Kayle
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Good (7/10)
High Investment Required
Epic Relics
Paid Relics
Kayle is a polarizing champion defined by her investment curve. At 3 stars, she is often considered slow and vulnerable, struggling to stabilize against aggressive encounters. However, with significant investment into her Constellations (specifically 5 and 6 stars) and specific Epic relics, she transforms into a powerhouse capable of trivializing high-difficulty content with massive board wipes and stats. She offers a satisfying "stat-check" playstyle but requires patience and resources to reach her peak.
Ascended Scaling
The absolute core relic for Kayle. It doubles the stats granted by her spells and powers. Because Kayle's 3-star power grants stats to units in hand based on stats granted on board, this relic effectively quadruples her scaling output.
Kayle's signature relic. Primarily used for the +1 Starting Mana to fix her slow early game curve. The scaling power is a secondary benefit.
Strategy
This build focuses on stabilizing the early game with extra mana and then using Secret Technique to ramp stats exponentially. Use spells to buff units on the board, which feeds massive stats to your hand, creating finishers with Overwhelm.
C6 Judgment
At 6 stars, Kayle strikes enemies upon being played if she has 10+ Power. This relic adds Impact and significant damage to those strikes, often resulting in an immediate board wipe and lethal damage.- Ensures Kayle reaches the 10+ Power threshold required to trigger her 6-star strike effect immediately upon play.
Provides Spellshield to protect Kayle from removal, ensuring her summon effect resolves and she stays on the board to finish the game.
Strategy
This build is exclusive to 6-star Kayle. The goal is to buff Kayle in hand to 10+ Power and play her to trigger her constellation power, wiping the enemy board and dealing massive Impact damage instantly.
Divine Mana Ramp
- Provides +1 Starting Mana.
Provides +1 Starting Mana. When combined with Starfire Spellblade and her constellation upgrades, this allows Kayle to start with 5 Mana.
Required to activate the secondary effect of Starforged Gauntlets.
Strategy
A build focused entirely on mana acceleration to drop Kayle or high-cost units on Turn 1. This bypasses her weak early game entirely but sacrifices the exponential scaling of Secret Technique.
Other Relic Options
A strong alternative to Secret Technique for generating stats. It creates a spell that doubles a unit's stats, which Kayle's powers can then distribute to her hand.
Useful for fishing for specific powers like 'Trifarian Might' or 'Titanic Wake', which synergize perfectly with her kit.- A strong defensive option for any build to prevent your primary carry unit from being removed by spells.
Viable for spell-heavy builds, allowing you to double-cast buffs in the late game, though Kayle often aims to win before this becomes necessary.
Avoid 'Stacked Deck'. Kayle's powers trigger on 'Grant' or 'Give' effects. Aura buffs like those from Stacked Deck or The Beast Within do not trigger her stat-sharing mechanics.
Constellation
Kayle is a champion defined by her constellation path. At 3 stars, she is functional but often feels slow and lacks survivability. Her true potential is unlocked deep in her constellation tree.
Shared Blessings
When you give or grant stats to an ally in play, grant a random ally in hand +1|+0 (or the top ally of your deck if there is none).
Celestial Aid
+1 Starting Mana. Round Start: Create a Blessing of Targon in hand. If you already have one, reduce its cost by 1.
Shared Blessings II
When you give or grant stats to an ally in play, grant a random ally in hand the same amount of stats (or the top ally of your deck if there is none).
Rush Them Down
When you summon an ally, give it +1|+1 this round.Review
Provides useful tempo but does not fundamentally solve her early game vulnerability.
Manaflow
Game Start: Get a mana gem.Review
Highly valuable. The extra Mana Gem allows Kayle to stabilize much earlier, which is her biggest weakness. This upgrade reduces reliance on mana relics.
Day of Judgement
When you play 5+ Power ally, it deals 3 to all enemies. If it's a 10+ power Champion, it strikes all enemies instead.Review
A massive power spike. This power allows Kayle to wipe the enemy board upon being played if she has sufficient power. It transforms her from a stat-stick into a potent control and finisher champion. Note that this is a 'Play' effect, so it does not trigger on summons from effects like Frozen Tomb.
Gameplay Tips
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Drafting for Survival: Kayle's starting deck lacks sustain. Prioritize drafting units with Lifesteal, such as the Divine Clerk or Mihira, Aspect of Justice. These units are critical for surviving aggressive encounters until your stats scale.
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Understanding Stat Triggers: Kayle's star powers trigger when stats are granted or given. They do not trigger from Aura effects (like the +1/+1 from The Beast Within or Stacked Deck). Focus on spells and powers that directly increase stats.
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The Secret Technique Interaction: The Secret Technique relic is pivotal because it doubles the stats granted by spells. Kayle's 3-star power then takes that doubled value and applies it to units in hand. This creates a quadrupling effect that scales your board and hand uncontrollably fast.
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Support Champions: Look for support champions that naturally grant stats or have high base stats to trigger her Empower conditions. Fiora is a notable synergy, especially with Kayle's 6-star power, often leading to instant wins.
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Adventure Powers: Powers like Titanic Wake (+8/+8 to units with 8+ health) or Trifarian Might are instant-win conditions for Kayle. Sorcery (refill spell mana) is also excellent for casting her buff spells.