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How to Win Ezreal vs Kalista Counter MatchupEzreal is in the b tier of champions

Ezreal vs Kalista

How to Beat Kalista as Ezreal in LoLEzreal is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kalista as Ezreal

based on 2,167 Ezreal vs Kalista matchups
Win Rate
49.3 %
K/D/A
2.4
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup statistics from the millions of rated League of Legends matches that we get from Riot Games each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Kalista as Ezreal came out of an examination of 2167 ranked games where both champions opposed each other. This champion pairing is somewhat rare. Ezreal is forced to battle against Kalista in only 1.0% of his matches.

Ezreal vs Kalista Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ezreal does a dismal job of countering Kalista. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.3% of the time the champs battle one another in. In Ezreal against Kalista matches, Ezreal’s team is 0.1% less probable to earn first blood. This implies that he most likely won't get first blood versus Kalista.

Best Ezreal vs Kalista Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
SheenTear of the Goddess

Core Ezreal Items

~22 Mins
MuramanaTrinity ForceFrozen Heart

Optional Items

Serylda's GrudgeNavori QuickbladesLord Dominik's RegardsSpear of Shojin

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionPress the AttackPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Ezreal's passive ability p
Ezreal's q ability q
Ezreal's w ability w
Ezreal's e ability e
Ezreal's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
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Q
10
E
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R
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E
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Kalista as Ezreal

Tips for Playing as Ezreal against Kalista

Use Arcane Shift to help line up your other skill shots.

You can line up Trueshot Barrage to hit multiple minion waves or even Monsters.

You can play Ezreal either as a Attack Damage carry or Ability Power carry depending on how you build him.

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.

Ezreal vs Kalista Counter Stats

Ezreal Image
Win Rate
49.3 %
VS
Win Rate
50.7 %
Kalista Image
6.7
< Kills >
8.1
5.8
< Deaths >
6.5
7.2
< Assists >
6
1.59
< Killing Sprees >
1.83
168
< Minions Killed >
172
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
0.36
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.51
16,044
< Physical Damage >
17,473
6,983
< Magic Damage >
2,757
591
< True Damage >
489
23,619
< Damage Dealt >
20,720
19,464
< Damage Taken >
23,313
11,669
< Gold Earned >
12,611
2.27
< Towers >
2.4
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.15
5,074
< Total Healing >
7,077
12,364
< Experience >
12,314
16
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
8
92
< Time Dealing CC >
177

How to Counter Kalista with Ezreal in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify several critical Ezreal against Kalista matchup statistics that may help you distinguish the differences between the pair. Ezreal’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kalista’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Ezreal may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Kalista..

Ezreal usually has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Kalista. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the champ with more health has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Ezreal and Kalista

Damage Types Compared

Ezreal
Kalista
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ezreal
Kalista

Who is Better, Ezreal or Kalista?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Ezreal usually fairs equally well when facing off against Kalista, with a 49.3% win rate. Thus, Ezreal makes an ok counter to Kalista.

While Ezreal does have a lower winrate compared to Kalista, when facing one another, Ezreal also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Ezreal into Kalistaas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Ezreal also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kalista. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Ezreal vs Kalista matchups, Kalista is the better champion with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Ezreal is a somewhat poor counter for Kalista. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Ezreal against Kalista.

Additional Information for Ezreal Players

How We Calculated Our Ezreal vs Kalista Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kalista as Ezreal, we analyzed 2,167 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 Ezreal 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

If you would like to truly master Ezreal to counter Kalista during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ezreal typically gets a similar amount of CS relative to Kalista. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Ezreal versus Kalista build include Muramana, Trinity Force, and Frozen Heart. When Ezreal incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better versus Kalista than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Ezreal had an average win rate of 49.3% when playing against Kalista with this build.

To have the highest chance of crushing Kalista as Ezreal, Ezreal players should equip the Press the Attack, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Ezreal vs Kalista counter picks, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.3% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Kalista as Ezreal are shown for all ranked divisions. To scope the statistics and builds to a distinct skill level, you can use the selection menu located earlier on the page.