He also doesn't have a lot of kil pressure until he gets a few items. Now with that in mind, you also don't have a lot of kill pressure if he opts into the Aftershock keystone. So, avoid him and farm so that you can outscale him later. Post 5 you can harass him with Radiant Blast , autos, and Starfire Spellblade . However, don't force the lane as there isn't a reason to.

Avoid taking Five Point Strike poke, getting hit by her Shuriken Flip , and getting hit by the 1st stage of her Perfect Execution at all stages of the laning phase and you should be able to scale fine. I know it's a lot to ask, but it's doable. Keep minions between you so that she cannot Shuriken Flip onto you freely, and try to avoid her harass from Five Point Strike + Assassin's Mark autos. If she uses Twilight Shroud to reposition and potentially all-in you, respect it and back off. If you can manage do this you can become stronger and more useful. You won't outscale her completely, but surviving lane makes it a lot easier to deal with her later - where her 1v1 threat is much scarier. Since this matchup can be fairly difficult at times, it might be worth considering taking Adaptive Carapace or Bone Plating if you're unable to dodge her skillshots.

Also a rare top laner, she's similar to Lucian and Akshan in that she can dominate you early and chase you down the lane if you ever give her the opportunity to kill you. However, Vayne is primarily auto attack based as opposed to her ranged counterparts, so if you can stay out of auto range you should be able to survive the laning phase and outscale her. There are a few things to note when playing against Vayne. Avoid staying close to walls as she can stun you into a wall with Condemn . Furthermore, Tumble is a forward dash that also grants her an auto-attack reset. If she pops Final Hour , using Tumble will grant her momentary invisibility. Use that knowledge to kite her out and buy time to outscale her, she isn't as hard as other ranged top laners but she can still be difficult to deal with.

If you're ever caught in Darius's Apprehend there's a fairly high chance you'll die - whether it is before or after Level 5. So, the lane is simple... avoid Apprehend by playing safe until you get your superior range at Level 5, and then continue to avoid Apprehend . As long as you do that you should be able to outscale him. Now it is worth noting that with Protobelt Enchant he can dash to you and then Apprehend , enabling him to kill you from outside of your auto range; so pay attention to his items and position accordingly at all stages of the game.

Her kit does massive amounts of true damage, she has decent mobility, solid in lane sustain, and she can use Riposte against Radiant Blast to stun you. Furthermore, if she gets on top of you she can kill you with Grand Challenge and Bladework which has a guaranteed critical strike & auto reset. However, despite all Fiora's strengths you should not hard lose lane & the game if you play properly. If you play the early lane safely, by hugging your turret & last hitting with Starfire Spellblade , you should be able to safely reach Level 5. From 5 onwards you can harass her and kite back, working towards your superior late game scaling and team fighting.

His scaling is pretty poor and that goes in your favor despite the lopsided advantage in laning phase. Renekton is an early game champ that can dash onto you, stun you, and dish out massive damage. So knowing all that, avoid stepping into his Slice And Dice range as he can then Ruthless Predator stun you for his jungler or his own all-in. Post 5 you can trade back some harass but you shouldn't do so aggressively as he still has high kill pressure. For the entire laning phase, look to poke when you can and play passively otherwise - you may even have to forfeit farm pre 5. You hard outscale him and that's pretty much enough to make this matchup manageable. 

His passive, health regeneration, and early game poke can make laning feel miserable. However, you do outscale his usefuleness. Early on look to avoid his Infected Cleaver poke, and if he moves towards you - move towards your tower. He can run you down if he lands his Infected Cleaver , so be careful and avoid it to the best of your ability. Some magic resist can help with his poke, think Wit's End , and you should look to get Grievous Wounds, think Morellonomicon , at some point as he relies on his ludicrous healing to tank as well as he can.

