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

Kalista vs Draven

How to Beat Draven as Kalista in LoLKalista is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Draven as Kalista

based on 1,102 Kalista vs Draven matchups
Win Rate
48.3 %
K/D/A
2.15
Pick Rate
3.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked League rounds each week. In our database, Kalista engaged Draven in 1102 games. Including so many games with Kalista vs Draven provides us confidence in our capacity to produce actionable stats and a recommended build to wreck Draven. This particular matchup is somewhat rare. Kalista is forced to battle against Draven in only 3.2% of her rounds.

Kalista vs Draven Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kalista has done a dismal job of countering Draven. Normally, she wins a lowly 48.3% of games the champs battle each other in. In Kalista against Draven games, Kalista’s team is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood, implying that she probably will get first blood versus Draven.

Best Kalista vs Draven Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordBerserker's Greaves

Core Kalista Items

~22 Mins
Runaan's HurricaneBlade of The Ruined KingTerminus

Optional Items

Wit's EndJak'Sho, The ProteanGuinsoo's RagebladeYoumuu's Ghostblade

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust 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
7
E
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Q
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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 Draven as Kalista

Tips for Playing as Kalista against Draven

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 Draven

Disrupt Draven with the goal of making him drop his axes. If you do, his power drops dramatically.

Launch skillshots toward the landing position of Draven's Spinning Axes.

Kalista vs Draven Counter Stats

Kalista Image
Win Rate
48.3 %
VS
Win Rate
51.7 %
Draven Image
8.2
< Kills >
8.7
6.8
< Deaths >
6.9
6.4
< Assists >
5.9
1.88
< Killing Sprees >
1.99
163
< Minions Killed >
165
0.34
< Dragons Killed >
0.23
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.48
16,695
< Physical Damage >
22,214
2,656
< Magic Damage >
116
492
< True Damage >
457
19,842
< Damage Dealt >
22,787
21,521
< Damage Taken >
21,278
12,280
< Gold Earned >
13,467
2.35
< Towers >
2.4
0.14
< Baron Takedowns >
0.08
5,894
< Total Healing >
6,111
11,738
< Experience >
11,737
18
< Vision Score >
14
8
< Wards Placed >
7
172
< Time Dealing CC >
85

How to Counter Draven with Kalista in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore several strategic Kalista vs. Draven counter statistics that may help us interpret the distinctions between this pair of champs. For instance, Kalista’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Draven’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kalista may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Draven..

Kalista usually has a similar longest kill spree as her enemy does. On average, she receives a similar amount of damage to Draven. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kalista and Draven

Damage Types Compared

Kalista
Draven
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kalista
Draven

Who is Better, Kalista or Draven?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Kalista usually loses when trying to fight Draven, with a 48.3% win rate. Thus, Kalista makes a poor counter to Draven.

While Kalista does have a lower winrate compared to Draven, when facing one another, Kalista also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less time consuming champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Kalista into Dravenas her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Kalista has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Draven. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kalista vs Draven matchups, Draven is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Kalista is a somewhat poor counter to Draven. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Kalista against Draven.

Additional Information for Kalista Players

How We Calculated Our Kalista vs Draven Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Draven as Kalista, we analyzed 1,102 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 Draven 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Kalista to counter Draven during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kalista most often gets a similar amount of CS compared to Draven. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, 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, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Kalista versus Draven build include Runaan's Hurricane, Blade of The Ruined King, and Terminus. When Kalista incorporated at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better against Draven than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Kalista had an average win rate of 48.3% when countering Draven with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of crushing Draven as Kalista, Kalista players should equip 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 runes players used for Kalista vs Draven clashes, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.3% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Draven as Kalista are shown for all skill levels combined. If you would like to filter the stats and builds to a distinct player tier, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.