MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Kayle vs Naafiri
What is Kayle's win rate vs Naafiri?
In Top, Kayle wins 36% against Naafiri across 127 observed 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 1,669 gold.
Kayle at 15:00
- Gold: -1,669
- CS: -25
- XP: -1,086
Typical gap to Naafiri, from 127 games that reached 15:00.
Does Kayle counter Naafiri?
No, it runs the other way. Naafiri takes 64% of 127 ranked Top games. Kayle can still win it. The rows below show the spots that flip it, so plan your first recall and your trades around them, and play the lane for one of those spots rather than for kills.
How to beat Naafiri as Kayle
The median first death in this lane comes at 4:12; the level 6 spike lands around 6:11. Respect the all-in window until your spike is online.
What does Kayle build in Top?
Into Naafiri specifically, Kayle finishes Nashor's Tooth first most often: 39.7% over 63 games of this matchup.
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.