Kayle vs Yone
Skill matchup
You are stronger late game. Farm safe and avoid early trades.
Build vs Yone
Build adapted to this matchup
Recommended items for Kayle: Nashor's Tooth, Dusk and Dawn, Rabadon's Deathcap, Boots of Swiftness, Shadowflame, Guinsoo's Rageblade, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Terminus.
Starting items
Core build
Standard
Summoner spells
Anti CC
Other options
Power Spikes
Strength by game phase
Yone's abilities
Passive, spells and ultimate
Yone deals magic damage with every second Attack. In addition, his critical strike chance is increased.
Cooldowns
Cooldowns by spell rank
| Level | Q | W | E | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 4s | 14s | 22s | – |
| 6 | 4s | 14s | 22s | 2m |
| 9 | 4s | 14s | 22s | 2m |
| 11 | 4s | 14s | 22s | 1m40 |
| 16 | 4s | 14s | 16s | 1m20 |
| 18 | 4s | 14s | 10s | 1m20 |
Playing as Kayle
Tips to maximize your impact
- Play safe early
Play safe early on: Divine Ascent (passive) empowers your autos with each level, adding range, speed and waves of fire.
- Save your W for ganks
Save Celestial Blessing (W) to escape a gank or hold your lane: it heals you and an ally, and gives you both move speed.
- Push once you get fire waves
Push the wave as soon as you unlock your waves of fire: Divine Ascent (passive) adds them to your autos, and minions go down much faster.
- Ult the ally they're focusing
Cast Divine Judgment (R) on the ally being focused, at the last moment: they become invulnerable, then the area around them damages enemies.
Playing against Yone
How to counter and exploit weaknesses
- Back off after two Mortal Steels
Get out of his line after two Mortal Steel (Q) hits: the next one makes him dash forward and knocks the enemies hit into the air.
- Avoid his hits in spirit form
During Soul Unbound (E), avoid taking hits: when he snaps back, part of all the damage he dealt you is repeated.
- Trap his return
If you have ground-targeted CC, place it on the body he left behind: when Soul Unbound (E) ends, he has to return there.
- Judge him by his crit items
Judge his threat by his crit items more than his level: Way of the Hunter (passive) raises his critical strike chance, so each crit item does more for him.
- Don't line up with your allies
In teamfights, don't line up with your allies in front of him: Fate Sealed (R) hits every enemy in a line and knocks them into the air toward him.
Other Kayle matchups
Patch 16.21.1