Talk:Kayle/@comment-10618458-20150308222939/@comment-24082016-20150309182519

If you're dieing to a Riv, 1 of 3 things has happened.

1. You died early from a gank or a misplay, so you dominating her inlane(which should be since lvl 2) will have to wait till lvl 9 and a completed item,assuming you dont continue to screw up the matchup.

2. You aren't doing the basic bait+evade Riv maneuvers correctly, or completely refusing her damage when she ults(which does include backing off for a few seconds).

3. You skilled up in the wrong order

Kayle's strength doesn't come from her excelling in damage or defense. It's that her kit gives you everything you need to EXPLOIT the opposing champ's/champs' weaknesses. Some champs like dps threat, so they need work off their cooldown timers. Some champs are all about their dps, so they need to try stick to you. Some champs damage depends on their lockdown ability, reduce that and things become hard for them. Some are sustain oriented, but lacking in the engage and/or damage capability. Some are made to have high burst potential early on(assuming they land hits), but fall off later.

I often say, that if you're gonna play Kayle, you're stronger if you know the in and outs of your enemy champs kit. Then you can answer questions like

Skill just used, what is its cooldown?

When is enemy champ strongest?

What are the ideal and worst circumstances to fight/harrass this enemy champ(near your tower? infront of his tower as it farms? hiding behind minions? in front of all minions? to the side of minions? after baiting something out? in the jungle? in open space? near a bush? away from bushes? etc etc

a decent Kayle player needs to be able to answer most of these questions to some degree,

a good Kayle player will also capatalize on this knowledge,

a great Kayle will also sport "perfect" positioning(doesn't always mean backline or out of enemy range),

and a pro Kayle will obvious win lane hard(assuming it isn't vs akali, and you're not camped) via kills +/- farm +/- lane pressure, and provide whatever else her team needs.