MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Kayle vs Nasus
What is Kayle's win rate vs Nasus?
In Top, Kayle wins 45% against Nasus across 1,325 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 284 gold.
Kayle at 15:00
- Gold: -284
- CS: 0
- XP: -361
Typical gap to Nasus, from 1,322 games that reached 15:00.
Does Kayle counter Nasus?
No, it runs the other way. Nasus takes 55% of 1,325 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 Nasus as Kayle
When Kayle is ahead in gold at 10:00, this matchup runs 54% over 646 games; behind, it drops to 36% over 679.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 54% | 646 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 36% | 679 |
| First blood | 53% | 486 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 53% | 368 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 51% | 745 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 51% | 388 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 60% | 139 |
The median first death in this lane comes at 6:41; the level 6 spike lands around 5:30. Respect the all-in window until your spike is online.
What does Kayle build in Top?
Into Nasus specifically, Kayle finishes Nashor's Tooth first most often: 43.9% over 560 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Nashor's Tooth, Dusk and Dawn, Rabadon's Deathcap: 53.1% across 96 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.