Talk:Kayle/@comment-76.201.56.66-20120131041957/@comment-2124153-20120202224513

Zeke's is definitely intended to be a support item, but it just happens to work out for top lane Kayle. She wants all of the stats, and there are likely to be one or two other people on the team who can benefit from the aura (R-DPS carry and the jungler), which makes it cost-effective from the perspective of the team.

From Kayle's point of view, Zeke's parts are good individually and it doesn't need to be an early combine. You can get a Vamp Scepter and Dagger, which are both 1) good items in their own right, and 2) can be diverted into Zerker's/Cleaver or Wriggles if needed. Build the Kindlegem part last, and don't combine until you're ready to start teamfighting.

This way you can get Cleaver, Atma's, maybe a Tiamat or Philo, etc for your laning phase.