He can engage onto you at a moment's notice if his Flash is up, with his E or The Show Stopper and that might even put you in his turret's range. If he is running at you with his Q speedup that should be a sign to back away. If you can play with extreme caution and avoid being all-in'd by the Sett early, you should be fine as you hard outscale him. Similar to the Renekton matchup, this lane is an exercise in patience.

Teemo's blind, his burn, and his shrooms are annoying. Take an Oracle Lens once he hits 5 to avoid tanking damage from Noxious Trap . Also avoid stepping up and eating his Blinding Dart when you can. Wait for him to waste Blinding Dart before you all-in while it's on CD. He can't tank your damage and all he has in this matchup are his Noxious Trap + Blinding Dart . so if you can invalidate one and play around the CD of the other you should be fine. It's also nice that you naturally outscale him. So, like the other matchups that are "easy", don't force this lane. The only way you lose this is if you give the Teemo player an advantage to snowball upon. Second Wind & Wit's End are worth considering in this matchup.

His Seismic Shard harass is pretty annoying and his Unstoppable Force is almost guaranteed death if you can't flash it and a jungler is nearby. Play the lane cautiously, keep your brushes warded, and avoid taking extended trades with this champion. You do outscale him as he's a tank, but he can still kill you pre 5 and out duel you post 5 if you underestimate his damage and tankiness. After 5 you can look to farm from range and occasionally poke, that should neutralize a lot of the threat in this lane if you respect Unstoppable Force .

His range is a problem early on and his damage is pretty strong at all stages of the game, but you do outscale him. That being said he can burst you down post 5 without if you let him take advantage of New Destiny , or if you get hit by Collateral Damage . However, if you can kite out Graves, or play around Collateral Damage , then you can fit in Starfire Spellblade + auto-attack harass. Furthermore, Graves has a reload mechanic that gives you time to harass him. That all being said, Graves does have damage and when possible you should look to kill minions instead of him. 

Kennen has strong harass and all-in early, especially if he takes Summon Aery . Try to avoid being stunned by his passive and he shouldn't be able to 100 to 0 you with [kennen:ult]. That being said he can still poke reasonably well pre-5 with Thundering Shuriken and Electrical Surge . He can sneak in harass with Lightning Rush . That being said if Kennen wastes his dash, it's a lot harder for him to all in you when you have Radiant Blast and Celestial Blessing to disengage. Post 6 you can look to out trade him with Starfire Spellblade resets. Annoying lane overall, but one you can manage as long as you don't play aggressive.

Akshan has enough range to bully you throughout the entire laning phase alongside high mobility that allows him run you down if you get low enough. Avoid his Avengerang poke by standing away from the direction that he hits the wave in, and use minions / turrets to eat Heroic Swing , also, don't step up when he can Heroic Swing on to you. Stay close to your turret and try to farm as best as you can, you should outscale him, but understand that you may have to give up farm early. Consider taking Second Wind if you feel that you will not be able to withstand the harass. 

Though Lucian in the Baron lane isn't common, it is probably the most brutal ranged top matchup you will see. His Piercing Light can poke you through the wave and Relentless Pursuit allows him to chase you down. Furthermore Lightslinger allows him to auto you twice after every ability, and that hurts a ton. Try to limit his harassment by standing away from the wave, and give up a minion early if you have to. Also, if you are ever caught in a situation where The Culling can kill you, utilize minions to block it. As the game progresses you will outscale him, so play the lane safely by staying close to your turret and only moving up to last hit. Going Celestial Blessing second over Radiant Blast might be more useful if you get chunked out early, also Second Wind is worth considering here.

Jax invalidates your kit with Counter Strike and is incredibly threatening thanks to Leap Strike . You can also even argue that Jax equals - or outscales - Kayle in the late game. Frankly this is my perma-ban. Don't step up to Jax and use your range post 5 to poke at him. If he preps his Leap Strike with a Leap Strike you should use Celestial Blessing + Radiant Blast to disengage. At all stages of the game, you should avoid fighting a Jax if they are not significantly behind. Adaptive Carapace can help you mitigate some of Jax's all in pressure but it's hard to say if it will really help you.

