User blog comment:ClariS/Kayle's Primary Role/@comment-112.201.236.97-20120317152039

Actually, you're semi-right and semi-wrong. This is because Riot made Kayle as that she may be become a support team member early game or early in a team fight.

Kayle (USUALLY) starts out with a doran's ring to give survivability and mana regen, while pumping up some skills. The reason (In my opinion) this is what makes Kayle a unique Support. Her ability to become a tanky DPS, while still having a good number on her heals. Her "support role" early game would be to harras the enemy team since you have a nice range on your E, you can harras WHILE farming at the same time, this enmables your carry like Yi or Trynd to do some farming for himself too without endangering his safety in getting the minions.

Early in a team fight, you main objective is to keep the most damage-dealing figure in your team alive right? (I may be an AD carry, AP carry or it could even be you as Kayle, but set that aside for a moment.) So you want to stay at the back dealing damage with your E skill, while hitting your slow on their carry. The reason behind why kayles usually don't use their ults on themselves is 1 of 2 reasons: -you are at the back of the fight and basically untouchable, unless your team is whipped out. or -you see your carry getting pwned out there. Rare that you see a kayle use her ult for herself since your third job, after being a support and ranged tanky DPS is something i like to call the "Clean-up crew". It sounds like KS-ing, but it's not, it's when you take down enemy tanks and supports since the damage-dealers are dead. Your slow would be enough to get you into range, making madreds and Frozen mallets good picks to take them out one by one.

I do believe you have a point in saying Kayle can be an AD carry, and that;s true, you get your kills from disregarded enemies, unlucky ones who walk into your jungle, or form those you gank. But she still is a support, riot would be dumb to put "Support" there in Kayle's name for no reason. They do have a reason, but it's not the type of defensive support that you get from taric, sona(BTW which is my FAVORITE support) and soraca. She offers a support called "offense if the best defense"

Also, you shouldn't limit yourself to what's written on the champion. People call me noob for playing AD fizz, but hey, they can't complain with a 11/3 score :P (No KS BTW). I also know people who play roles not meant for them like AD malphite or tank Soraca. Next time you start a game and someone says that to you, there is always a report button at the end of the game.