Kayle Build Guide : [6.17] Angels Are Lame. Play Kayle As A Demon! (w/ Video)

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Video Guide

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Hello everyone! I've finally released a very in-depth video guide for Bloodrazor Kayle in Top, Mid, and partially Jungle. I really hope you guys enjoy and learn something if you are not willing to read this guide and watch the video instead. I don't cover absolutely everything I covered in this guide on the video, but for the most part, it's pretty much the same thing in a really long video format. Thank you all so much for waiting.

Video Guide

Introduction

Summoner Insight

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Hello! I am Zombotrox. I would say I am "summoner Zombotrox", but as of May 2016, that hasn't been the case. I went from summoner Zombotrox to summoner Z0MB0TR0X (Zombotrox with zeros instead of O's) to summoner Poppy Only Plz, to summoner Not Zombotrox, and now summoner Zombuttocks (account currently not created). I have so many summoner names because I've been permanently banned on each account for negative behavior. Zombotrox ended Gold II, Z0MB0TR0X ended Silver V (did not play on this account except for one game that I decided to troll and went 0/7/0), Poppy Only Plz ended with Gold II, and Not Zombotrox ended with Silver I. I would be a higher rank, but I flame too much and get permanently banned too easily, but that doesn't matter if the skill and knowledge of sticks with me.

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I would also quickly like to mention that I decided to make this guide because every other guide I've looked at has been trash and I just despise all of them. Most to all of the guides I've seen are AP and AP is just so weak compared to AD . I am also probably one of the only players who actually takes into the lane which is one of my unique traits as a main.

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I have been a main since a little after the rework. I was unhappy with the way ended up, and if I wanted to continue playing League, I had to find a different champion to main. The champion I chose to main was .

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was a nice champion to pick in my eyes because old had an ultimate () that gave her invulnerability from all champions damage and immunity to crowd control, except for the champion of her choosing. 's ultimate () also gives her invulnerability to damage, except the invulnerability is from all damage sources unlike 's, although crowd control can still be taken. I mostly chose to pick to main because of the sustain that her ultimate gives and how she can turret dive and such.

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I will eventually be streaming on Twitch so you guys can see the way I play Kayle. If you guys are interested in that, here is the link to my Twitch!

Guide Preview

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In this guide, I will be talking about the reasons I take the certain Summoner Spells I've chosen for Top, Mid, and Jungle on and why I pretty much don't take any other Summoner Spells even if it would be a good situational choice. I will also be talking about the Runes and Masteries I run, her abilities, my most used item build on her, how to deal with your first jungle clear, which specific jungle camp you should do when laning, and how to kite jungle camps properly (coming soon!).

Smite Teleport Combo

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I will start by explaining why I take in the jungle, then I will move on to explaining why I take Top and Mid instead of a different summoner spell like , , etc. on laning in my opinion is essential, so I don't think it should be a questionable thing to run in lane. Just in case you end up questioning it anyway, I take on laning because of the same reason anyone would take in lane. That explanation would be to get back to lane faster, to not miss out on CS/gold, being able to gank from top/mid by teleporting, and the ability to backdoor during later parts of the game. I just preferably do not like to take or and would not like to replace with one of them. Now to explaining taking in the jungle.

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I like to take in the jungle because although there was a nerf to teleport that increased the casting time by one second in Patch 6.13, I still feel like it's good to surprise gank with. Not just that, but if a lane is across the map and you need to get there as soon as possible, you can just use to get there quickly. Pretty much I take on Jungle for map presence, backdooring potential, and surprise ganking. Now to explaining taking in lane.

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I really enjoy taking in lane because Challenging Smite is extremely overpowered in the lane. Getting on your first back, or once you get it in general gives you extremely well dueling potential. This is because Challenging Smite will make the enemy do reduced damage to you and make you do extra true damage to the enemy. Moving away from Challenging Smite, I want to talk about .

