MacroMind matchup data — real ranked games, not opinions
Kayle vs Darius
How often does Kayle beat Darius in Top?
Kayle into Darius in Top: 53% observed win rate across 1,605 ranked games. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.
By 15 minutes the median game has Kayle behind by 998 gold.
Does Kayle counter Darius?
The numbers say yes: across 1,605 ranked Top games into Darius, Kayle takes 53% — past the noise band for this sample. Read from Darius's side, the same games give the mirror rate, and every number here shows the games behind it.
Beating Darius: the Kayle game plan
A 300-gold lead at 10:00 puts Kayle at 67% across 418 games. Flip the lead and Kayle falls to 49% across 1,187.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 300 gold up at 10:00 | 67% | 418 |
| 300 gold down at 10:00 | 49% | 1,187 |
| First blood | 62% | 569 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 67% | 354 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 65% | 393 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 62% | 263 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 66% | 119 |
Someone usually dies here around 4:22 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:51. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Kayle's Top build, with receipts
Into Darius specifically, Kayle finishes Nashor's Tooth first most often: 55.2% over 690 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Nashor's Tooth, Dusk and Dawn, Rabadon's Deathcap: 66.9% across 136 games.
The most-finished Kayle core is Nashor's Tooth, Dusk and Dawn, Rabadon's Deathcap: 64.7% across 4,191 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 16.1-16.12.
Most games start Doran's Blade + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Nashor's Tooth (19,607 games).
Skill plan: Kayle players max E first and take E at level 1.