She bullies you, despite the range disparity after Level 5, because of how strong her kit is in the right hands. With CC, a shield, dashes, and an execute to boot, you cannot win if she all-ins. Play safe, look to scale, and avoid fighting her 1v1 if you can. This matchup can be similar to the likes of a good Irelia or Jax, nearly unwinnable in the 1v1, however, your scaling is still strong so look to be more impactful in a teamfight and position so that she can't full combo you from 100 to 0. Avoid stepping up to the wave pre 5 and keep some distance post 5 as well, work towards your items, and give up minions if she can kill you. Adaptive Carapace and Bone Plating can be good into her all ins but she is a strong scaler and it might be better to match that with other runes.

This champ heals your poke with Bloodlust , can run you down with Mocking Shout and Spinning Slash , and can straight up avoid dying. You don't really win even with kiting and his ult makes extended trades pointless. Avoid fighting him for extended trades and pay respect to him when he can run you down with Ghost. Play extremely cautious early, safe in the mid game, and avoid him in late game as best you can. You're usually better in team fights but Tryndamere scales just as hard and it can be hard to match his tempo with his Ultimate.

This champ's dive and damage is really insane. If he gets on top of you, you're dead. You have to play this lane passively as you hope to eventually outscale him with your strong teamfighting capabilities. The issue is, like many of Kayle's difficult matchups, you cannot fight him 1v1 even in the late game as if he gets on top of you he will kill you. Play to abuse your range when you can, post 5, but position defensively constantly as his all in covers great distance and has CC to boot. Hug your turret if you have to and give up CS early.

It's not easy to pull off Irelia but those who play her tend to do so. Avoid stepping up to the wave early and once she hits level 5. She can Bladesurge her way through a wave to you and if you can't flash or Celestial Blessing away from her in time... her Flawless Duet or Vanguard's Edge will probably lead to your death. Luckily Kayle does outscale Irelia, so play the lane extremely cautiously - giving up minion CS when you have to, and work towards your items. She doesn't have the gas, usually, to match you in a team fight scenario. Adaptive Carapace and Bone Plating can be good here.

Jayce is one of the few champions that can constantly poke you out AND all in you. Now it is rare to see Jayce, let a lone a competent player of Jayce, but on the off chance that you face one you need to play with utmost respect pre 5 and post 5. Pre 5 Jayce will poke you out with To The Skies! / Shock Blast and then threaten you with a close range all-in with hammer form. Post 5 it'll be much of the same but you can at least play with some range as well, making it harder for Jayce to utilize the hammer form for an all-in. Use your Radiant Blast + Celestial Blessing to disengage if he runs up to you with Thundering Blow / Acceleration Gate , and consider taking Second Wind for the lane. You do outscale Jayce but his poke hurts at all stages of the game and he can still kill you late game. With proper positioning and safe early laning you can neutralize some of this lane's disadvantage, but it is still brutal to play into a good Jayce.

Rengar top is more of a cheese strat but it can work in the top lane. Keep the bushes warded and fight him, if you have to, in brush. It's that simple. You hard outscale this champ. So respect the cheese strat and play accordingly, you will win if you do.

Nasus can't really kill you if you play the lane properly, at least not until Wither turns into what is essentially a root, but neither can you. Furthermore Nasus's Siphoning Strike can match your scaling as he can one tap squishes in the late game while healing off damage with it. So, you have to play towards your range advantage post 5 and try to use it to bully him off the wave - all the while respecting his ability to prevent your kill threat with Fury Of The Sands & reverse it. Avoid getting chunked by Siphoning Strike , try to harass him in the wave with Auto + Starfire Spellblade + Auto, and save your Radiant Blast + Celestial Blessing for disengage if you can. If you can execute on all those fronts, your scaling should be stronger for team fights as Nasus is more kiteable than you - even with Wither .