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Kalista

Marksman
Kalista is a marksmanRolemarksman
DifficultyAverage
Power SpikeLate-Game
Martial Poise abilityp
Pierce abilityq
Sentinel abilityw
Rend abilitye
Fate's Call abilityr
StatsBuildCounters
Runes
Synergies
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Kalista Build

based on 15,961 matches
Win Rate
47.7 %
Pick Rate
1.4 %
Ban Rate
0.3 %

How We Come Up with Our Kalista Builds

We process over 1 Million League of Legends games every day to bring you the most accurate Kalista build so you can destroy your enemies and improve you win rate. We've broken down our Kalista builds by rank, position, and enemy team type, so you can find the most accurate set of Kalista core items and runes for any situation.

Kalista Build Summary

Kalista is a a poor bottom lane champ in League of Legends. Her best rune sets are Precision Resolve. Incorporating the specific runes shown below into your Kalista build will help provide you with the additional bonuses to guarantee she plays well through the laning phase of the game and into the late game. You should start by leveling up her e ability first.

Best vsAll Build for Kalista

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordDoran's Blade

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeBerserker's Greaves

Core Kalista Items

~22 Mins
Guinsoo's RagebladeGuardian AngelRunaan's HurricaneBerserker's Greaves

Optional Items

BloodthirsterWit's EndImmortal ShieldbowRanduin's Omen

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kalista to level upe
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Second ability for Kalista to level upq
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Last skill for Kalista to max outw

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
ResolveConditioningOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Kalista's passive ability p
Kalista's q ability q
Kalista's w ability w
Kalista's e ability e
Kalista's ultimate ability r
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E
2
Q
3
E
4
W
5
E
6
R
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E
8
Q
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E
10
Q
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R
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Q
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Q
14
W
15
W
16
R

Kalista Matchups Overview

Kalista is Weak Against

NilahNilah40.6% winrateApheliosAphelios44.2% winrateXayahXayah44.3% winrateAsheAshe45.5% winrate

Kalista is Strong Against

JinxJinx53% winrateSamiraSamira51% winrateZiggsZiggs50.6% winrateZeriZeri50.4% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Gragasjungle+ 54.5% 112 GamesDr. Mundotop+ 56.9% 297 GamesTahm Kenchsupport+ 57.1% 112 GamesHeimerdingermiddle+ 59.6% 94 Games

More Gameplay Tips for Kalista Players

Tips and Tricks

You can zone out your enemies and evade skillshots with Martial Poise passive and by always moving around. The same can be used to kite enemies

Kalista's Sentinel and Fate's Call need to be coordinated with your support's CC to be effective.

Additional Kalista Build Insights

LoL Kalista players could find her to be a difficult champion to build out properly. You'll see that her build is modified when she is up against either generic or highly focused team compositions, demonstrating you shouldn't choose the same Kalista build every game of League of Legends

The most essential items to include in your champ's build are: Guinsoo's Rageblade, Guardian Angel, and Runaan's Hurricane. Those who included these pieces in their builds had a significantly better win rate than those who worked towards other Kalista builds. Moreover, if you are battling a varied enemy team composition, you should strongly consider getting her the Precision, and Resolve runes. In recent matches, she won the greatest number of her games when using these runes.

We calculated our Kalista build suggestions by analyzing 15,961 recently ranked LoL matches with her selected. We only propose the top winrate Kalista builds that were built by ranked gamers enough times for us to advise them. With so many matches in our data, we are very confident in our recommended builds.