Talk:Kayle/@comment-4368884-20120802162759/@comment-2124153-20120802165349

Kayle has trouble with instant gap-closers and AS debuffs. Lee Sin is an extremely difficult match-up for her to deal with because he has both (Q + Cripple). You won't see it much top lane, but Ezreal can also kick your teeth in with E + W.

Other tough match-ups include Jax (gap closer, can out-duel you at 6), Malphite (Ground Slam hurts, need to counter him with Executioner's, which Kayle players never do), Pantheon (gap closer, stun, high burst), Teemo (blind, DOT, escape move, shrooms), or Yorick (one of the few that can trade damage and also sustain).

Irelia is in a "tier 2" of Kayle counters. She is good once she gets going, but Kayle is an expert at shutting down people with a weak earlygame like Irelia. It's a skill matchup, she needs to deny you farm early to win the lane. Once you get your Phage and a Wit's, Kayle starts to lose. Not my first pick as a counter (I am both an Irelia and a Kayle player, so I have played both sides of this matchup).