Talk:Kayle/@comment-17609523-20131008040650/@comment-19287469-20131010155650

I was playing Kassadin yesterday and got heavily countered by a Kayle in mid. They were easily zoning me out of 95% of CS just by spamming their E and Q to get good harass on, and by healing themselves every time I got close enough to land a Q (which would cost me several health pots, due to Kayle's ranged E).

My advice? Level E-Q-W, but stick an extra point or two into the W for better sustain. If you see him coming, pop your ult and his burst is useless, use that window to get more harass off. Kassadin out-bursts Kayle, but because of her ult she can easily come ahead in close engages.

Furthermore, bait the engage. Stick around under/near tower at low-ish health. Soon as he riftwalks in, pop your ult and slow, then harass with E (heal yourself as well). As long as you waited for the Riftwalk damage to tick, the tower should be focused on him and the slow will keep him in range long enough to ensure a back, if not kill. Run Flash/Ignite, and if he sticks around too long flash in, get either a slow or ignite down, then harass with E until dead.

When I play Kassadin, my early game revolves around the Q. You use it to harass with little fear of retribution. See how Kayle breaks that? If she gets her E off before the sphere lands, she'll still be harassing you, and you're now overextended and taking a large amount of damage.

Well, good luck. Keep in mind this is coming from a level 17 noob, so don't take any of this too seriously, especially if it's almost instantly corrected by someone who knows what they're doing.