Gwen vs Kalista
How to Beat Kalista as Gwen
based on 720 Gwen vs Kalista matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Gwen vs Kalista Matchup Summary
Best Gwen vs Kalista Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Kalista as Gwen
Tips for Playing as Gwen against Kalista
Gwen can still damage enemies outside her Hallowed Mists, especially with her Ultimate's range.
Some of Gwen's Abilities can apply her passive to multiple enemies, so aim them at groups to get maximum damage and healing.
Always be Attacking - In addition to dealing bonus damage, Gwen's Attacks empower or reset many of her Abilities.
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.
Gwen vs Kalista Counter Stats
How to Counter Kalista with Gwen in LoL
The stats shown on this page feature several vital Gwen against Kalista matchup stats that can help us distinguish the differences between the pair. Gwen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kalista’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Gwen may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Kalista..
Gwen normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her counter does. On average, she takes more damage than Kalista. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Gwen and Kalista
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Who is Better, Gwen or Kalista?
Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Gwen usually wins when taking on Kalista, with a 52.1% win rate. Thus, Gwen makes a good counter for Kalista.
While Gwen does have a higher winrate compared to Kalista, when on opposite teams, Gwen also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less challenging character to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Gwen into Kalista.
Moreover, Gwen also has some 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 isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Gwen vs Kalista matchups, Gwen is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Gwen is an above average counter for Kalista. Focus your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Gwen against Kalista.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Gwen in order to counter Kalista during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Gwen usually gets a similar amount of CS compared to Kalista. Champions who typically don't get much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.
The ideal items to focus on in your Gwen versus Kalista build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Nashor's Tooth, and Riftmaker. When Gwen bought at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better when fighting Kalista than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Gwen had an average winrate of 52.1% when playing against Kalista with this counter build.
To have the highest probability of beating Kalista as Gwen, Gwen players should equip the Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Gwen vs Kalista LoL games, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 52.1% winrate overall.
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