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How to Win Kalista vs Dr. Mundo Counter MatchupKalista is in the b tier of champions

Kalista vs Dr. Mundo

How to Beat Dr. Mundo as Kalista in LoLKalista is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Dr. Mundo as Kalista

based on 658 Kalista vs Dr. Mundo matchups
Win Rate
51.5 %
K/D/A
2.21
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League matches that we review each week. Our guide on how to beat Dr. Mundo as Kalista came out of an examination of 658 ranked games where both champs clashed against one another. This champ pairing is fairly rare. Kalista has to counter Dr. Mundo in only 1.9% of her games.

Kalista vs Dr. Mundo Matchup Summary

Kalista does a decent job of beating Dr. Mundo. Normally, she wins a acceptable 51.5% of the time the champions fight each other in. In Kalista versus Dr. Mundo matches, Kalista’s team is 0.2% more expected to earn first blood, indicating that she most likely will get first blood against Dr. Mundo.

Best Kalista vs Dr. Mundo 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 EndGuinsoo's Rageblade

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal 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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Guide to Countering Dr. Mundo as Kalista

Tips for Playing as Kalista against Dr. Mundo

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 Dr. Mundo

Try to coordinate high-damage abilities with your allies right after Dr. Mundo uses his ultimate, but if you're unable to kill him quickly with burst he will heal through the damage.

Try casting Ignite when Dr. Mundo uses Sadism to negate a large portion of its healing.

Kalista vs Dr. Mundo Counter Stats

Kalista Image
Win Rate
51.5 %
VS
Win Rate
48.5 %
Dr. Mundo Image
7.9
< Kills >
4
6.2
< Deaths >
5.2
5.8
< Assists >
6.2
1.73
< Killing Sprees >
0.89
167
< Minions Killed >
160
0.36
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.49
19,720
< Physical Damage >
8,169
3,183
< Magic Damage >
13,219
475
< True Damage >
429
23,378
< Damage Dealt >
21,817
22,241
< Damage Taken >
44,036
12,281
< Gold Earned >
10,837
2.36
< Towers >
2.43
0.13
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
6,791
< Total Healing >
14,679
12,139
< Experience >
14,135
18
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
165
< Time Dealing CC >
245

How to Counter Dr. Mundo with Kalista in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature several strategic Kalista vs. Dr. Mundo counter stats that can help us explain the differences between the two. As an example, Kalista’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Dr. Mundo’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Kalista may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Dr. Mundo. This observation is largely a result of the difference in kills.

Kalista typically has a much larger longest killing spree than her opponent does. Typically, she receives less damage than Dr. Mundo. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kalista and Dr. Mundo

Damage Types Compared

Kalista
Dr. Mundo
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kalista
Dr. Mundo

Who is Better, Kalista or Dr. Mundo?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Kalista usually wins when trying to fight Dr. Mundo, with a 51.5% win rate. As a result, Kalista makes a good counter for Dr. Mundo.

While Kalista does have a higher win rate than Dr. Mundo, when facing one another, Kalista also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more challenging champ to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Kalista into Dr. Mundoas her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Kalista has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Dr. Mundo. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Kalista vs Dr. Mundo matchups, Kalista is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Kalista is a decent counter to Dr. Mundo. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Kalista against Dr. Mundo.

Additional Information for Kalista Players

How We Calculated Our Kalista vs Dr. Mundo Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Dr. Mundo as Kalista, we analyzed 658 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 Dr. Mundo 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 learn all of the intricacies of Kalista in order to counter Dr. Mundo during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kalista usually accumulates a similar amount of CS as Dr. Mundo. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The top items to have in your Kalista versus Dr. Mundo build include Runaan's Hurricane, Blade of The Ruined King, and Terminus. When Kalista combined at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better against Dr. Mundo than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Kalista boasted an average winrate of 51.5% when countering Dr. Mundo with this build.

To have the greatest probability of crushing Dr. Mundo as Kalista, Kalista players should use 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 combinations players used for Kalista vs Dr. Mundo counterpicks, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.5% win rate overall.

If you would like to view Kalista vs Dr. Mundo tips and counter builds for a a particular player tier, please select one from the selection menu above. At first, the stats and build suggestions displayed are computed using every game finished with both champions.