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How to Win Draven vs Kalista Counter MatchupDraven is in the s tier of champions

Draven vs Kalista

How to Beat Kalista as Draven in LoLDraven is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kalista as Draven

based on 1,102 Draven vs Kalista matchups
Win Rate
51.7 %
K/D/A
2.12
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked League games that we evaluate each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Kalista as Draven resulted from an examination of 1102 ranked games where both champs faced off against one another. This particular champion matchup is fairly rare. Draven has to counter Kalista in only 0.9% of his rounds.

Draven vs Kalista Matchup Summary

Draven does a decent job of beating Kalista. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.7% of matches the champs face off with each other in. In Draven against Kalista games, Draven’s side is 0.0% more probable to get first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Kalista.

Best Draven vs Kalista Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Serrated DirkRectrix

Core Draven Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeLord Dominik's RegardsBloodthirster

Optional Items

Essence ReaverYoumuu's GhostbladeHubrisThe Collector

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Draven to level upq
>
Second ability for Draven to level upw
>
Last skill for Draven to max oute

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
SorceryAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Draven's passive ability p
Draven's q ability q
Draven's w ability w
Draven's e ability e
Draven's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Kalista as Draven

Tips for Playing as Draven against Kalista

If Draven doesn't move, Spinning Axe will fall near his present location. It will fall directly on him, or just to the right or left.

If Draven does move after attacking, Spinning Axe will lead him in the direction of his movement. Use this to control where the Spinning Axe will go.

Advice to Win Against Kalista

Kalista's mobility is dependent upon attacking. This means it is low when she is outside of her attack range and that Attack Speed slows reduce the amount of distance she can cover in an engagement.

If you can break line of sight from Kalista, including through brush, her basic attacks will miss you, falling harmlessly to the ground.

Kalista cannot cancel her basic attack wind up. While she is very mobile, this offers a window to land spells on her if you anticipate when she will begin attacking.

Draven vs Kalista Counter Stats

Draven Image
Win Rate
51.7 %
VS
Win Rate
48.3 %
Kalista Image
8.7
< Kills >
8.2
6.9
< Deaths >
6.8
5.9
< Assists >
6.4
1.99
< Killing Sprees >
1.88
165
< Minions Killed >
163
0.23
< Dragons Killed >
0.34
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.47
22,214
< Physical Damage >
16,695
116
< Magic Damage >
2,656
457
< True Damage >
492
22,787
< Damage Dealt >
19,842
21,278
< Damage Taken >
21,521
13,467
< Gold Earned >
12,280
2.4
< Towers >
2.35
0.08
< Baron Takedowns >
0.14
6,111
< Total Healing >
5,894
11,737
< Experience >
11,738
14
< Vision Score >
18
7
< Wards Placed >
8
85
< Time Dealing CC >
172

How to Counter Kalista with Draven in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore some valuable Draven versus Kalista counter stats that may help us understand the differences and similarities between this set of champions. As an example, Draven’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kalista’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Draven may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Kalista..

Draven usually has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Kalista. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Draven and Kalista

Damage Types Compared

Draven
Kalista
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Draven
Kalista

Who is Better, Draven or Kalista?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Draven usually wins when trying to fight Kalista, with a 51.7% win rate. Thus, Draven makes a good counter for Kalista.

While Draven does have a higher winrate compared to Kalista, when they face off with one another, Draven also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Draven into Kalistaas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Draven has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kalista. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Draven vs Kalista matchups, Draven is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Draven is a decent counter for Kalista. Focus your tactics on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Draven against Kalista.

Additional Information for Draven Players

How We Calculated Our Draven vs Kalista Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kalista as Draven, we analyzed 1,102 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Kalista as Draven comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Draven to counter Kalista during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Draven often racks up a similar amount of CS as Kalista. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Draven versus Kalista build include Infinity Edge, Lord Dominik's Regards, and Bloodthirster. When Draven bought at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better vs Kalista than with most other common builds. In fact, Draven had an average winrate of 51.7% when countering Kalista with this counter build.

To have the best chance of annihilating Kalista as Draven, Draven players should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Draven vs Kalista matchups, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 51.7% winrate overall.

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