Talk:Kayle/@comment-68.40.62.91-20120909172218/@comment-2124153-20120910050808

Smokes Riven. Does well against Darius if you avoid bad trades with Apprehend (max Q first, poke him to death). Jax can be tough because of gap closer + stun, but if you abuse him early when he is weak, he can't get going. Yorick is the closest thing to a hard Kayle counter, but if you drink enough red poitions to give yourself diabetes and bush-juke his ghouls, you can do well in lane and win later. Executioner's also good against him.

Other common tops: Malphite, buy an Executioner's to kill his passive, and don't autoattack after he Ground Slams you. Pantheon, watch out for his gap closer + stun burst, that's a tough lane. Kayle also craps all over Shen, Olaf, and Vladimir, amongst others. Does decently against Kennen (trades better) and Teemo (Blind doesn't work on Q + E's on-hit).