MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Kayle vs Karma
How often does Kayle beat Karma in Top?
Kayle into Karma in Top: 52% observed win rate across 68 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 431 gold.
Kayle at 15:00
- Gold: -431
- CS: -7
- XP: -765
Typical gap to Karma, from 68 games that reached 15:00.
Does Kayle counter Karma?
No counter here: Kayle sits at 52% over 68 games. The swing lives in the spots below, so play the side you know better and chase the row that moves the number the most in this lane, then hold that lead through the first back.
Beating Karma: the Kayle game plan
Someone usually dies here around 6:28 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:34. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Kayle's Top build, with receipts
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.