Talk:Kayle/@comment-74.99.185.80-20110321001818

I've used Kayle as my primary champion ever since I started playing LoL. For those of you who doubt Kayle's abilities its quite obvious that you only deem champs viable if they're damagers.

Kayle is not a terrific damager, not the best tank, and really isn't as good at supporting laning champs as Soraka. However, what she lacks in these roles is more than made up for in her ability to play ALL of these roles simultaneously in a single match, with the right build.

Kayle is not an expensive character, and usually does very well with simple advanced items: Malady, Tiamat, and Morello's Evil Tome for examples. So long as you understand the way Kayle functions in any given situation, she can be an outstandingly underestimated champion.

In a tanking role: Kayle does fairly well 1v1 vs most damagers so long as she uses Q, W, and E at the right times. She can be very evasive, and the ability to heal and increase movement speed simultaneously greatly increases her effectiveness at kiting. Using her Ult at the right time can really turn the tides of a 1v1, or 1v-multiple opponent fight. Using Kayle's abilities effectively can make her a great tank, and an even better distraction.

As a damager: Kayle's Q deals a reasonable amount of damage, while slowing the target and increasing Kayle's damage on said target. Combined with an immediate E combo at range makes Kayle's damage output climb considerably, while dealing both magic and melee damages. Her W skill heals and increases speed, making chasing much easier with boots alone. Of course, a well timed Ult makes her impervious to all damage for a short time, making her Offense-Defense ratio intimidating.

As a support: Kayle can navigate the battlefield very easily with spamming W every 10 seconds given the cooldown has refreshed. Her heal isn't exactly the strongest, but with at least 100 AP, easily achieved by any AP/AD items with her innate ability, she can heal and speed up her allies enough to make her a vital team player. Kayle's Ult, however, is where she truly shines. Intervention's range is massive, making her saving ability and tower dive ability second to none. In lanes, Kayle's E can really thin out minions with very little mana expense and effort. With both Morello's Evil Tome and Tiamat, Kayle's mana regen is high enough to keep her in lanes almost indefinitely, granted you use her abilities efficiently.

In conclusion, Kayle is a very flexible addition to any party, which made her my favorite champion I've played as thus far. She has great survivability, decent offensive options, and immense support capabilities that can all be achieved by a single build. Usually when I play Kayle in 5v5's, I play supportive. However in 3v3's, using the same build, I focus more on dealing damage. I usually do fairly decent, 10/6/13, 8/3/9, etc.