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Kayle vs Quinn

Updated Jun 3, 2026

Overview

Kayle is a scaling top laner who must survive Quinn's early ranged pressure to reach her level 6 ranged form and item thresholds.
Avoid extended trades and focus on safe farming under tower or near safety to reach late-game DPS power spikes.

Trading pattern

Avoid early all-ins before level 6; trade only when (E) is down or after she wastes engage.
Use (Q) slow and resistance shred to trade safely when you reach ranged form.
Save (R) to deny Quinn's burst damage or committed engages, then follow up with empowered (E) attacks.

Danger windows

Kayle is vulnerable before level 6 due to Quinn's high early poke and ranged harassment.
When (R) is on cooldown, Kayle is susceptible to Quinn's burst and engage with (E).
Freezing the wave away from Kayle's tower increases risk of Quinn's poke and roam pressure; avoid wave states that allow this.

Early game

Play defensively and use (Q) and (W) to sustain and slow Quinn's engages.
Avoid walking up to last-hit when (Q) blind is available to reduce her poke effectiveness.
Keep the wave on your side to minimize Quinn's roam threat and prevent freezes away from your tower.

Power spikes

At level 6, Kayle gains ranged attacks and (R) invulnerability; stabilize lane and use (R) to survive Quinn's burst.
Kayle's late-game DPS and item scaling turn her into a major side-lane and teamfight threat; protect uptime and fight front-to-back.
Quinn's level 6 (R) roaming power spike requires Kayle to crash waves and be ready to punish missed roam attempts.

Win conditions

Survive early poke and pressure, reach level 6 ranged form and item thresholds safely.
Use (R) effectively to negate Quinn's burst and engage attempts.
Transition into late-game side-lane DPS threat by farming safely and fighting front-to-back in teamfights to maximize damage output.