MacroMind matchup data — real ranked games, not opinions
Kayle vs Gwen
How often does Kayle beat Gwen in Top?
Kayle into Gwen in Top: 52% observed win rate across 659 ranked games. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.
By 15 minutes the median game has Kayle behind by 466 gold.
Does Kayle counter Gwen?
Too close for a counter call: Kayle sits at 52% over 659 games, inside the noise band. On this sample neither pick counters the other — the swing lives in the conditions below, so play the side you know better.
Beating Gwen: the Kayle game plan
A 300-gold lead at 10:00 puts Kayle at 64% across 257 games. Flip the lead and Kayle falls to 44% across 402.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 300 gold up at 10:00 | 64% | 257 |
| 300 gold down at 10:00 | 44% | 402 |
| First blood | 59% | 297 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 62% | 204 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 64% | 204 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 62% | 170 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 80% | 66 |
Someone usually dies here around 5:55 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:40. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Kayle's Top build, with receipts
Into Gwen specifically, Kayle finishes Nashor's Tooth first most often: 53.4% over 281 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Nashor's Tooth, Dusk and Dawn, Rabadon's Deathcap: 63.5% across 63 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.