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Getting as laning is also extremely overpowered. The reason why it's so overpowered is because once you buy as your first item, you only have to gain 2275 gold to finish your first whole item which would be Bloodrazor. Since you need to gain such a small amount of gold, this means that you will finish your first whole item before your enemy laner finishes theirs. Another thing is that Bloodrazor's passive is similar in passives with except Bloodrazor does 4% of the target's maximum health in bonus physical damage vs. doing 6% of the target's current health in bonus physical damage. So technically Bloodrazor is a stronger and cheaper buy compared to getting first (like I used to) in lane if you were not to take .

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In brief, taking in lane makes you do more damage and opens up an opportunity to buy which is a really good and gold efficient item, especially as a first whole item buy. Taking in lane also makes you get a first whole item before your opponent which makes you do a lot more damage than them and chunk through any resistance that they've bought. Taking is good in lane to backdoor, not miss out on CS, and gives you more map presence. Taking is good in the jungle for all the reasons from laning and also giving you an opportunity to gank even though you're all the way on the other side of the map.

Runes And Masteries

Runes

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I like to run pure attack speed runes because it just makes you chunk so much faster and makes you do a whole lot of damage and apply lots of poke early on into the game. I would prefer having attack speed over cooldown just because I like attack speed a lot more, but that's just my preference. I also prefer attack speed over Armor because I'd rather do damage instead of being so defensive. Once you hit Level 6 anyways, you get an ultimate that negates all damage for a good amount of time where Armor would be useless, but attack speed would determine if you kill them or not.

Masteries

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I like to run 18/12/0 in masteries because just does a lot more than any other keystone on , especially with this build and how you'd attack fast to get all the stacks of .

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Double Edged Sword

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Going is a lot better than going Feast because you already have your (W) to heal up anyways plus doing more damage is just a lot better so you can execute people a lot faster. Information on the Feast mastery can be found here. Taking would just be silly.

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Vampirism

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is better than because you just get that tiny bit of life steal which will help you throughout the entire game. The AP and AD per level through is not worth it compared to the life steal.

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Bounty Hunter

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is better than because dealing 5% extra damage as a maximum compared to only 2.5% extra damage from only when the enemy has impaired movement is a lot better especially since you are playing as a hyper carry. Have the mindset that you're going to kill all five of the enemy and that you will have the bonus 5% damage output.

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Battering Blows

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is better than because since you are building AD , you are going to be doing a lot more AD than AP. Having the Armor Penetration makes it so that you do the most possible damage even if the enemy has Armor. Having the Armor Penetration also makes it so that if they have Armor, it won't matter as much.

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Fervor of Battle

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is better than both and because makes you do a lot more damage, especially since you auto attack a lot, and you don't really need the bonus life steal that gives because you have a (W) to heal up and it just doesn't give extra damage. does not need any extra life steal from especially since doing more damage would be better than having life steal since she has an ultimate () that already makes her capable of having her health at a stable state. just shouldn't be an option since uses her auto attacks more than her abilities. would do nothing once she uses her Q ().

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Savagery

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Savagery is better than because it makes shoving a lot easier and jungle clearing a lot faster. The extra movement speed from is not worth it compared to the extra damage you can do to creeps from Savagery. Information on the Savagery mastery can be found here.

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Assassin

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is better than and because as , you're probably going to be fighting alone a lot, especially in the early game, and when you're in lane, you fight as a solo laner. would make you do more damage to your laning opponent in a duel. You do not really need the extra buff timer from when you can just get extra damage and you won't buy a lot of pots in general so Secret Stash just isn't worth it.

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Merciless

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is better than because doesn't use much mana so she does not need the mana regeneration, plus the same reason I've been stating the entire time, damage over everything.[.center]

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Dangerous Game

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is better than for obvious reasons. If you're not a support, you never really run , plus can make you get out alive in a situation that might've killed you if you didn't even have it.

Abilities

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Order: E W E Q E R E W E W R W W Q Q R Q Q

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Max Order: R > E > W > Q

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Intervention

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I like to max Kayle's R () as soon as possible for the obvious reason that it is an ultimate. Most ultimates in the game, you max first. The reason why you max Kayle's R first is because it makes the timer for the invulnerability you get when ulting last longer. The invulnerability timer for all three levels is 2s/2.5s/3s. Per ability increase after the first point adds an extra .5 seconds to the invulnerability.

