MacroMind matchup data — real ranked games, not opinions
Kayle vs Gnar
How often does Kayle beat Gnar in Top?
Kayle into Gnar in Top: 54% observed win rate across 673 ranked games. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.
By 15 minutes the median game has Kayle behind by 1,084 gold.
Does Kayle counter Gnar?
The numbers say yes: across 673 ranked Top games into Gnar, Kayle takes 54% — past the noise band for this sample. Read from Gnar's side, the same games give the mirror rate, and every number here shows the games behind it.
Beating Gnar: the Kayle game plan
A 300-gold lead at 10:00 puts Kayle at 65% across 170 games. Flip the lead and Kayle falls to 50% across 503.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 300 gold up at 10:00 | 65% | 170 |
| 300 gold down at 10:00 | 50% | 503 |
| First blood | 59% | 267 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 61% | 173 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 65% | 136 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 58% | 144 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 54% | 61 |
Someone usually dies here around 5:49 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:35. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Kayle's Top build, with receipts
Into Gnar specifically, Kayle finishes Nashor's Tooth first most often: 52.3% over 308 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Nashor's Tooth, Dusk and Dawn, Rabadon's Deathcap: 66.2% across 65 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.