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How to Win Kalista vs Ahri Counter MatchupKalista is in the b tier of champions

Kalista vs Ahri

How to Beat Ahri as Kalista in LoLKalista is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Ahri as Kalista

based on 969 Kalista vs Ahri matchups
Win Rate
47.9 %
K/D/A
2.13
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked League matches each and every week. Within our database, Kalista faced Ahri 969 times. Having so many matchups for Kalista versus Ahri provides us confidence in our capacity to provide informative data and a supported build to counter your foe. This matchup is somewhat rare. Kalista fights Ahri in only 2.8% of her rounds.

Kalista vs Ahri Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kalista has done a below average job of countering Ahri. Normally, she wins a lowly 47.9% of matches the champs fight one another in. In Kalista versus Ahri matches, Kalista’s side is 0.2% more likely to gain first blood, implying that she probably will be able to get first blood against Ahri.

Best Kalista vs Ahri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Vampiric ScepterBerserker's Greaves

Core Kalista Items

~22 Mins
Wit's EndGuinsoo's RagebladeBlade of The Ruined King

Optional Items

TerminusRunaan's HurricaneJak'Sho, The ProteanBloodthirster

Summoner Spells

summonerboost summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
DominationTaste of BloodTreasure Hunter
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
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
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E
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Guide to Countering Ahri as Kalista

Tips for Playing as Kalista against Ahri

Rend is a valuable last hitting aid, since its cooldown resets if it kills a target.

Entering a move order once to trigger Martial Poise will not clear Kalista's basic attack target.

Due to her passive, Kalista's Move Speed is effectively increased by Attack Speed.

Advice to Win Against Ahri

Stay behind minions to make Charm difficult to land, this will reduce Ahri's damage potential significantly.

Ahri's survivability is dramatically reduced when her Ultimate, Spirit Rush, is down.

Kalista vs Ahri Counter Stats

Kalista Image
Win Rate
47.9 %
VS
Win Rate
52.1 %
Ahri Image
8.3
< Kills >
6.1
6.7
< Deaths >
5.5
6
< Assists >
7.8
1.89
< Killing Sprees >
1.4
170
< Minions Killed >
163
0.38
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.5
17,518
< Physical Damage >
1,486
2,727
< Magic Damage >
14,496
480
< True Damage >
5,129
20,726
< Damage Dealt >
21,112
22,842
< Damage Taken >
19,457
12,735
< Gold Earned >
11,138
2.46
< Towers >
2.03
0.15
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
6,714
< Total Healing >
4,640
12,413
< Experience >
14,019
19
< Vision Score >
20
8
< Wards Placed >
9
171
< Time Dealing CC >
72

How to Counter Ahri with Kalista in LoL

The stats provided here highlight several valuable Kalista versus Ahri matchup stats that may help you figure out the differences between the two. Kalista’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Ahri’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kalista may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Ahri..

Kalista usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her counter does. On average, she receives more damage than Ahri. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kalista and Ahri

Damage Types Compared

Kalista
Ahri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kalista
Ahri

Who is Better, Kalista or Ahri?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kalista usually loses when trying to fight Ahri, with a 47.9% win rate. Thus, Kalista makes a poor counter for Ahri.

While Kalista does have a lower winrate than Ahri, when on opposite teams, Kalista also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more difficult champ to develop with. You should be very concerned when picking Kalista into Ahrias her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Kalista also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Ahri. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Kalista vs Ahri matchups, Ahri is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Kalista is a trash counter to Ahri. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Kalista against Ahri.

Other Champion Matchups Against Kalista

Kalista Loses Against

SkarnerSkarner38.2% winrateZyraZyra40.6% winrateTaricTaric41.7% winrateTeemoTeemo42.6% winrate

Kalista Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee55.3% winrateYuumiYuumi54.2% winrateJarvan IVJarvan IV54.1% winrateKha'ZixKha'Zix53.5% winrate

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Additional Information for Kalista Players

How We Calculated Our Kalista vs Ahri Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ahri as Kalista, we analyzed 969 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 Ahri as Kalista 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 Kalista to counter Ahri during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kalista often racks up a similar amount of CS as Ahri. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The top items to have in your Kalista versus Ahri build include Wit's End, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Kalista combined at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better vs. Ahri than with many other common item sets. In fact, Kalista had an average winrate of 47.9% battling Ahri with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Ahri as Kalista, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Taste of Blood, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for Kalista vs Ahri face-offs, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 47.9% win rate overall.

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