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Righteous Fury

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I like to max Kayle's E () first because the magic damage on hit enhancer on it goes from 10 at one point into up to 30 at five points. That's a lot of extra damage compared to the first point (obviously) and since you're going to be auto attacking a lot, it's safe to say that is the best to max first.

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Divine Blessing

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I like to max Kayle's W () second because the movement speed buff on it is really good, especially at max level as it goes from 18% at one point to 30% at five points. Having this maxed second is better than having maxed second since you're not building AP and all you will use for is to slow.

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Reckoning

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I like to max Kayle's Q () last because as explained in the description for , all you will use for is to slow and nothing else. The only other thing you'd really use it for is to kill someone at around 10 HP if you can't get in range of auto attacking them. Since you're not building AP, you won't do damage with this ability. Just max it last.

Common Item Build

Berserker's Greaves

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is better than any other boots choices because it gives 35% Attack Speed for only 1100 total gold. Not only that, but on , it is the best boots choice as it gives Attack Speed which is one of the main focuses of this build to the most possible damage output.

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Skirmisher's Sabre - Bloodrazor

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is a great buy because it is really cheap and it's the best jungle item on as it gives lots of Attack Speed, has a passive that chunks people that build Armor, and 's Challenging Smite is just the best smite to take compared to 's Chilling Smite. This is because Challenging Smite allows you to do a lot more damage to a chosen opponent and lets them do less damage to you. should never be an option on Kayle.

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Guinsoo's Rageblade

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is a must buy on Kayle because once you get it to full stacks, it makes on-hit attacks proc twice. This effect stacking with both your and will make you chunk people really quickly, especially tanks. Just an overall essential and overpowered item on .

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Blade Of The Ruined King

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is a good buy for because its active gives you a slow which will give you the capability to catch opponents and kill them. Its active also makes you able to position yourself so that you will land each auto with without being out of range. 's passive also makes it so that you can chunk people, especially squishies, very quickly since each auto will make it so that you deal 6% of the target's current health in bonus physical damage. The passive will make you deal even more damage with the . also gives 40% Attack Speed and the more Attack Speed has, the scarier she is.

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Infinity Edge

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is a good buy for because it gives one of the highest AD in the entire game. Also, having critical strikes on is just insane. Your critical strikes doing 250% damage instead of 200% will obviously make you do a lot more damage. Having Attack Speed with crit enables you to do a lot more damage than if you were to buy something else besides .

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Lord Dominik's Regards

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is a good item on because there will almost always be a tank on the enemy team. The tanks can be a nuisance since you won't be able to chunk them as fast as the squishies. With , you will be able to chunk tanks as if they had no Armor at all and if they were a squishy champion themselves. With this entire item build, the enemy team building Armor will not really do anything, especially once you build this item. It's also a really cheap buy that helps you a ton especially during late game.

Your First Jungle Clear

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On your first jungle clear, start at the camp. Always start at the camp and never start or anywhere else. Make sure to the the moment it spawns so you get the stun buff from it. Stay far enough that you are able to kite it and let your ally top/bot lane tank just a little of the damage. These pointers are only if you are actually playing the role as a jungler, not a laner. After the camp, move on to the camp. After the camp, go to the camp. After the camp, . After , go ahead and back. After you back, buy the items I've recommended then go ahead and clear the entire jungle starting from the camp.

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Note: If you have enough HP after fighting on your first jungle clear, you can start doing your blue (). Make sure to kite it efficiently so that you do not get executed since you should already have like 200-400 HP after doing .

Which Jungle Camp Do I Do When Laning?

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Before heading to lane, you want to do one jungle camp and one jungle camp only. After doing that jungle camp, you want to head straight to your designated lane. The question is, which jungle camp do you do when laning?

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On Blue Side Playing Top

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If you're on the blue side playing as a top laner, you want to always start at the camp. This is because it's the second closest mini camp to top lane and you'll take the least amount of damage from it. If your jungler is also starting in the top side jungle, who cares. Go ahead and take the camp then head to top lane.

