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

Kalista vs Darius

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

based on 1,173 Kalista vs Darius matchups
Win Rate
45.8 %
K/D/A
2.12
Pick Rate
3.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated LoL rounds that we analyze each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Darius as Kalista came out of an examination of 1173 ranked games where both champs engaged each other. This champion pairing is relatively rare. Kalista has to counter Darius in only 3.4% of her games.

Kalista vs Darius Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kalista has done a pathetic job of beating Darius. Typically, she wins a lowly 45.8% of games the champs battle each other in. In Kalista against Darius games, Kalista’s side is 0.1% more probable to obtain first blood. This indicates that she most likely will get first blood versus Darius.

Best Kalista vs Darius Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowBerserker's Greaves

Core Kalista Items

~22 Mins
Runaan's HurricaneWit's EndBlade of The Ruined King

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanKraken SlayerTerminusGuinsoo's Rageblade

Summoner Spells

summonerboost summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kalista to level upe
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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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Q
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Q
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Q
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Darius as Kalista

Tips for Playing as Kalista against Darius

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 Darius

When Darius's axe grab is on cooldown, he is vulnerable to harassment attacks.

Darius's ability to escape from fights is limited. If you have an advantage against him, press your lead.

Kalista vs Darius Counter Stats

Kalista Image
Win Rate
45.8 %
VS
Win Rate
54.2 %
Darius Image
8.2
< Kills >
6.9
6.7
< Deaths >
5.8
6
< Assists >
4.6
1.88
< Killing Sprees >
1.61
168
< Minions Killed >
164
0.34
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.5
17,059
< Physical Damage >
16,079
2,746
< Magic Damage >
106
491
< True Damage >
3,836
20,297
< Damage Dealt >
20,022
22,457
< Damage Taken >
30,361
12,475
< Gold Earned >
11,753
2.31
< Towers >
2.35
0.14
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
6,383
< Total Healing >
7,461
12,030
< Experience >
14,276
18
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
166
< Time Dealing CC >
165

How to Counter Darius with Kalista in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show several influential Kalista versus Darius matchup statistics that may help us interpret the differences between this set of champs. For instance, Kalista’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Darius’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kalista may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Darius..

Kalista normally has a similar longest killing spree as her matchup does. On average, she receives less damage than Darius. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kalista and Darius

Damage Types Compared

Kalista
Darius
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kalista
Darius

Who is Better, Kalista or Darius?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kalista usually loses when facing off against Darius, with a 45.8% win rate. Therefore, Kalista makes a bad counter for Darius.

While Kalista does have a much lower win rate compared to Darius, when on opposite teams, Kalista also has a much greater difficulty level that makes her a more time consuming champ to learn and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Kalista into Dariusas her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kalista vs Darius matchups, Darius is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Kalista is a garbage counter to Darius. Make sure you focus your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Kalista against Darius.

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

Top Synergies by Role

LilliaLillia+ 53% 1980 GamesBraumBraum+ 53.4% 695 GamesSejuaniSejuani+ 54.8% 330 GamesSamiraSamira+ 59.1% 115 Games

Additional Information for Kalista Players

How We Calculated Our Kalista vs Darius Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Darius as Kalista, we analyzed 1,173 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 Darius 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.

Other Useful Resources

Kalista Build Darius Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Kalista in order to counter Darius during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kalista most often accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Darius. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Kalista versus Darius build consist of Runaan's Hurricane, Wit's End, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Kalista included at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better when facing Darius than with many other common item sets. In fact, Kalista boasted an average winrate of 45.8% battling Darius with these items in her kit.

To have the best probability of coming out on top against Darius as Kalista, Kalista players 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. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Kalista vs Darius face-offs, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 45.8% winrate overall.

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