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Kayle vs Zed

What is Kayle's win rate vs Zed?

In Top, Kayle wins 46% against Zed across 104 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 1,278 gold.

Kayle at 15:00

Typical gap to Zed, from 104 games that reached 15:00.

Does Kayle counter Zed?

Too close to call. Kayle sits at 46% over 104 games, so neither pick counters the other here. The lane goes to whoever wins the spots below, like the gold lead at 10:00 or staying alive until 15:00, so play for those and let the pick argument go.

How to beat Zed as Kayle

The median first death in this lane comes at 4:49; the level 6 spike lands around 5:47. Respect the all-in window until your spike is online.

What does Kayle build in Top?

Into Zed specifically, Kayle finishes Nashor's Tooth first most often: 58.3% over 48 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.

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