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On Blue Side Playing Mid

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If you're on the blue side playing as a mid laner, always start the camp. Do not start at the camp because they do more damage compared to the Wolves (or I believe so). It's also one of the closest camps to mid lane. If your jungler is also starting in the top side jungle, who cares. Go ahead and take the camp then head to mid lane.

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On Red Side Playing Top

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If you're on the red side playing top, start at the camp. If your jungler is starting Krugs, go ahead and do the camp instead. Raptors is the second closest mini camp to top lane if you don't start at Krugs.

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On Red Side Playing Mid

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If you're on the red side playing as a mid laner, always start at the camp. Do not start at the camp because they do more damage compared to the Wolves (or I believe so). It's also one of the two mini camps closest to mid lane. If your jungler is also starting in the top side jungle, don't leash them and just take the Wolves.

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When You Should Counter Jungle At Level 1 (Top)

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This is my personal preference on when you should counter jungle at Level 1 when playing the role of a top laner. You can invade the enemy blue if you're playing top on the red side, but I do not recommend even bothering to invade if you're Level 1 on the red side as a top laner. This is because the blue buff () is not as good to have in lane at Level 2 than the red buff (). This is because all blue buff will give you is mana regeneration and cooldown which you do not really need at early levels especially since Kayle doesn't use much mana early on. Red buff on the other hand makes you deal extra damage on hit and applies a burn over time as well as a slow. This comes to a huge advantage when you're poking your opponent at Level 2 in lane when they'll just be Level 1. They'll most likely be forced out of lane if you succeed in poking them excessively.

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Also, make sure to only invade the enemy red buff if you know for sure they're starting on the blue buff end of their jungle. You don't want to get into a fight in the enemy jungle at Level 1 as you need to get back to lane as soon as possible. You also want to careful when counter jungling as it may be warded. If everyone is in lane and all seems safe, enjoy the free red buff!

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When You Should Counter Jungle At Level 1 (Mid)

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The same rules apply to counter jungling as the top edition of "When You Should Counter Jungle At Level 1". The only difference from Mid and Top counter jungling at Level 1 is that you have the opportunity to take the enemy red buff regardless of what side you are on (blue or red). Just make sure it's safe and do not be too careless. Remember, you have , not or .

Kiting Jungle Camps

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Videos provided with this part of the guide are coming soon!

Videos Of Me Playing Kayle

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This is one video since it was a stream, but it has two games provided in it. I have an annotation leading to sections of the video where the games start. I hope you guys learn something and most importantly hope you guys learn from my mistakes. I made numerous mistakes like going back into fights and other stuff while being low on health. Enjoy!

I would also like to note that this account's current rank is Silver III. Gameplay may not be as good as you'd think since the MMR is so low. My MMR will raise if I do not get banned and I will provide better quality gameplay in the future.

[FULL STREAM] Season 6 Patch 6.15 Smite Kayle Top

Conclusion

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I am a very experienced player and know exactly what I am talking about. Magic Damage used to be a lot better when Sated Devourer was a thing, but sadly those days are over and we must move on. The release of Bloodrazor made laning possible while back when Sated Devourer was still out, carrying on laning was debatable since you needed jungle camps to stack Sated Devourer.

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I will be attaching my WLR with from numerous accounts as of the making of this guide. Feel free to add [PENDING SUMMONER NAME] if you have any questions or if you would just like to chat. Thank you so much for reading and I look forward to seeing you dominate with this build in all of your games!

Zombotrox

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End Rank Before Perma Ban: Gold II

Poppy Only Plz

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End Rank Before Perma Ban: Gold II

Not Zombotrox

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End Rank Before Perma Ban: Silver I

[6.17] Angels Are Lame. Play Kayle As A Demon! (w/ Video)

[6.17] Angels Are Lame. Play Kayle As A Demon! (w/ Video)

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Recommended Items

Spells:

Smite

Teleport

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Ability Order

Divine Ascent (PASSIVE)

Radiant Blast (Q)

Celestial Blessing (W)

Starfire Spellblade (E)

Divine Judgment (R)

Threats & Synergies

Kayle

Recommended Items

Spells:

Smite

Teleport

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Radiant Blast (Q)

Celestial Blessing (W)

Starfire Spellblade (E)

Divine Judgment (R)

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