Kalista vs Akali
How to Beat Akali as Kalista
based on 2,008 Kalista vs Akali matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kalista vs Akali Matchup Summary
Best Kalista vs Akali Counter Build
Items
Starter Items
Early Items
Core Kalista Items
Optional Items
Summoner Spells
Skill Order
Runes
Guide to Countering Akali as Kalista
Tips for Playing as Kalista against Akali
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 Akali
Akali's Five Point Strike is powerful when used at maximum range and energy. Engage on her when she has low energy to maximize your chance of winning trades.
Return to base if your Health is low and Akali has her ultimate available.
Akali can still be hit by area effect spells while obscured inside Twilight Shroud. Doing so will briefly reveal her position.
Kalista vs Akali Counter Stats
How to Counter Akali with Kalista in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here clarify several important Kalista vs. Akali counter stats that can help you grasp the differences between the two. Kalista’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Akali’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Kalista may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Akali..
Kalista usually has a similar longest kill spree as her foe does. Typically, she receives less damage than Akali. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Kalista and Akali
Damage Types Compared
Champion Playstyles Compared
Who is Better, Kalista or Akali?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kalista usually loses when taking on Akali, with a 48.5% win rate. Thus, Kalista makes a bad counter for Akali.
While Kalista does have a lower winrate than Akali, when facing one another, Kalista also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Kalista into Akalias her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Kalista has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Akali. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kalista vs Akali matchups, Akali is the better champion with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.
Kalista is a somewhat poor counter to Akali. Focus your tactics on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Kalista against Akali.
Other Champion Matchups Against Kalista
Additional Information for Kalista Players
How We Calculated Our Kalista vs Akali Build and Stats
Other Useful Resources
Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Kalista to counter Akali during both the laning 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 mind the build and tips presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kalista most often accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Akali. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.
The top items to focus on in your Kalista versus Akali build include Guinsoo's Rageblade, Blade of The Ruined King, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Kalista incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better vs Akali than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Kalista boasted an average win rate of 48.5% battling Akali with this counter build.
To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against Akali as Kalista, Kalista players should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for Kalista vs Akali clashes, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 48.5% winrate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Akali as Kalista are presented for all skill levels combined. If you want to scope the stats and builds to a distinct player tier, you may use the selection menu located earlier on the page.