Talk:Kayle/@comment-24.171.7.85-20130310072902/@comment-4019444-20130311034922

As a bruiser? Eh... Think of the common bruisers we have today: Jarvan IV, Xin Zhao, Singed, Malphite, Vi, etc. You'll notice that their kits want them to be in the middle of the fight. Jarvan has gap-closers and an ultimate that basically traps him with enemies. Xin Zhao has a dash and an ultimate that rewards hitting multiple targets. Vi has many gapclosers and a shield that protects her for fights. Singed (infamously) wants to be running around the fight getting in people's way. Malphite sends himself into the whole enemy team and his AS-debuff needs to be applied to multiple targets, hence be in the middle. To do all of these things, you need to be beefy. Kayle? No dashes to speak of (meaning no way to instantly get on a target and no way to disengage like Vi does). She has no shield of any sort (like Vi), no defensive buffs (like Singed), no ability that rewards putting herself in the middle of the fight (like Xin and Malphite). Her E is meant to put her at a distance and deal out heavy damage and her ultimate is meant to prevent bursts if used properly. Her kit is meant to make her stay far from targets and kite them. She lacks a lot of Fighter qualities in her kit and so a bruiser build isn't the best for her. She needs damage and she needs a lot of it.