MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Kayle vs Garen
How often does Kayle beat Garen in Top?
Kayle into Garen in Top: 56% observed win rate across 2,829 ranked games.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has Kayle behind by 174 gold.
Kayle at 15:00
- Gold: -174
- CS: +2
- XP: -99
Typical gap to Garen, from 2,812 games that reached 15:00.
Does Kayle counter Garen?
The count says yes: across 2,829 ranked Top games into Garen, Kayle takes 56%. That edge is worth playing for. Check the rows below to see how much a gold lead at 10:00 adds, and what a bad start costs Kayle.
Beating Garen: the Kayle game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Kayle at 65% across 1,404 games. Flip the lead and Kayle falls to 48% across 1,424.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 65% | 1,404 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 48% | 1,424 |
| First blood | 61% | 1,200 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 64% | 901 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 62% | 1,443 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 61% | 848 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 65% | 390 |
Someone usually dies here around 5:53 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:28. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Kayle's Top build, with receipts
Into Garen specifically, Kayle finishes Nashor's Tooth first most often: 58.0% over 1,251 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Nashor's Tooth, Dusk and Dawn, Rabadon's Deathcap: 68.2% across 340 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 26.1-26.12.
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.