Talk:Kayle/@comment-7620198-20131025230539/@comment-5763148-20131102020116

You can max out either. Its all based on one's preference, playstyle and matchup. There is no point in wasting pure brain power over what you need to rank. Use that thought on decision making cos Kayle plays are all about decision makin in the end. There is always going to be a flaw in whatever you max first. If you max Q, you're bound to have MP issues early on if you're not conservative. If you max out E, you can stay in Lane for a very long time due to the economical MP management. But again, your naturally high AA damage will make you push the lane if you just recklessly farm.

This is also apparent in builds as well. You build Kayle as a Burst DPS, you can't follow up in damage. Not to mention, you only have access to 1 nuke skill. While she CAN be built as a Burst Champion, she can't make full use of it. This goes for building Kayle as a Tank too. She CAN but again, its a complete waste of gold on her. She only has 1 CC (and a slow one at that) on her.

Sustained DPS builds are the most optimal cos they make Kayle contribute to fights constantly. Raw Power is never a thing on Kayle. You compare KDA ratings between a Burst Kayle and a Sustained Kayle, Sustained Kayle wins every time. The best thing to do on Kayle in a solo lane, is to give ranks to Q and E equally. Once you've understood your opponent's rhythm, you can focus on maxing either skills from rank 3.

For Support play, I think I mentioned this in an earlier post a few days back. Focus on maxing E. No arguments. Kayle's role as a Support is quite unique even amongst Supports. When you're alone at bot, you need to be able to push the lane back should the opposition puush hard. This prevents them from diving and makin Farm come to you rather than go to waste. When you're with your lane partner, your job is to focus on dealing damage and applying your passive debuff to your target so your Marksman gains kills. Having 2 points in Q is enough on a duo lane cos thats already Fourty% slow and unlike most other Slows, it does not depreciate over time.

Maxing Q is quite pointless cos you can't follow up in damage if the enemy ADC has Life Steal and you only deal 260 damage at best. That won't seal off the enemy's constant sustain. If you've maxed out E, then not only do you deal respectable damage against the ADC, you will also overwhelm their Lane Sustain. It's betr to focus on W rather then Q during the lane phase and always max E. Once the lane phase is over and you start roaming, you can prioritise Q over W then. Never lvl up Q above 2 during the lane phase.